SLNA Director Responsible

Delegate Members:

Non-Delegate Members:

Brief Description of responsibilities and objectives:

Audit Committee

Treasurer

Director Committee

"The Audit Committee shall oversee the financial affairs on the SLNA and work with the Auditor to prepare the annual report for presentation at the Annual General Meeting."

Communications Committee

Secretary

"Communications Committee develops and implements the SLNAʼs strategy for keeping in touch with its members and reaching out to the wider public. It uses a variety of print, electronic and visual media as appropriate."

Development Committee

V.P. External

Cherrill Baker
Joan Campbell
Debra Corey
David Crawford
Stig Harvor
Robert Sherrin

James Bar Sylvia Pellman
Elizabeth Sisam
Monica Tang

"Development Committee works with the City and developers to ensure that new buildings fit well into the historic context of the St. Lawrence neighbourhood.."

Fundraising Committee

Treasurer

"Fundraising Committee co-ordinates fundraising and applications for all grants or other external funding."

Governance Committee

President

Director Committee

"The Governance Committee will seek out and nominate delegates to fill vacancies on the Board as they arise and prepare new members of the Board of Directors to take on their responsibilities."

Government Relations Committee

V.P. External

"Government Relations Committee gathers information on external organizations and the different levels of government and develops the SLNAʼs relationships with them."

Membership Committee

V.P. Internal

"Membership Committee will develop and carry out membership related activities."

Committee:

SLNA Director:

Delegate
Members:

Non-Delegate Members:

Committee Description:

Community Environment Day

L. Allen

C. Limberti
G. Milbrandt
D. O’Leary
D. Glasgow

D. Burns
J.  Daziel
L.  Ekblad
D. Forsyth
E. Jarmicki
B. Kemp

Community Environment Day is an annual neighbourhood event; it is hosted - normally in May - by our local Councillor.

Mayor’s Clean Up Day

S. Kavanagh

S. Kavanagh

This one-day annual event - run in cooperation with the City, usually in April - has worked on several environmental and clean-up issues such as collecting garbage and replenishing the bark chips in tree pits. We also try to encourage local residents and businesses to "adopt a tree" and water it.

Gardening Committee

K. Waiten

D. O’Leary

The Gardening Committee offers residents a way to join together to improve and enhance the beauty of our natural environment. The group works with, and advises on, publicly accessible gardens on the ground, on walls, on balconies and on roofs.

Heritage Conservation District Study

S. Kavanagh

S. Kavanagh
J.  Campbell

M. Cruikshank

The Ontario Heritage Act plays an important role in enabling a municipality to designate an area as a Heritage Conservation District. This allows the City Council to protect and enhance the special character of groups of properties in an area. The character of a neighbourhood is established by the overall heritage quality of buildings, streets and open spaces seen together and the SLNA is working with our Councillor to have the Heritage Study completed.

Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon

S. Kavanagh

C. Waiten

In 2009 the SLNA won the marathon's "Neighbourhood Challenge" and allocated the prize money to the lunch programme at Market Lane School.  In 2010 we came in second and also supported lunch programmes in our local schools.

SLNA Picnic

C. Waiten

C. Baker

The purpose of the SLNA Picnic, which has been suspended for several years, was to celebrate the neighbourhood and allow neighbours to meet and get to know each other and the community they live in. The Picnic was held on or along the Esplanade between Jarvis and Berkeley. It is hoped to revive it in 2011.

West Jarvis Community Initiative

J. Williams

C. Limbertie
R. Yaron
J.  Wichelow
D. O’Leary

S. Boyd
S. Dwyer
E. Forde

This initiative began in 2007, it grew out of an identified need identified in the block of four buildings just west of Jarvis to find space and activities for children and youth. Several community meetings have been held with residents, resource people and staff from the St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre and St. Michael’s School.

Canada Day

L.  Allen
D. Corey
C. Waiten

C. Yang

V. Lambert

July 1st, 2011 marks the seventh anniversary of the Canada Day Celebration Event in St Lawrence, it will be held in the Market Lane Park.

Association, Agency and/or Community Group:

Delegate Representative:

Non-Delegate Representatives:

External Associations, Agencies & Community Group Description:

St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood B.I.A.

S. Kavanagh

"A Business Improvement Area (BIA) is an association of commercial property owners and tenants within a defined area who work in partnership with the City to create thriving, competitive, and safe business areas that attract shoppers, diners, tourists, and new businesses". The BIA's boundaries are now almost the same as those of the SLNA and we cooperate on many projects, in particular streetscape improvements.

C.I.P (Community Improvement Plan).

L. Allen

A CIP was prepared for the area around Parliament and King a few years ago and another CIP was more recently completed for the southwest quadrant of SLNA's area.  We continue to work with City staff to implement the recommendations and identify champions for each project. At present several projects noted in the CIP Studies are either happening or being planned and various SLNA Delegates and committees are involved.

Community Police Liaison 51 Division

L. Wolde-Gabriel
D. James

A CPLC exists in each Police Division and provides a forum for citizen group/police service dialogue. The SLNA is within 51 Division; they are based at Front and Parliament.

CommunityAir

L. Allen

S. Pellman

CommunityAir is a grass roots organization intent on monitoring and, eventually, shutting down the Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre Airport. It was formed in 2004, with representation from neighbouring community groups and presents a united front to resolve common problems with airport noise.

Heritage Lighting Interpretation

J. Williams

Significant funds for Heritage Lighting can be generated from Section 37 and Section 45 benefits.  SLNA is championing this project which involves signage, plaques and lighting. A report was recently issued by the City's Heritage Division .

North Market Initiative

C. Baker
A. Seymour

The North Market Initiative is a semi-autonomous group that was established in 1998 to work with the City and produced a community-based design and plan for replacing the North St Lawrence Market Building. The City held a public Design Competition in 2009 and is planning to start construction of the New North Market in 2011.

Old Town Toronto Network (OTTN)

J. Williams
A. Seymour

The OTTN represents stakeholders from across Old Town Toronto. Members meet to exchange information in a "round table" format and the OTTN offers an opportunity to network with other neighbourhood organizations.

Old Town Toronto Seniors’ Centre(OTTSC)

J. Williams
J. Campbell

It is hoped that the proposed OTTSC will be located on The Esplanade, west of Lower Jarvis. The Centre will operate in cooperation with the St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre and will help with senior-oriented programs including recreation, fitness, nutrition etc. it will also offer lectures on topics of interest and organise special events.

St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Advisory Council

M.  Walsh
D. Maybank
D. O’Leary

The St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre is the neighbourhood’s sole public recreation centre; the SLNA was central to getting it built and has maintained close relations with Centre staff and the Advisory Council ever since. In particular, the SLNA supports a variety of activities, such as the basketball court and the soccer league. The Advisory Council, on which SLNA members sit, assists the CRC’s staff with programming decisions, fund-raising and offers general community input into the CRC’s operations.