http://www.trefann.org in Toronto's east downtown Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:01:11 +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/2008/07/20/welcome/ Early morning rain gave way to sunny skies, and the 3rd annual SuWaDoSh potluck picnic on July 13 was another gourmet and social success. Food donations by Shoppers Drug Mart (buns, condiments), Frito/Lay (chips) and the Cookie Store augmented the potluck delicacies. Approximately 60 attendees enjoyed this event. ... http://www.trefann.org/2008/07/14/suwadosh-picnic3/ It is with mixed feelings (1 part 'happy for her' + 1 part 'sad for us') that we say "Happy Retirement" to a wonderful individual in our neighbourhood. Crossing Guard Anne is leaving her post, (held for more than 30 years!) and moving on to her well-earned life of ... http://www.trefann.org/2008/06/23/longtime-school-crossing-guard-retires/ On Shuter St, between Parliament and Trefann, is a jumbo pothole, a road cave-in really, which seems to be getting worse. The roadway had been repaired here at least once before; the latest cave-in was simply marked with pylons for a few weeks before it was repaired, shortly after ... http://www.trefann.org/2008/06/23/potholes/ After months of debate, discussion and recollection of fond memories, Trefann Court formally withdrew its membership from the Toronto Police 51 Division CPLC on June 16, 2008. This letter was both read out loud at the CPLC meeting, and handed to the Superintendant of 51 Division. If anyone ... http://www.trefann.org/2008/06/17/trefann-withdraws-from-cplc/ The city's information flyer about the new garbage bins explains the garbage fee and tax rebate; did you know that the rebate applies in future years too (not just 2008)? Glen Gustafson (Councillor McConnell's assistant) explains: " Because of Provincial legislation, the City cannot simply remove the cost of solid ... http://www.trefann.org/2008/05/16/fee-for-garbage/ For Community Cleanup Day, 14 Trefann residents spent 3 hours in Stinky's Park on April 19, armed with rakes and numerous donated garden waste bags. Our thorough raking and gathering of over 100 bags of leaves (and a few bags of garbage), made a huge improvement to our park's appearance. ... http://www.trefann.org/2008/04/21/cleanup-of-stinkys-park/ There wasn't a large turnout, but it was a group of friendly (and well-fed) Trefann Court residents who gathered for our spring social on April 11 at our Dominion Hotel hangout. TCRA provided some delicious finger food; Justin and Jennifer brought butter tarts and cake. Trefann's next next social event ... http://www.trefann.org/2008/04/11/spring-social/ The snow has finally melted, the grass is starting to poke out of the earth and the birds are chirping en masse. So...it is time for us to get out with friends and neighbours and clean our park. TCRA is registered with the City of Toronto to help clean up ... http://www.trefann.org/2008/04/03/community-clean-up-day-2008/ Finally, there is recognition by City Hall that some residents have no storage space and cannot accommodate any size of bin: "In some extremely problematic situations, residents may require a bag system for collection", quoting Ward 28 Councillor McConnell's March 7 newsletter. Not surprising, considering the many compact ... http://www.trefann.org/2008/03/08/who-qualifies-for-bin-exemption/