- Crime statistics: http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/statistics/
- Toronto police news reports: http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/majors.php
- Etobicoke community news: http://www.insidetoronto.com/community/etobicoke
- Kingsway Business Improvement Area: http://www.kingswaybia.ca/
- City of Toronto Website: http://www.toronto.ca/
- Stonegate Community Health Centre: http://www.stonegatechc.org/about-us/community.html
- Peter Milczyn city councillor website: http://www.petermilczyn.com/index.html
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Useful Information for Community Residents
Friday, October 15, 2010
Etobicoke Humane Society Halloween 2010 Update
“To protect, care for and advance the welfare of animals”.
Affiliate of Ontario SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)
www.etobicokehumanesociety.com
www.etobicokehumanesociety.com
NO SCAREDY CATS , PLEASE!
Halloween Safety Tips for Pets
Maria Barnes, Public Relations & Education Coordinator
Etobicoke Humane Society
Halloween can be a fun-filled time for children and adults, too. But it can be a scary time for our pets. The Etobicoke Humane Society asks you to please remember these pet safety tips when the hobgoblins gather this year:
1. No tricks and no treats for pets: Chocolate in all forms can be very dangerous for dogs and cats. Tin foil and cellophane wrappers can be dangerous or deadly if swallowed. If you think your pet has ingested a potentially dangerous substance, please call your veterinarian or the nearest emergency vet clinic. Keep related phone numbers handy for fast reference.
2. Some Hazards in Plants: Halloween traditions such as pumpkins and decorative corn are generally non-toxic, but they can cause gastrointestinal upset if pets ingest them. Larger ingested pieces can even cause intestinal blockage.
3. Electrical Hazards: Don’t let pets chew wires and cords. Keep them safely out of reach of your pets. If you pet chews electrical cords or wires, he could experience damage to his mouth due to shards of glass or plastic, or even experience a life-threatening electrical shock.
4. Candle Cautions: Use extreme caution with candles, even when placed inside pumpkins. Pets can easily knock over a lit pumpkin and cause a fire. Kittens and puppies are at even greater risk of getting burned or singed by lit candles.
5. Don’t mess-up with dress-up: Please don't use costumes on your dog or cat unless you’re absolutely sure they REALLY enjoy it. Costumes can cause stress for many animals, and many costumes are flammable, which adds additional hazards. Masks are best left for people.
6. Safe costumes only: If you do dress up your pet, make sure the costume is NOT FLAMMABLE, and isn’t too tight or too loose (extra material can get your pet caught in something). . A costume or mask should not hinder your pet’s movement, hearing, vision or ability to breathe. Watch out for easily chewed pieces of costume that could cause choking. This protects your pet from injury and helps prevent irrtiabitiy; an irritable pet can be a snappy pet. Masks are best left off your pet.
7. Provide a quiet haven: Most dogs and cats should be kept in a separate, quiet room during the busiest trick –or-treat hours. All the noise and dangers can be very stressful for pets. Only the most social pets should be exposed to the Halloween hauntings.
8. Watch those doors: When opening your door for trick-or-treaters, make sure your pet doesn’t run outside. Besides the risk of being lost, there are many accounts of Halloween hooligans who have teased, chased, injured, stolen and even killed pets.
9. IDs:.* Be certain that your pet has current, proper identification; i.e., microchip and/or collar and tag, just in case your pet escapes during the Halloween festivities.
Halloween Safety Tips for Pets
Maria Barnes, Public Relations & Education Coordinator
Etobicoke Humane Society
Halloween can be a fun-filled time for children and adults, too. But it can be a scary time for our pets. The Etobicoke Humane Society asks you to please remember these pet safety tips when the hobgoblins gather this year:
1. No tricks and no treats for pets: Chocolate in all forms can be very dangerous for dogs and cats. Tin foil and cellophane wrappers can be dangerous or deadly if swallowed. If you think your pet has ingested a potentially dangerous substance, please call your veterinarian or the nearest emergency vet clinic. Keep related phone numbers handy for fast reference.
2. Some Hazards in Plants: Halloween traditions such as pumpkins and decorative corn are generally non-toxic, but they can cause gastrointestinal upset if pets ingest them. Larger ingested pieces can even cause intestinal blockage.
3. Electrical Hazards: Don’t let pets chew wires and cords. Keep them safely out of reach of your pets. If you pet chews electrical cords or wires, he could experience damage to his mouth due to shards of glass or plastic, or even experience a life-threatening electrical shock.
4. Candle Cautions: Use extreme caution with candles, even when placed inside pumpkins. Pets can easily knock over a lit pumpkin and cause a fire. Kittens and puppies are at even greater risk of getting burned or singed by lit candles.
5. Don’t mess-up with dress-up: Please don't use costumes on your dog or cat unless you’re absolutely sure they REALLY enjoy it. Costumes can cause stress for many animals, and many costumes are flammable, which adds additional hazards. Masks are best left for people.
6. Safe costumes only: If you do dress up your pet, make sure the costume is NOT FLAMMABLE, and isn’t too tight or too loose (extra material can get your pet caught in something). . A costume or mask should not hinder your pet’s movement, hearing, vision or ability to breathe. Watch out for easily chewed pieces of costume that could cause choking. This protects your pet from injury and helps prevent irrtiabitiy; an irritable pet can be a snappy pet. Masks are best left off your pet.
7. Provide a quiet haven: Most dogs and cats should be kept in a separate, quiet room during the busiest trick –or-treat hours. All the noise and dangers can be very stressful for pets. Only the most social pets should be exposed to the Halloween hauntings.
8. Watch those doors: When opening your door for trick-or-treaters, make sure your pet doesn’t run outside. Besides the risk of being lost, there are many accounts of Halloween hooligans who have teased, chased, injured, stolen and even killed pets.
9. IDs:.* Be certain that your pet has current, proper identification; i.e., microchip and/or collar and tag, just in case your pet escapes during the Halloween festivities.
1500 Royal York Rd., Suite E, Etobicoke, Ontario M9P 3B6
Office/Shelter Phone: 416-249-6100; Registered Charity: #131167629RR0001
Directors and Contacts
KPRI Executive e-mail us: kpri@kpri.ca
| Office: | Name: | Tel#: | E-mail: | Address: |
| Vice-President | Armand Conant | 416-233- 9962 | aconant@sympatico.ca | 64 Belvedere Boulevard |
| Director | Mary Campbell | 416-231-0180 | marycampbell@sympatico.ca | |
| Treasurer | James Clarke | |||
| Secretary | Karen Rankine | 416-236-4950 | 7 Montgomery Road | |
| Newsletter | Fiona Campbell | 416-232-2243 | info@bermudarentals.com | 184 Prince Edward Drive |
| Director, CPLC Rep | John Prince | |||
| Director | Anna Traer | |||
| Director | Dick Thomson | 416-233-3659 |
Useful Telephone Numbers
Urban Development Services
| (Planning & Building Permits): | 416-394-8002 |
| Committee of Adjustment: | 416-394-8060 |
| Municipal Licensing & Standards: | 416-394-2535 |
| Councilor Peter Milczyn: | 416-392-4040 |
| Etobicoke Guardian Newspaper: | 416-675-4390 |
| Catholic School Trustee (Ann Andrachuk): | 416-512-3402 |
| Public School Trustee (Bruce Davis): | 416-393-1972 |
| 22 Division Police (non-emergency): | 416-808-2225 |
| eRenovate http://www.eRenovate.com | 416-736-6828 |
Useful Websites
| KPRI | http://www.kingswayratepayers.com |
| City of Toronto Web Site | http://www.city.toronto.on.ca |
| TOCA | http://www.toca.ca/default.htm |
| Etobicoke Guardian | http://www.mirror-guardian.com |
| Toronto Catholic School Board | http://www.tcdsb.org |
| Toronto Public School Board | http://www.tdsb.on.ca |
| Toronto Police | http://www.torontopolice.on.ca |
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Old Mill 10-Storey Condo Approved by City Council (26-12)
A battle to save 322 trees and stop development on green space along the Humber River was lost. On March 4, City Council approved a 10-storey condominium building on the upper parking lot across the street from the historic Old Mill Inn despite much opposition from councillors backed by KPRI, Old Millside Residents' Association, Swansea Area Ratepayers, Warren Park Ratepayers Association, Confederation of Resident & Ratepayer Associations in Toronto (CORRA - representing some 24 ratepayer associations city-wide, of which KPRI is a member), Humber Heritage Committee, Swansea Historical Society and many residences.
A sense of being in a unique enclave of the city with a view of the vast Humber Ravine will soon be lost to urban development. A new precedent has been set along the Humber River and on green space throughout the city. For this development, it means rezoning the site from R2 to R6 and an amendment to the Toronto Official Plan to change the site from "Parks and Open Space Areas - Natural Areas" to "Apartment Neighbourhood". No where else in the immediate area is property rated R6.
Councillor Peter Milczyn brought the motion before council in support of the application. He cites support for the project by staff - Toronto & Region Conservation Authority, Urban Foresty and City Planning. Staff have made recommendations, including an extensive ecological restoration and new trees to replace the ones cut down. However, staff only comment on the affects to the environment and make recommendations. They do not comment on whether it is good planning. Here is an example where the community is not empowered to stop development on green space and the City is not protecting, improving and adding green space as it said it would in the Toronto Official Plan.
Yours truly,
Board of Directors
Kingsway Park Ratepayers Inc.
Board of Directors
Kingsway Park Ratepayers Inc.
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