Bedford Park Residents Organization
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BPRO president Ted Butler followed up on the May 3 Community Consultation Meeting by sending a series of letters, including an open letter to residents with his thoughts on the meeting. In addition, he sent…
On Monday, May 3 at 7 pm, the City of Toronto will be hosting a virtual Community Consultation Meeting regarding 3180 Yonge Street, at Woburn. Please plan to attend. Your attendance is important. Registration is…
ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN: What we’ve done so far NYX Capitol Corporation first made their 3180 Yonge Street application in November 2020. In March 2021. The application went before the North York Community Council, where planning staff…
The Atkinson family poses outside their store at the northwest corner of Yonge & Lawrence in 1894. Photo on loan to the Toronto Public Library from the Atkinson family. In the five years following 1846,…
Courtesy City of Toronto Laneway & Garden Suites Coming to Toronto This City initiative is a game changer! The City has a new proposal to allow second homes, called “Garden Suites”, to be built in…
Aerial view of the new park concept. The western dead-end of Glengarry is in the top right corner of the rendering. A path is shown connecting the park to the Douglas Greenbelt. Courtesy City of…
City snow ploughing on Brookdale Ave. Photo Mark Garscadden The snow may be gone, but we know it will return! So, if shovelling snow doesn’t make you smile, then you may be happy to learn…
This view of the Durham Ox Hotel was sketched in the early 1900s (long after the disappearance of the building) by Bernard Gloster. Courtesy Toronto Public Library. Yonge Lawrence Village – the business improvement area…
Bedford Park and BPRO have been featured in news articles on TRNTO.com, which has been following the unfolding story of the proposed development at 3180 Yonge, starting with early neighbourhood concerns in their December 8, 2020 article.…
BPRO has been active in advocating on behalf of members of our community since the application by NYX Yonge LP for the proposed development at 3180 Yonge Street was submitted. Here are some of our…