Articles Written By Members
- Job Posting Special Events Planner
Job Posting: Special Events Planner If you are interested in organizing community events, between the ages of 17-30, who loves trees and the environment; and would like to work as a member of a dynamic team with planning for our Tree Stewardship programs and… Read more: Job Posting Special Events Planner - Job Posting Tree Steward
Job Posting: Tree Steward/Urban Forest Researcher and Tree Steward/Urban Forest Assistant Researcher If you are a student, between the ages of 17 – 30 years old who loves trees; is able to start June 2nd; would like to work outdoors in Long Branch this summer… Read more: Job Posting Tree Steward - 🌳 2025 Tree for Free Event: Transform Long Branch with Native Roots! 🌿
Join the Long Branch Neighbourhood Association (LBNA) for the 2025 Tree for Free Event and claim one of 12 native trees or shrubs to revolutionize our community! 🌿 These local heroes soak up 22 kg of carbon dioxide yearly, cool streets by 5°C, and… Read more: 🌳 2025 Tree for Free Event: Transform Long Branch with Native Roots! 🌿 - Defining “Minor Variance”“Minor Variance” is a vague legal term that indicates only that a design element for a property exceeds a bylaw standard. It is probably the most-argued item in a planning case and usually the debate centres around whether the impact of the variance is… Read more: Defining “Minor Variance”
- Defining “Minor Variance”
- When Is a Variance No Longer Minor?
At some point, you probably have seen a notice from the Committee of Adjustment about a development application near you. The reason you are receiving the notice is because, in the application process, an examiner has decided there are elements in the application that… Read more: When Is a Variance No Longer Minor? - Vandalism on the Boulevards of Long Branch
Does the photo above look familiar to you? Have you seen something similar? We are fortunate in Long Branch that the City provides snow plowing during the winter to help make walking on Long Branch sidewalks safer for everyone. However, over the past few… Read more: Vandalism on the Boulevards of Long Branch - The COA Process Needs Fixing
With the passage of Bill 23 in December, 2022, Ontario residents no longer have the right to appeal a Committee of Adjustment (COA) decision. This presupposes that the COAs deliver well-thought-out decisions based on evidence and application of existing regulations. Applications that go before… Read more: The COA Process Needs Fixing - Thwart Porch Pirates
I have a neighbour on my street who, it seems, has something sitting on his front doorstep every day. Sometimes the stuff is gone the next day. Sometimes it stays there for several days. I see cases of bottled water and packages from Amazon… Read more: Thwart Porch Pirates - How to Prevent Frozen Pipes
Over the past month, a partner I work with and one of my nieces had pipes freeze and burst. The partner is based in Atlanta. My niece is in Raleigh, NC. Hardly areas where you’d expect super cold weather. Here in Canada, frozen pipes… Read more: How to Prevent Frozen Pipes - Towards Faster DecisionsIn our last post, we described how one of the provisions in Ontario Bill 23 would deny residents the right to appeal municipal decisions. The government seems to feel residents’ appeals cause unnecessary delays in getting development proposals approved. If you would like to… Read more: Towards Faster Decisions
- Beware Bill 23
On October 25, 2022, the government of Ontario introduced Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 which proposes sweeping changes to the land use approvals system in the province. We understand the need to create more housing to accommodate population growth in Ontario, but there… Read more: Beware Bill 23 - All Candidates Debate
October 19th – on Zoom Hear where each candidate stands on your key issues! Toronto’s Municipal Elections will be held October 24th, and there are 6 candidates running for City Councillor in Ward 3. Make informed voting decisions by hearing where each candidate stands… Read more: All Candidates Debate - Long Branch TreeFest 2022
The Long Branch Neighbourhood Association (LBNA) is excited to announce the fourth annual Long Branch TreeFest. This free, annual event at the beautiful Marie Curtis Park brings together the community, in a fun celebration of nature and trees. Enjoy live music by local artists. Sign… Read more: Long Branch TreeFest 2022 - Tree for Free is Back!The LBNA’s Tree for Free event returns on Saturday, September 17th at Colonel Samuel Smith Park. We’ll be distributing free trees to Toronto residents between 10 am and 12:30 pm. Trees need to be ordered in advance, and you can do so up to… Read more: Tree for Free is Back!
- And Equal Justice for AllThe line in the title sounds fair. Who could argue with a principle that everyone should have equal access to justice? But is this really the case in practice? Ask a person of colour or an indigenous person if they receive justice equal to… Read more: And Equal Justice for All
- Numbers Count: The Power of Data
One of the things we learned from all the COA and TLAB hearings we’ve been involved in is how to counter the arguments the builders’ planners use to suggest their clients’ proposals “fit” with neighbourhood character. Our first exposure was one planner who regularly… Read more: Numbers Count: The Power of Data - TLAB: Party vs. Participant
What’s Right for Me? If you find yourself involved in a TLAB appeal, you will find there are two types of role to choose from: Party or Participant. Participant For most residents involved in a TLAB hearing, the choice is easy. You register as… Read more: TLAB: Party vs. Participant - 9 Thirty Eighth – Leave to Appeal
In August 2018, I was working in my front yard when someone approached me and asked me if I was Ron Jamieson. He then served me with legal papers indicating that the owner of 9 Thirty Eighth intended to appeal the TLAB Review Decision… Read more: 9 Thirty Eighth – Leave to Appeal - Have Your Say About the COA
The City of Toronto is conducting a review of the Committee of Adjustment. Led by the City Planning Division, the objective of the review is to improve effective participation in the public hearing process. A third-party consultant, KPMG, has been retained to carry out… Read more: Have Your Say About the COA - 9 Thirty Eigthth – TLAB Review
On May 15, 2018, Ms. Burton issued her decision, which upheld the COA’s approval of the severances and variances for 9 Thirty Eighth Street. Once again, I was out of the country on business, with no access to my computer or support network, when… Read more: 9 Thirty Eigthth – TLAB Review - EHON Multiplex Comments from LBNA
Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods (EHON) is a City-wide program to increase the number of housing units available in hopes of curbing rapid escalation in prices for homes and for rents in rental units. The program aims to create more low-rise dwelling units including… Read more: EHON Multiplex Comments from LBNA - LBNA Deputation – Environmental PoliciesPlanning & Housing Committee – May 31, 2022 On Tuesday, May 31sr, the LBNA deputed to the City’s Planning and Housing Committee on environmental policies proposed for Official Plan Amendment 583 (OPA 583), regarding stronger protections for permeable landscaping and mature trees. Our deputation… Read more: LBNA Deputation – Environmental Policies
- 9 Thirty Eighth – The TLAB AppealBecause I live immediately across the street from #9 Thirty Eighth, I filed an appeal of the COA’s decision to the Toronto Local Appeal Body, at the time a newly-formed tribunal to replace the Ontario Municipal Board. The City also filed an appeal of… Read more: 9 Thirty Eighth – The TLAB Appeal
- 9 Thirty Eighth Street – A Long JourneyOver the next several weeks, we will be posting a series of articles on the changing face of development in Long Branch. We’re starting with a story about the case of 9 Thirty Eighth Street because it shaped the way the LBNA came to… Read more: 9 Thirty Eighth Street – A Long Journey
- We Need Housing that Families Can Afford
When we go to the Committee of Adjustment or TLAB to oppose severance applications, we regularly hear the Planners hired by the builders say that their clients are increasing the supply of housing available to “young families”. It sounds good, doesn’t it? The builders… Read more: We Need Housing that Families Can Afford - Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods
LBNA Deputation to the PHC Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods (EHON) is an initiative of City Planning to address the so-called “missing middle” in Toronto’s neighbourhoods. The main idea is to promote construction of more low to mid-rise multiplex units (e.g., triplexes), mid-rise apartment… Read more: Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods - The Economic Issue of Affordable Housing
Housing is affordable, on average, if housing costs can be limited to 30% of a family’s after tax annual income. Housing includes home ownership and rentals. Mathematically, a couple whose combined after tax income is $100,000 a year (gross income of about $66k each)… Read more: The Economic Issue of Affordable Housing - Housing Inflation by the Numbers. A Case Study.There is a house in our neighbourhood that currently stands vacant, and it is currently for sale. It’s a prime example of speculation in the housing market. The house was sold in 2011 when the original owner passed away. The selling price, as we… Read more: Housing Inflation by the Numbers. A Case Study.
- Record 17th Victory for LBNA at TLAB
On January 19, 2022, TLAB issued a decision on the proposed severance of 65 Fortieth Street, overturning the Committee of Adjustment’s approval in 2019 and thereby refusing the severance and the associated construction ot two oversized homes. . This was the first application in… Read more: Record 17th Victory for LBNA at TLAB - LBNA’s 2021 Annual General MeetingThe LBNA’s Annual General Meeting for 2021 will be a virtual event again this year and will be held on November 15, 2021 starting at 7:15 pm Agenda To register for the AGM, please click here.
- LBNA Concerns About Proposed Inclusionary ZoningCity Planning is proposing to change zoning in the area around Long Branch station to implement inclusionary zoning policies that will significant increase permissible density in this area. Below is a letter the LBNA sent out to residents in this area to inform them… Read more: LBNA Concerns About Proposed Inclusionary Zoning
- City-Driven IntensificationCity Planning has proposed increasing the density in the area around Long Branch Station from a maximum density of 0.35 FSI in Long Branch to a minimum density of 0.6 FSI. What is behind this proposed intensification and what are its ramifications for us… Read more: City-Driven Intensification
- How “Major” IS Long Branch Station?The City of Toronto’s Planning and Housing Committee is bringing forward a proposal that would see density in the area surrounding Long Branch Station increase from a maximum of 0.35 to a minimum of 0.60. This would impact residents in the southwest part of… Read more: How “Major” IS Long Branch Station?
- Severance of 90 Ash Cres. Refused at TLAB
An application to sever 90 Ash Crescent into two 25-foot lots, which had been approved by the Committee of Adjustment on May 9, 2019, was appealed and refused at the Toronto Local Appeal Body, TLAB. In a 24-page decision dated August 12, 2021, the… Read more: Severance of 90 Ash Cres. Refused at TLAB - Black Barn Maple on CBC News
CBC News ran a story on June 2nd about the initiative to try to save the “Black Barn Maple” in western Long Branch. The Backstory The tree is located to the rear of the house at 95 James Street and is a Silver Maple… Read more: Black Barn Maple on CBC News - Severance of 80 Thirty Ninth Refused at TLAB
Over the course of a 12-day hearing, the TLAB heard evidence from the Applicant, the City and Long Branch residents about a proposal to sever 80 Thirty Ninth Street into two 7.62 meter (25-foot) lots and to construct two oversized homes. The hearing was… Read more: Severance of 80 Thirty Ninth Refused at TLAB - Severance of 27 Thirty Ninth Street Refused at TLAB
The proposed severance of 27 Thirty Ninth Street was refused in a May 5, 2021 decision issued by the Toronto Local Appeal Body (TLAB) The proposal sought to sever a 15.24 meter (50-foot) lot into two undersized lots. The homes the Applicant sought to… Read more: Severance of 27 Thirty Ninth Street Refused at TLAB - Job Posting: Special Events Coordinator: Long Branch Tree Fest 2021If you are a student in an Event Planning or similar program, between the ages of 18-30, who loves trees and the environment; and would like to assist in planning for the 3rd Annual Long Branch Tree Fest we would like to hear from… Read more: Job Posting: Special Events Coordinator: Long Branch Tree Fest 2021
- Job Posting: Forester – ResearchUrban Forest Inventory If you are a student, between the ages of 18 – 30 years old who loves trees; would like to work outdoors in Long Branch this summer and are going back to school in the fall we would like to hear… Read more: Job Posting: Forester – Research
- Severance of 38 Thirty First Refused
On Friday, April 16, 2021 TLAB Member Stanley Makuch issued a decision refusing severance of 38 Thirty First Street along with the variances associated with the application. This hearing went on over 8 full days, from its outset on April 1, 2019 to closing… Read more: Severance of 38 Thirty First Refused - Vandalism on AthertonMy neighbour’s property was vandalized on a sunny mid-March day this year. It was bold and in broad daylight, with the rest of the street watching in disbelief. Many months ago – the new owner of the property next door was refused permission to… Read more: Vandalism on Atherton
- How to be a Smarter Winter DriverThis year, we got a beautiful white Christmas. The snow formed an eye-pleasing blanket on the ground and branches. It’s lovely to look at, but, the snow should serve as a reminder we have to adapt our driving habits to weather conditions. Here are… Read more: How to be a Smarter Winter Driver
- Keep Your Car Safe
We have experienced two types of auto-related crimes in Long Branch: theft of valuables from cars and theft of the cars themselves. N.B. This chart shows auto theft statistics for ALL of 22 Division, so it is not just data for Long Branch. First… Read more: Keep Your Car Safe - Neighbourhood Watch
Origins Neighbourhood Watch originated in the US in the late 1960s as a response to the rape and murder of Kitty Genovese in New York. It was estimated that 38 witnesses saw or heard the attack, but none of them called the police or came to her aid. This motivated… Read more: Neighbourhood Watch - BOLO: Suspicious EnvelopesThis notice was originally sent out from 22 Division alerting residents about suspicious envelopes being delivered to their homes. Suspicious envelopes are being sent out by an unknown person via Canada Post. This is occurring in the South end of Long Branch and Mimico… Read more: BOLO: Suspicious Envelopes
- Understanding Opportunity
In our last post, we touched on Motive and Means and the role they play in criminal activity. We also pointed out there is virtually nothing you can do to affect a criminal’s Motives and relatively little you can do to limit a criminal’s… Read more: Understanding Opportunity - MOTIVE + MEANS + OPPORTUNITY = CRIME
In our first LBNA Community Safety Survey, property crime emerged as the second-highest concern among Long Branch residents. Imagine coming home at night and finding it looking like the above photo. When you’ve been the victim of property crime, it’s also usually accompanied by… Read more: MOTIVE + MEANS + OPPORTUNITY = CRIME - Beautifying Ecole Micheline-Saint-Cyr
Next time you are passing by Micheline-Saint-Cyr elementary school on Forty First Street in Long Branch, take a look at the newly-planted trees and shrubs beautifying the school grounds for students, staff and the Long Branch neighbourhood! With a Greening Canada School Grounds Grant… Read more: Beautifying Ecole Micheline-Saint-Cyr - Community Safety Roundtable
Our MPP, Christine Hogarth, is organizing a roundtable discussion on Community Safety on Friday, November 27th from 3:30 to 4:30 pm. This will be a Zoom event, so you will need to pre-register to get an invitation and link to join the event. November… Read more: Community Safety Roundtable - Carbon Monoxide: A Silent Killer
As we turn on our furnaces for the Fall and Winter, it’s time to think about the potential threat posed by carbon monoxide. What is Carbon Monoxide? Carbon monoxide (chemical symbol: CO) is a colourless, odourless gas that is formed by incomplete combustion of… Read more: Carbon Monoxide: A Silent Killer - Are Your Smoke Detectors Protecting You?
The time we set our clocks back to standard time is also the time most Fire Departments suggest you replace the batteries in your smoke detectors. Does your home have smoke detectors? If so, do you know if they’re actually working? Most homes these… Read more: Are Your Smoke Detectors Protecting You? - Walking on Streets with no Sidewalks
One of the things we’ve been observing during the pandemic is more people walking. It’s safer than being indoors. You get healthy low-impact exercise and it can be social as well. When the streets have sidewalks, it’s a no-brainer. But what about when the… Read more: Walking on Streets with no Sidewalks - Don’t Be A Victim of Phishing
There have been a number of phishing schemes active recently that you should be aware of. Phishing is a cybercrime in which a target or targets are contacted by email, telephone or text message by someone posing as a legitimate institution to lure individuals into… Read more: Don’t Be A Victim of Phishing - Tree for Free Shop Closed
We have closed off any further orders for trees and shrubs through our Tree for Free program. We’re now in the process of submitting your orders to the nursery for fulfillment. Don’t forget to pick up your free trees and shrubs next Saturday at… Read more: Tree for Free Shop Closed - Quiet Streets Poll
- LBNA Now on YouTube
Over the past several weeks, we have been producing videos for the 2020 Long Branch Virtual Tree Fest. We created several that are related to tree canopy preservation and stewardship and several of these are instructional videos on how to care for the trees… Read more: LBNA Now on YouTube - Tree for Free Virtual Info Session – Monday , September 14th from 6 – 7 pmYou are welcome to participate in this webinar to learn about the Long Branch Tree Inventory Project and the different Native Tree Species being given away for free to increase the Biodiversity of our Urban Forest. Following a short presentation on the trees you… Read more: Tree for Free Virtual Info Session – Monday , September 14th from 6 – 7 pm
- Free Tree Giveaway
Coming up next month, we will once again be giving away free trees to Long Branch residents. Watch this spot for an update. We’re planning to enable you to order your free tree through our website to make it more convenient for you. - Swimming at Marie Curtis Beaches
Our webmaster was away on vacation, so our page where we have assembled the City’s testing results of the water at the Marie Curtis beaches with daily rainfall statistics from Environment Canada was not being updated daily as we planned. We have now updated… Read more: Swimming at Marie Curtis Beaches - Tree Stewardship
Urban trees need you I want everyone to look out at your front yard, look at the trees. How many trees do you have? What species are they? Are they in good health? Now, go to your back yard and do the same thing.… Read more: Tree Stewardship - Meet More LBNA Summer Interns!Whether or not you choose to participate in our Neighbourwoods Tree Inventory, you’ll probably see these summer interns in their green T-shirts. Meet Nicole Bitter I am very excited to be back working for the Long Branch Neighbourhood Association and taking part in the… Read more: Meet More LBNA Summer Interns!
- LBNA Launches New Tree Stewardship Programs!The Long Branch Neighbourhood Association has been very active in programs to preserve and re-build the tree canopy in Long Branch. These programs have included Tree for Me – distribution of free native Canadian trees for residents to plant at home. Another is Long… Read more: LBNA Launches New Tree Stewardship Programs!
- What is that Tree?
Discover Long Branch and Nature Join us on this exciting 1.5 hour walk to learn how to identify and talk about trees by looking at leaf anatomy and other distinguishing features! Two Sessions: Friday, July 3, 2020 at either 9:00 am or 11:30amStarts and ends… Read more: What is that Tree? - Meet Jonathan DionneBorn and raised in rural Nova Scotia, Jonathan grew up outside, hiking, biking, and relaxing at the lake. After completing his undergraduate degree at Dalhousie University with a major in biology and a minor in statistics, Jon made the move to the big city… Read more: Meet Jonathan Dionne
- The Black Barn Maple of Eastwood.
If trees could talk (*experimental scientific data indicates that they do) our Black Barn Maple, located at the rear of 95 James Street, has witnessed the many trials and tribulations that only a local farm tree could. When it was a natural sapling in… Read more: The Black Barn Maple of Eastwood. - Long Branch – Toronto’s First Health Resort
Are you feeling a bit lethargic or anxious lately? I may have a remedy for you and the answer is literally at your feet. But first a bit of ‘healthy-history’. In the 1850s, acclaimed author and naturalist Henry D. Thoreau’s asserted his classic prescription… Read more: Long Branch – Toronto’s First Health Resort - Long Branch Remembers
This year, the LBNA planted 100 trees to honour Canadian Veterans as part of a program to plant 300 trees to commemorate veterans in Long Branch. The program is known as Long Branch Remembers. All trees planted are native species and were planted at… Read more: Long Branch Remembers - Annual General Meeting
We are holding our Annual General Meeting on Thursday, November 7th at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 101 on Lakeshore Boulevard West in Long Branch. This will be an occasion for you join with us in celebrating the many successes of the past year… Read more: Annual General Meeting - Long Branch Tree FestThis year’s Long Branch Tree Fest will be held on Sunday, September 22nd in Marie Curtis Park. From noon until 4 pm, you can visit over 50 exhibitors and vendors and participate in a variety of activities for all ages. This also is a… Read more: Long Branch Tree Fest
- Severance of 70 Thirty Sixth Street Refused at TLAB
On July 3rd., 2019, the Toronto Local Appeal Body (TLAB) released its decision on a proposed severance of 70 Thirty Sixth Street. Mr. Ted Yao, who was the presiding member for TLAB, refused the appeal in a 23-page decision order. The owners of 70… Read more: Severance of 70 Thirty Sixth Street Refused at TLAB - Tree for Me 2019 a Big Success
On Saturday, May 25th, we held our second Tree for Me event at Colonel Samuel Smith Park. In 2018, we gave residents approximately 300 trees. This year, we increased that to 446 trees. Despite heavy rain during the early hours of the event, we… Read more: Tree for Me 2019 a Big Success - Long Branch Neighbourwoods© Tree Inventory
We launched our Neighbourwoods© project in Long Branch in the summer of 2018, and hired three students for the summer to be trained by and to work with Dr. Danijela Puric-Mladenovic, a professor in the Faculty of Forestry at the University of Toronto. In… Read more: Long Branch Neighbourwoods© Tree Inventory - We’re Hiring: Forester – Urban Forest Inventory
If you are a student, between the ages of 18 – 30 years old who loves trees; would like to work in Long Branch this summer and is going back to school in the fall we would like to hear from you! You will… Read more: We’re Hiring: Forester – Urban Forest Inventory - Weekend Runway Alternation Program: Summer Trial 2019
Last year, as part of their commitment in the Six Ideas, the GTAA tested Idea 5: Summer Weekend Runway Alternation Program. This summer, they are moving forward with a trial of the Summer Weekend Runway Alternation Program from May to September on Saturdays and Sundays… Read more: Weekend Runway Alternation Program: Summer Trial 2019 - Jane’s Walk 2019
Jane’s Walks are citizen-led walking discussions that encourage people to build stronger neighbourhoods through conversation. Named for Jane Jacobs, an urban activist who was extremely vocal in protecting the needs of city-dwellers, Jane’s Walks provide a closer look into communities from the vantage point of the people who… Read more: Jane’s Walk 2019 - Preventing Basement FloodingBasement flooding is more than a nuisance. It can be costly. Here are a few tips.
- The 2019 Long Branch Garden Tour is Coming Up.
Saturday June 22 is the date for the 2019 Long Branch Garden Tour. - Tree For Me
Register to be able to get your free tree on May 25th. - Marie Curtis Park Cleanup
Help us give Marie Curtis Park a spring cleaning on April 7th. - Long Branch by the Lake a Success
A successful fundraiser for the Stop the 938 Fund at the Long Branch Yacht Club - Please say “Yes” to Tree Inventory on your property
Help us count and classify the trees in Long Branch. - Look what has been discovered in Long Branch!Henri and Natalie added this magnificent Red Oak to our Tree Inventory on Friday. Who knew we had such a gargantuan tree in our neighbourhood? Stay tuned for more information about this amazing Long Branch “Titan Red Oak”!
- Say Hello to our 2 Summer StudentsWelcome Henri and Natalie! The Long Branch Neighborhood Association (LBNA) is pleased to introduce you to our 2 Summer Students who have been hired to start our Tree Inventory Project. Meet Henri (on the left) and Natalie (on the right) on their first day… Read more: Say Hello to our 2 Summer Students
- Don’t Miss “Toast the Trees” in Support of our Long Branch Tree Inventory ProjectPlease join us for “Toast the Trees” The Long Branch Neighborhood Association (LBNA) is organizing our first fundraiser “Toast the Trees”. Please join us for a fun afternoon Wine and Cheese event in a beautiful private setting on Lake Ontario in Long Branch in support… Read more: Don’t Miss “Toast the Trees” in Support of our Long Branch Tree Inventory Project
- Long Branch Neighbourhood Association is HiringJob Posting: Forester – Urban Forest Inventory May 1, 2018 We are looking for two full-time students, between the ages of 18 – 30 years old to work in Long Branch this summer for a minimum of 8 weeks. You will be assisting the LBNA… Read more: Long Branch Neighbourhood Association is Hiring
- Our 1st Heritage Tree Dedication CeremonyHistory was made on April 30th when the 200 year old oak “Big Red” at the corner of Park and Long Branch Avenue became Long Branch’s First officially recognized Heritage Tree. The Ceremony was co-hosted by the Long Branch Neighbourhood Association and Councillor Mark… Read more: Our 1st Heritage Tree Dedication Ceremony
- Long Branch: A Jane’s Walk Bike TourLed by David Juliusson, Etobicoke South Cycling Committee and Long Branch Neighbourhood Association Sunday, May 6, 2018: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm (2 hours) Meet at Colonel Samuel Smith Skating Trail (65 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Dr, Etobicoke, Tour Leader (David) will be in a… Read more: Long Branch: A Jane’s Walk Bike Tour
- 200 Year Old Red Oak Tree to Receive Heritage Tree StatusOn Monday April 30th, in historic Long Branch, a magnificent Red Oak, nicknamed Big Red, will be recognized by Forests Ontario as a Heritage Tree. The TD Heritage Tree Program tells the story of Ontario’s diverse and unique trees and brings awareness to the… Read more: 200 Year Old Red Oak Tree to Receive Heritage Tree Status
- Sign-up early for your Free Tree at the Apr 4th LBNA MeetingWe are pleased to announce that the Long Branch Neighbourhood Association’s Tree for Me Grant has been approved! Tree For Me grants support the City of Toronto’s 40 percent tree canopy cover target by encouraging tree planting and tree care on private property. Native… Read more: Sign-up early for your Free Tree at the Apr 4th LBNA Meeting
- Registration now open for Apr 4th LBNA MeetingIf you have not registered yet to attend the next General Meeting for the Long Branch Neighbourhood Association please click on the link below to confirm your attendance. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 4th, 2018 at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 101, upstairs from 7-9pm. … Read more: Registration now open for Apr 4th LBNA Meeting
- 200 Year Old Red Oak our First Heritage TreeThe History and Culture Committee of the LBNA is pleased to announce that the Great Northern Red Oak on the corner of Long Branch Ave.and Park Road, adjacent to the 1933 Cenotaph, has now been officially recognized by Forests Ontario as part of their 150 Heritage Tree… Read more: 200 Year Old Red Oak our First Heritage Tree
- Another step towards thoughtful planning in Long BranchOn Wednesday, January 31, 2018, our City Council adopted the Long Branch Neighbourhood Character Guideleins with the following amendment by Councillor Grimes. “That the guidelines be used by home builders, the community, City staff, committees and appeal bodies to provide direction in their decision making… Read more: Another step towards thoughtful planning in Long Branch
- GTAA to Dramatically Increase Noise over Long BranchRecommendations are being considered to Noise Share and Noise Split over communities around Pearson Airport by the GTAA (Greater Toronto Airport Authority). Think of the loudest day this past summer for airplane noise, and imagine that every other weekend from May to October. This… Read more: GTAA to Dramatically Increase Noise over Long Branch
- A Step Towards Thoughtful Building in Long BranchOn Tuesday, November 14, the Etobicoke York Community Council unanimously passed a motion by Councillor Grimes to adopt the Long Branch Neighbourhood Character Guidelines. The motion included an amendment that the guidelines be used by home builders, the community, City staff, committees, and appeal… Read more: A Step Towards Thoughtful Building in Long Branch
- LBNA featured in Etobicoke GuardianOn November 14, 2017, the Association was featured in an article by Cynthia Reason in the Etobicoke Guardian. We look forward to sharing many more important stories and accomplishments about our unique lakeside community. Follow this link to the Etobicoke Guardian article.
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