Interesting house of the day 4

4 elements of this house make it interesting, it's location, the built style, the interiors and how it's being offered. The location right next to the Humber ravine is wonderful, and that it is an Arts and crafts style -  a style which has some historical relation to the community where the house sits - and much of this built style remains on the outside of the house. The interiors appear - from the bad photography made to show them, to be done with thought in most areas to the character of the house. The bottom picture is a basement? If it is it's  well done, not great. But looking at the furniture it could be surmised the owners may have had "some more" there - did an agent advise them to monotone it for the sale? Last but not at all least, it's priced to remain the house it is, not as gut to the sky and rebuild, as a lot of houses are in blocks surrounding this one.

MLS© ID: W1394450   Price. $ 879,000.00

Address 60 Humberview Rd Toronto OntarioDirections/Cross Streets: Old Mill/Bloor

DescriptionMuskoka-Like Reverse Ravine Property O/L Humber River In Old Millside. Arts & Crafts Inspired,Stone & Tudor Centre Hall Home Nestled In The Woods.  Steps To Humber River,Etienne Brule&Lessard Parks,Subway, & All Amenities.

Basic Details 3 bedroom(s) Working Fireplace(s) 2-Storey style living Detached style living Brick Exterior Attached garage with 1 parking space(s) 4 parking spaces total Sewers system 1 kitchen(s) Approx. lot size is 118.33 x 92.00 Feet Estimated annual taxes is $6308.19 Washrooms (3 total

Green13 a group focusing on environmental issues here in Ward 13

Image: Part of the oil plume extraction equipment behind Canadian Rogers Eastern lot on Vine Ave.

Green13 is the recently formed group focusing on environmental issues here in Ward 13. Three of our key initiatives are Community Right to Know, Earth Hour, and climate change (information, and empowering the community to build resilience to what lies ahead).

Our next meeting takes place this

Monday, August 11th at 7:30 p.m.
35 Webb Avenue (east off Runnymede, 2 streets S. of Annette)

We are building a public launch for some time this September or October.

Please spread word of this group and imminent meeting. All are welcome!

This is one residents group the community needs as the city rarely properly informs communities about issues in this area.

Posted by Robert.

Lakeshore mardi gras August 8-9-10 2008

Lakeshore Mardi Gras is in the heart of Etobicoke-Lakeshore - A musical and family friendly celebration beginning Friday evening and going on all weekend at Colonel Samuel Smith Park at Lakeshore Blvd. West and Kipling Avenue.

Events

Main Stage Colonel Samuel Smith Park

Friday

6:30 to 7:30	Ronnie and The Jets
8:00 to 9:30	Downchild

Saturday

Noon - 1pm	Dinny's Dixieland All-Stars
1:30-2:30pm	The Three Dad's
3-4pm	Spider Jones
4:30-5:30pm	Danny Marks
6-7pm	Johnny Max
7:30-9pm	Glass Tiger!

Sunday

Noon - 1pm	The Silverleaf Jazz Band
1:30-2:30pm	Uptown Express
3-4pm	Chuck Jackson and The All Stars
4:30-6pm	Paul James

Sign of the times

These advertising signs aren't among the worst that can be seen around the city but this is Islington and Bloor after all. Nevertheless, it seems doubtful that when the Kingsway Kiwanis Club donated Riley Park in 1950 that the park would later gain support by succumbing to posting an add on the back of its batting cage. These signs may be legal (http://illegalsigns.ca/2008/07/08/cbc-tv-news-coverage-of-illegalsignsca/) but not so long ago a contribution would get one's name on a brass plaque rather than litter a public park with advertising.

Posted By David

Tonight. All Junction Residents are needed for idea inputs

post about the agenda

Wednesday links

The Toronto Star is reporting via Forbes magazine that Buffalo is among the 'fastest dying' U.S. cities. stating the prime cause for this is the lose of the cities life is old manufacturing cities such as Buffalo are in rougher shape than ever and still looking for something to replace their factories and mills. [The Star].

A couple of areas in WTO such as the Junction and Mount Dennis are microcosms of Buffalo, losing their commercial and industrial sectors more quickly than residents can even keep a watch. Looking at areas such as people community groups and elected persons can learn to not make the same mistakes, or inaction continue the slide.

past posts related to industrial de- development

old Benjamin Moore & Co on Lloyd Ave. a developer with a good mixed work and live plan

Should building models be required of West Toronto condo developments?

To try and win some wants and minds, of condo buyers, developers usually construct a free standing sales pavilion or in an older building on the development site, a well appointed sales suite. Many times these sales office have a mock up of a few of the units.  Yet in an inherently small area as the Junction - encircled with other communities isn't much more needed?  Small streetscape models built to scale that include current buildings and the new projects would show the new developments effect of the surrounding buildings and would provide most people with a far greater visual picture of the situation. People would be able to use their eyes to walk down the streets and circle around the area under consideration, rather than have to wade though one inch thick reports like the one pictured above, which is only the road impact study for the old Canadian Tire site. Indeed it would give prospective buyers of the new homes or condos a feeling or understanding about their life in the space of the community.

Village by the Park - arrival of a medium sized rotary drilling rig

Today you can see on the Options for Homes site at Keele St. and Dundas St. the erected pile driver Bauer BG 24H medium sized rotary drilling rig in the parcel of land near the tracks at the lower end of the sloped site.  Wondering if this is a little early as most of the old Canadian Tire Store remains standing still. Could it be they need shoring up on the slope down from the abutting tracks simply to take down the existing building?

Front gardens of note

The junction has a majority of small front yards, many people enjoy using their yard for a ornamental garden, which when done make the ave or street a more enjoyable space. This garden in the junction is carefully tended and edited during the growing season with differnt plants and flowers.  The garden itself is  a bridge between the veranda and the street, providing a real community feel. Compared with houses just up the street from this garden where the homeowner has simply allowed a mass of weeds to grow  covering the front lawn, Thomas and Marven - the owners of this garden should complemented.