When you become a YMRA member, you gain access to our quarterly newsletter as well as monthly email alerts which keep you informed about important issues regarding your neighbourhood safety, local and broad health emergencies, upcoming community events, community meetings organized with city councillors, local construction projects & proposals, FONTRA updates and more.
Being a YMRA member gives you opportunities to grow your network and meet new people in your community. You gain access to a full year’s worth of events including our Holiday Social, Federal Election Debate Series, Annual General Meeting, Meet Your Neighbour’s Nights, pub nights, as well as more strategic and political events with city councillors and business people.
When you become a YMRA member, you instantly gain voting power at our Annual General Meeting. This means you are given a say in the direction of our overall community planning process, regarding issues such as community safety and local development. Your views are also represented at the municipal level due to our correspondence with Toronto City Hall.
When you purchase a YMRA membership, your contribution helps fund all community efforts such as the planning and funding of the year’s events, and the regulatory work we do to ensure that local construction projects don’t negatively impact our neighbourhoods. This is highly resource-intensive and every little bit of help makes a difference!
In 2022, the Ontario government passed Bill 23 — the More Homes Built Faster Act. It was sweeping legislation designed to speed up housing construction across the province. While the goal of addressing Ontario's housing shortage is legitimate, the law had significant side effects for established neighbourhoods like ours:
In short: the Province told developers "yes" before the City or residents could weigh in.
📎 Read more: Bill 23 — Legislative Assembly of Ontario | Plain-language summary — Canadian Centre for Housing Rights
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