3 tweets (Nov. 4, 2016) from CBC reporter John Lancaster regarding City of Toronto committees of adjustment

3 tweets (Nov. 4, 2016) from CBC reporter John Lancaster regarding committees of adjustment ‏@jlancasterCBC 1) Seems like a lot of people in Toronto are complaining about development decisions made by committees of adjustment. 2) Worth noting it’s elected officials who select members of the COAs. In other words if COAs aren’t representing the will […]

Dorothy, age 97, stars in 4-minute opposition video about development trends at the City of Toronto. Plus: links to two, related City TV News Reports

Drawing inspiration from our neighbour Dorothy, age 97, who lives across the street from us in Toronto, I am looking forward to helping to organize a Malcolm Campbell High School Sixties reunion when the Sixties grads are in their 90s.     Nov. 3, 2016 City TV News Report We are pleased to say that […]

Nov. 4, 2016 update from City TV regarding Preservation or Progress in City of Toronto development

Committee of Adjustment and Toronto Local Appeal Body (and similar appeal boards elsewhere)

Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) changes: Early October 2016 Toronto Star and CBC articles

An Oct. 5, 2016 Toronto Star article is entitled: “Province proposes limiting powers of Ontario Municipal Board: Review of powerful appeals body aims to give more consideration to local planning process.” An Oct. 6, 2016 CBC article is entitled: “Ontario Municipal Board review could tip scales away from developers: Province launched review Tuesday with the promise of […]

Conserving Long Branch – September 2016 Update Addendum from David Godley

A previous message is entitled: Conserving Long Branch – September 2016 Update from David Godley: Redevelopment proposal for apartments on Lake Promenade  The following message is from David Godley of Long Branch Summer Greetings, Dear Mayor John Tory, I am aware of the many excellent projects you are pursuing and would like to bring one […]

Conserving Long Branch – August 2016 Update Addendum from David Godley

The current post is an addendum to an earlier post entitled:  Conserving Long Branch – August 2016 Update from David Godley The photos at this post are from a previous post from David Godley entitled: Long Branch Urban Design Guidelines Pilot Project – Illustrated Analysis Grid prepared by David Godley They are included at the […]

How to prepare a 5-minute presentation to the Committee of Adjustment

March 2016 update from David Godley: “Long Branch is now Ground Zero”

The following text is from David Godley of Long Branch: Long Branch is now Ground Zero for severances in Canada Almost one application a week represents what seems to be the most concentrated neighbourhood for severance applications. With 83% odds of developers (and some homeowners) getting approval at the OMB as well as additional approvals […]