DIGIN Meeting: Wed Feb 12th, 2014

Wednesday 12 FEB 2014

@ 7pm - 8:30pm

Wallace Emerson Community Centre
Ambrico Room
1260 Dufferin Street (on Dufferin, south of Dupont)

Davenport MPP Jonah Schein (7pm – 8pm)

Province's committment to housing
Inclusionary housing
Land Use / Employment lands
Transportation / Transit

Brief updates on potential upcoming projects: (8pm-8:30pm)

Road Safety Initiative

The Transit Challenge

Doors Open Davenport
Bike Polo Toronto
Open Streets TO

Adjourn 8:30 pm to Boo Radley's (NW corner Dupont and Campbell)

DIGIN meeting: Wednesday 11 DEC 2013

Wednesday 11 DEC 2013

@ 7pm - 8:30pm

 

Wallace Emerson Community Centre
Ambrico Room
1260 Dufferin Street
(on Dufferin, south of Dupont)

 

Updates on the following:

1)      Hydro/traffic signal box (NW corner of Bloor and Lansdowne).

2)    TDSB sale of Kent & Bloor CI

3)      Bloordale BIA AGM update

4)      City of Toronto Richmond and Adelaide bike track public consultations

5)      City of Toronto Building department recommendation in favour of electronic billboard advertising in residential areas

6)      Transit - Relief Line

7)      Island Airport

8)      Committee of Adjustment for 1 Emerson

9)    Topics for discussion 2014?

DIGIN meeting Wed Nov 13 @ 7pm - Responsible Neighbourhood Development cont'd

Wednesday 13 Nov 2013

@ 7pm - 8:30pm

Wallace Emerson Community Centre
Ambrico Room1260 Dufferin Street
(on Dufferin, south of Dupont)

 
As our neighbourhood continues to morph, we will continue to discuss Responsible Neighbourhood Development.

It is recognized that our neighbourhoods need to remain affordable in order to retain the socio-economic and cultural diversity that has defined our area and that many of us value. As many of the big homes that line our streets hold multiple units it is in these homes that we often find affordable rental spaces. But what happens when the buildings and the yard maintenance are neglected? What happens when the neighbours have an issue they'd like to discuss with the owner but find the landlord unreachable? What is the landlord's responsibility to the neighbours? What by-laws etc are in place to encourage good neighbourly relations? How can we encourage engagement by the landlords? Do the cities policies help or hinder this engagement? Let's find out.

This month we have two guests from the City of Toronto.

Lauralyn Johnston -  from the City's Housing Policy Section and is a Planner working in our planning policy division. She who worked on the 20 Gladstone proposal and has lots of experience with rental housing, landlords, etc. She has a short presentation to make and a hand-out.

 

Joe Magalhaes -  district manager for Municipal Licensing & Standards. He works as the City's enforcement for municipal standards, including property maintenance.
He is well aware of the "problem properties" in our area and works in coordination with other city departments to address these situations. He is happy to speak to any specific concerns and answer questions.

DIGIN meetings are open to all. Feel free to forward and invite your friends and neighbours.

Donna

September DIGIN meeting agenda

Wednesday 11 September 2013

@ 7pm - 8:15pm

Wallace Emerson Community Centre

Ambrico Room

1260 Dufferin Street
(on Dufferin, south of Dupont)

September's meeting will be a planning meeting to discuss the following topics:

(Responsible) Neighbourhood Development

Road Safety Education

Bloor repaving

railPath extension

trainSoundWalls

DIGIN meeting - May 2013

DIGIN Meeting

Wednesday 8 May 2013

@ 7pm - 8:15pm

Wallace Emerson Community Centre
Ambrico Room
 1260 Dufferin Street
(on Dufferin, south of Dupont)

AGENDA
1. Doors Open Davenport post-mortem
2. Ideas/Suggestions for future DIGIN meetings

DIG IN Meeting, Tuesday October 12, 2010

The next DIG IN meeting is taking place Tuesday Febuary 9th at 7:00PM in the Ambrico Room inside the Wallace Emerson Community Centre (1260 Dufferin Street).

The items for discussion are:

1. Nuit Blanche
2. Toronto Police Service 14Division and 11Division officers in attendance
3. Junction Triangle Planning Charette
4. YIMBY
5. Discussion re: storeowner complaints about BIA not notifying them of meetings.
6. Update re: Neighbourhood Engagement Project (Trillium grant)

DIG IN Meeting on Feb 9th

The next DIG IN meeting is taking place Tuesday Febuary 9th at 7:00PM in the Ambrico Room inside the Wallace Emerson Community Centre (1260 Dufferin Street).

This meeting may be of interest to a wider audience, as our MP Mario Silva will be in attendance. He will answer questions about the neighbourhood, in particular about the railway expansion and its effects. Also on the agenda is an update from Jutta Mason on the Federal Stimulus Project taking place at MacGregor Park.

DIG IN Meeting on Jan 12th

The next DIG IN meeting is taking place Tuesday January 12th at 7:00PM in the Ambrico Room inside the Wallace Emerson Community Centre (1260 Dufferin Street).

DIG IN Meeting on Dec 8th

The next DIG IN meeting is taking place Tuesday December 8th at 7:00PM in the Ambrico Room inside the Wallace Emerson Community Centre (1260 Dufferin Street). Thus far we have the following scheduled:

• Tony Ruprecht
• PPT / U of T project
• Ligth Up Bloordale -- Neighbourhood Engagment Project

DIG IN Meeting Oct 13th 2009

Tomorrow Night (Tuesday October 13th) is the next DIG IN meeting. For our Brockton Neighbours, please feel free to come by to stay up-to-date on the latest neighbourhood news and to meet some neighbours you may have had a chance to meet otherwise!

AGENDA:

• Nuit Blanche follow up
• PPT / U of T project
• Railway Corridor Expansion Documentary
• 14 Division Police Officers provide an update on the area and answer questions
• Traffic Intersection Issues
• Other business
• What'ss Ahead? — New project suggestions? What would you like to do?

DIG IN Meeting January 13th 2009

The first DIG IN meeting for the new year will take place Tuesday January 13, 2009. The agenda items for this meeting are still up in the air. See you next year!

DIG IN Meeting Nov 11th 2008

Doors open at 6:45pm, the meeting will start promptly at 7pm. Items for Discussion:

1. Safety Audit updates
   
2. Urban Jungle Arts Collective update
   
3. Courts Project – Michael
   
4. YIMBY
   
5. Treasurer
   
6. Planning Project
   
7. StoresFULL
   
8. Underpass Project
   

We will adjourn to the Kiss Cup bar (1274 Bloor St W) after the meeting, at 9:00.

Dig In meets on Tuesday October 14 at the Wallace Emerson Community Centre

Wallace-Emerson Community CentreClick to enlarge

Dig In meets every second Tuesday at 7pm in the Ambrico Room of the Wallace Emerson Community Centre. The next meeting takes place on Tuesday October 14. Everyone is welcome. If you have something you would like to put on the next meeting's agenda, you can contact Dig In chair Donna Cowan. Her email address is donnacowanis AT yahoo.com

The community centre is located at 1260 Dufferin Street on the west side just south of Dupont. The centre is in between the MacDonald's on the corner and the park to the south.

Dig In meeting 7pm Tuesday September 9 at the Wallace-Emerson Community Centre - All welcome!

Dig In is holding its first meeting after the summer break at 7pm on Tuesday September 9. As always, the meeting will be held in the Ambrico Room of the Wallace-Emerson Community Centre. Doors open at 6:45. The centre is located at 1260 Dufferin St., on the west side just south of Dupont. It's the white building next to the MacDonald's across the street from the fire station. The meeting is open to anyone who wants to help make the neighbourhood better.

Tuesday's agenda

1. YIMBY? (Yes In My Backyard festival)

2. Campfire in October?

3. Urban Jungle Arts Collective proposal

4. Wallace Emerson Park Safety/Upkeep

5. 2010 Toronto Biennalle

6. Dyan Marie's future participation

7. Website update

DIG IN : DIG IN initiates inclusive community and cultural plans and actions that will contribute to sustaining a neighbourhood that is GREEN • CLEAN • SAFE • CIVIL by fostering improvements in the areas of its social, environmental, cultural, economic and physical make up.

DIG IN website: www.digin.ca . To join DIG IN email group send an email to: diggingin-subscribe @yahoogroups. com. If you experience any difficulty in signing up, please send an email to Dougal our DIG IN Monitor, at dougal@dougalco. com, and he will help you sign up.

Upcoming DIGIN Meeting.

The next DIG IN Meeting is this Tuesday 13 May 2008 @ 7pm. We will be meeting in the Ambrico Room, Wallace Emerson Community Centre 1260 Dufferin Street (west side, just south of Dupont). On the agenda:

• The BIG Festival: Everyone's help is needed! ONLY 41 days left !

Please make your phone calls and email requests prior to the meeting. Bring your updates, your ideas, your successes, your friends and your enthusiasm.

DIG IN Meeting Tuesday April 8th

The next DIG IN Meeting is taking place this Tuesday (April 8th) in its usual location at the Ambrico Room, Wallace Emerson Community Centre (1260 Dufferin Street).

Michael Monastyrskyj will be there at 6:30pm if anyone wants to come early and talk before the meeting starts.

There are 3 agenda items:

1. June 21 Big on Bloor festival


2. Dig In To Docs film festival


3. update on redeveloping the website

The BIG festival will probably take priority. If anyone has any ideas or proposals for Dig In's portion of the festival, Tuesday would be a good time to present them.

The Toronto Drug Strategy Initiative Presentation

Jayne Caldwell was on hand to give a great presentation on the Toronto Drug Strategy Initiative. She has shared her slides with us, which you can download and view in any PDF reader: Toronto Drug Strategy Initiative Presentation Slides.

Next DIG IN Meeting

The next DIG IN meeting is Tuesday 11 March 2008 at 7pm, in the Ambrico Room in the Wallace Emerson Community Centre (1260 Dufferin Street,west side, just south of Dupont).

Please plan to join us as we need volunteers to make the BIG Festival a success! There is lots to yet to do.

As well, Jayne Caldwell from the Toronto Drug Strategy Team will be giving a presentation on a pilot project planned for the Bloor-Landsowne and Jane-Falstaff neighbourhoods. Please come out to keep informed on this exciting new initiative.

The current agenda:

1. Toronto Drug Strategy Initiative presentation
2. The BIG Festival - volunteers needed & Participants needed
3. Web Site & Information
4. DIG IN to DOCS update (volunteers needed for door to door flyering)

At a DIG IN Meeting

Bruce, Donna, and Richard, originally uploaded by funkaoshi.

Dyan Marie (and some ladies from OCAD and Fred's Head), originally uploaded by funkaoshi.

DIG IN invitation to participate

DIG IN invitation to participate