Gord Perks City Councillor, Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park

Below is a message from the City of Toronto Public Consultation Unit:

• Parkdale Library
  1303 Queen Street West
  Tel:  416-393-7686
• City Clerk’s Office
  City Hall, 12th fl., West tower
  100 Queen Street West
  Tel:  416-392-8016

A new Family Health Team (FHT) will be coming to Liberty Village and will service the neighbourhoods of: West Queen West, Parkdale, Dundas St West, King St West and Trinity Bellwoods.  Doors are expected to open in January.

The FHT will be located in Liberty Village in the Liberty Market Building, 171 East Liberty St. Unit 102.

The FHT will have 8 physicians, male and female, who will be supported by a Nurse Practitioner, 2 Registered Nurses, a Social Worker, a Dietitian and a Clinical Pharmacist. The Family Health Team will provide all core primary care services including:

• Health Assessments
• Diagnosis and Treatment
• Primary Reproductive Care
• Primary Mental Health care
• Primary Palliative Care
• Service Coordination and referral
• Patient Education/health promotion and disease prevention
• Pre-post-natal care and obstetrical care
• Arrangements for around-the-clock care
• Chronic Disease Management programs
• Health promotion and disease prevention programs

In addition to primary care core services, the FHT will have four priority programs. These priority programs are based on community demographics and needs assessment. The four priority programs are:

• Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes
• Child and Family Health
• Mental Health and Addictions
• Wellness Promotion, Illness Prevention and Screening

For more information please see:

Family Health Team – Overview

and

Family Health Team – Flyer

Danielle Groen of `The Grid TO` published an great article about Parkdale.  The article touches on some important questions about community, social services, development and gentrification (to name a few).  The article can be found at The Grid TO – Parkdale .

The Toronto Transit Commision has announced they will begin construction of a new addition to the existing carhouse building  at its Roncesvalles Yard (the northwest corner of Queensway and Roncesvalles Ave) beginning in spring 2012.  This addition is necessary to make the yard compatible with the new fleet of TTC streetcars.

For more information please see the attached .pdf: TTC Flyer – Roncesvalles Yard Construction

The deadline to apply for the for the 2012 Walmart-Evergreen Green Grants Program is: January 31st/ 2012.

The Walmart-Evergreen Green Grants Program, a greening program sponsored by Walmart and led by Evergreen, provides funds of up to $10,000 to groups working on community development, environmental restoration and other community-based projects across Canada

For full information and to find out if you are eligible  please see: Green Grants Page

As it is the season giving PARC could really use some help with acquiring the following items before December 16th:

– Dinner Plates
– Bowls
– Cutlery Flatware
– Coffee mugs
Mismatched, one of a kind, etc. are all welcome!

As well,  for the various festive meals (they will have an average of 150 guests for each meal):

Solstice:
French toast or sausages for breakfast
Dinner: jello, Snacks, Meat, Fruit, vegetables (anything, really! we can tailor the menu to suit. )

Christmas meal Dec. 23rd:
They have turkeys however, other ingredients they’ll require include: potatoes (150 lb), peas(30 lb), carrots(60 lb), garlic, fresh herbs, bread, celery, apples(10 lb).

Christmas Sunday Dec. 25:
30 lb ground beef
a lot of spaghetti & fresh bread

New Years Eve:
Snacks

Please contact Charmaine Frado (416) 537-2262, Resource Development Director, PARC for more details and to find out where and when to drop off your donations!

On Tuesday the 13th of December 2011, the 11 Division Community Police Liaison Community (CPLC) will be hosting the annual 11 Division Town Hall Meeting. It will be held at Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton CSS (1515 Bloor Street West at Dundas Street West) and will commence at 7:00PM. The theme for this year’s meeting is youth safety and bullying. The meeting will feature interesting and entertaining speakers and a panel on bullying, as well as an opportunity to raise general issues. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.

A quick reminder,

Please feel welcome to join the Ward 13/14  Councillors for the 2012 Community Budget Meeting. Spaces are still available at the door for those who were unable to RSVP.

The meeting is: Tonight from 7pm-9pm at the Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton School (1515  Bloor St. West), in the 3rd Floor Staff Room.  Flyer

Congratulations to Green 13 who were recognized in WWF Canada’s 2011 Annual Report (see page 24 for a great story wwfcanada2011)  among its profiles of outstanding citizens nationwide for environmental stewardship. To learn more about Green13 visit: green 13

During Earth Hour in March 2011, a flash mob made its way through Parkdale and Roncesvalles Villages.

If you haven’t seen the video make sure to check it out at: Roncesvalles-Parkdale Earth Hour Flash Mob