The SEDRA Owl: March 2024

Heritage Preservation in Midtown Bill 23 and the Impact on Heritage Preservation in Midtown Toronto You may have heard of Bill 23 in reference to the Greenbelt, but we want to take a moment to talk about the Bill’s impact closer to home. In the heart of Toronto, where history meets development, there stands Bill … Read more

Q&A with Councillor Mike Colle

Image: Ward 8’s City Councillor Mike ColleImage Credit: toronto.ca A number of local residents’ associations, including SEDRA, have come together to bring you a series of short informational pieces that are designed to build context and stay informed about decisions and conversations that have an impact on our local neighbourhoods. Today’s feature is the last of … Read more

Traffic Safety – an oxymoron?

An important message from John Hiddema, SEDRA Co-President The term traffic safety is used as a catch-all for conversations about what happens on our streets as we move about the city. It covers what goes wrong when vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists collide. That said, it’s not traffic we want to keep safe, it’s people. Lost … Read more

The SEDRA Owl: November 2023

A conversation with Josh Matlow Image: Ward 12’s City Councillor Josh MatlowImage Credit: toronto.ca A number of local residents’ associations, including SEDRA, have come together to bring you a series of short informational pieces that are designed to build context and stay informed about decisions and conversations that have an impact on our local neighbourhoods. Today’s feature is … Read more

The SEDRA Owl: Fall 2023

The greening of Davisville Image: 33 and 77 Davisville Ave, and future site of 60 BalliolImage Credit: Mary Turcotte by Jane Auster, co-president, SEDRAWhere are our parks?Davisville Village is one of the most parkland-deficient neighbourhoods in Toronto.This disheartening “nugget” came to me by way of the parks planner for our area in a meeting with … Read more

The SEDRA Owl: June 2023

What’s the magic number for new neighbours? Image: Crane Index, Q1 2023 Contributed by Jeff Latto, SEDRA Board Member and Chair of the TMWG (Tall-Mid Rise Working Group) We are all hearing a lot these days about the need to build more housing. The Ontario government has set a specific target of 1.5 million news … Read more

Mark Your Calendars for AGM 2023

SEDRA Annual General Meeting (AGM) Date: Tuesday, May 2, 2023Time: 6:30pm-9:00pmLocation: Church of the Transfiguration, Sanctuary, 111 Manor Rd East (at Redpath) Since 1965, SEDRA (formerly SERRA or South Eglinton Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association) has been your community advocate. Our goal is to inform and engage members of the South Eglinton Davisville neighbourhood and to … Read more