Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

To be held by the Toronto and East York Community Council

(Under the Planning Act)

Request to Amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Application Number 25 219469 STE 14 OZ

Location of Application:  954, 956 and 958 Broadview Avenue And 72 Chester Hill Road
Applicant:                         Diamond Kilmar Developments 
 
Date:                                  April 30, 2026
Time:                                 10:00 a.m., or as soon as possible thereafter
Place:
Committee Room 1, Toronto City Hall and by Video Conference
 

PROPOSAL

The applications to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law proposes a building with a 26 storey (84 metres plus mechanical penthouse) building element facing Broadview Avenue and a four-storey component at the rear of the site for the property at 954, 956 and 958 Broadview Avenue and 72 Chester Hill Road.

Detailed information regarding the proposal, including background information and material and a copy of the proposed Official Plan Amendment may be obtained by contacting Seanna Kerr, Senior Planner, Community Planning at 416-395-7053, or by e-mail at Seanna.Kerr@toronto.ca. 

Further information can be found at www.toronto.ca/954BroadviewAve. 

PURPOSE OF PUBLIC MEETING

The Toronto and East York Community Council will receive input and review the proposal and any other material placed before it, in order to make recommendations on the application. These recommendations will then be forwarded to Toronto City Council for its consideration.

You can follow the meeting at www.youtube.com/TorontoCityCouncilLive. 

MAKE YOUR VIEWS KNOWN

You may send written comments by e-mail to teycc@toronto.ca or by mail to the address below. You can submit written comments up until City Council gives final consideration to the proposal.

You are also invited to address Toronto and East York Community Council, in person, by video conference or by telephone, to make your views known regarding the proposal.

If you wish to address Toronto and East York Community Council directly, please register by e-mail to teycc@toronto.ca or by phone at 416-392-7033, no later than 12:00 p.m. on April 29, 2026. If you register, we will contact you with instructions on how to participate in the meeting.

The Toronto and East York Community Council may request you to file an outline of your presentation with the Clerk.

For more information about the matter, including information about appeal rights, please contact: City Clerk, Attention: Cathrine Regan, Administrator, Toronto and East York Community Council, 100 Queen Street West, 2nd Floor, [JN1] Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2, Phone: 416-392-7033, Fax: 416-392-2980, e-mail: teycc@toronto.ca. 

Special Assistance: City Staff can arrange for special assistance with some advance notice.  If you need special assistance, please call 416-392-7033, TTY 416-338-0889 or e-mail teycc@toronto.ca.     

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Toronto on the proposed Official Plan Amendment and passing or refusal of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment, you must make a written request to the City Clerk attention: Cathrine Regan, Administrator, at the address, fax number or e-mail set out above.

Any person or public body is entitled to receive notice of the decision of the approval authority, which is the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, if a written request to be notified of the decision (including the person's or public body's address) is made to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing at the address provided. The Decision of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing on the proposed Official Plan Amendments are not appealable to the Ontario Land Tribunal, pursuant to section 17(36.1.4) and 17(36.5) of the Planning Act.

Zoning By-law Amendment Appeal:  If a specified person or public body as defined under the Planning Act or the registered owner of any land to which by-law would apply would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Toronto to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the specified person or public body as defined under the Planning Act or the registered owner of any land to which the by-law would apply does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Toronto before the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is passed, the specified person or public body as defined under the Planning Act or the registered owner of any land to which the by-law would apply is not entitled to appeal the by-law.

People writing or making presentations at the public meeting: The City of Toronto Act, 2006, the Planning Act, and the City of Toronto Municipal Code authorize the City of Toronto to collect any personal information in your communication or presentation to City Council or its committees.

The City collects this information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s). If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-mails, presentations, or other communications to the City, you should be aware that your name and the fact that you communicated with the City will become part of the public record and will appear on the City's website. The City will also make your communication and any personal information in it - such as your postal address, telephone number or e-mail address - available to the public, unless you expressly request the City to remove it.

Many Committee, Board and Advisory Body meetings are broadcast live over the internet for the public to view.  If you speak at the meeting you will appear in the video broadcast. Video broadcasts are archived and continue to be publicly available. Direct any questions about this collection to City Clerk’s Office at the telephone number or email address set out above.

An online version of this Notice is available at https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/public-notices-bylaws/. 

Compliance with Provincial laws respecting Notice may result in you receiving duplicate notices.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

To be held by the Toronto and East York Community Council

(Under the Planning Act)

Request to Amend the Zoning By-law Application Number 23 138421 STE 13 OZ

Location of Application:  17-19, 23 and 25 Toronto Street and 55 and 57 Adelaide Street East
Applicant:                          SvN Architects + Planners 
 
Date:                                   April 30, 2026
Time:                                  10:00 a.m., or as soon as possible thereafter
Place:                                 Committee Room 1, Toronto City Hall and by Video Conference
 

PROPOSAL

The application to amend the Zoning By-law proposes to permit a 91-storey mixed use building including approximately 840 dwelling units and 7,921 square metres of non-residential space for the property at 17-19, 23 and 25 Toronto Street and 55 and 57 Adelaide Street East.

Detailed information regarding the proposal, including background information and material may be obtained by contacting Katherine Bailey, Senior Planner, Community Planning at 416-397-1761, or by e-mail at Katherine.Bailey@toronto.ca. 

Further information can be found at www.toronto.ca/23TorontoSt. 

PURPOSE OF PUBLIC MEETING

The Toronto and East York Community Council will receive input and review the proposal and any other material placed before it, in order to make recommendations on the application. These recommendations will then be forwarded to Toronto City Council for its consideration.

You can follow the meeting at www.youtube.com/TorontoCityCouncilLive. 

MAKE YOUR VIEWS KNOWN

You may send written comments by e-mail to teycc@toronto.ca or by mail to the address below. You can submit written comments up until City Council gives final consideration to the proposal.

You are also invited to address the Toronto and East York Community Council, in person, by video conference or by telephone, to make your views known regarding the proposal.

If you wish to address Toronto and East York Community Council directly, please register by e-mail to teycc@toronto.ca or by phone at 416-392-7033, no later than 12:00 p.m. on April 29, 2026. If you register, we will contact you with instructions on how to participate in the meeting.

The Toronto and East York Community Council may request you to file an outline of your presentation with the Clerk.

For more information about the matter, including information about appeal rights, please contact: City Clerk, Attention: Cathrine Regan, Administrator, Toronto and East York Community Council, 100 Queen Street West, 2nd Floor, West Tower , Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2, Phone: 416-392-7033, Fax: 416-392-2980, e-mail: teycc@toronto.ca. 

Special Assistance: City Staff can arrange for special assistance with some advance notice.  If you need special assistance, please call 416-392-7033, TTY 416-338-0889 or e-mail teycc@toronto.ca.  

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Toronto on the passing or refusal of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment, you must make a written request to the City Clerk attention: Cathrine Regan, Administrator, at the address, fax number or e-mail set out above.

Zoning By-law Amendment Appeal: If a specified person or public body as defined under the Planning Act or the registered owner of any land to which by-law would apply would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Toronto to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the specified person or public body as defined under the Planning Act or the registered owner of any land to which the by-law would apply does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Toronto before the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is passed, the specified person or public body as defined under the Planning Act or the registered owner of any land to which the by-law would apply is not entitled to appeal the by-law.

People writing or making presentations at the public meeting: The City of Toronto Act, 2006, the Planning Act, and the City of Toronto Municipal Code authorize the City of Toronto to collect any personal information in your communication or presentation to City Council or its committees.

The City collects this information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s). If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-mails, presentations, or other communications to the City, you should be aware that your name and the fact that you communicated with the City will become part of the public record and will appear on the City's website. The City will also make your communication and any personal information in it - such as your postal address, telephone number or e-mail address - available to the public, unless you expressly request the City to remove it.

Many Committee, Board and Advisory Body meetings are broadcast live over the internet for the public to view.  If you speak at the meeting you will appear in the video broadcast. Video broadcasts are archived and continue to be publicly available. Direct any questions about this collection to City Clerk’s Office at the telephone number or email address set out above.

An online version of this Notice is available at https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/public-notices-bylaws/. 

Compliance with Provincial laws respecting Notice may result in you receiving duplicate notices.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION(S)

(Under the Planning Act)

The City has received the following application(s) under the Planning Act:

TORONTO AND EAST YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL AREA:

Application Number: 26 118047 STE 04 OZ

Application to Amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a ten-and seven-storey mixed use building consisting of 141 affordable rental units, including 50 rental replacement units.

1497-1501 Queen Street West and 89-91 Beaty Avenue

Ward 4 – Parkdale-High Park

Doris Ho, Planner at 416-338-1264 or Doris.Ho@toronto.ca. 

CONTACT INFORMATION

City Clerk, Attention: Registrar Secretariat

Toronto City Hall, 2nd Floor West, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2,

Tel: 416-394-8101, Email: RegistrarCCO@toronto.ca. 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Background information and materials regarding the above-listed proposals are available at www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/application-information-centre/.   

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you wish to receive notice regarding the progression of any of the proposed applications above, which include Official Plan amendment, proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision, Draft Plan of Common Elements Condominium, Vacant Land Condominium Application and/or proposed Zoning By-law amendment, you may make a request to the City Clerk, to the attention of the Registrar Secretariat, at the address or email noted above.

 NOTICE OF APPLICATION(S)

(Under the Planning Act)

The City has received the following application(s) under the Planning Act:

ETOBICOKE YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL AREA:

Application Number: 24 252687 WET 03 OZ

Application to Amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-Law to construct a four-storey self-storage facility.

2-4 Mendota Road

Ward 3 – Etobicoke-Lakeshore

Nicholas Deibler, Planner at 416-394-2946 or Nicholas.Deibler@toronto.ca. 

CONTACT INFORMATION

City Clerk, Attention: Registrar Secretariat

Toronto City Hall, 2nd Floor West, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2,

Tel: 416-394-8101, Email: RegistrarCCO@toronto.ca. 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Background information and materials regarding the above-listed proposals are available at www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/application-information-centre/.  

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you wish to receive notice regarding the progression of any of the proposed applications above, which include Official Plan amendment, proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision, Draft Plan of Common Elements Condominium, Vacant Land Condominium Application and/or proposed Zoning By-law amendment, you may make a request to the City Clerk, to the attention of the Registrar Secretariat, at the address or email noted above.

Dated at the City of Toronto on April 2, 2026.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION(S)

(Under the Planning Act)

The City has received the following application(s) under the Planning Act:

ETOBICOKE YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL AREA:

Application Number: 26 127458 WET 03 OZ

Application to Amend the Zoning By-Law to permit amendments to the site-specific for the Bloor-Kipling lands and to permit a modified version of the approved mixed-use building on Block 5 consisting of a 43-storey tower and a 28-storey tower with a common five-storey podium and retail uses at grade.

970 Kipling Avenue

Ward 3 – Etobicoke-Lakeshore

Dominik Matusik, Planner at 416-397-2530 or Dominik.Matusik@toronto.ca. 

CONTACT INFORMATION

City Clerk, Attention: Registrar Secretariat

Toronto City Hall, 2nd Floor West, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2,

Tel: 416-394-8101, Email: RegistrarCCO@toronto.ca. 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Background information and materials regarding the above-listed proposals are available at www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/application-information-centre/.  

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you wish to receive notice regarding the progression of any of the proposed applications above, which include Official Plan amendment, proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision, Draft Plan of Common Elements Condominium, Vacant Land Condominium Application and/or proposed Zoning By-law amendment, you may make a request to the City Clerk, to the attention of the Registrar Secretariat, at the address or email noted above.

Dated at the City of Toronto on April 2, 2026.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

To be held by the Scarborough Community Council

(Under the Planning Act)

Draft Plan of Subdivision Application Number 24 123437 ESC 22 SB

Location of Application:  3000, 3004, 3008, 3012, and 3020 Kennedy Road
Applicant:                          M Behar Planning & Design Ltd
 
Date:                                  April 30, 2026
Time:                                 9:30 a.m. or as soon as possible thereafter
Place:                                Council Chamber, Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Borough Drive and by Video Conference

PROPOSAL

The Draft Plan of Subdivision application proposes to establish three blocks, consisting of an extension of Fort Dearborn Drive east to Kennedy Road, and the creation of two development blocks for the property at 3000, 3004, 3008, 3012, and 3020 Kennedy Road.

This land is also subject to an application under the Planning Act for minor variance, Application Number A0409/21SC.

Detailed information regarding the proposal, including background information and material may be obtained by contacting Laura Dainard, Senior Planner, Community Planning at 416-396-7023, or by e-mail at Laura.Dainard@toronto.ca. 

Further information can be found at https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/application-details/?id=5407994&pid=106061&title=3000-3020%20KENNEDY%20RD. 

PURPOSE OF PUBLIC MEETING

The Scarborough Community Council will receive input and review the proposal and any other material placed before it, in order to make recommendations on the application. These recommendations will then be forwarded to Toronto City Council for its consideration.

You can follow the meeting at www.youtube.com/TorontoCityCouncilLive. 

MAKE YOUR VIEWS KNOWN

You may send written comments by e-mail to scc@toronto.ca or by mail to the address below. You can submit written comments up until City Council gives final consideration to the proposal.

You are also invited to address Scarborough Community Council, in person, by video conference or by telephone, to make your views known regarding the proposal.

If you wish to address Scarborough Community Council directly, please register by e-mail to scc@toronto.ca or by phone at 415-397-4579, no later than 12:00 p.m. on April 29, 2026. If you register, we will contact you with instructions on how to participate in the meeting.

The Scarborough Community Council may request you to file an outline of your presentation with the Clerk.

For more information about the matter, including information about appeal rights, please contact: City Clerk, Attention: Nancy Martins, Administrator, Scarborough Community Council, 100 Queen Street West, 2nd Floor, West Tower, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2, Phone: 415-397-4579, Fax: 416-392-2980, e-mail: scc@toronto.ca. 

Special Assistance: City Staff can arrange for special assistance with some advance notice.  If you need special assistance, please call 415-397-4579, TTY 416-338-0889 or e-mail scc@toronto.ca.  

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Toronto on the proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision, you must make a written request to the City Clerk attention: Nancy Martins, Administrator, at the address, fax number or e-mail set out above.

Draft Plan of Subdivision Appeal: If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at the public meeting or make written submissions to the Council of the City of Toronto in respect of the proposed plan of subdivision before approval authority gives or refuses to give approval to the draft plan of subdivision, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Toronto to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

People writing or making presentations at the public meeting: The City of Toronto Act, 2006, the Planning Act, and the City of Toronto Municipal Code authorize the City of Toronto to collect any personal information in your communication or presentation to City Council or its committees.

The City collects this information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s). If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-mails, presentations, or other communications to the City, you should be aware that your name and the fact that you communicated with the City will become part of the public record and will appear on the City's website. The City will also make your communication and any personal information in it - such as your postal address, telephone number or e-mail address - available to the public, unless you expressly request the City to remove it.

Many Committee, Board and Advisory Body meetings are broadcast live over the internet for the public to view.  If you speak at the meeting you will appear in the video broadcast. Video broadcasts are archived and continue to be publicly available. Direct any questions about this collection to City Clerk’s Office at the telephone number or email address set out above.

An online version of this Notice is available at https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/public-notices-bylaws/. 

Compliance with Provincial laws respecting Notice may result in you receiving duplicate notices.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

To be held by the North York Community Council

(Under the Planning Act)

Request to Amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Application Number 25 166552 NNY 18 OZ

Location of Application:  179 and 181 Finch Avenue East
Applicant:                          Marshall Smith
 
Date:                                   April 29, 2026
Time:                                   9:30 a.m. or as soon as possible thereafter
Place:                                  Council Chamber, 5100 Yonge Street, North York Civic Centre and by video conference

PROPOSAL

The applications to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law propose to permit a six-storey (20.7 metre plus 4.5 metres to mechanical penthouse) residential apartment building at 179-181 Finch Avenue East. The proposed building would have a total gross floor area of 3,806.6 square metres, 40 residential dwelling units and 22 vehicular parking spaces.  The proposal also includes 101 square metres of outdoor amenity space and 348 square metres of indoor amenity space for the property at 179 and 181 Finch Avenue East.

Detailed information regarding the proposal, including background information and material and a copy of the proposed Official Plan Amendment may be obtained by contacting Kelly Snow, Planner, Community Planning at 416-395-7124, or by e-mail at Kelly.Snow@toronto.ca 

Further information can be found at: https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/application-details/?id=5641148&pid=414120&title=179-181-FINCH-AVE-E. 

PURPOSE OF PUBLIC MEETING

The North York Community Council will receive input and review the proposal and any other material placed before it, in order to make recommendations on the applications. These recommendations will then be forwarded to Toronto City Council for its consideration.

You can follow the meeting at www.youtube.com/TorontoCityCouncilLive. 

MAKE YOUR VIEWS KNOWN

You may send written comments by e-mail to nycc@toronto.ca or by mail to the address below. You can submit written comments up until City Council gives final consideration to the proposal.

You are also invited to address the North York Community Council, in person, by video conference or by telephone, to make your views known regarding the proposal.

If you wish to address North York Community Council directly, please register by e-mail to nycc@toronto.ca or by phone at 416-392-4666, no later than 12:00 p.m. on April 28, 2026. If you register, we will contact you with instructions on how to participate in the meeting.

The North York Community Council may request you to file an outline of your presentation with the Clerk.

For more information about the matter, including information about appeal rights, please contact: City Clerk, Attention: Matthew Green, Administrator, North York Community Council, 100 Queen Street West, 2nd Floor, West Tower, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2, Phone: 416-392-4666, Fax: 416-392-2980, e-mail: nycc@toronto.ca. 

Special Assistance: City Staff can arrange for special assistance with some advance notice.  If you need special assistance, please call 416-392-4666, TTY 416-338-0889 or e-mail nycc@toronto.ca.  

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Toronto on the proposed Official Plan Amendment and/or passing or refusal of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment, you must make a written request to the City Clerk attention: Matthew Green, Administrator, at the address, fax number or e-mail set out above.

Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Appeal:  If a specified person or public body as defined under the Planning Act or the registered owner of any land to which the plan or by-law would apply would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Toronto to the Ontario Land Tribunal, but the specified person or public body as defined under the Planning Act or the registered owner of any land to which the plan or by-law would apply does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Toronto before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted or Zoning By-law Amendment is passed, the specified person or public body as defined under the Planning Act or the registered owner of any land to which the plan would apply is not entitled to appeal the decision to adopt the proposed Official Plan Amendment or the by-law.

People writing or making presentations at the public meeting: The City of Toronto Act, 2006, the Planning Act, and the City of Toronto Municipal Code authorize the City of Toronto to collect any personal information in your communication or presentation to City Council or its committees.

The City collects this information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s). If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-mails, presentations, or other communications to the City, you should be aware that your name and the fact that you communicated with the City will become part of the public record and will appear on the City's website. The City will also make your communication and any personal information in it - such as your postal address, telephone number or e-mail address - available to the public, unless you expressly request the City to remove it.

Many Committee, Board and Advisory Body meetings are broadcast live over the internet for the public to view. If you speak at the meeting you will appear in the video broadcast. Video broadcasts are archived and continue to be publicly available. Direct any questions about this collection to City Clerk’s Office at the telephone number or email address set out above.

An online version of this Notice is available at https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/public-notices-bylaws/. 

Compliance with Provincial laws respecting Notice may result in you receiving duplicate notices.

IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT

R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER O.18 AND

CITY OF TORONTO, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO

150 COLLEGE STREET (UNIVERSITY COLLEGE – 15 KING’S COLLEGE CIRCLE)

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DESIGNATE THE PROPERTY

TAKE NOTICE that Council for the City of Toronto intends to designate the property, including the lands, buildings and structures thereon known municipally as 150 College Street (University College – 15 King’s College Circle)  under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.O.18, as amended, as a property of cultural heritage value or interest.

Reasons for Designation

The subject property is defined to include the “University College” building, a 3-storey structure based on the "Oxbridge" model of collegiate campus planning containing classrooms, lecture halls, a library, and offices arranged around a landscaped quadrangle. Prominently situated on an elevated site at the head (north end) of King’s College Circle, University College serves as the physical and symbolic centre of UofT's St. George Campus and is the University of Toronto's oldest college complex. The subject property is located at 150 College Street and is identified by its convenience address of 15 King’s College Circle.

The subject property was designed through a partnership between Frederic W. Cumberland and William G. Storm and was constructed between 1856 and 1859. In its original form, University College consisted of three conjoined wings, designed predominantly in the Norman Romanesque Revival style and arranged in a U-shaped layout comprising a pavilion massing: a centre block with museum and library, a west wing with student accommodations and dining hall, and an east wing with classroom and assembly spaces. Modelled in part on medieval colleges and monasteries, the subject property consists of distinct programmatic elements expressed through a balanced asymmetry of massing and architectural features and was originally designed with a formally landscaped quadrangle and cloister at its centre.

A fire severely damaged the interior of the east wing and centre block in 1890, destroying both the college library and museum. The western portion of the centre block, the Croft Chapter House, and the entire west wing were spared due to wind direction that evening and to the museum’s thick western wall and drop of the roofline which acted as a firebreak. Much of the original masonry detailing and woodwork was recreated in its faithful reconstruction, which was overseen by architect David B. Dick and completed in 1892. The Laidlaw Wing (Mathers & Haldenby) was added in 1964, enclosing the northern side of the quadrangle, which itself was redesigned in the same year by landscape architect Michael Hough to create a series of landscaped terraces unifying the constituent wings of the structure.

Interior modifications were undertaken in the early 1970s. Designed in part by Eric Arthur, professor emeritus of architecture at the University, these modifications addressed structural, mechanical, egress, and programmatic organization within the building.

In 2018, University College underwent a significant restoration led by Kohn Shnier Architects and ERA Architects. The restoration improved universal accessibility through the introduction of interior ramps and an exterior elevator shaft located in the quadrangle. The library, destroyed in the fire of 1890, was reinstated in its original location, with the layout of its stacks and mezzanine directly referencing the original design.

University College has long been recognized for its cultural heritage value, having been designated as a National Historic Site in 1968 and included on Toronto's inaugural Inventory of Heritage Properties adopted by City Council on June 20th, 1973.

Design and Physical Value

Founded in 1853, University College is valued as the earliest example of Progressive Eclecticism in Canada, a movement that drew from contemporary architectural styles and combined them with an array of elements from other historical styles, particularly Gothic, Italianate, and Norman. Arguably the most important work of architects Frederic W. Cumberland and William G. Storm, the avant-garde design of the complex resulted from the eclectic combination and balanced asymmetry of various historic architectural features and programmatic forms in new ways, offering an architectural response to the High Victorian interest in both history and progress. Heavily influenced by the work of the Irish firm of Deane and Woodward, University College was notable for its sophisticated plan and program. It provided a comprehensive set of instructional, administrative and residential spaces that combined the features of a traditional residential college (residences, library, and halls) with modern facilities, such as a convocation hall, museum, laboratory, and classrooms.

Architecturally, the aesthetic of the original, 3-storey U-shaped building is predominantly Norman Romanesque Revival, representing an early use of this style in Toronto. Originally developed by the Normans in England and parts of France and Italy during the 11th and 12th centuries, Norman Romanesque architecture reappeared as a period revival style during the Victorian era. The style is characterized by massive proportions, thick masonry walls, sturdy pillars, large towers (often square in plan), round arches and decorative elements such as chevrons and other zigzag patterns, all of which are present in the design of University College. Typologically, the University College complex is also valued as an early example in Toronto of monumental public architecture with exemplary architectural detailing in stone, wood, iron and glass.

The 1964 Laidlaw Wing that enclosed the north perimeter of the quadrangle continues the Norman Romanesque Revival style, as interpreted through a Modernist lens. The blending of historic and contemporary styling is evident in the former library wing’s cloister-like arcade fronting onto the quadrangle and the ornamented round-arched windows defining the second-floor reading room contrasted by a modern, minimalist approach to the overall stone cladding, which is smooth in finish rather than the rough-hewn character typical of the historic style.

University College demonstrates outstanding craftsmanship and artistic merit on both the exterior and interior of the complex through its extensive and skillful integration of sculptural expression in the form of highly detailed stone and wood carvings often depicting grotesques or flora and fauna native to Canada. Built at a time when Toronto had a population of fewer than 40,000 people and little in the way of major infrastructure or amenities, the monumental scale, craftsmanship, and architectural complexity of University College was remarkable. The building’s elaborate stone carvings were executed by skilled German craftsmen, while its interior featured encaustic tiles by the Shropshire firm of Maw and Co., with stained glass windows by McCausland & Bullock, and intricate woodwork by Jacques and Hay, the latter two firms being locally-based companies. Following the fire of 1890, the quality of craftsmanship was largely maintained in the faithful reconstruction of its east wing and portions of the centre block.

Historical and Associative Value

As the first constituent college of the University of Toronto and established following the secularization of King’s College, University College is associated with the rise of non-denominational institutions of higher education supported by Reformist governments during the mid-19th century. It is also associated with the establishment of a model of federated colleges at the University of Toronto, which was widely emulated in the Commonwealth during that time.

Since its founding, University College is also valued for its direct association with numerous significant Canadians, including among its alumni: Prime Ministers William Lyon Mackenzie King and Arthur Meighan; Supreme Court justices Bora Laskin and Rosalie Abella; and leading members of the arts community, including Michael Ondaatje and Farley Mowat.

Having established a model in Canada for non-sectarian education as early as 1853, University College has built upon its foundational principles to continue a legacy of inclusivity that yields information about its student body and social justice issues over time. Among these accolades are the 1854 founding of the country’s first student government, the University College Literary and Athletic Society; by 1884, the admittance of women to study at the college with the first cohort of women graduates in 1885; the convention of the University of Toronto Homophile Association (UTHA) at University College in November 1969 to advocate for equality and freedom of gay men and lesbians, influencing the formation of like-minded groups on university campuses and in communities across the country; and, in 1998, establishing Canada’s first program in sexual diversity studies.   

The property is also valued for its association with several significant Toronto architects over time. University College was initially designed by Frederic W. Cumberland and William G. Storm, who both individually and as a partnership produced some of Toronto’s most notable buildings, including St. James Cathedral (Cumberland, 1853), St. Andrew’s Church (Storm, 1876), and Victoria College (Storm, 1892). Following the fire in 1890, University College was faithfully restored by David B. Dick, who also designed the adjacent University Library at 9 King's College Circle (1892). In the university’s post-WWII era of expansion, the northern Laidlaw Wing at University College was completed by the firm of Mathers and Haldenby, sensitively enclosing the quadrangle which was itself extensively remodeled by renowned landscape architect Michael Hough in the same year to unify the constituent wings of the complex through a series of landscaped terraces. In the 1970s, a substantial restoration of the property was undertaken by Eric Arthur, who was then Professor Emeritus of Architecture at the University and a leading voice in the nascent heritage preservation movement in Toronto.

The property is valued for its direct association with the multigenerational Toronto-based business of the McCausland family, designers and fabricators of stained glass. Established by Joseph McCausland in 1856 in partnership with William Bullock, and jointly led by Joseph’s son Robert from 1881,the firm is credited with the earliest and most numerous examples of Canadian stained glass and the longest record for glasswork in North America. As Robert McCausland Limited, the firm has been recognized as a National Historic Event since 1991. At University College, the surviving 1858 window featuring symbols and colours of University College, the stained glass installed throughout the building as part of the post-fire reconstruction, and the 1909 tripartite stained-glass windows on the east wall of the library by Robert McCausland, represent part of the extensive legacy of stained glass produced by the McCausland family and their employees for buildings throughout the country since the mid-nineteenth century.

University College is further valued for its direct association with Maw & Co., one of Britain’s most iconic tile manufacturers, whose encaustic tiles in polychromatic, geometric patterns, adorn the entrance hall and atrium floors. Established in 1850 in Worcester, England, the firm grew to become the largest tile factory in the world by the end of the 19th century, producing over 20 million tiles per year. Favoured by architect Frederick W. Cumberland, two different patterns of encaustic floor tiles for his contemporary projects at both Osgoode Hall and University College were ordered together and laid by the same worker from Maw & Co’s English factory during the same trip to Toronto in 1859. 

Finally, the property is valued for its direct association with the Toronto-based Jacques & Hay Furniture Manufacturers firm, who dominated the cabinetmaking trade in British North America between 1835 and 1885. At its height, Jacques & Hay was the largest and best recognized furniture manufacturer in Canada. Founded by craftsmen-turned-entrepreneurs, John Jacques and Robert Hay, the company’s growth and success were the result of the industrialization of manufacturing in Canada. The company’s products ranged from inexpensive everyday furniture for the average Canadian to custom-made pieces for the province’s elite. In collaboration with architects Cumberland and Storm, Jacques & Hay helped produce some of Canada’s most distinctive interiors including at Osgoode Hall, St. James Cathedral and University College. 

Contextual Value

Contextually, University College is valued for its role in defining the collegiate character and landscape of King’s College Circle. The subject property further supports this character as the earliest site of teaching, research, and student community at the University of Toronto. Overall, the prominent location, distinctive architectural style, and monumentality clearly establish University College as the physical and symbolic centre of the larger institutional setting of the St. George Campus.

As the first institutional structure of the University of Toronto, University College initiated the development of the St. George Campus and is visually and historically linked to its surroundings situated at the head of King's College Circle where it established a built-form relationship to that landscape that future university structures would both follow and defer to. The property also provides the earliest contribution to the gallery of significant architectural styles represented on King's College Circle, which range from the predominantly Norman Romanesque Revival at University College through Neo-Classicism and Beaux-Arts, to Modernism and which, together, represent the historical and institutional development of the University of Toronto.

The subject property provides a significant visual presence on the St. George Campus and terminates the northern view along King’s College Road. Given its prominent location and remarkable architectural detailing, the building is one of the most recognized structures in Toronto. Additionally, University College is frequently identified as both a local and national landmark in early written accounts and illustrations of Toronto. As such, University College is valued as a physical and cultural landmark on the St. George Campus, within the city of Toronto, and beyond.

Heritage Attributes

Design and Physical Value

The following heritage attributes contribute to the cultural heritage value of the subject property as being an early example of Progressive Eclecticism with predominantly Norman Romanesque Revival styling and outstanding artistic merit and craftsmanship:

Exterior:

·         The pavilion form of the complex enclosing a quadrangle through its original U-shaped floor plan and subsequent addition of a north wing in 1964

·         The enclosed quadrangle with terraced landscaping that unifies the constituent wings of the complex

·         The balanced asymmetry of the complex, and the varied elevations and irregular massing that correspond to the distinct programmatic elements of the original composition, reflecting the self-contained nature of collegiate architecture in the mid-19th century

·         The plan and program of the centre block, which contains the grouping of the most prominent spaces, notably the main entrance hall, and the original museum and library spaces

·         A hierarchy of multiple points of entry, including a prominent entrance tower and elaborately carved tympanum and portico to mark the principal entrance on the south elevation, a cloister-like secondary entrance on the south elevation with stone colonnaded walkway known as the chemistry department entrance and located directly east of the Croft Chapter House, and a prominent secondary entrance on the east elevation

·         The use of Norman Romanesque forms and features (including the Croft Chapter House roundhouse, and the splayed main entrance portico on the south elevation) and the Modernist interpretation of Norman Romanesque at the 1964 Laidlaw (north) Wing, which have all been synthesized into a unified composition

·         The stone and brick construction, and the rough surface texture and rugged treatment of the masonry on the south, west, and east elevations that is characteristic of the Romanesque Revival style

·         The sculptural ornament and patterning on the building exterior, which includes Norman Romanesque motifs, grotesques, and Canadian flora and fauna, and their integration within the wall surfaces

·         The tiers of deep-set, round-headed door and window openings, in a range of sizes, many grouped in pairs or triplets, and ornamented with colonnettes and carved elements

·         The polychromatic slate roof, punctuated by chimneys, towers, and turrets, and crowned with iron cresting

·         The wooden cloister fronting the quadrangle along the east elevation of the west wing and the brick and masonry colonnade on the south elevation of the 1964 Laidlaw Wing

Interior:

·         The expression of the historic pedagogical and ceremonial functions of University College as exemplified by the principal interior spaces, including the first-floor entrance hall and atrium, the East Hall, the West Hall, the Junior Students' Common Room, and the circular volume of the Croft Chapter House

·         The material palette of the interior, which includes buff brick, stone, and unpainted woodwork, and the introduction of colour through the use of stained-glass windows and encaustic floor tiles

·         The grand, stone double staircase within the main (south) entrance hall

·         The carved stone fireplace surrounds

·         The embellished masonry components and stone carvings incorporating grotesques, Canadian flora and fauna, and other decorative elements

·         The decorative ironwork used for both structural and ornamental purposes

·         The stained-glass windows, executed in a variety of designs and patterns

·         The millwork and wood carving, including:

·         The ornamental treatment of the exposed wooden structural members of the interior and the decorative wood carvings and millwork arranged in a hierarchy of species and ornamentation to denote primary and secondary common spaces

·         The wooden spiral staircase in the southeast tower of the east wing

·         The carved newel post depicting a dragon at the ground floor of the east wing stairwell

Historical and Associative Value

Exterior:

Attributes that contribute to the cultural heritage value of University College as being directly associated with the establishment of non-denominational educational institutions in Canada and the broader Commonwealth:

·         The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque designating University College as a National Historic Site (1968), which is located directly west of the main entrance on the south elevation

·         The sculptural heraldry, including the carved stone University College and University of Toronto coats-of-arms located above the main (south) entrance, the college coat-of-arms above the reading room entrance on the south elevation of the centre block and above the main (east) entrance to the 1964 Laidlaw Wing

Interior:

Attributes that contribute to the cultural heritage value of the subject property as being demonstrative of the work of Maw and Co. and Robert McCausland Ltd:

·         The multi-coloured, intricately patterned encaustic tile floor in the centre block entrance and atrium by tile manufacturer, Maw and Co.

·         The stained-glass windows by stained-glass artists, Joseph and Robert McCausland:

·         The stained-glass window in the west stairwell, which was produced by Joseph McCausland in 1858 and is the only stained-glass window to have survived the 1890 fire

·         The memorial stained-glass window on the east elevation of the east hall, produced by Robert McCausland in 1909

Contextual Value

The following heritage attributes contribute to the cultural heritage value of the subject property as defining, supporting and maintaining the character of the King's College Circle; as being visually and historically linked to its surroundings; and, as being a landmark:

·         The central location of the University College complex within the St. George Campus, situated on a prominent and elevated site at the top (north end) of King’s College Circle

·         The placement and orientation of University College relative to the other architecturally significant heritage buildings surrounding King’s College Circle, which together create a gallery of architectural styles representing the institutional growth and ongoing evolution of the University of Toronto

·         The axial view of University College from King’s College Road at College Street, the principal gateway to the St. George Campus

Notice of Objection to the Notice of Intention to Designate

Notice of an objection to the Notice of Intention to Designate the Property may be served on the City Clerk, Attention: Registrar Secretariat, City Clerk's Office, Toronto City Hall, 2nd Floor West, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2N2.; Email: RegistrarCCO@toronto.ca within thirty (30) days of March 31, 2026, which is April 30, 2026. The notice of objection to the Notice of Intention to Designate the Property must set out the reason(s) for the objection and all relevant facts.

Getting Additional Information:

Further information in respect of the Notice of Intention to Designate the Property is available from the City of Toronto at:

https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2026.PH28.13. 

Dated at the City of Toronto on March 31, 2026.

IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT

R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER O.18 AND

CITY OF TORONTO, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO

56 YONGE STREET

NOTICE OF DECISION

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Toronto on March 25 and 26, 2026, has considered an application under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to alter a building and/or structure on a Property designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the Property municipally known as 56 Yonge Street.

The decision of City Council, among other matters, regarding the application under the Ontario Heritage Act is as follows:

1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 56 Yonge Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a 65-storey mixed use building, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated October 3, 2025, prepared by architects AS + GG Canada, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and the Heritage Impact Assessment, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated October 23, 2025, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and subject to the conditions as set out below:

a. That the related site-specific Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment bringing about the proposed alterations have been enacted by City Council and have come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

b. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to amend the existing Heritage Easement Agreement, fully executed on November 26, 2019, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

c. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 56 Yonge Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall:

1. Enter into an Amended Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 56 Yonge Street, substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated October 3, 2025 prepared by AS + GG Canada and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated October 23, 2025, all on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.c.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including execution and registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for the property at 56 Yonge Street to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

 3. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendments, and such Amendments to have come into full force and effect.

4. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such a plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Planning.

5. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

6. Submit a Signage Plan for the proposed development to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

7. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.c.2, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

8. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan.

d. prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.c.8, the owner shall:

1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work have been completed in accordance with the Conservation and Interpretation Plans and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.

IF YOU WISH TO APPEAL TO THE ONTARIO LAND TRIBUNAL:

Notice of an appeal of the decision of City Council on the application to alter the Property may be served on the City Clerk, Attention: Registrar Secretariat, City Clerk's Office, Toronto City Hall, 2nd Floor West, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2N2.; Email: RegistrarCCO@toronto.ca within thirty days of March 31, 2026, which is April 30, 2026.

A Notice of Appeal must:

(1)          set out the reasons for the objection to the decision; and

(2)          set out the reasons in support of the objection to the decision.

If you wish to appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) or request a fee reduction for an appeal, forms are available from the Ontario Land Tribunal website at https://olt.gov.on.ca/appeals-process/forms.

Who Can File An Appeal:

Only the owner of the Property may appeal the decision of Council of the City of Toronto to the Ontario Land Tribunal under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, and only where City Council has consented to an application to alter a property with certain terms or conditions, or refuses the application to alter a property.

Getting Additional Information:

Further information in respect of the Decision of Council of the City of Toronto on the matter is available from the City of Toronto at:

https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2026.TE29.8. 

Dated at the City of Toronto on March 31, 2026.

IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT

R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER O.18 AND

CITY OF TORONTO, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO

40 WABASH AVENUE

(INCLUDING ENTRANCE ADDRESS AT 50 WABASH AVENUE)

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DESIGNATE THE PROPERTY

TAKE NOTICE that Council for the City of Toronto intends to designate the property, including the lands, buildings and structures thereon known municipally as 40 Wabash Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.O.18, as amended, as a property of cultural heritage value or interest.

Reasons for Designation

The property at 40 Wabash Avenue (including entrance address at 50 Wabash Avenue) is worthy of designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value and meets Regulation 9/06, the provincial criteria for municipal designation.

Description

The property at 40 Wabash Avenue (including entrance address at 50 Wabash Avenue) is located on the north side of Wabash Avenue where it occupies most of the street between Sorauren Avenue to the west and the CNR/CPR railway tracks to the east. The property contains a former linseed oil mill factory comprised of several buildings constructed in phases from 1910 into the 1940s, varying from one- to three-storeys in height, with a prominent chimney stack that is visible from Dundas Street West and the adjacent rail corridor. The factory was purpose built for the Canada Linseed Oil Mills Ltd., a Montreal-based company in operation from 1901 until circa 1970. The property is adjacent to the Sorauren Park and was purchased by the City of Toronto in 2000.

The property was included on the Heritage Register on June 26, 2024.

Statement of Cultural Heritage Value

The property has design or physical value because it is a representative example of an early 20th century industrial mill (or factory) building type, with Edwardian Classicism detailing. While the architecture of industrial buildings primarily focuses on utility and function, architects could help wealthier companies showcase their success by designing the appearance of their buildings to align with the prevailing fashions of the time. As an architect-designed factory, the Canada Linseed Oil Mills exhibits stylistic elements reminiscent of Edwardian Classicism, which was a popular architectural style in Toronto during the early 20th century. Features contributing to the property's industrial typology include but are not limited to its reinforced concrete and brick construction; varying height, scale, and complex massing indicative of the various functions of each building; flat rooflines; regularly spaced window openings; its steel structure canopy that reflects how the factory had direct access to the rail spur along Wabash Avenue; the grain hopper on the roof; its surviving chimney stack; and the remnants of the original company signage painted onto the bricks of the south façade.

The property has historical or associative value because it has direct associations with the industrial activity of the Wabash-Sorauren area which was impacted and encouraged by the location of the railways to the east. The first decade of the 20th century saw a transformation of the area from a residential plan by James Clarkson into an industrial site by the Ross Land Company; the industrial activity was significant to the development of the historic Brockton Village and Roncesvalles communities. The development of the property at 40 Wabash Avenue in 1910 by the Canada Linseed Oil Mills Ltd. followed several other industries located between Sorauren Avenue and the railway line, including the Dominion Bridge Co., the Chapman Double Ball Bearing Co., the Robert Watson Co., and the National Equipment Company, exhibiting a trend for the area. The presence of the Linseed Oil Mills may have additionally influenced the construction of specific factories in the area, such as the Lowe Brothers Ltd. paint manufacturers that would have used linseed oil in its products. These and other industries provided employment for the residents of the surrounding neighbourhood.

The subject property is valued for its association with the architectural firm of Langley & Howland, who designed the factory with Edwardian Classical detailing. Charles Langley (1870-1951) and William Ford Howland (1874-1948) worked together for over 35 years, from 1905 to 1941, and compiled a substantial list of known works with a marked specialization in prominent residential buildings and bank buildings. The commission for the Canada Linseed Oil Mills at 40 Wabash Avenue is unique within the partnership of Langley & Howland because it is their only known industrial project and contributes to the diversity of their portfolio.

Situated on the north side of Wabash Avenue, east of Sorauren Avenue and west of the CNR and CPR railways, 40 Wabash Avenue is important in maintaining and supporting the historic industrial character of the Wabash-Sorauren area. Constructed as a linseed oil mill in 1910, the Canada Linseed Oil Mills buildings share typological similarities with the remaining historic factories along Wabash and Sorauren Avenue, which individually and collectively maintain a sense of how the adjacent neighbourhood developed in tandem with these industries. The historic industrial buildings exhibit similar large-scale and/or complex massing, brick cladding with subtle examples of decorative brickwork, and large window openings regularly spaced along the façades.

The Canada Linseed Oil Mills is historically and functionally linked to its surroundings as a purpose-built industrial building constructed in the context of an early 20th century industrial subdivision Plan 1256. The plan was purposefully designed with large lots intended to accommodate large-scale industrial buildings with access to the rail corridor. Access to the railway lines was pivotal to the success of linseed oil production in the early 20th century because flax seed had to be transported into the mills for processing. Since the flax seed was also imported from international suppliers, the rail corridor was additionally beneficial for providing access to the waterfront and its inexpensive transportation. The layout of the factory responded to the former rail spur along Wabash Avenue which ran directly parallel to the Mill (and former Grain Elevator) for easy delivery and loading. The steel canopy frame of the loading dock still remains on the Mill's south façade, exhibiting how the property's design was informed by its context.

Heritage Attributes

Design and Physical Value

The following heritage attributes contribute to the cultural heritage value of the property at 40 Wabash Avenue as a representative example of the industrial building type:

·         The scale, form, and complex massing of the collection of buildings that comprise the early 20th century linseed oil mill, including:

·         the two-storey Mill building (c.1910) with raised basement on a rectangular plan

·         the three-storey Storage and Barrelling Refinery (c.1910) with raised basement on a rectangular plan

·         the one-storey Boiler House (c.1910) with connected chimney stack

·         the three-storey Warehouse addition (c.1925-1931) on a rectangular plan

·         the detached, one-storey Office building (c.1914-1924)

·         The flat rooflines accentuated with corbelled parapets

·         The materials, including:

·         reinforced concrete

·         precast concrete

·         brick

·         clay tile coping

·         The existing positions and proportions of all original window openings as regularly spaced within the bays on the façades of the Mill, Refinery, and Warehouse buildings

·         Segmental brick arches with precast keystones over the window openings along the upper storeys

·         Brick pilasters with corbelling and triangular, precast concrete details

·         Steel grain hopper on the roof of the Mill building

·         Steel "lean-to" or canopy frame structure attached to the south façade of the Mill and Refinery buildings

·         The prominent chimney stack, connected to the Boiler House, with corbelling on its shaft and top

Contextual Value

The following heritage attributes contribute to the cultural heritage value of the property at 40 Wabash Avenue as supporting and maintaining the historic industrial character of Wabash Avenue and Sorauren Avenue north of Wabash and for being functionally and historically linked to its surroundings:

·         The placement and orientation of the property on the north side of Wabash Avenue, east of Sorauren and in proximity to the rail corridor to the east

·         The prominence of the scale, form, and complex massing of the buildings situated within a large property lot with open surroundings

·         The location of the steel "lean-to" or canopy frame structure on the south façade of the Mill and Refinery buildings

Note: the three-storey 1940 addition located at the rear (north) elevation of the Warehouse building and the two-storey c.1941-47 addition located at the rear (north) elevation of the Mill building are not included as attributes.            

Notice of Objection to the Notice of Intention to Designate

Notice of an objection to the Notice of Intention to Designate the Property may be served on the City Clerk, Attention: Registrar Secretariat, City Clerk's Office, Toronto City Hall, 2nd Floor West, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2N2.; Email: RegistrarCCO@toronto.ca within thirty (30) days of March 31, 2026, which is April 30, 2026. The notice of objection to the Notice of Intention to Designate the Property must set out the reason(s) for the objection and all relevant facts.

Getting Additional Information:

Further information in respect of the Notice of Intention to Designate the Property is available from the City of Toronto at:

https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2026.PH28.10. 

Dated at the City of Toronto on March 31, 2026.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

To be held by the Etobicoke York Community Council

(Under the Planning Act)

Request to Amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Application Number 24 252687 WET 03 OZ

Location of Application:             2-4 Mendota Road
Applicant:                                    GHD Limited
 
Date:                                            April 29, 2026
Time:                                           9:30 a.m. or as soon as possible thereafter
Place:                                          Council Chamber, Etobicoke Civic Centre, 399 The West Mall and by Video Conference

PROPOSAL

The application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law proposes to permit a four-storey self-storage building with a total of 31 at-grade parking spaces and three truck loading bays.

Detailed information regarding the proposal, including background information and material may be obtained by contacting Nicholas Deibler, Planner at 416-394-2946, or by e-mail at Nicholas.Deibler@toronto.ca.

Further information can be found at http://www.toronto.ca/2MendotaRd.

PURPOSE OF PUBLIC MEETING

The Etobicoke York Community Council will receive input and review the proposal and any other material placed before it, in order to make recommendations on the application. These recommendations will then be forwarded to Toronto City Council for its consideration.

You can follow the meeting at www.youtube.com/TorontoCityCouncilLive.

MAKE YOUR VIEWS KNOWN

You may send written comments by e-mail to etcc@toronto.ca or by mail to the address below. You can submit written comments up until City Council gives final consideration to the proposal.

You are also invited to address Etobicoke York Community Council, in person, by video conference or by telephone, to make your views known regarding the proposal.

If you wish to address Etobicoke York Community Council directly, please register by e-mail to etcc@toronto.ca or by phone at 416-397-4579, no later than 12:00 p.m. on April 28, 2026. If you register, we will contact you with instructions on how to participate in the meeting.

The Etobicoke York Community Council may request you to file an outline of your presentation with the Clerk.

For more information about the matter, including information about appeal rights, please contact: City Clerk, Attention: Nancy Martins, Administrator, Etobicoke York Community Council, 100 Queen Street West, 2nd Floor, West Tower, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2, Phone: 416-397-4579, Fax: 416-392-2980, e-mail: etcc@toronto.ca.

Special Assistance: City Staff can arrange for special assistance with some advance notice.  If you need special assistance, please call 416-397-4579, TTY 416-338-0889 or e-mail etcc@toronto.ca.

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Toronto on the proposed Official Plan Amendment and/or passing or refusal of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment you must make a written request to the City Clerk attention: Nancy Martins, Administrator, at the address, fax number or e-mail set out above.

Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Appeal:  If a specified person or public body as defined under the Planning Act or the registered owner of any land to which the plan or by-law would apply would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Toronto to the Ontario Land Tribunal, but the specified person or public body as defined under the Planning Act or the registered owner of any land to which the plan or by-law would apply does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Toronto before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted or Zoning By-law Amendment is passed, the specified person or public body as defined under the Planning Act or the registered owner of any land to which the plan would apply is not entitled to appeal the decision to adopt the proposed Official Plan Amendment or the by-law.

People writing or making presentations at the public meeting: The City of Toronto Act, 2006, the Planning Act, and the City of Toronto Municipal Code authorize the City of Toronto to collect any personal information in your communication or presentation to City Council or its committees.

The City collects this information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s). If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-mails, presentations, or other communications to the City, you should be aware that your name and the fact that you communicated with the City will become part of the public record and will appear on the City's website. The City will also make your communication and any personal information in it - such as your postal address, telephone number or e-mail address - available to the public, unless you expressly request the City to remove it.

Many Committee, Board and Advisory Body meetings are broadcast live over the internet for the public to view.  If you speak at the meeting you will appear in the video broadcast. Video broadcasts are archived and continue to be publicly available. Direct any questions about this collection to City Clerk’s Office at the telephone number or email address set out above.

An online version of this Notice is available at https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/public-notices-bylaws/.

Compliance with Provincial laws respecting Notice may result in you receiving duplicate notices.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION(S)

(Under the Planning Act)

The City has received the following application(s) under the Planning Act:

ETOBICOKE YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL AREA:

Application Number: 26 114412 WET 07 OZ

Application to Amend the Zoning By-law to permit a mixed-use development with two buildings of 44 and 47-storey, including 6,405 sq/m of non-residential GFA.

2450 Finch Avenue West

Ward 7 – Humber River-Black Creek

This land is also subject to an application under the Planning Act for an Official Plan Amendment, Application Number: 24 253096 WET 07 OZ, to redesignate the subject land from Regeneration Areas to Mixed Use Areas.

Thomas Spolsky, Planner at 416-338-6507 or Thomas.Spolsky@toronto.ca. 

CONTACT INFORMATION

City Clerk, Attention: Registrar Secretariat

Toronto City Hall, 2nd Floor West, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2,

Tel: 416-394-8101, Email: RegistrarCCO@toronto.ca. 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Background information and materials regarding the above-listed proposals are available at www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/application-information-centre/.    

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you wish to receive notice regarding the progression of any of the proposed applications above, which include Official Plan amendment, proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision, Draft Plan of Common Elements Condominium, Vacant Land Condominium Application and/or proposed Zoning By-law amendment, you may make a request to the City Clerk, to the attention of the Registrar Secretariat, at the address or email noted above.