The following is an article that was written and posted by Justin Skinner on insideToronto.com.  Direct link here With concerns arising over downtown’s dwindling tree canopy, the Cabbagetown Residents Association (CRA) is encouraging residents to get a free tree through a City of Toronto program. The CRA, formerly known as the Don Vale Cabbagetown Residents Association, has started a tree canopy committee and has canvassed the neighbourhood in hopes of getting people to allow a new tree to be planted on their properties. A campaign began in earnest in the spring and now the committee is reaching out once again …

The Cabbagetown South Association met yesterday evening at Ontario Restaurant with guests including Glen McMurray and Sean McIntyre from Pam MacConnell’s office to provide some back ground on what’s taking place on the political front to help achieve the associations mandates.  I was stuck in a meeting and got to the resturant a bit late at which point Glen was just finishing up his update hence I’m sorry to report that I don’t have much to report there.  Following is what was discussed while I was in attendence: Drover Lane:  There was fire in one of the houses in Drover’s lane three …

Have you ever liked a home that you’ve just seen on your first trip and can’t prove liking it without going out again to see other houses? I’m dealing with it now! If I had a real estate agent, I would force him or her to take me out and see other places just because, “we have just started looking!”  I know why I have this feeling. I enjoyed the home search process It gave me time to spend with my PIC where we aren’t thinking about groceries or dog walks or work etc… We spent a better part of …

I’m starting a new home search! This will not be the first home I’ve ever bought but it’s definitely a first experience to buying a home to live in exclusively. I’ll explain! The first home that I ever bought was with my brother and the family was to be living in it. We still own that house in Brampton and the purchase process was quiet unique. We are a big family with six siblings and though my two sisters were happily married and living in their own homes, my mother insisted that it be a big enough home where they …

On Saturday, April 21st, groups across Toronto are gathering to clean up public spaces in their neighbourhoods.  The DVCRA has registered as a community clean up hub and we need your help! Please bring your gloves, maybe a small shovel, broom or dust pan if you have one and we’ll give Cabbagetown a good spring cleaning! We have some litter bags from the City (though feel free to bring your own) and will hand them out at on April 21st at 10:00am at the North East corner of Winchester and Parliament (the old Coffee Time). The goal is to clean …

The Winchester Street Theatre at 80 Winchester Street will be undergoing some capital improvements over the next two to three months.  Attached, please find a letter outlining their plans. Please note they are holding an information session on Friday, April 13th at 6:00pm in Studio D of the Winchester Street Theatre to answer any questions you might have. 2012-April letter to neighbours about capital improvements

What a great meeting! I was worried that this meeting is going to become an us vs. them showdown and  we won’t be able to get mutual understanding of the issues but I’m happy to report that it went beyond our expectation. Our objective going into the meeting was to highlight the issues we are facing in the area that we have discussed in earlier posts and see if we can get them to open the floor up for us to be heard.  Central Neighborhood House was very gracious in providing the space and even food for all their guests. …

I had posted earlier about our meeting with city officials this morning and how they were very receptive to our cause.  I wanted to take a moment and share with you couple of videos that are taken over the past months in Winchester Park.  This will give you an idea about what’s happening here in the winter and you can be the judge if it will get better or worse over the summer! This is one of our member talking to us about what he would like to see in the space. He won’t be able to make it tonight …

Our first of many meetings took place today at 11:00 AM at the park with city officials and we highlighted the need of more community involvement.  Following were the members that were present at the meeting: Sam L Roger L Karen M Don K Addy Saeed We also had two city officials, Soloman and Jillian,  that we discussed our concerns with.  Following were the highlights of our concerns: Safety issue created by the boxes The amount of space taken over by the boxes The inherit design defects of using the boxes and their layout The use of public space as …

I’m a fan of outdoor space and a believer is community. I moved into Cabbagetown in 2010 and while I had done business here before, I never really understood what the neighborhood was all about.  My move here helped me realize the friendly, familiar faces on the streets and at the dog park as a constant reminder that I live in a lively, vibrant and connected neighborhood.  Having said that, there are areas in the neighborhood that need some love from all of us.  One of these area is our beloved Winchester Park which runs between Carlton to Prospect just …