In June, John Cockerill stepped down as president of the DMRI after
several years of hard work and dedication. On behalf of the board, I
would like to thank John for a job well done and for all his efforts.
We wish him all the best in his future endeavours.
My involvement with the DMRI began in 2016 when I took over the Area 5 rep position from a
neighbour, who had begun the hard work of following the Mallow Road School redevelopment. The
process took several years, and involved a huge flood of the property (which killed the mature
trees), a bankrupted developer, a new Mallow Park which reflected community needs, a guarantee
of the public footpath from Broadleaf Road to Mallow Road, and a presentation at North York
Community Council. In the end, I was able, through negotiation, to get the developer to donate a
piece of land to the park in order to make the management of Mallow Park more effective.
Currently, I am involved in the regeneration of Macklin Hancock Park to make it more useable and
attractive for our community.
As John mentioned in the last newsletter, development is continuing to quiet down, but the DMRI
board still is busy following Committee of Adjustment applications, and some larger scale
developments, like Options for Homes on 230-240 The Donway West, which went before North
York Community Council on October 29th. Development can be confusing and ultimately involves
a lot of red tape, so it is always very time consuming. I want to take this opportunity to thank those
board members who dedicate so much time on development, with its endless meetings and
paperwork. Without them, the DMRI would not be able to inform you of current developments nor
represent community members.
Don Mills is a diverse community embracing people from a variety of cultural and socioeconomic
groups. It is this diversity which makes are community strong. The recent renovictions at 2, 4, 6 The
Donway and Wingreen Court jeopardize this diverse balance to our community and the DMRI
supports the respective tenant groups. It is also frustrating to see the provincial government set
up pop-up Science Centre locations as far away from our community as is possible. Given the large
number of local residents, who enjoyed the Ontario Science Centre and held yearly passes, why
didn’t the government put a pop-up location in our community? If you are interested in saving the
Ontario Science Centre, please visit www.SaveScienceCentre.com.
Sincerely,
Vanessa Quinn
President DMRI
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