In May, the Bloor Annex Business Improvement Area (BIA) was approached by Councillor Dianne Saxe and the Annex Residents’ Association to take over the maintenance of Seaton Park at 14 Albany Ave., a long-neglected green space behind Hot Docs’ Cinema, currently operated by city parks. 

Since then, the Bloor Annex BIA has been monitoring and cleaning the park daily. The BIA would now like to improve the park to the standards of its other, award-winning parkettes, located at Bloor St. and Howland, Major, Robert and Brunswick. Above is an early rendering of the improved park by DTAH landscape architects. 

To accomplish this, the BIA has to expand its footprint to include the park which Councillor Saxe is supporting through a motion that was passed at the City of Toronto’s Economic and Community Development Committee on Dec. 2. The motion goes for final approval at city council on Dec. 16.

—Gleaner News Staff