http://www.trefann.org in Toronto's east downtown Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:02:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Welcome to the website for the Trefann Court Residents Association. Scroll down to read all items (listed in date order, newest items first), or use the menu on the right to view items for a particular category, author, month (ie. archive), or specific entry (ie. title of recent posts). Email us with ... http://www.trefann.org/2010/03/11/welcome/ The city is planning to rip down the existing community centre (203 Sackville Green) and spend $20 million for a new facility at the corner of Sackville + Shuter. Here are the tentative plans from the March 10 meeting. There are 2 more opportunities to give your input to the ... http://www.trefann.org/2010/03/11/new-community-centre/ Ward 28 appears to be the "Wild East", in terms of disregard for the city's tree bylaw by a few residents, and lack of bylaw enforcement by the city.  The city's Private Tree By-law is intended to preserve significant trees on private property in the City of Toronto, to assist ... http://www.trefann.org/2009/11/29/chop-away-with-impunity/ As reported in the Star, Toronto's ukelele players gather every week to play at the local Dominion Hotel. http://www.trefann.org/2009/11/10/corktown-music/ " Better Ballots aims to explore options that deliver a better result when we go to the polls. Should there be term limits, municipal parties, or a "ranked ballot" where you place your first, second, third, fourth choice from among the candidates? Or other options? ... Dave Meslin and a ... http://www.trefann.org/2009/09/22/toronto-needs-municipal-electon-reform-badly/ After a recent trip to the Home Hardware in Cabbagetown, I discovered out there is a separate tax in Ontario for pesticides! Try searching the official provincial government website for "eco-fee" and I doubt that you'll find any info about this fee. Similarly, this Ministry of the Environment webpage makes ... http://www.trefann.org/2009/09/01/tires-tvs-and-taxes/ The July 21 Toronto Star reprinted a chart showing the capacity of existing and planned temporary garbage dumps in Toronto. Throughout most of the city, dumps in parks are limited to paved areas (to limit leaching of nasty toxins into the ground). However, in Moss Park, the city ... http://www.trefann.org/2009/07/22/dump-everything-in-the-east-downtown/ Councillor McConnell spent a full hour talking at last night's Corktown meeting.  She is a member of the city's Labour Relations Committee, and so is involved in strike negotiations (although, according to today's Toronto Star, that "committee hasn't met since before the strike began June 22"). Pam McConnell said "any ... http://www.trefann.org/2009/07/08/corktown-association-meets-with-pam-mcconnell/ The 2009 picnic is planned for July 12  @ 1-3pm (raindate:  July 19).  As always, it is potluck; bring some delicious food. http://www.trefann.org/2009/07/01/suwadosh-picnic-4/ A wonderful thing has happened in Trefann. Since the start of the City Workers strike, many neighbours and friends have come out and cleaned our little community. Walking up Sumach street, it is not unusual to see a few people out on the street, picking up litter, offering to drive ... http://www.trefann.org/2009/07/01/trefanns-community-spirit/