All Candidates Forum for the Federal Election - October 7 **note new date**
A consortium of five residents' associations and two BIAs have for 20 years mounted an All Candidates Forum for all municipal, provincial and federal elections.  Come out and ask your questions of the current candidates for this year’s federal election!  Organized by Rory Gus Sinclair and Robert Brown; moderated by Gus.

Monday, October 7 - Doors open at 6:30 pm; forum starts at 7 pm
Trinity St. Paul’s Church, 427 Bloor W at Robert


Have Your Say on Municipal Approaches to Reduce Single-Use and Takeaway Items
The City of Toronto is undertaking consultation to help develop a strategy to reduce single-use and takeaway items.This consultation will seek feedback on the proposed approaches, items that will be targeted, and timelines to reduce specific single-use and takeaway items in Toronto. A single-use or takeaway item is any product designed for a single use, after which it is disposed of in the garbage, Blue Bin (recycling) or Green Bin (organics). Typically, these products are not designed for durability or reuse.
 
You are invited to learn more about what's being proposed, ask questions, and provide feedback via Telephone/Web Town Hall or through an online survey.  You can also watch a webcast of a public event from September 24.  More info here.

Telephone/Web Town Hall  **RSVP required
    Thursday, October 10, 7 - 8:30 p.m.  OR  Thursday, October 24, 1 - 2:30 p.m.

Online Survey
    An online survey will be available from September 25 – November 4, 2019.


The Future of Exhibition Place - Public Meeting - October 10
Exhibition Place sits on publicly owned land but is increasingly being put to private uses. Eleven local residents' groups have put in hundreds of volunteers hours in public meetings, working groups, and writing reports, and have held community meetings regarding what happens to this critical piece of real estate. Visit the EXcluded website to learn the history of the site and the action plan that the Parkdale Residents’ Association and West Side Community Council have put together.

The City of Toronto is hosting a public meeting to discuss the future of Exhibition place on October 10 at Beanfield Centre. All concerned parties are invited to attend the meeting to view and comment on the draft vision and guiding principles for the Exhibition Place Master Plan. Check out the City's Master Plan, background information and meeting details here.

Thursday, October 10 - Doors Open 6 pm;  Presentation/Q&A: 7 - 8.30 p.m.
Beanfield Centre,105 Princes’ Boulevard – Room 201ABC (elevator at North Entrance)


HVRA Annual General Meeting - October 16
The Fall AGM is the time to reconnect with your fellow HVRA members and to find out what’s new and newsworthy.  The invited speaker this year is Dylan Reid, co-founder and spokesperson for Walk Toronto, a volunteer advocacy group working to make Toronto a better city for walking. Paid-up members will vote on the Board Executive members and area representatives. Light refreshments will be available.

Agenda, bios for nominated board members and further info here.  Please note the change of location for this meeting from Kensington Gardens to Knox Presbyterian Church.

Wednesday, October 16, 6.30 - 9 pm
Knox Presbyterian Church, 630 Spadina, 2nd floor (elevator available). Enter from Harbord Street



Stand Up for Transit Riders' Safety
As many of you may know, in mid-September a person exiting the 511 Bathurst streetcar was hit by the driver of a dump truck who failed to stop behind the streetcar’s open doors.  Vehicles continually fail to stop for open streetcar doors, contrary to the Highway Traffic Act, and little is being done to enforce the law.  

University-Rosedale MPP Jessica Bell, NDP critic for transit issues, is joining local stakeholders to appeal to the Ontario government to implement enforcement measures using cameras on streetcars.  If you are interested in supporting these measures, you can read more about them and sign the letter she and others have drafted here.