Please keep your garage and car doors locked. If you do see any unusual behaviour or see a incident please report it immediately to the police. Also please let us know via e-mail so taht we can keep a log of events

Be Aware and lets keep our eyes open. Neighborhood watch and vigilance is needed to stop these people from coming into our neighborhood

Below is the contact information for our local police department:

54 Division -http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/d54/

41 Cranfield Rd., Toronto, ON , M4B 3H6
Phone: 416-808-5400
Fax: 416-808-5402

Unit Commander: Staff Inspector Daniel Hayes
2^nd in Charge: Inspector Neil Corrigan

Community Response Unit Manager:
Staff Sergeant George Mullin, (416) 808-5419

Sunday, June 27, 2010

12pm to 4pm – Presteign Heights School

Come out and celebrate this great milestone with your friends, family and neighbours.  Come taste the best souvlaki north of the Danforth.

To volunteer or donate a prize, please  e-mail us at INFO@parkviewhills.ca .

As always, if you have any questions or concerns related to our community, please feel free to let us know by sending in an e-mail.

ROB FORD,  GIORGIO MAMMOLITI, JOE PANTALONE, ROCCO ROSSI , GEORGE SMITHERMAN, SARAH THOMSON

Doors open at 7:00pm. Proof of residency in Parkview Hills required for admission.

HOW TO ASK YOUR QUESTION TO THE MAYORALTY CANDIDATES?

Residents are asked to submit their questions in writing by 7:15pm in the question box at the event. Questions can also be submitted in advance online at www.parkviewhills.ca. The guest panel will review all of the questions submitted and determine the best questions that will be posed to the stage.

For information or to submit your question, contact PHCA Board Member
Demetra Samaras at 416-576-0599 or e-mail debate@parkviewhills.ca

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On behalf of the Parkview Hills Community Association Board of Directors, I thought I would take a moment and provide you with this brief and informative update.

We recently held a successful community clean-up on May 1^st, and I would like to thank Board Members Dianne Hilliard and Angela Surdi for leading the organizational efforts.  We had a great turn-out and with that, we were able to clean-up three areas in our neighbourhood – Parkview Gardens at Sandra, Northdale/Northline and the Alder Road ravine.

I’m sure many of us heard about the incident in our community involving a tractor-trailer crash near Alder Road.  The Toronto Star, and a number of other media outlets, posted news stories on their website.  Further information can be read online at http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/crime/article/804752–tractor-trailer-crashes-on-east-york-side-street

This past Wednesday, a number of our Board Members were volunteering on McHappy Day at local McDonald’s Restaurants that were raising funds for Toronto East General Hospital and the new emergency paediatric unit.  A great time was had by all!

Finally, some of you may have seen a police cruiser and some yellow tape at the ravine near the intersection of Northdale and Northline this past week.  A suspicious item was found and the police did their due diligence and sent it off for investigation.  While this was happening, the scene had to be secured.  After a brief investigation, it turned out that everything was fine and there is nothing for us to worry about.

Please mark down these upcoming dates in your calendar.

We hope to see you there!

Parkview Hills Community Association

Healthy Gardening Workshop

by the TRCA (Toronto and Region Conservation Authority)

Thursday, May 20, 2010

7:00pm – Presteign-Woodbine United Church

Creating a Beautiful Garden with Native Plants.  Learn how to create a unique garden that will wow your neighbours and contribute to a healthy environment!  Native plants make ideal garden additions with their minimal water needs, zero fertilizer requirements, and show-stopping colours, forms and textures.

Find out more!  Registration required – space is limited!

Call 416-305-4009 or confirm your attendance by e-mail to Dianne Hilliard at gardening@parkviewhills.ca

2010 Mayoralty Debate

Monday, June 7, 2010

7:30pm to 9:15pm – Presteign-Woodbine United Church

The PHCA encourages you to submit your questions in writing in advance to our guest panel.  The top candidates seeking your support to become Toronto’s next Mayor will be in Parkview Hills on June 7^th.  Our guest moderator is John Tory from NewsTalk 1010 and includes a guest panel – Rob Granatstein from the Toronto Sun, Jackson Proskow from Global Television and Joe Cooper from the East York Mirror.  Doors open at 7pm.  Proof of residency in Parkview Hills required for admission.  Stay tuned for further details on how to submit your question to the panel.

20^th Annual PHCA Picnic

Sunday, June 27, 2010

12pm to 4pm – Presteign Heights School

Come out and celebrate this great milestone with your friends, family and neighbours.  Come taste the best souvlaki north of the Danforth.  To volunteer or donate a prize, please reply back to this e-mail.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns related to our community, please feel free to let us know by sending in an e-mail.

by the TRCA

(Toronto and Region Conservation Authority)

Creating a Beautiful Garden with Native Plants
Learn how to create a unique garden that will wow your neighbours and contribute to a healthy environment!  Native plants make ideal garden additions with their minimal water needs, zero fertilizer requirements, and show-stopping colours, forms and textures.

Find out more!

Thursday May 20^th, 2010

7 pm

Presteign Woodbine United Church

Registration required – space is limited!

Call 416-305-4009 or email:

gardening@parkviewhills.ca

*Parkview Gardens entrance – (at Sandra)

*Northdale entrance (at Northline)

*Alder Road entrance (to ravine)

‘Spring’ into action Parkview Hills

Let`s get outdoors and do our part to keep Parkview Hills clean and beautiful.  Saturday May 1<sup>st</sup>, 2010 is the Parkview Hills Community Association`s Community Clean up Day.  What better way to show you care about our community; than to pick up litter in our beloved ravine and parkettes.

Bring your kids, neighbours, family and friends to clean up the ravine closest to you at 10am.  Meet at one of the three designated locations, bring gloves and a refillable water bottle.

With the good weather finally here, we find ourselves venturing out more, tending to gardens and taking leisurely strolls through our neighbourhood.  It is a great time to say hello to your neighbours and get to know who lives on your street.

We all share the same streets, parks, and sidewalks.  It is with this in mind, that the Parkview Hills Community Association reminds everyone in the neighbourhood that when you speed down a street in your car, it is YOUR street.  Safety is ALL of our responsibility.  Before you toss your wrapper, cigarette or coffee cup out at the curb; remember it is YOUR curb.  When walking your dog, remember to pick up after them and share the sidewalk with others. It`s little things like this that makes our community such a great place to live and play.

Keeping Parkview Hills safe, clean and green is up to all of us!

RSVP to Angela Surdi at asurdi@sympatico.ca

Letter for Our President
Family Day Skate Monday February 15, 2010, 4:00 to 5:00
Community Safety Town Hall Meeting
Community Clean up Day

CLICK TO DOWNLOAD 2010 Family Day Skate and updates_

I trust all of you had a great Christmas.  I just wanted to quickly update the residents of Parkview Hills and inform them that Toronto Hydro has quickly responded to our communication with respect to the lighting at the Parkview Gardens Parkette – located at St. Clair Ave. E. and Sandra Road.  Three of the four lights showing on the two walls have been repaired with the other light expected to be repaired shortly.  It’s great to see the progress that’s been made on this important green space in our community.

Happy Holidays and, as always, please consider renewing your membership for 2010 if you haven’t already done so.  You can download a form at www.parkviewhills.ca and send it back to us by mail.  Please also consider e-mailing your neighbours and ask them to subscribe to our PHCA e-update.  They can sign up at our website www.parkviewhills.ca

Sincerely,

Justin Van Dette

President

Parkview Hills Community Association

Board Bulletin – December 20, 2009

Dear Friends and Neighbours,

On behalf of the Parkview Hills Community Association Board of Directors, I would like to wish all of you a Happy Holiday season.

I write you this note to inform you a local resident had their vehicle stolen from their driveway last weekend.  There have also been some vehicle break-ins very recently and I think whatever we as neighbours can do to keep a watchful eye should be productive step.  Don’t hesitate to report anything suspicious to 9-1-1 Emergency or 54 Division directly at 416-808-5400.

With the arrival of winter season, the PHCA Board would like to remind all neighbours to properly clear their snow – driveways, verandas and sidewalks.  I know all pedestrians appreciate quick snow clearing as does our mailman.

Finally, consider forwarding this e-mail to your friends and neighbours and ask them to visit our website at www.parkviewhills.ca and subscribe to our e-updates.  E-mail is an effective and very cheap form of communication.   If you haven’t already done so, please consider renewing your membership to the Parkview Hills Community Association for 2010.  A membership form can be downloaded off of our website.

All the best in 2010, and please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions, comments or concerns in relation to our great neighbourhood.

Sincerely,

Justin  Van Dette

President

Parkview Hills Community Association