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The Beach Triangle Residents Association
Toronto, Ontario

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Stories from the Winter 2007 Newsletter

Annual Triangle Lawn Sale - A Success
The annual spring Triangle lawn sale was again a success. We were fortunate to have had lovely weather which helped achieve a strong turnout. In total, there were approximately 60 participants. We received 24 contribution envelopes and collected a total of $268. These proceeds were used to cover the advertising costs of the sale.

More Trees For the Triangle?
The Triangle and Trees. They are synonymous. But trees do age.
You may have noticed a lot of tree damage during storm events this year. This is because many of our trees are now reaching the end of their natural lives. Not just the trees in public spaces, but the trees in our yards too.
The City's tree experts have been long prepared for this and have been following a tree replacement strategy here for several years now. But it is not always easy. [More]

A Triangle Party?
As we all know, the Triangle is a community with great spirit! Many streets and laneways within the Triangle organize yearly get-togethers and other social events. In years past, the BTRA has helped to organize large-scale events for the Triangle neighbourhood as a whole, including Halloween parties, annual pumpkin carving contests for the children and Halloween costume parties for the adults, an outdoor barbeque event and dances at the Church. [More]

Home History - Eight Rainsford Road
Eight Rainsford Road is a classic Beach Triangle home. As you walk past you note the original roofed verandah and white Doric columns, the stained glass window over the large living room window and another to the right of the front door, the brick richly aged by almost 100 years of weathering. Looking up and you see the original second storey windows and a third floor dormer (wait, no it is an attic window with pretensions). [More]

Chairperson's Report - 2007
Once again, your Beach Triangle Residents Association has had a busy year. Some of the activities we have been involved with this past year are summarized as follows: [More]

Online Bicycle Registration Program
Recently I visited a couple of the larger bicycle retail outlets in the City looking for a new bike and was amazed to see that prices currently range from $250. to $5,000. Specialty racing bikes can exceed $10,000. It is easy to see why bicycle theft and resale is such a thriving business in the City of Toronto and the Beach Community is not immune to bicycle theft. [More]

The 5th Annual Triangle Brass Christmas Carol Event
Over the previous four years a few members from various local community bands have come together to perform an old Christmas tradition in the Beach Triangle: carol singing with brass accompaniment. [More]

Stories from the Spring 2007 Newsletter

The BTRA Lawn Sale: Sat. May 26th 2007
Rather than discarding items as "junk," try selling them at the BTRA lawn sale - it can be a profitable and fun way to recycle items. [More]

Neighbourhood Watch – An Opportunity to Take Action Against Petty Crime in the Triangle
Are you concerned about graffiti vandalism and petty crime in the Beach Triangle? If so, there’s a way for you to get involved. [More]

Lake Ontario Park
Big changes are coming to our waterfront, as a capacity crowd discovered January 17 past. The event, in an overflowing ballroom at Harbourfront’s Radisson Admiral Hotel, was the official unveiling of the Lake Ontario Park concept plan, an ambitious project that encompasses all the waterfront parkland from Cherry Beach eastward to the Scarborough Bluffs – including Ashbridges’ Bay Park, Woodbine Park, Pantry Park, Kew Gardens, the Eastern Beaches and even the R. C. Harris Water Filtration Plant. [More]

BeachTriangle.com: A New Web Site for the BTRA
The old BTRA Web site has recently undergone a much-needed makeover, as well as a change of address. BeachTriangle.com is the new Web address for the BTRA. [More]

Historic Triangle Photo Worth a Second Look
The photo printed in the Winter 2006 Triangle Topics was interesting to a lot of people, so we are re-printing it here with more commentary. The photo portrays the corner of Queen and Woodbine circa 1905 (Woodbine appears to bend at Queen because of a distortion resulting from putting two photos together). [More]

Beach Triangle Panorama circa 1905
Beach Triangle Panorama circa 1905

Stories from the Winter 2006 Newsletter

Stop the Portlands Powerplant
The BTRA Board is supporting the City of Toronto and the Toronto Energy Coalition (TEC) in a campaign to stop the Portlands Energy Centre (PEC) being pushed forward by the Government of Ontario. [More]

Teletheatre Liquor License Meeting Held
On September 29th the Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG), operators of the Greenwood Teletheatre, invited the Beach Triangle and the Woodbine Park Residents Associations, Deputy Mayor/Councillor Sandra Bussin, and Richard Kulis, legal counsel representing the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), to a meeting to discuss ongoing plans. The results of the two-hour meeting were largely unsatisfying. [More]

Front Yard Parking By-law Passed
In July the new, GTA-wide, conditions on front yard parking were approved by City Council. These may be viewed at www.toronto.ca/transportation/offstreet/res_fy.htm. Following is a summary of the conditions. [More]

Community Environmental Assessment Team (CEAT) Meeting at the Fire Academy on October 16th
The City of Toronto must carry out an Environmental Assessment (EA) to decide a plan for managing its leftover garbage (residual waste). This is the waste remaining after making the most of efforts to reduce, reuse, recycle and compost. [More]

Triangle Photo History:
How times change!

Both of the following sets of images were taken from the top of the firehall tower: the top one depicting the Triangle as it appeared circa 1902 and, at bottom, a similar view from 2005.

Beach Triangle Panorama circa 1905
Beach Triangle Panorama circa 1905

Note in the 1902 picture the Woodbine (later Greenwood) Racetrack south of Queen and the almost total absence of homes in the Triangle. Contrast this to the 2005 shot depicting the massive Woodbine Park housing development and fully developed housing in the Triangle.

Beach Triangle Panorama 2005

Beach Triangle Panorama 2005

Do you know of the history of your home? Share it – contact John Ellis at ellisjohn@rogers.com or at 416-694-3288.

Top photo courtesy of the Toronto Archives. Bottom photo courtesy of Beach-Metro News

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