Etobicoke York Community Council has adopted recommendation regarding intent to designate 58 Wheatfield Road under Ontario Heritage Act; property has now been sold

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Early 1900s buildings featuring documented strong heritage attributes, such as one at 58 Wheatfield Road in Mimico, are ideal candidates for designation under the Ontario Heritage Act

Charlotte Sheasby-Coleman of Mimico has written a most impressive letter concerning 58 Wheatfield Road and the Mimico Cultural Heritage Resource Assessment

I am pleased to have the opportunity to share a most impressive letter from Charlotte Sheasby-Coleman of Mimico to the Etobicoke York Community Council: Subject: Re: Mimico Heritage Considerations – 58 Wheatfield Road and the Mimico Cultural Heritage Resource Assessment Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at 6:38 PM To: Etobicoke Community Council <etcc@toronto.ca> Dear Chair […]

David Godley of Long Branch has also sent a letter (succinct and with a great citation) in support of designation of 58 Wheatfield Road

I am pleased to share the following letter regarding 58 Wheatfield Road from David Godley: To the Chair and Members of Etobicoke York Community Council, I have spent the last 10 of my retirement years fighting to keep the character of Lakeshore neighbourhoods. I ask you to designate 58 Wheatfield Road to conserve the character […]

Bill Zufelt of Toronto offers well-informed commentary in support of designation of 58 Wheatfield Road in Mimico under Ontario Heritage Act

A previous post is entitled: 58 Wheatfield Road in Mimico – intention to designate under Ontario Heritage Act – goes to March 19, 2019 community council meeting; new letters (if you have not yet written) will be most helpful As the post notes, letters should be addressed to “Chair and Members of Etobicoke York Community […]

Six Points Interchange – Kipling Avenue to reopen, Monday March 11, 2019, 5:00 pm

I’m pleased to post a recent email from the City of Toronto concerning next steps for the Six Points Interchange. View this email in your browser The text of the message reads: At 5 p.m., Monday March 11, Kipling Avenue between Dundas St W and Bloor St W will reopen to vehicular traffic, one lane […]

58 Wheatfield Road in Mimico – intention to designate under Ontario Heritage Act – goes to March 19, 2019 community council meeting; new letters (if you have not yet written) will be most helpful

Click here to access previous posts about 58 Wheatfield Road in Mimico > The report from the Toronto Preservation Board – which supported the intent to designate 58 Wheatfield Road –  has now been scheduled for the March 19, 2019 Etobicoke York Community Council (EYCC) meeting: http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2019.EY4.5 Letters sent to the Toronto Preservation Board in […]

In Stratford as in Toronto and Mississauga, people have worked together many years, in order to save cherished historical buildings and neighbourhoods from destruction

Owners of Hearn site on Toronto waterfront object to heritage designation – Feb. 27, 2019 Toronto Star

A Feb. 27, 2019 Toronto Star article is entitled: “Owners of Hearn site on Toronto waterfront object to heritage designation.” The opening paragraphs read: Toronto is moving to protect the Richard L. Hearn Generating Station as a heritage site even though the waterfront property’s new owners are protesting. The Toronto Preservation Board voted Wednesday to […]

Toronto Preservation Board has adopted staff report regarding 58 Wheatfield Road in Mimico; the recommendation now goes to March 19, 2019 Etobicoke York Community Council meeting

Click here for previous posts about the property in question > On Feb. 27, 2019 the Toronto Preservation Board adopted the staff recommendation that the City of Toronto declare its intent to designate the Alfred Baker House, at 58 Wheatfield Road in Mimico, under the Ontario Heritage Act. The recommendation will now proceed to the […]