Guest SpeakersThe guest speaker was Pauline Larsen, who is the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer for the Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area (DYBIA). https://downtownyonge.com/ Their area includes the portion of Bay Cloverhill from Bay Street to Yonge Street, from Grosvenor Street to College Street. There will be many events this summer, including Play the Parks featuring emerging Toronto based artists, College Park: After Hours movie nights, soccer theme Downtown Yonge Inplay, flea market, music and architectural walking tours. Winter food tours were popular and summer food tours start soon, often selling out in a few days. More information at www.downtownyonge.com/foodtours/. DYBIA partnered outreach operates Monday to Friday. The Community Outreach Response and Engagement pilot was successful in finding homes for 15 individuals. More information at www.downtownyonge.com/ on all events and programs, or contact Pauline directly at [email protected]. University Rosedale Councillor Dianne Saxe updated everyone on the Queen’s Park North revitalization project. The Infrastructure and Environment Committee has recommended approval of the Design Concept phase that will go to City Council later this month. The mass events that were held up to 2012 have resulted in soil compaction and damage to trees. Part of the revitalization is to restore the health of the 358 trees in the park, with special attention to the older trees. Councillor Saxe has initiated a motion to reinforce the prohibition of mass events. In addition, the Great White Oak bench will remain as requested by the BCCA. Another item from the BCCA is the fountain that will be restored or retained if possible. She fought for the BCCA to have a seat on the advisory panel. One of her ideas is to put QR codes with stories about the individual tree or the park in general on each of the trees currently in the park. Everyone was asked to think about stories and record a brief statement. Mark A. raised a concern that QR codes can be compromised and suggested near field communication as an alternative. Kathryn H. queried about the location of the restaurant and the Councillor explained that the building would be located on existing hard surface and the intent was to draw people into the centre of the park, away from busy traffic on the road. Previous Meeting Items for 506 College streetcar and 19 Bay bus restored. Phase 2 sewer replacement College from Yonge to Bay and TTC track replacement on Carlton Street from Church Street to Yonge Street will start the end of July and finish in September. Phase 3 TTC track replacement on College Street from Yonge Street to Bay Street scheduled for September to December. Liberal Dr. Danielle Martin was elected in the Monday April 13th federal byelection, with 64.3% of votes. There were 10 candidates, with Serena Purdy of the NDP finishing second with 18.9% of votes.31,028 votes were cast resulting in a low 33% voter turnout. Approximately 10% of votes were cast in advance polls. The plaque for Primrose in Clover Hill Park is scheduled to be installed in July. Queen’s Park North In addition to Councillor Saxe’s comments, one of the major accomplishments in the past month or so was the involvement of the Forestry and Heritage Departments in the project. There will be a new public art plan and document is underway. Minor design concept changes included protected understory planting in ‘Learning Forest’ elevated boardwalk replacing tree walk, removal of kiosk and workshop. There will be a large memorial gardens at south end of park, water features and temporary council fire. Separate washroom and café buildings will be located in the middle of park. NeighbourhoodThe pollinator gardens have been installed on St. Joseph, with new traffic measures to slow down cars and discourage wrong way traffic. The BikeShare station has been relocated back onto the new raised platform. New community garden signs were installed to discourage dog and litter waste. The St. Nicholas street sign at Wellesley that was removed during construction of 8 Wellesley will be reinstalled. New sidewalk decals requested by Beth H. have been obtained and will be installed soon. Volunteers are needed to help with the installation. There are 15 new restaurants opened in the last 6 or so months: There are 8 BikeShare stations in the Bay Cloverhill neighbourhood, with room for 159 bikes. Cyclists have a choice of classic bikes or ebikes available at a premium cost. Services available on a pay as you go basis, day pass or annual membership. https://bikesharetoronto.com/system-map/ . We have an upcoming municipal election. Candidates for mayor, councillor or school trustee can register until August 19th . Voting date is Monday October 26th from 10 am to 8 pm, with advance voting Tuesday October 6th to Sunday October 11th from 10 am to 7 pm. Vote by mail by registering in advance Tuesday September 1st to Thursday September 24th . The TDSB School Trustee boundaries changed April 2026, Bay Cloverhill is now in Ward 7 instead of 10. Current list of registered candidates available at https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/elections/candidate-list/. There are 2 major construction projects underway. The first is resurfacing and hydro work on Breadalbane Street that should be complete in Q4 of this year. The work may include Neighbourhood Project with pedestrian crossing to Opera Place Park, benches and planters. The second is resurfacing and water main replacement on Grosvenor Street and Queen’s Park Crescent. Despite having to be rescheduled due to rainy and cold weather, a small group of dedicated volunteers participated in Clean Toronto Together this year. The website has been refreshed, there are a new community gardens map, Friends of Queen’s Park page and updated photos and information at www.baycloverhill.com. Development UpdateThe site plan for 2G 26 Grenville/27 Grosvenor is being reviewed by the City. Demolition is planned for later in 2026, followed by excavation and construction of both towers with 769 rental apartments, including 233 affordable rental apartments. The site will include a portion of the Clock Tower Trail. www.grenvillegrosvenor.com 1075 Bay is proposed to be replaced with a 62 storey mixed use building with non-residential/affordable housing. The developer has proposed park instead of Privately Owned Public Space. Updated OPA/ZBA application under review by City for 3 additional floors with non-residential/affordable units replacing office space. There will be a public meeting at the Toronto East York Community Council on July 8th. Adjacent to our area, a large development an application was made in July 2025 for College Park. The project consists of 3 towers with over 2,300 units of 65, 75 and 96 storeys. A zoning bylaw and official plan amendment was filed in January 2026. Community MeetingsThe meetings attended since the last meeting were reviewed.
Community Concerns Residents at Irwin and St. Nicholas are split if the litter bin should be removed, due to illegal dumping. A litter bin on Wellesley that was blocking the handicapped zone was relocated. 1001 Bay has had problems with overflowing litter, it was replaced with a larger bin and a second bin has been installed nearby.
Section 37 funds for bricking of St. Luke Lane are not in the Transportation Department’s capital plan, but we will continue to advocate for this project to be scheduled. A complaint about garbage and dumpsters in St. Luke Lane was referred to 311 and the DYBIA Clean Streets team. Water from the splash pad at Clover Hill Park floods the children’s playground. Kathryn H. and Merick B. met with a Parks Supervisor with possible solutions of cleaning out drains and correcting the downhill/bioswale drainage caused by installation/design issues that have existed since 2020. Kathryn H. provided additional detail about the water issues with Clover Hill Park. She and Merick came up with the ideas to install a grate to drain excess water or bury weeping tiles to redirect the water. An encampment at the rear of 11 St. Joseph was cleared with the help of the Gerstein Crisis Centre. Feedback was solicited for the issue of mental incapacity that would allow the authorities to put individuals with mental health issues into mandatory treatment. Mark A. suggested that skilled interviewing would be beneficial to assess needs. Cathy C. explained that more authority is needed when threats are involved. The Billy Bishop Island Airport expansion issues are outlined in a FoSTRA document on the BCCA website. Several prominent citizens have launched https://torealitycheck.ca/ to allow people to tell federal politicians their thoughts. There is a vague Transport Canada survey open until July 24th tc.canada.ca/en/corporate-services/consultations/public-consultation-future-billy-bishop-toronto-city-airport. Airport expansion plans will not be released during the public consultation process. Residents were reminded to call or file online services requests to 311 for any issues. https://www.toronto.ca/home/311-toronto-at-your-service/create-a-service-request/ Upcoming community and special events were highlighted. In addition, people are invited to the Walk of Housing Justice on June 24th.
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