A quick story about an old favourite: The Gardiner family and Rivermede Cottage

  •  October, 2023
By Tim Lambrinos The Emery Village Voice is reprinting an earlier article on the Rivermede Cottage. We hope to contextualize the recent ongoing controversy, heritage designation, and property sale for development. Sept 2014 Emery Village developed exclusively as a farming community in the 180...

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Councillor’s Corner - September 2023

  •  October, 2023
Councillor’s Corner Dear Resident, This past month, our community has collectively come together to protect the Marian Shrine of Gratitude located at 3100 Weston Rd. The former owners, the Basilian Fathers, sold the property to a developer, and the City was only advised of the sale days before it ...

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Yesterday and Today: The Felling of Trees

  •  November, 2019
The felling of trees in a forest By Tim Lambrinos In 1831, Matthew Griffith of Ireland purchased a large plot of land along Weston Road north of Sheppard. Within this land stood a thick forest that would encompass present day Coral Gable Drive. After his purchase, Griffith began clearing h...

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Yesterday and Today: Anthony Perruzza

  •  May, 2019
St. Basil’s Brawny Italian Army By Tim Lambrinos St. Basil-the-Great College opened in 1962 at the corner of Weston Road and Sheppard. The school was constructed on the former Jethro Crang family apple orchard. The purchase of the property by the Basilian Fathers included an elegan...

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