News & Announcements

In October 2020, a Committee of Adjustment hearing to divide two lots on Parkview Road garnered significant interest from residents of the area. The Committee denied the application, which was then appealed and approved by the Ontario Land Tribunal. This resulted in the four separate lots now identified as 609, 611, 613 and 615 Parkview Road. Four triplex buildings have been constructed and the previous owners have sold the properties. The new owners of 609, 611, 613, & 615 Parkview Road are considering an application to re-zone each lot to allow for one additional dwelling unit.

Last week, I wrote quickly about my stance against building an incinerator. I've seen some reaction to that and a few of you have written to me either agreeing or disagreeing. I'd promised to set out more of my thinking.

The problem that I see is not just a waste problem. It’s also consumption problem. Most of the climate damage that’s implied in the waste we generate is accrued well before we even think about how to dispose of material. The disposal itself is just a variety of bad options.

OC Transpo has this afternoon helpfully provided a single document with all the most recent draft changes to bus routes. Download that below by clicking on the .pdf at the bottom of this post. On Tuesday, we'll be exploring those at a Transit Commission meeting and I've been contemplating the multiple changes in our ward.

Starting Monday, trains will start to be re-introduced gradually into service while R1 bus replacement runs in parallel. Read the full details in the .pdf below.

Earlier this month, I wrote my analysis of the application for two towers at the corner of Parkdale and Carling with an explanation of why I'm likely to support that. If you haven't already, you can read that here.

Good afternoon, Kitchissippi.

There is a more comprehensive update memo this morning than we've been getting and the formatting is such that it's easiest for me just to attach it here. Click on the .pdf to read more about plans to gradually reintroduce service and a note that OC Transpo believes it has identified a permanent fix to the bearing issue through a design modification to the wheel hub assembly.

Council has this afternoon received the following update with respect to the LRT shutdown

This memo is to provide an update to Mayor and Members of Council on the current service levels and ongoing investigation.

R1 Service

Currently, OC Transpo is providing the following service levels to our customers:

Council has received this afternoon this most recent memo on progress toward resolving the current LRT shutdown.

This memo is to provide an update to Mayor and Members of Council on the current service levels and ongoing investigation.

R1 Service

Currently, OC Transpo is providing the following service levels to our customers:

Good afternoon, Kitchissippi. Below you'll find an update with respect to the current LRT shutdown from Renée Amilcar, head of OC Transpo. I listened to the press conference this afternoon and it's clear that the shutdown will extend at least into tomorrow if not longer. You can watch the press conference recording below. I think the update speaks for itself, but there is considerable uncertainty still this afternoon as we wait for timelines on further testing and analysis on top of inspections.

As residents have I'm sure already read, the LRT service has been stopped while they investigate a bearing issue that was found this afternoon during a routine inspection. This evening Council was provided with the update that I've copied below.