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…
Laneway & Garden Suites
New Park on Glengarry
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…
Sidewalk Ploughing
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…
1840, The Durham Ox, the Neighbourhood’s First Real Hotel
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…
BPRO in the Media
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 Letters to Stakeholders
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…
1837, Yonge Street, Never Popular as a Toll Road
Hogg’s Hollow Toll Gate (by today’s Loblaws), looking south on Yonge. Sketch courtesy of Toronto Public Library Digital Archives. As angry farmers trudged out of Hogg’s Hollow on their way to Montgomery’s Tavern for the…
Traffic Issues, Three BIG Concerns
Within Bedford Park we are dealing with the major redevelopment applications at the Pusateri’s property and 3180 Yonge Street, as well as the new condo construction, currently underway at 250 Lawrence Ave West. Each project…
1837, The Rebellion
Sketch, circa 1921, by CW Jefferys, of the 1937 March of the Rebels upon Toronto. From the Government of Ontario Art Collection. In the first week of December 1837, community residents watched as a growing…
Meeting with the Developer
Yonge Street block of retailers where the development is proposed. Photo: Craig Smith BPRO’s President, Ted Butler, met with the Vice-President, Development for the NYX Capital Corp, Tim Jessop. The January 15 meeting took place,…