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TIFF Yorkville Avenue street closure
In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Rogers, in collaboration with TIFF, is excited to bring the energy of TIFF back to its birthplace in Yorkville.
This letter is to let you know that there is a plan to close Yorkville Avenue, between Hazelton Avenue and Bellair Street to vehicular traffic to host a TIFF 50th Anniversary installation and event. The closure will be in effect from Thursday, September 4, 2025, to Monday, September 8, 2025, with reopening scheduled for the morning of September 8.
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June 2025 Newsletter
Councillor Dianne Saxe’s June 2025 Newsletter for University-Rosedale is now available!
City of Toronto watermain construction update
During recent work at the Macpherson shaft site, the contractor discovered a steel beam and column structure.
Currently, the City staff and the contractor are exploring the relocation of the Macpherson shaft site. This relocation would extend the overall project timeline, and a revised schedule will be developed accordingly. While the project team works through these technical adjustments, construction is on hold.
AGM June 10 – call for nominations & volunteers
Virtual Meeting
Get more involved with your residents’ association today!
We are seeking new volunteers to help shape and drive ABCRA’s activities as our neighbourhood continues to evolve and grow. YOU can help improve our community by serving on the Board of Directors, helping out regularly as a street representative, or just occasionally on special projects and committees. You’ll be contributing to making your community a better place to live.
Massive new Toronto co-op project will offer hundreds of affordable and market-priced units — in technicolour
Designs for a massive new housing development across from Scarborough’s Kennedy GO station look something like a technicolour game of Connect Four.
Hundreds of windows on three different towers are framed in circles of concrete, stained to vivid shades of yellow, orange, blue and red. The towers sit on a wide, interconnected base, which the architects say will be home to gathering spots, community gardens and a blanket of greenery.
Councillor Saxe Speaks
During the April meeting of Toronto City Council, Councillor Saxe spoke about the state of congestion in Toronto, and how best to tackle it. Here’s what Councillor Saxe had to say:
Councillor Saxe on Congestion & Bikes
For more information, read the expert testimony from the court case.
Ontario is scaling back species at risk protections, worrying advocates and inviting federal intervention
Hooray! Rosedale subway station landscaping underway
The construction that began in 2022 to make Rosedale subway station accessible with the addition of two elevators is almost complete!
Landscaping work has started and should be completed soon.
Urgent Action Item – Sign Petition to Save Our School Pools
Ward 12 Councillor Josh Matlow is drawing attention to this issue and asking for our support to help keep Toronto public school pools open.
A report to be tabled at the Toronto District School Board meeting on Wednesday, April 30, proposes closing all 66 pools in Toronto’s public schools due to funding cuts from the Provincial Government. This would include 27 pools permitted and used by the City of Toronto in city swimming programs.
Sign the petition now!
City hall finally found a way to help ease traffic congestion — and bring in more money. Not everyone is happy
Not many things come cheap in Toronto, but there is one thing that has, until very recently, been a heck of a bargain: blocking streets for construction.
In 2022, for example, a utility contractor that wanted to close two lanes across 4.5 kilometres of Lake Shore Boulevard paid just $4,398.65 in fees to Toronto city hall’s transportation department for its month-long project.