Baldwin Street, a lush strip that runs between Spadina Avenue to the west and McCaul Street to the east, is unlike anything else you’ll find in Toronto. Hidden in the midst of a residential neighbourhood, just south of the University of Toronto’s St. George Campus and a few blocks north of OCAD and the Art Gallery of Ontario, is downtown Toronto’s best kept secret. It’s here, on this quiet and unassuming side street, that you’ll find some of the city’s best eateries, heritage properties and what some might even consider a small town in the heart of Toronto.
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About the Grange
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The Grange was the first home of the Art Museum of Toronto (later to become the Art Gallery of Ontario) and rests today as a historic Georgian manor in downtown Toronto, Canada. Today, The Grange is a vibrant part of the AGO and its programming. |
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The Grange makes up the eastern half of the Kensington-Chinatown neighbourhood (everything east of Spadina). |
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Our Ward. |
Business Improvement Areas
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Our mission is to provide Chinatown with a comprehensive, complete and coordinated organization for merchants and residents so as to lobby local and central government for the wellbeing of the community. |
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Located on Queen St. West between Simcoe and Bathurst streets in downtown Toronto, the Queen St. West Business Improvement Area represents over 300 merchants, business owners and property owners. The Queen St. West BIA is home to a thriving fashion district with an array of clothing, sewing supplies and fabrics, internationally renowned live music venues showcasing a wide spectrum of artists from rock to jazz music, and food from around the world. During the day, shopping rules with youth—and the young at heart—buying fashion-forward clothing, shoes and fabric. At night, visit an array of unique restaurants, lively patios, bars and live music venues. Queen Street West mixes commerce and culture together into one dynamic environment. |
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The Entertainment District BIA is a community driven non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the economic and cultural vitality of the Toronto Entertainment District. The Toronto Entertainment District encompasses a significant part of the Downtown area, generally bounded by the Financial District to the east, Queen Street West to the north, Spadina Avenue to the west, and the Gardiner Expressway and Harbourfront to the south. |
City Services
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including emergency response and roadkill cleanup |
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The Toronto Police Service operates several mailing lists to help keep citizens of Toronto up-to-date on current happenings across the city, and in their community. |
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416-808-520 Division Boundaries: |
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Toronto’s transit system. 416-393-INFO |
Community Standards
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The goal is to provide the public with access to information related to by-law violations, their details and status, within common areas and individual units of rental apartment buildings. In addition, this site contains useful information that can help identify the responsibilities of property owners, tenants and Municipal Licensing & Standards officers, where and how to lodge a complaint and how to contact your local ML&S district office. This site does not contain information about properties that are co-ops, rooming houses, rental condominiums, row housing or 'bachelorettes'. |
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The Graffiti Abatement Program was created as part of the Mayor's Clean and Beautiful City Initiative. It is a multi-faceted program aimed at removing graffiti from private and public properties. This Program proactively identifies graffiti hot spots and then works with the affected communities and agencies to remove the graffiti. To report graffiti in your area, call 311. |
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The Rooming House Chapter states that no person shall use, permit to be used, rent or offer to rent any rooming house unless a rooming house licence is in force. Rooming houses are only legal in the former City of Toronto. In the former City of Etobicoke, there are licensed lodging houses which are licensed by Toronto Public Health. In the former Cities of North York and Scarborough, rooming houses are illegal. If you believe that there is an illegal rooming house in your neighbourhood, please contact your District Office and an Officer will investigate the complaint. |
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Every District Map has a series of layers, each of which displays a different series of information, including:
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The Graffiti Eradication Program is a Service-wide initiative focusing on the reduction of crime, fear and disorder as it relates to graffiti. Graffiti, as embodied within the program context, is specific to the unlawful defacing of both private and public property through the use of; political activism, hate crime, gang graffiti, and as well as, graffiti commonly referred to as; "HipHop Tagging", "throwups" and "pieces". |
Community/Resident Associations
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If you live in Toronto between College & Bloor, Spadina & Bathurst, this is your association! |
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Formed in 2004, the King-Spadina Residents Association is an umbrella organization that provides experienced, strategic and tactical support for the entire King-Spadina community on night club and liquor license related issues. |
Facilities and Resources
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Founded in 1900 by a group of private citizens as the Art Museum of Toronto, the Art Gallery of Ontario is one of the largest art museums in North America, with a physical facility of 583,000 square feet. The AGO expanded its facility in 2008 with an innovative architectural design by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry. |
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The Sir William Campbell Foundation is a non-profit organization charged with the preservation and interpretation of Campbell House and related histories. Campbell House, built in 1822, is the oldest remaining building from the original town of York. It is a classical example of Georgian architecture, a rare find in Toronto. The Foundation maintains the house and operates a museum within the building for the purposes of educating the local and tourist community, including thousands of school children annually. The museum endeavours to make history come alive through the use of innovative hands-on approaches to history while still preserving important artefacts from Toronto's early heritage. |
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University Settlement is a multi-service agency that was founded in 1910 and has the distinction of being the first community-based social service centre in the City of Toronto. University Settlement helps individuals and families to learn and grow by engaging them in social, cultural, recreational and educational opportunities. With a full-time and part-time staff of approximately 150, University Settlement has developed programs to address the needs of more than 30,000 users annually through diverse areas such as settlement services, English language classes, employment counseling, senior services, youth programming, music and arts education, and daycare. University Settlement's services are directed at helping individuals and families live full lives and assisting individuals in identifying and meeting personal goals – whether it is to find housing, obtain employment, learn English or getting and staying fit and healthy. University Settlement offers a wide range of social services to individuals and families in our community with a focus on assisting newcomers to adapt to Canada. Since our inception over a century ago, local needs have shifted and changed and University Settlement has demonstrated the ability to identify emerging trends and develop action steps to respond. This is in part due to our extensive work with partners and in the community. University Settlement continues to develop, grow and evolve to meet the needs of the people of Toronto, and the communities we serve. |
Government
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Official website for the City of Toronto |
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The Grange makes up the eastern half of the Kensington-Chinatown neighbourhood (everything east of Spadina). |
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Our Ward. |
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City councillor for Ward 20. |
History of the Grange
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Baldwin Street, a lush strip that runs between Spadina Avenue to the west and McCaul Street to the east, is unlike anything else you’ll find in Toronto. Hidden in the midst of a residential neighbourhood, just south of the University of Toronto’s St. George Campus and a few blocks north of OCAD and the Art Gallery of Ontario, is downtown Toronto’s best kept secret. It’s here, on this quiet and unassuming side street, that you’ll find some of the city’s best eateries, heritage properties and what some might even consider a small town in the heart of Toronto. |
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Once a residential estate in the old town of York, today The Grange is a vibrant and diverse neighbourhood in downtown Toronto. This connection serves to highlight community projects and activities happening on or near the grounds. |
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Every Saturday morning, Historicist looks back at the events, places, and characters—good and bad—that have shaped Toronto into the city we know today. On July 19, 2008, they took a look at the characters and forces that built Grange House and Grange Park. |
Parks and Environment
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This website has been created by the Grange Park Advisory Committee (GPAC) to share information about Grange Park and its revitalization project. |
Planning and Development
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The Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing solutions to important issues that have an impact on the quality of life in urban areas and communicating those solutions to a wide audience through a variety of media. It brings together experts from different disciplines to connect people, money and ideas to build strong communities and equitable and competitive urban areas in Canada and internationally. The CUI was established in 1990 by the City of Toronto and the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto with a mandate to:
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Schedules, agendas, committee decisions and minutes, and final reports. Agendas for meetings are published in advance, but the exact time when a particular item will be heard is unpredictable. Agendas will say something like “the following items will be heard after 10:30” – but sometimes the time turns out to be waaaaay after 10:30. If you have other things to do in your life, sitting for three hours waiting for the item you’re interested in to come up can be difficult. The city has recognized this and has included a Meeting Monitor on their site for each meeting to keep track minute by minute of how the agenda is proceeding. |
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When a Minor Variance application is made to the Committee of Adjustment, all registered owners of land located within 60 meters of the subject land are notified of the application, and the public hearing date and time when the application will be considered by the committee. All interested persons are invited to attend public hearings of the committee of adjustment to express their views and concerns. |
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Every District Map has a series of layers, each of which displays a different series of information, including:
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Information about the planning process in the City of Toronto and the Province of Ontario. |
Social Services
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University Settlement is a multi-service agency that was founded in 1910 and has the distinction of being the first community-based social service centre in the City of Toronto. University Settlement helps individuals and families to learn and grow by engaging them in social, cultural, recreational and educational opportunities. With a full-time and part-time staff of approximately 150, University Settlement has developed programs to address the needs of more than 30,000 users annually through diverse areas such as settlement services, English language classes, employment counseling, senior services, youth programming, music and arts education, and daycare. University Settlement's services are directed at helping individuals and families live full lives and assisting individuals in identifying and meeting personal goals – whether it is to find housing, obtain employment, learn English or getting and staying fit and healthy. University Settlement offers a wide range of social services to individuals and families in our community with a focus on assisting newcomers to adapt to Canada. Since our inception over a century ago, local needs have shifted and changed and University Settlement has demonstrated the ability to identify emerging trends and develop action steps to respond. This is in part due to our extensive work with partners and in the community. University Settlement continues to develop, grow and evolve to meet the needs of the people of Toronto, and the communities we serve. |
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