Markland Wood is celebrating
our 50th anniversary in 2010!
As you will see from the Marklander Newsletters, we've changed
our image and look just
a little for the occasion. Please help us celebrate,
contribute if you can but most of all...
Participate and Help Out when
you can! Email
MHA_VP (at) MarklandWood.org- -
Markland Wood Announcements
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1) Markland Wood,
Youth Community Leadership Awards applicationsand essays to be received no
later than May 31st. Please see the
Youth Community Leadership Awards page under
Committees section of this website.
2) The
Changes to Bloor St. through Markland Woodhave been
deferred until
further notice.
Read about the details by from this PDF file. 3) Toronto Police Services
Announcement.
Promote:
TPSlinks
One
of the goals of the
Toronto PoliceService, Community
Mobilization Unit is to "identify
shared community values and support and empower
communities to build the capacity necessary to
resist and/or prevent crime and disorder". With
this in mind, TPSlinks has been created to
increase communication between the police,
residents and business owners within Toronto.
TPSlinks is a Community Automated Notification
System that will be utilized by the Toronto
Police Service to transmit information to the
public in an effective manner.
In light of recent
occurrences that required the evacuation of
citizens from their residences, the need for a
Toronto-based communication system was
identified. TPSlinks allows the Toronto Police
Service to notify recipients about safety
concerns, emergencies, missing persons, amber
alerts, and potential instruction related to
these events as well as everyday occurrences
including road closures or community events.
TPSlinks will
serve as a communication device to replace the
existing autodialler. Utilizing aspects of the
outdated tool, TPSlinks applies advanced
technology to deliver a more efficient
communication system.
Current community
members who are registered with the autodialler
system must re-register under TPSlinks in order
to receive future notifications. Toronto
residents and business owners who do not
register with TPSlinks will not receive
automatic notifications.
For more
information and to register or pre-register,
Toronto residents and business owners are asked
to visit the Toronto Police Service website at
www.torontopolice.on.ca
and click on the TPSlinks icon. If you do not
have access to a computer, there will be
hardcopy registration forms provided at 22
Division.
If you have
difficulty registering to TPSlinks or are not
receiving TPSlinks messages, do not call
911, send a message to
TPSlinks@torontopolice.on.ca
.
4) Some Markland Wood
residents have received a
notice (click to see PDF) about the new test lighting
for some of our streets. The MHA will continueto monitor the lighting but
would like to receive your input..
5) We would like to know
what you think about the two proposed LRT routes along Eglinton and up to the
Toronto (LBPIA) Airport.
Click to see routes. Contact:
MHAPresident@MarklandWood.org via email with your
comments.
The Markland
Wood, Annual Community Garage Sale will be held on,
May 29, 2010 - from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PMBargain Hunters
from across the GTA will visit this huge event. Many
Marklanders participate in the World's Largest Garage Sale!Hope to see you shopping for bargains
in Markland Wood soon!
Click
on the photos to see a map.
The
MHA, AGM will be held on,Monday June
7, 2010 - from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PMAt the Etobicoke/York
Civic Center.Various topics
were discussed including, continuing plans for the50th Markland Wood
anniversary celebrations and events!-
- Markland Wood -
Christmas Caravan 2009
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TheMarkland Wood -
42nd Annual Christmas Caravan & Food Drive was held on Sunday December
20th, 2009.Please
read about the outcome by clicking above!Here are
some photos from this year's Markland Wood, Christmas Caravan
2009!
See more photographs from
the Caravan by clicking on the photographs above.-
-Markland Wood
Social 2009-
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This year's Markland Wood
Social was held on,Friday September 18th, 2009At the newly renovated Markland
Wood Golf ClubPhotographs of this
wonderful event can be seen at this
web link.
"♫
Oh What a Night!
♫"- - MARKLAND
WOOD - ANNUAL
FAMILY
FUN DAY! - -
Was held on SATURDAY AUGUST
8th,
2009 at
the
Millwood Jr.
School,
Mill Road, just north of
Bloor St. W.
Photographs can be seen from
this
web link.
Two years ago, Markland
Homes Association teamed up with the Bloordale Park Rejuvenation Project and
hosted Family
Fun Day on the beautiful sunny day of August 11th,
2007 from 11am and 2pm at the brand new Bloordale Park. There
were lots of games,
great food, face-painting, tattoos, arts and crafts and lots
of fun and exciting things for the whole family, including
photographs with and petting the TPS Police Horse.
This
year's Markland Wood - Family Fun Day will be held at the Millwood Jr. School
with even
more fun planned.
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-Markland
Wood on Rogers TV-
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"Structures
is the award-winning television series that has captured
the attention of people young and old right across
Ontario! Focusing on Toronto's dynamic historical
buildings, legends and personalities, Structures
brings you compelling stories about our local culture and
heritage. If you're new to Structures,
sit back, relax and enjoy a ride back in time. If you're a
seasoned veteran, welcome back - there's more great stuff
to come!"
Visit Structures
on Rogers TV & scroll down the page to see other episodes
Note:
the episodes airing may change, please check the Rogers website (links above in blue) to confirm program listings.
The
MHA, AGM was held on,Monday June
8, 2009 - from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PMAt the Etobicoke/York
Civic Center.Various topics
were discussed including, planning the 50th anniversary
of Markland Wood celebrations and events!-
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Markland Wood - New Street Signs!
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We are looking for your input on these signs before we
commit to having more put up.
Do you like the design?
Why? Why not? Would a white background instead of the
grey/silver background help our name stand out better?
Please let us know your thoughts contacting MHA
President, via email;
MHAPresident@MarklandWood.org. Please send your
feedback ASAP.
Was Held on
Saturday April 25, 2009 from 10:00
A.M. to 12:00 noonThe Markland Wood community clean up as a
resounding success! Now, the neighbourhood and surrounding
area is nice a clean. There is a special "Thank You!"
to all who participated to help out during the clean up.
Click to see photos from previous Markland Wood Environmental Day
Clean-Up Days
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Walking, Jogging,
Cycling Map of Markland Wood - -
Now is the time to get moving again as spring is here!
Ever
wonder, when walking, jogging, cycling,
skateboarding,
roller blading or driving the
Markland
Circle, what the distances are?
- - The
National Post Write-Up of Markland Wood History
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Eastern
Greenfield South Power Plant- -You have read about it in the
Marklander
Now you can see for yourself how close the (approved)
Natural Gas, Eastern
Power, Electrical Generation Station is located to
Markland Wood!
Read
the Environmental Review by clicking on this sentence.-
- MPAC Information for
Markland Wood Residents - -
The goal is to inform you about the MPAC Property
Tax Assessments you have
received. Hopefully, with this information and new
knowledge, you might
Reduce Your Municipal
Property Tax Assessment Rate!
Click on this
sentence to see the MPAC & ARB informationClick on this
sentence to see potential Request for Reassessment scenariosMPAC
Request for Reassessment FormFrom
your Markland Wood, MHA Environmental
CommitteeSome interesting facts about Compact
Fluorescent Lightbulbs or CFLs.A 60W
incandescent bulb can be replaced by a 11W CFL
40 million 11W CFLs would save 2,000 MegaWatts of electricity.
It would cost 200 million dollars to give away 40 million CFLs.
Therefore it would cost 200 million dollars to save 2,000
MegaWatts ofelectricity.
Pickering A plant produces, when working, 515 MegaWatts of
electricity.
It will cost 1 billion dollars to produce 500 MW by other
means, eg: by fixing one of the “broken” nuclear plants.
In Ontario in 1999, the electricity demand due to lighting
alone was 5,000 MegaWatts.
Go figure!! Now
there’s a chance to play your part and it won’t cost a
cent!
CFLs
This is an opportunity for all Markland Wood residents to make
a very small difference, but as you can see from the figures
above, if enough people go out and do the same, these small
differences quickly add up to something much more substantial.Go make a difference!You
can read more about the Markland Wood, Environmental Committee
on their page under the Committees section.
News From Markland Wood
e-News Email
Broadcast System
Over the years the MHA has wanted to get the
information out to our members as quickly as possible. To
keep you informed, many years ago the MHA invested in an
‘Auto-Dialer’ telephone systems that eventually became
outdated faster than Eight-Track-Tapes. Often the MHA has
sent a letter attached to the Marklander or even as a stand
a loan newsletter. Sometimes, news comes to us so quickly
that it is difficult to post on the website. There are many
meetings, events and public notifications that the MHA
thinks you should have access to. This is why we have set up
the “News From Markland Wood” email broadcast system.
You will have to be proactive and register by sending an
email with your Full Name, Address and Telephone Number to News
(at) MarklandWood.org.
We will cross-reference your information with the membership
database and if you are up-to-date, you will be included.
Your email address won’t be used for any other purposes.
Others will not see your email address as we will use Blind
Carbon Copy (Bcc:) field to send these email broadcast
messages. You will only receive one or two email per month and can be
removed from the email broadcast list at any time.The “Town
Crier” was sunset! The Toronto Police Services, 22
Division announced that the new voluntary subscription e-mail system will send you notification of occurrences once the……
Please
read the announcement by clicking on this sentence!
