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City to oppose Keewatin development at OMB

October 12, 2015August 1, 2017 Eric Emin Wood Ben Daube, Freed Development Corp., Jaye Robinson, John Andreevski, Trolleybus Urban Development Inc.

The controversial application to replace eight detached houses at 200–214 Keewatin Ave. with two four-storey blocks containing 80 stacked townhouse units is heading to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) — with the city’s official opposition.

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A call for reinforcements to save ‘Keewatin’s Wall’

May 1, 2015 Eric Emin Wood development, Freed Development Corp., Marcia Visser, Trolleybus Urban Development Inc.

First came the protest against what they perceived as a developer’s “aggressive” ad. Now a band of activist Keewatin Avenue residents are responding with a message of their own: lining neighbourhood streets with lawn signs to raise awareness to their pushback against density creep.

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Advertising unapproved project draws community ire

April 8, 2015April 8, 2015 Eric Emin Wood development, Freed Development Corp., Jaye Robinson, Keewatin activists, Marcia Visser, Trolleybus Urban Development Inc.

A new development proposal in North Toronto is drawing the ire of neighbours and the local councillor after collaborating developers advertised units for sale in a local publication only days after the release of a city planning report that expressed reservations about the project.