HENRY FARM RESIDENTS RAISE $2,500 TO NORTH YORK GENERAL HOSPITAL – OCTOBER 2020
Thanks To Henry farm residents who generously contributed to our Henry Farm Community Interest Association fundraiser for our trusted neighbour, North York General Hospital. We raised $2500.00 which is to recognize the tireless and heroic efforts of our front- line hospital workers during these extraordinary Covid times.
The focus of this donation will support mental health initiatives and our elderly patients including those with Dementia. With the advice of the hospital, the donation will be earmarked for Music therapy programs. Music Therapy is an evidence-based approach to care and research shows the clinical use of music interventions has many benefits such as stress reduction, improved speech and cognitive skills, increased social activity and memory stimulation which all goes toward enhanced quality of life.
Karyn Popovich Interim CEO and President of NYGH with Steve O’Keefe and Namby Vithiananthan from HFCIA
HENRY FARM THANK NORTH YORK GENERAL HOSPITAL STAFF FOR COVID 19- RESPONSE – JUNE 2020
To express our appreciation to the staff of North York General Hospital for their outstanding commitment to patient care during these extraordinary times of Covid 19 Pandemic, HFCIA erected a large staff appreciation banner on the east sign of the hospital, beside the ravine. A smaller sign was also erected at the Sheppard Avenue entrance to Henry Farm to express our thanks.
PROTECTING THE BRANDING OF THE HENRY FARM NAME AND ROOSTER LOGO – JUNE 2020
The Henry Farm Community (Residents living in the area bordered by South of Sheppard, North of 401, East of Leslie and West of Don Mills) has built a great reputation as “The Place to Live”. We have branded our name with the rooster logo for over 50 years, with the HFCIA as an organization representing the residents. Recently we have been made aware that some residents in the Parkway Forest Community have formed a Telegram Group with the name “New Henry Farm Community “using our rooster logo! We have informed them that they have to cease and desist using the Henry Farm name with rooster logo.
The HFCIA has the common law Trademark use of the Henry Farm name with the rooster design. The HFCIA has made an application for the Henry Farm Name and Rooster design with the Canadian Trademarks office. The HFCIA will not hesitate to commence legal action on any organization to protect our brand and good name. Residents of the Henry Farm Community, please be aware of organizations which do not represent our great neighbourhood.
THE OFF-LEASH DOG PARK AT HAVENBROOK PARK WILL NOT GO AHEAD! FEBRUARY 2020
HFCIA received a communication on February 3, 2020 to indicate that the city staff made a decision against the installation of an off-leash dog park at Havenbrook Park in Henry Farm.
The HFCIA has had an unprecedented response to a request to submit petitions on the off-leash dog park by January 31, 2020 by residents of Henry Farm. Although a decision was communicated on February 3 not to proceed with a dog park, we sent all petitions received up to January 31, 2020 to city officials for their record. The final count of signatures is as follows: 78 (12.44%) for a dog park and 549 (87.56%) against the park.
As the city’s decision is consistent with the majority view of the residents, the HFCIA did not take any further action on this matter.
PARKING RESTRICTIONS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ON SPECIFIC HENRY FARM STREETS -JUNE 2018
HFCIA Executive Members have had an overwhelming positive response from residents (who signed a petition) to implement parking restrictions from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. on specific streets in Henry farm These parking restrictions are expected to deter Parkway Forest construction workers and subway commuters from parking on our neighbourhood streets.
Parking restrictions from 6 am to 10 am Monday to Friday on the following Neighbourhood streets, George Henry (from Don Mills to Silkwood), Farmview, Parfield (George Henry to Meadowglade) and Ringwood were approved by City council. Residents can support the enforcement of the parking restrictions against violators by calling the police at 416-808-3300.
LINK TO HENRY FARM TRAFFIC STUDY 2016
CELEBRATING SHAUGHNESSY PUBLIC SCHOOL’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY: June 2016
The Henry Farm Community Interest Association (HFCIA) congratulates Shaughnessy Public School (SPS) on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of educating the children of Henry Farm. The HFCIA has responded to Shaughnessy Public School’s (SPS) request to donate Rock Slab to be placed in front of the school in recognition of SPS reaching the milestone of 50 years of being an integral part of the community. Further, The HFCIA will commence an annual Leadership award to a student of SPS to be determined by the teachers of SPS. The annual award winner will be recognized on a permanent plaque to be placed in the school.
SHEPPARD SUBWAY ACTION COALITION: NO LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT (LRT) CAMPAIGN 2012-2016
The Henry Farm Executive took action to Build Subways and Not LRT’S on Sheppard Avenue as a member of Sheppard Subway Action Coalition With a petition to Legislative Assembly of Ontario and a lawn sign campaign along the communities bordering Sheppard Avenue.
In July 2016, a Toronto Star article reported that the Sheppard LRT had been deferred indefinitely.
On April 10, 2019, Premier Doug Ford announced that the provincial government would extend Line 4 Sheppard to McCowan Road at some unspecified time in the future, thus replacing the proposed Sheppard East LRT.[7]
Petition text
“Whereas the Provincial agency Metrolinx has announced plans to build the Sheppard East surface “Light Rail Transit” as part of their “Big Move” initiative, and whereas the existing Sheppard subway line was always intended to be the first phase of a full-length underground line, and whereas substantial new high-rise residential development is now being built along the Sheppard corridor, adding thousands of extra cars on the streets, and whereas a surface “LRT” will reduce the number of traffic lanes on Sheppard, will eliminate left-hand turns between major intersections, will substantially increase already lengthy commute times and will foster car infiltration into stable neighborhoods, and whereas a surface “LRT” is strongly opposed by the majority of the residents living in the area, WE the undersigned petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as follows: To direct Metrolinx to abandon their plan to build a surface “LRT” along Sheppard and instead to extend the existing Sheppard underground subway line East of Don Mills.
RUSTY RAIL AT LESLIE & SHEPPARD – AN EYE SORE SINCE 2000
The Rusty Rail was constructed as a city improvement project in the year 2000 in the North west corner of Leslie Street & Sheppard Avenue. Since it’s construction the residents have objected to this structure and made many attempts to remove the structure. The structure remains as an eye sore.
