generalcanada
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somone on reddit was saying years ago they had 50 living up there.
That would be crazy
That would be crazy
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Jonny5
Senior Member
Thousands of roaches are gonna be looking for new homes when that thing comes down.
Northern Light
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toonderly
Active Member
There is a survey on the city's website regarding commemorative benches and trees if anyone is interested in completing it.
www.toronto.ca
Commemorative Tree & Bench Program
Share your thoughts and feedback about the Commemorative Tree and Bench Program. The survey is live until August 22, 2024. Take the Survey The commemorative tree and bench program has reached capacity and is no longer accepting applications for the spring 2024 season. Applications are expected...
www.toronto.ca
Northern Light
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The Globe and Mail's Marcus Gee with a column on the weekend lamenting Toronto's ugly Parks garbage bins and highlighting superior options with photos from Montreal, Madrid and London, UK:
www.theglobeandmail.com
How Toronto can do public garbage better
If other cities can figure out how to collect trash without uglifying the cityscape, why can’t Toronto?
www.theglobeandmail.com
Northern Light
Superstar
Follow-up article on the collapsed building on Dundas W.
A citizen had filed complaints over the structural condition of the building going back years........and as recently as this past January.
While in some cases the City did order work......it appears they didn't carry out any inspection of the remediation, and on a subsequent complaint, no action was taken.
Toronto Building not looking good at all here.
www.thestar.com
A citizen had filed complaints over the structural condition of the building going back years........and as recently as this past January.
While in some cases the City did order work......it appears they didn't carry out any inspection of the remediation, and on a subsequent complaint, no action was taken.
Toronto Building not looking good at all here.
Dundas West building that collapsed was deemed “unsafe” by the city — but case was closed in 2019
City inspections that deemed the building “unsafe” raise questions about Toronto’s ability to enforce its bylaws.
www.thestar.com
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
Follow-up article on the collapsed building on Dundas W.
A citizen had filed complaints over the structural condition of the building going back years........and as recently as this past January.
While in some cases the City did order work......it appears they didn't carry out any inspection of the remediation, and on a subsequent complaint, no action was taken.
Toronto Building not looking good at all here.
Dundas West building that collapsed was deemed “unsafe” by the city — but case was closed in 2019
City inspections that deemed the building “unsafe” raise questions about Toronto’s ability to enforce its bylaws.
We enforce? If I am cold-hearted I'd say the city lucked out that no one died - or they'd be hauled before an inquiry.
AoD
Richard White
Senior Member
It would be helpful if there was legislation to bring things in line with how Condos are run.
With Condominiums, Condo Corporations are able to complete required repairs that owners themselves fail to make within a reasonable time. Those repairs are then charged back to Owners.
Usually the above is enshrined in Condominium Declarations but you get my point. It would be helpful to have legislation that says municipalities or other governing bodies can complete major repairs if an Owner does not give a s***.
Admiral Beez
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I’ve seen that on house tours here in Cabbagetown, where “urban professionals” have bought an old semi and ripped out all the interior walls in pursuit of suburban-like open concepts, only to cause the house to lean and shift. OTOH, my wife and I love our warren of 1920s original yet functional rooms.
Northern Light
Superstar
Whether one's tastes lean open or closed, if you hire professional architects, engineers and contractors, who pull permits, your structure should not end up leaning!
That's a hallmark of amateurs, and pros who aren't, and are trying to skirt the fees of paying a pro and/or permits.
Sketch work is sketch work.
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DSCToronto
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Coming to Service Excellence Committee next week. This committee does seem to ask good questions. Though 311 is pretty good at taking in complaints, they do not actually FIX anything and follwoing up on reports is very difficulyt.
picard102
Senior Member
311 is such a PITA to file reports if it's not about garbage or a pothole.
DSCToronto
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Not quite sure what is going on but I just heard that Gary Yorke who was the Executive Director of the City's Customer Service Group (and 311) 'is no longer with the City". He seemed to be a live wire with great plans....
If you are reporting something online and they have a Form for it, it is really not too complicated, the problems arise if one wants to report something 'odd'.. There are Forms to report graffiti on lots of City 'things' but if you want to report grafitti on a Bike Box (as I did last week) you are out of luck as it does not have category and they do not have space for "other". Though I understand why they prefer Forms, they really DO need a Form for "other".
picard102
Senior Member
I was trying to report trees on the city boulevard blocking sidewalks, but there wasn't an option for that so I had to just pick something else and hope they looked at the additional info to figure it out. Luckily they did. However I filled out a report for a blocked drain, covered in a foot of debris, using the specific form for that, and they came by and trimmed the plants growing out of the debris. Drain is still blocked.
evandyk
Senior Member
I recently had to report a hornet's nest that was on a tree in a neighbour's property but dangling over the sidewalk. It was surprisingly simple and easy, and the city sent someone out within three days to fix it. Guess the threat of getting sued if someone gets stung and has an allergic reaction is enough to motivate them.