Parkview Hills Community Association

Our community partners, the East York Historical Society, have just published their 2013 Spring Newsletter, which features an interesting article about East York and details about some of their upcoming events. 

We have attached their update for your reading pleasure: Newsletter – Spring 2013

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Click here for the newsletter: Fall 2012 Newsletter

Happy New Year!!!

Parkview Hills community wishes you all the best in 2013.

Updates on our activities coming soon. Keep in touch!

IMPORTANT PHCA E-UPDATE – JULY 17, 2012

Friends and Neighbours,

On behalf of the Parkview Hills Community Association (PHCA), we want to remind you of an upcoming community meeting taking place on Wednesday regarding the proposed development at 1401 O’Connor Drive, which is the site of the O’Connor Bowl.

We have also been informed of another community meeting regarding the future of 54 Division. We encourage you to fill out the attached survey.

With respect to our local 91A bus, and after discussions with the Toronto Transit Commission, transit riders are hopefully experiencing better bus service. The schedule recently changed, but the signage on the post at Aspen and Parkview Hill Cres. was never modified. At the request of the PHCA, the TTC has reinstated the layover bus stop near Aspen, which means the buses are to be operating on time.

Finally, the PHCA has been working closely with 54 Division regarding some recent community safety incidents. Some of our neighbours have been unfortunate victims of vandalism. Many houses have been egged and it’s time we step up. Please take a moment to read our community safety update below.

As always, please contact us by e-mail if you have any comments, questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Justin Van Dette

President

Parkview Hills Community Association

Community Meeting: Proposed Development at 1401 O’Connor Drive – O’Connor Bowl

Wednesday, July 18, 7 pm – Gordan A. Brown Middle School Cafetorium, 2800 St. Clair Ave. E.

City of Toronto Planning Staff will be available to explain the proposed development of a new condo building at 1401 O’Connor Dr. A copy of a staff report that went to Toronto-East York Community Council is attached for information purposes.

COMMUNITY SAFETY UPDATE

Following up from our Community Safety Meeting with 54 Division a few months ago, several residents have been victims of vandalism. Many houses have been egged, bottles and glasses have been smashed on the middle of the street and so many have wondered what’s happening to our neighbourhood. The PHCA have had ongoing discussions with 54 Division and they have asked us to communicate the following:

Always lock your car doors. Many residents are continuing to leave their doors unlocked.
If you see something suspicious, pick up the phone and call 9-1-1. If it doesn’t seem to be an emergency, call Toronto Police at 416-808-2222
Some residents are not reporting criminal activity to the police. Examples like houses that are being egged or cars that are being broken into, should be reported immediately. This information helps the police develop a plan.

With our recent discussions, the police will be doing more overnight patrols and monitoring loitering in the school yard and parks.

WE WANT TO KNOW…

As the PHCA prepares to launch a Neighbourhood Watch, we will need your help and support. To pass along important information to the police, we are collecting addresses of houses in the neighbourhood who have been egged and/or had their cars broken into. If this is you, please consider clicking REPLY to this message and providing us with your address and when this happened to you.

CHECK OUT THE PRELIMINARY REPORT ON RE-ZONING (click on link below):

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The Survey already came out for K-8 or K-5 for Presteign Heights,  and today is the last PARC Committee meeting.

It affects our community.  Please mobilize as many people as you can to do the survey on line.  It takes 2 seconds.  Its only 2 questions.

Please go to the page at the schools website below and put in your vote.

http://www.tdsb.on.ca/SchoolWeb/_site/ViewItem.asp?siteid=10407&menuid=40073&pageid=33548

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Parkview Hills Community

May 29, 2012

Dear Neighbours,

In relation to our April 13^th e-mail and the Presteign Heights School issue that was mentioned, we thought we would forward you the following update.

The link below contains some information from the Toronto District School Board about changing Presteign Heights School from Kindergarten to Grade 8.  The next consultation meeting is this Wednesday, May 9^th at O’Connor Drive Public School, 1665 O’Connor Drive to discuss this matter. Doors open at 6:30pm.  Please attend if you can.

No meeting was ever planned at Presteign Heights School.  For further information, please e-mail Eva Vasilakakos, Presteign Heights Home and School Parent Council at jimeva@rogers.com

We have copied and pasted some information that was sent to us regarding this matter: 

Here are some Facts from the Board:

1.  The School Board wants to close Victoria Park Public School.  Is this a good idea?

2.  The School Board wants Presteign to be a K-8 school.  Is this a good idea?

3.  The School Board wants all of their K-8 schools to have a minimum of 450 students.  Presteign currently has 207 students.  Even if Presteign retained all of its students with keeping the French and English all the way to Grade 8 we would have about 343 students.   So, Is this a good idea?

4.  The School Board has an 85 Million Dollar Debt.

5.  We will need minimum 8 classrooms according to their calculations.  Not to mention, a music room,  more bathrooms, a larger gym, a larger library with a bigger computer lab.  We will also need new desks, books, lockers and cafeteria.   When and how will this happen?

6.  Traffic and safety have not been considered.  

To view the letter please click here: 

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