Election day south of the border. See the Globe and Mail's wrap-up of the various points and issues

Index A-Z


A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Numbers first

  [url=https://25problems.com/app.php/7-stdennis][b]St. Dennis Dr.[/b][/url] (and)
10 Grenoble Dr. - and Osmington Gerofsky proposal (notes on Feb. 23, 2023 virtual consultation)
25 St. Dennis Dr. - and COVID-19
  - and planned/ongoing construction of new buildings and 'parkettes' - see various consultations and early notes
 - see draft list of problems
     - problems were well under way by late March 2023!
     - see also blocked sidewalk notes

1440-1442 Lawrence Ave. W.  -  and preliminary hearing at LTB - see 20240801-ltb-hearing-chiara
155 St. Dennis Dr. development application - file pending, following a May 3, 2023 “virtual public consultation”
     - one audio outtake is posted; this application was subsequently denied

200 Gateway Blvd. - this would be a new file as of the 19th of April, 2023
   - AIC was not functioning - see https://25problems.com/app.php/200-gateway-aic-down

215 - see 'Two-fifteen', https://2fifteen.ca
3D modelling - as referenced by City of Toronto planning dept. re: development applications - see trimble
   - and 'Metaworldsx' experimental modelling - see https://www.metaworldx.com

3D printling - of houses and construction materials and food

789-793 Don Mills Rd.
  - virtual consultation April 11, 2023

A


abatement, of rent
   (see also early June 2023 Toronto Star item about a rent strike)

aboriginal community
  - mentioned during a May 3, 2023 "virtual public consultation" about
    putting four skyscraper condo towers onto a grassy area at
    #155 St. Dennis Drive, eg. beside the gold course

accessibility
  - and people with visual impairments
   - on TTC
aging infrastructure
aging population
   (minor) - and Toronto islands - see April 17 Toronto Star item
airlines - and flights over Don Mills
air quality, Don Valley area
air quality - general
  - particulates - see air pollution sub-page
America - see United States
ammonia
animals (found in area, list of) - see Wildlife forum
  - see also natural environment
Application Information Centre ("AIC") - see early 2023 sub-file

area - local (local area)
 - lack of schools, hospitals (big problem!)
arena
artificial intelligence
  - and local elections, late October 2024 - Elections Ontario report (PDF)
  - and local school boards, summer 2024 - see TDSB
  - see also calendar
association, tenants' - see https://torontotenants.org
   - see also minor sub-page here: “associations”; last updated March 27
associations, development and landlords - see FRPO
audio description
avian flu

B


Barney River Investments (landlord)
- and 1440-1442 Lawrence Ave. W., preliminary LTB hearing August 1, 2024
   - see 20240801-ltb-hearing-chiara
Bill 23 - More Homes Built Faster Act
blue box labelling - inadequate, at 25 St. Dennis Dr. site
board of directors - of a/the condominium corporation
  - see Glossary
boil water advisories
"born digital" content
boundary changes, to Don Valley East/West - early March 2023 item "www.toronto.com/news/absolute-shock-greets-proposal-to-merge-scarborough-and-north-york-ridings..."
  - see also "Save DVE.ca"

Bousfields Inc.
brown water
Bigfoot
building inspector
buildings
Burnside, Jon - city councillor - and Osmington Gerofsky proposal for 7 St. Dennis Dr.
bulletin board, tenants'
bureaucracy, city
bussing, of children
 - see also capacity, and gridlock
Buttonville

C


California - and homelessness
Canadian Pacific - mentioned in CPR sub-file, late March 2023
cheques and money orders
children - and appropriate housing/environments
  - and lack of school spaces in the area

City of Toronto


  - city council watch - see forums

cleaning - see also industrial hygiene
climate change - severe weather
  - designing for
communication - between tenants and building management
  - tenant notice boards
    - possibly mandated by RentSafe T.O. - see summer 2024 sub-file
complaints - to city
complaints about city council
complaints about developers
complaints about city services eg. snow removal, broken traffic lights, holes
complaints, by tenants
RentSafe T.O. agency, City of Toronto
community legal services - see legal advice
concierge
condominiums - on site
  - at 7 St. Dennis Dr.
  - at 715/725/735 Don Mills Rd.
  - on Thorncliffe Park Dr.
  -in immediate area
  - across the city

congestion
consultants - transit, community outreach etc.
construction, on Grenoble Dr., 2023
construction schedule
continuing education
cost of living

Coteau, Michael M.P.

  - and proposed Don Valley east electoral district boundary changes
     - submission to Parliament (PDF)
credit
crime
Crosstown LRT

D

deaths, from air pollution, bad air etc.
  - and particulates

deliveries
democracy
  - and city of Toronto
    - and rich developers
      - and planning process
        - no records kept, of public comments
          - see development notes and commentary (2023)
  -
  -
  -
  -
  -

Democracy Watch - see https://democracywatch.ca/

(MORE LINKS TO FOLLOW)

demolition, of old buildings - mentioned in late 2021 CTV News item
  - see also renovictions-bylaw sub-page

  -see also Toronto Star item, Dent, Geordie - FMTA director
  - summer 2024 letter to Toronto City Council re: the renovictions by-law

depreciation schedule
diesel backup
digging (construction)
DiManno, Rosie - Toronto Star columnist
  - and ‘monstrous’ pace of development
     - see early April 2023 column about Moss Park neighbourhood
diversity, equity and inclusion
dogs
dumping, illegal
dust
  - remediation of, on construction sites

E

education forums, TDSB, that did not have forums, 2023 - forums, education, 2023 and 2024 - see tdsb-forum
e-mail - and privacy/retention policies
egress
elevators
emergency planning
  - city's plan - see www.toronto.ca/community-people/public-safety-alerts/emergency-preparedness/torontos-emergency-plan
  - shelter-in-place - see www.toronto.ca/community-people/public-safety-alerts/emergency-preparedness/
  - see also Office of Emergency Management (OEM), City of Toronto

- see also province of Ontario

emergency shelter
emergency supplies
environmental issues
  - see air quality
    - see also ventilation

escrow holding service, for packages - see concierge
Essensa, Greg - and local elections, late October 2024 - see Elections Ontario report (PDF)

F

Facebook
faith groups
federal government
  - “Ministry of Environment and Climate Change”

Federation of Metro Tenant Associations
  - tenant summit 20241005 - see comments
  - and tenant action cttee ("TAC")
fentanyl
"first and last" month's rent
First Nations
Flemingdon Health Centre
Flemingdon Park area

FMTA - see Federation
flooding
flora and fauna - see "animals"
food
food insecurity
  - food banks
Ford, Doug
forums, education, 2023 and 2024 - see tdsb-forum forums, other
  - that touch on high-rise communities - see https://www.torontorentersforum.com... that link went down in mid-June

fraud - title fraud
  - mentioned in the Toronto Star,
late March 2023

future, the
  - future oriented web pages, social and tech policy etc.

G


garbage issues - and unbridled development
gentrification
Gerofsky, David - developer
  - and 7 St. Dennis Dr./10 Grenoble consultation
      - mentioned in initial review on 25 Problems dot com

Global TV


government, federal
government, Province of Ontario
government, local
  - local councils
Golden Mile
Great Lakes
green economy
green space - net reduction of
gridlock

H


harrassment, by landlord
Harris, Mike
high-rise buildings
  - history of - see https://www.blogto.com/city/2015/12/the_story_of_torontos_most_stately_skyscraper/
hockey
Holland Marsh
homelessness - and shelter system
  - Toronto Star item: city reportedly strapped for funds, for shelter system
hospitals and health care, problems with

  - TeleHealth Ontario telephone number is "811"
  - see also on-line chat link https://healthconnectontario.health.gov.on.ca/static/guest/chat-online
  - see also Patient Ombudsman's report - https://25problems.com/viewtopic.php?p=61

hotels, ghost - and Air bnb scandal - see mid-March Toronto Star item
housing plans, city
  - EHON
Housing Registry
housing law - general research
humidity - see also ventilation


Hydro, Ontario ("Hydro One")
Hydro, Toronto - see Toronto Hydro

I


ice and snow removal issues
  - sidewalk on St. Dennis Dr. historically not maintained
imaging dept., at city of Toronto
  - and signs? 3-D modelling??
immigrants, recent
  - see also refugees
inflation, early 2023
Islamic community
islands, Toronto - see April 17 Toronto Star item

J


Jon Burnside - see Burnside, Jon
Jones, Sylvia - and changes to O.H.I.P. (“Medicare”), late March 2023
  - and uninsured patients
     - see Toronto Star item

K


Ki (potassium iodide) pill distribution
Kowalczuk, Roman (25 Problems phpBB board Administrator) - send e-mail to "admin" at 25 problems dot com no space
Ksiazek, Stephen - and developers - lack of planning
  - mentioned in news and commentary, ca April 2023 - see 25problems.com/app.php/news-circa-april-may


L


Lake Ontario

landlords - Salomon Gloria, Lee Shelly (Akelius), Minto, WJ Properties, Starlight, Sterling Karamar, Bronko, Novi etc.
  - and rising rents, across Canada (Global News item late January 2023)
- see also TRREB item in the Toronto Star, April 28 - “https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2023/04/28/condo-rents-climb-15-per-cent...”
  - and right to enter unit - see the www.torontotenants.org page about this
  - and moral scruples
  - called “greedy”, early 2020
    - and leading by example
  - lobby group for - see FRPO

  - see also "Rate The Landlord" - https://www.ratethelandlord.org

laundry room
lawyers
legal advice - in East Toronto - see Don Valley Community Legal Services www.donvalleylegal.ca
  - in Scarborough - go to www.scarboroughcommunitylegal.ca
  - see also Duty Counsel Program (ACTO)

Legal Aid Ontario - see https://www.legalaid.on.ca

lighting

Leaside Residents - https://leasideresidents.ca
Leeward Glenway
Legislative Assembly of Ontario www.lao.org
loitering - and Feb. 23, 2022 consultation re: the Osmington Gerofsky proposal for 7 St. Dennis Dr.
lifespan, average
lifespan, of high-rise buildings
Long Now Foundation (The Bus)
longevity
LPAT, former - hearings at - see Ontario Land Tribunal
LRT, Crosstown
LTB - and preliminary hearing re: 1440-1442 Lawrence Ave. W.  -  see 20240801-ltb-hearing-chiara
  - early 2023 changes heralded (link pending to an April 5 Toronto Star item by Robert Benzie; last updated on Monday evening, April 10, 2023)
  - see also Duty Counsel Program (ACTO)


M


management
manager
marketing displays, on sidewalks - see the city's consultation back in late January
medical information, Toronto
  - non-emergency
     - chat with a nurse - see Toronto Public Heath "eChat" - www.toronto.ca/community-people/health-wellness-care/health-programs-advice...
meter
metrics
migrants
money
method of service FILE PENDING - see www.tribunalsontario.ca
migrants
money

moving - CLEO notes on - see https://cleoconnect.ca/resource/yourlegalrights/moving-checklist/

mud
   - on St. Dennis Dr., early 2023
'multi-use paths'


N


neighbourhood improvement areas
  - city’s page about
No Demovictions
- main points from early April 2023
   - see also Jane's Walk event
  - see also notes on the city's renovictions by-law consultations
nuclear weapons
number of residents who took part, in consultation re: 7 St. Dennis Dr.
new amenities
new road
news headlines, recent
night economy - see https://www.toronto.ca/business-economy/industry-sector-support/tourism/night-economy/

O


“Ontario Line” - elevated railway, planned
  - and noise studies???
    - see also Canadian Pacific Railway
Ontario Municipal Board - see early 2023 cursory search
Ontario Science Centre - and 'moving' issue - see savesciencecentre.com
organic waste diversion
Osmington Gerofsky proposal - initial reviews of
  - "virtual public consultation" Feb. 23, 2023
    - see initial review here on 25 Problems

Ottawa

  - federal government
     - and Michael Coteau - see forums re: riding boundary changes
outages, power
  - July 2022, 48 hrs. at 25 St. Dennis Dr.
      - Toronto Hydro report pending
  - November 2022
     - see also Hydro

outdoor spaces
  - see also loitering and transients

owls - see also raptors


P


Padovani, Chiara - this topic has not really been indexed as yet
painting over dirt - as a method of 'cleaning' old buildings
pandemic preparedness
para-legals
parcels
parkettes
parking (automobiles and trucks etc.)
  - see also deliveries

"parkland"
penthouses, in new tall condos
  - and noise from the 24/7 operations of the nearby Canadian Pacific Railway
pedestrians - and dangerous cyclists
  - and gyropod fatalities in France
       - April 2, 2023 New York Times item about a referendum in Paris, France
  - and Osmington Gerofsky proposal for 7 St. Dennis Dr.
pets
photos, of unit
  - and landlord's rights to enter unit - see www.torontotenants.org page about this
planning, City of Toronto
  - and Osmington Gerofsky proposal for 7 St. Dennis Dr.
       - Feb. 23, 2023 “consultation” - first review file is here

plumbers, certified
population, local - number of people
power outages - see outage
  - growing percentage of seniors, anticipated
pressure, from developers "to go even higher" felt by city planners early 2023 (internal notes)

privacy

  - digital privacy
  - right to privacy, tenants’
    - and landlord's statuatory right to enter unit - see

Progress Toronto

property tax
Provincial government - forum here about
  - see also "Ontario dot C A" (not always up-to-date eg. re: condo tribunal authority)
  - see also Legislative Assembly of Ontario www.lao.org
public health issues

Q


qualifications, for sub-contractors
quality of life

"quasi-judicial body" - OMB - see early 2023 cursory search
Queen's Park - see Legislative Assembly of Ontario
  - www.lao.org

R

ratepayer groups - see Don Mills Residents (“DMRI”)
railroad tracks
'Rate The Landlord' movement <- late April 2021 - www.ratethelandlord.org
rat infestation, plans for
  - see also raptors (hawks and owls)

ravines
recreation
renoviction by-law, late 2024
  - city purports to hold consultations on - see renovictions-bylaw sub-page
    - see also No Demovictions dot C A

Rent Safe T.O.
  - and recent [June 2024] TAC 'forum' - see https://25problems.com/app.php/recent-rentsafe-to

rent

  - rent control - and rising rents, across Canada (Global News item late January 2023)

rent strikes - at 31-35 St. Dennis Dr., summer 2018 - local CBC write-up
  - at 1440-1442 Lawrence Ave. W., preliminary hearing re: August 1, 2024
     - see 20240801-ltb-hearing-chiara

retirement homes in area, strange - file pending about tiny, box-like units
retail - and 895 Lawrence Ave. East - files (reports, comments, pictures etc.) pending
right to enter unit - by landlord - see https://www.torontotenants.org/privacy_unit_entry

road, new - north-south between St. Dennis and Grenoble Dr.
   - mentioned in Osmington Gerofsky proposal for 7 St. Dennis Dr., February 2023

Roman K. (Administrator) - "admin at 25 problems dot com"

Residential Tenancies Act

- full text - https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/06r17

S

SafeTO
safety issues - during construction
Salomon, Gloria
sanitary issues
  - see also dust and mud
     - on St. Dennis Dr., early 2023
sanitation
Scarborough West
Science Centre - see savesciencecentre.com
security
sewerage
shelter, emergency
sheltering in place
Shops At Don Mills
sidewalks
  - impassble - see city's consultation in late January 2023
SketchUp - see trimble sub-file
social assistance
Social Planning Toronto
social services
society - and mental health
St. James Town
Stiles, Marit
subdivision
superintendent
supplies, emergency
surveillance
swimming pool unattended


T


TAC 'forum' - see https://25problems.com/app.php/recent-rentsafe-to
TCHC buildings
TDSB (Toronto District School Board)
  - and OPSB convention's touching on A.I., summer 2024 - see calendar
temporary housing

tenants

  - advocacy group for - see FMTA www.torontotenants.org
  - bulletin boards for
    - possibly mandated by RentSafe T.O. - see summer 2024 sub-file
  - associations of
    - on blocks along St. Dennis Dr. in Don Mills - unknown??? See this file LAST UPDATED JULY 8, 2024
  - see also Don Mills Residents Inc.
Tesla
Thorncliffe Park
  - history of
  - and rent strike, early May - see notes
title fraud
  - mentioned in the Toronto Star. late March 2023
TMMIS (pronounced “Tim’s”) - Toronto Meeting Management Information System”
  - can also be a reference to where councillors and city planners go, for extended breaks
toilets
transients
transit
  - and elevated subway line

Toronto

  - Toronto City Council - https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/council/
  - rules around apartment buildings - see Municipal Code Chapter 354 (PDF)
    - see also the Rent Safe T.O. program

Toronto Hydro
  - and "aging infrastructure", in area
Tory, John
trades people, certified
Trimble - company that bought SketchUp from Google
  - looking up "3d modelling" at City of Toronto eventually brings you to Trimble and SketchUp - see trimble sub-file here on 25 Problems
Trump Tower - see U.S.A.


U

unicycles, electric - see “gyropods”
undocumented workers
unions, tenant - across buildings
  - this topic has not really been indexed as yet
urban planning
underground cables
U.S.A.
  - housing crisis in New York
    - undocumented workers - see Trump


V


“vacant lands” on 7 St. Dennis Dr. location, just west of 25 St. Dennis
ventilation
video - 25 St. Dennis Dr. “virtual consultation”, city of Toronto, re: Osmington Gerofsky proposal • Feb. 23, 2023
viruses
  - see also avian flu


W

Wal-Mart effect
Wards, city of Toronto
  - Ward 16
     - town hall meetings
       - 20240304 - mentioned in a post by Admin
waste, electronic
waste, organic

water

water main (as in pipes)
water quality
  - technical notes on
      - Canada
          - Ontario - 2022 - see www.ontario.ca
    - national - www.safewatercanada.com
          - in First Nations Communities - see
https://sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1562856509704/1562856530304

  - United States: www.waterandhealth.org

  - see also Toronto Public Heath "eChat" - "www.toronto.ca/community-people/health-wellness-care/health-programs-advice..."

Weinbaum, Allan (WJ Properties) - see reviews of the “virtual consultations” that were held by city planners in 2023
  - see also 200 Gateway Blvd.

welfare, corporate

wildlife - comments on
    - see forums
    - see also the city's March 22 request asking people not to feed the animals

wind - explanation of - see https://windy.app/textbook/how-breeze-works-simple-explanation.html
wind tunnels

workers, un-licensed and unsupervised
Wynne, Kathleen

X

x-ray
Xerox PARC
xylene
xylophone

Y


Youtube video

Z


Zakat
Zhao, Anna city planner - see the file about the Feb. 23, 2023 “virtual public consultation” re: he Osmington Gerofksy proposal
 for 7 St. Dennis Dr.

zoo, Toronto