Thank you to all those that came to join in our General Meeting on July 28th, 2015 held at 8 Park Vista, Lobby. We had special guest speakers - Janet Davis, City Councillor, Ward 31 and from FMTA, we had John Plumadore, Chair, Helen Chilas, Director of FMTA and Chair for 1501 Woodbine Ave Tenants' Association, as well Euridice Baumgarten, FMTA Representative, well over 65 people were in attendance to listen to our brief history on our re-ignited Association, an introduction to each of our Board Members as well as speaking about the issues we face at Park Vista.
Janet Davis spoke about Tenant Associations and the positive impact they have and reminded everyone that over 50% of Torontonians live in Apartments and carry the bulk of property taxes via our monthly rent. Janet also provided a quick briefing on the work she is doing on behalf of us, her Constituents at City Hall, and some of the great ideas that are in progress for the benefit of Tenants, she also touched on Property Standards and reiterated that any changes to the Tenant/Landlord Act would fall under provincial legislature. In addition provided some insight to the rights of Landlords and Tenants as well as an overview of the area and what is new. Janet also invited those in attendance to feel free to write to her with any concerns and she would certainly do her best to follow up. Janet was a gracious guest speaker and truly a wonderful evening having her attend our first of many general public meetings.
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John Plumadore, Chair, FMTA Board of Directors, over 8+ years of experience with FMTA, explained some of the achievements they were able to accomplish for Tenants and emphasized the need for clear open communication and to document all areas of concern for the Landlord. He provided the PVTA Board the "Welcome Home A Guide to Services for Tenants" booklet that is chock full of information - Legal & Finance; Housing; Meals; Drop-Ins; Health & Wellness; Education & Employment are but a sampling of the topics it covers. He introduced Helen Chilas, Director of FMTA and Euridice Baumgarten, FMTA Representative in the audience who afterwards spoke to the attendees and provided additional information. PVTA will also work with 1501 Woodbine Ave in support of each other's goals, A new found partnership was formed and understanding we have support and a wealth of expertise and information available to us.
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We were able to attain new Members, welcome aboard! As well we had refreshments, treats plus a beautifully decorated and delicious PVTA Cake commemorating our 1 full year since our Association formed. All in all it was a successful meeting with honest and open dialogue, full of information and also a chance to get to meet our neighbors and esteemed guests.
PVTA held a 50/50 draw and the winning ticket and winner will be published soon as well as pictures will be posted on the blog covering our event. More to follow!
Our next General Autumn Meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 20th, 2015, and our confirmed special guest speaker is Arthur Potts, MPP for Beaches-East York, so save the date! Mark your calendar!
Special thanks to Patrica Steward, General Director, 6 Park Vista for taking on the role as our event photographer, Grace St. John, Building Director, 2 PV and our volunteer, Deidre Huggins @ 8 PV for taking on the task of assisting the new sign ups for our membership, Carole Ward, Secretary/Treasurer, 2 PV for managing the 50/50 Draw, Audrey Mathews, Building Director 7 PV, Carol Brown, General Director 7 PV, and Dawn Reeve, General Director, 7 PV for arranging & providing the refreshments, Maryanna Lewyckyj, Building Director 6 PV for getting that deeeelicous cake, last but certainly not least the gents of the PVTA Board for assisting with the coordination of the meeting set up and addressing our attendees' questions, James McArthur, General Director, 7 PV, Ken Huggins, Building Director, 8 PV, Paul St. John, General Director 2 PV. Note: Dawn Reeve, General Director, 7 PV was unable to attend (due to a passing in her family, our condolences, thoughts & prayers to her and her family during this difficult time.)
We will do this again, so don't forget to mark your calendars, Tuesday October 20th, 2015! and on behalf of the PVTA Board and its Members .. we say to each of you a very special ...
