Saving our Toys

The toys in the park are a big part of what makes our little neighbourhood special. This photo comes from last winter but I'm using it to exemplify a problem. I was walking by the park last week when I came upon the City Maintence Crew busy collecting all the toys in our park to throw them away. Apparently there has been an accident elsewhere in the city where a child fell off the climbing apparatus and cut their head on a toy in the sand. Therefore the City has decided that all toys have to be taken out of the sand area.

HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
Children can play with the toys in the park, but once you are finished please gather the toys together and put them at the edge of the path - keeping the path clear.

If we don't do this, the toys will be taken away by the city.

If any one else has a suggestion of creating areas that are marked for toy storage, please bring them forward.

Photos from our first summer party

Thank Kimberly and Silvano for taking a camera to our first ever Green Belt Home Owners Association Summer Party


We all had a great time. The weather was perfect. Next year we need even more people and we'll make sure the firemen show up again.

Monday is vote day

This is just a quick reminder that Monday is voting day in our municipal elections.

Everyone needs to vote.

In case you haven't received your voting card, the Polling Station for Ward 24, Subdivision 31 is at

Greenland Public School
15 Greenland Road,

The Polling Station will be in the GYM which can be accessed directly from the parking lot. Polling is open from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. You'll need ID, go to toronto.ca/elections for information on what is accepted.

Petition to oppose the size of development proposed for Green Belt Drive

The Don Mills Residence Association has developed an online petition to present to the city regarding the proposed development for Green Belt Drive. At the moment the plan presented to the city has been for a ten story condo. Although the developer has attended meetings with area residents, alter plans have not been presented to the citizens. If you would like to appose the size and plan of the development click on the link and add your names to the list.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/828/560/286/redevelopment-of-moccassin-trial-and-greenbelt-drive/

The fish are back

We went for a walk through the valley today, just to see if the salmon had started their run. And they have. It's early days yet. We say a few ripples that seemed out of place and then managed to get these pictures from the main bridge just past the Rainbow Tunnel. It's an incredible sight to see. The fish are about 2 and a half feet long (and we've seen larger in other years). The whole walk was lovely. The sun shone, couples, families and dog-walkers abound. Chatting with each other as they pass, even if it's just a simple "nice morning".

Take the time to go for a little walk and look at the surface of the water. It doesn't take too long to see the silvery sides of a rather large salmon making its way up river.

Summer Party a Huge Success

The day was perfect. The sun shone, the company was excellent, the children were running around and even the fire department showed up. By all standards, the first Annual Green Belt/Don Mills Home Owners Association community party was an all out success. Over 30 families congregated in the park to share lunch and introductions to one another. To make the event fully memorable, the fire department showed up with the community truck to give the kids a chance to climb in and through a real fire truck.

All in all, a great day for one and all. Next year, we hope there will be even more neightbours out to meet each other. We live in an awesome neighbourhood - let's celebrate it.

Any body who took photos, please share them.

Community Picnic - September 7th

It's really exciting when we walk around the neighbourhood and people start asking when the community picnic is going to be? So we picked a day -
When: Sept 7th
Starting: at 1:00 pm.
Where: our little park
We'll make it a picnic. Bring a blanket and a picnic lunch for the family and an extra dish to share.

If you have a folding table, bring it along. We'll set them up with the food.
We'll set up a Bocce Ball tournament.
If someone with children has some ideas for kids, please make suggestions.
Anything else, please make suggestions.

On the day of the picnic, we'll have stick-on nametags so we can get to know each other.

Of course everything is weather dependent.