Newsletter – Fall 2021 The HVVRA is pleased to provide members with this newsletter. We hope you find it useful! Did you know? Humber Valley Village History Following the Second World War, Canada’s economy, especially in Toronto, was booming. Rapid job creation required extensive immigration to fill employment. This in turn created rapid need …
Happy Spring! The HVVRA is pleased to provide members with this newsletter. We hope you find it useful! Did you know? Humber Valley Village History In the early 1900s, after purchasing much of the surrounding land, Robert Home Smith, a local developer, built his home ‘Edenbridge’ overlooking what was known as Humber Valley. His iconic, stately home …
The HVVRA has successfully challenged a Committee of Adjustment ruling at the Toronto Land Appeal Body (TLAB) decision. Summary: In August, 2016, the owner of 30 Westridge Road obtained a minor variance from the Committee of Adjustment (COA) to build 0.4 m. (15”) higher than zoning allows. In 2017, a city building inspector discovered the …
The HVVRA has successfully challenged a Committee of Adjustment ruling Read More »
Dear HVVRA members: The Board of Directors announces the decision of a recent Toronto Land Appeal Board (TLAB) hearing where HVVRA had Party status and which ran for 6 days over the last 10 months. Background: In early 2017, a developer applied to Etobicoke Planning to sever his Humber Valley Village property into three lots, …
It was a long, hard, and expensive fight. Now, we are pleased to share with you the results of the OMB decision for St. Stevens Court. While there still will be intensification, we were successful keeping out high rise buildings that the developer, Elia Corp., proposed, and thereby have also reduced the proposed density. Since …
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