Beach Triangle Residents Association
Neighbourhood News and Information
The Beach Triangle Residents Association, Toronto, Ontario
Stories from the Winter 2008 Newsletter
Beaches Triangle Funfest
The first annual Beach Triangle Funfest took place on Saturday,
September 13th in the Corpus Christi Church Parking lot. The
event raised funds for the ‘Children’s Make a Wish Foundation’.
It was a great success thanks to the many residents who came
out to show support for our wonderful neighbourhood.
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Queen/Rainsford Condo Forum December 8th
About a year ago an application was filed
with the City to approve the development of
a six-storey, mixed-use, condominium to
replace existing buildings at 1864 - 1876
Queen St. East — that's the north-east corner
of Queen and Rainsford Rd. At the time, the proposal asked for one level of
below grade parking, commercial units...
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R.I.P. BTRA Annual Yard Sale 1985-2008
This memo is to say farewell to the Beach Triangle Residents
Association’s Annual Community Lawn Sale. The
first event was held in 1985 on the last Saturday in May
and was a roaring success. So much so in fact that the...
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Portlands Energy Centre, Community Liaison Committee
George Smitherman, Deputy Premier and Minister of
Energy & Infrastructure has said: "as Toronto continues
to grow, we need to have a reliable source of energy in
our own back yard. At the Portlands Energy Centre
(PEC) meeting held on September 30th we discussed
how the PEC is an essential piece of the plan to meet
Toronto's energy requirement and secure its economic
future.
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Home History: 1864 Queen Street East
If not derelict, definitely unloved. This is how
one may view the curiously shaped, flat-roofed
building on the northeast corner of Rainsford
Road and Queen East in the Triangle. Now
threatened with demolition to make way for a
possible condo development, I decided to look
into the history of this home before it is too late.
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Parking Progress
In the spring edition of Triangle Topics, we raised the
question of whether Triangle residents support a three
hour, no towing parking standard to replace the headache
and great expense our visitors presently experience
if they stay more than an hour, only to find that
their car has been towed.
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Police Liaison Report
The 55 Division Community Police Liaison Committee is
made up of community volunteers and police service
representatives who work together in identifying, prioritizing,
and problem-solving local policing issues. The
BTRA Executive has actively monitored committee
the most recent meeting in mid November. Extra officers have been brought on-board for the
next several weeks to deal with a sudden increase in
break and enter incidents in the area.
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"Assessment at the Top of the Market"
Statement from Bob Topp, Chairman Coalition
After Property Tax Reform (CAPTR): In the midst of an economic crisis and a looming recession,
Ontario property owners are now receiving their first
assessment notices in three years. It is expected that the 2008 assessment will reflect
major increases for most Ontario home owners.
The three year period was one of buoyant...
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Chairperson's Report
The Beach Triangle Residents Association has
had a busy year. Some of the activities we have
been involved with this past year are summarized
below. The BTRA has:
- Monitored the development of the Rainsford and Queen proposed condominium development and distributed updates and information throughout the neighbourhood through the Triangle Topics Newsletter.
- Worked with volunteers to found the Beach Triangle 2008 “FunFest” committee to develop a Triangle-wide party.
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