Item - 2013.EY28.8

Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1.         City Council include the property at 1151 Weston Road (The Bank of Nova Scotia) on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties.

This report recommends that City Council include the property at 1151 Weston Road on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties for its cultural heritage value.  Located on the northeast corner of Weston Road and Eglinton Avenue, the property contains the building historically known as the Mount Dennis Bank of Nova Scotia (1949, addition 1981-2) now known as Scotiabank, Weston Road and Eglinton Avenue.

The nomination for inclusion of this property was made by the Mount Dennis Community Association.  Following research and evaluation, staff have determined that the property at 1151 Weston Road meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the provincial criteria prescribed for municipal designation that is also used by the City when assessing properties for the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties.

The Toronto Preservation Board on October 3, 2013, considered the following:

1.         Report (September 11, 2013) from the Acting Director, Urban Design, City Planning Division, respecting Inclusion on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties - 1151 Weston Road.

2.         Communications:

(October 2, 2013) E-mail from Geoff Kettel, Chair, North York Community Preservation Panel (PB.Supp.PB25.7.1)

The following persons addressed the Toronto Preservation Board:

-           Simon Chamberlain, Secretary, Mount Dennis Community Association

-           John Maguire, Senior Designer, Real Estate, Scotiabank

-           Councillor Frances Nunziata