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REPORTS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES
AND OTHER COMMITTEES
As Considered by
The Council of the City of Toronto
on December 16 and 17, 1998
ETOBICOKE COMMUNITY COUNCIL
REPORT No. 13
1Item Considered by the Community Council
City of Toronto
REPORT No. 13
OF THE ETOBICOKE COMMUNITY COUNCIL
(from its meeting on November 18, 1998,
submitted by Councillor Elizabeth Brown, Chair)
As Considered by
The Council of the City of Toronto
on December 16 and 17, 1998
1
Item Considered by the Community Council
(City Council on December 16 and 17, 1998, received this Clause, for information.)
(a)Options for Ward Boundary Changes.
The Etobicoke Community Council reports having recommended to the Urban Environment and Development
Committee the following preferred options within its Community Council jurisdiction for divisions within City
wards, based on minor refinements, to permit single member ward representation:
(1)Ward 2 - Lakeshore-Queensway - Option 2-1a;
(2)Ward 3 - Kingsway-Humber - Option 3-1a;
(3)Ward 4 - Markland-Centennial - Option 4-1b; and
(4)Ward 5 - Rexdale-Thistletown - a revised Option using Finch Avenue, from Highway 427 east to Albion Road,
east on Albion Road to Kipling Avenue, south to the West Branch of the Humber River, and then east to the
HumberRiver, as the boundary.
The Etobicoke Community Council reports having requested the City Clerk to submit a further report to the Urban
Environment and Development Committee on November30,1998, with respect to:
(i)the division of the industrial lands in Ward 2 - Lakeshore-Queensway, on a more equitable basis within the existing
ward boundaries; and adjustment of the boundary from Royal York Road to Dwight Avenue; and
(ii)the proposed revised Option for Ward 5 - Rexdale-Thistletown.
The Etobicoke Community Council had before it a report (October 26, 1998) from the City Clerk and Commissioner of
Urban Planning and Development Services providing options for (1) minor refinements to the existing 28 City wards, and
(2) ward boundary divisions to permit single member ward representation.
The Etobicoke Community Council further received a presentation by the following with respect to the options for ward
boundary changes in the Etobicoke district:
-Mr. P. Fay, Senior Policy & Planning Specialist; and
-Mr. J. Hollins, Director, Elections.
The Community Council also had before it the following communications with respect to the foregoing:
-(November 11, 1998) from Ms. S. Pavan, Beacon Hill Tenants Association, in favour of Option 5-1a
(Rexdale-Thistletown);
-(November 14 1998) from Mr. M. Harrison, Etobicoke, in favour of Option 2-1c (Lakeshore-Queensway);
-(Undated) from Mr. B. Melanson, Etobicoke, in favour of one member per ward, with a reduced number of wards across
the City in line with the new Federal and Provincial ward boundaries;
-(November 9, 1998) from Mrs. S. Giovanella, President, Etobicoke Federation of Ratepayers' and Residents'
Associations, in favour of one member per ward;
-(November 16, 1998) from Mr. V. Crisanti, Etobicoke, proposing a revised boundary for the division of Ward 5
(Rexdale-Thistletown);
-(November 17, 1998) from Councillor M. Giansante, in support of Option 3-1a (Kingsway-Humber);
-(November 18, 1998) from Ms. R. Swarbrick, Etobicoke, supporting the retention of the two councillor ward system,
and therefore not in favour of the proposals for revisions to the ward boundaries; and
-(November 18, 1998) from Mr. M. Kachala, Vice President, Kingsway Sunnylea Residents's Association, in favour of
two councillors per ward which the Association feels serves the best interest of the residents and taxpayers and is effective,
direct responsible and competitive democracy at its best.
The following persons appeared before the Etobicoke Community Council with respect to the foregoing matter:
-Mr. B. Melanson, Etobicoke;
-Mr. T. Reardon, Etobicoke Federation of Ratepayers' and Residents' Associations;
-Mr. L. Paron, Etobicoke;
-Mr. R. Summers, Etobicoke;
-Ms. R. Swarbrick, Etobicoke;
-Mr. M. Stanise, Etobicoke;
-Mr. I. Nishisati, Past President, Humber Valley Village Ratepayers Association;
-Mr. P. Milczyn, Chair, Lakeshore Planning Council;
-Mr. F. Di Giorgio, on behalf of Councillor M. Giansante;
-Mr. R. Ciupa, Etobicoke; and
-Mr. H. Ashley, Etobicoke.
Respectfully submitted,
ELIZABETH BROWN,
Chair
Toronto, November 18, 1998
(Report No. 13 of The Etobicoke Community Council, consisting of one Clause only, was received, as information, by City
Council on December 16 and 17, 1998.)