Dozens of volunteers from the community and local businesses will scour the ravine behind apartments on Thorncliffe Park Drive Saturday (October 6) to pick up litter and make the valley safe and livable. Harold Shin of the Toronto Police Service is organizing the community effort on behalf of United Thorncliffe Park In Action, a group of stakeholders of the area. Shin is the Neighborhood Resource Officer of the Community Response Team at 53 Division. He is appealing to anyone who would like to join the team. The volunteers will meet at 9 a.m. in Leaside Park just off Overlea Blvd. near Millwood Rd. Councillor Burnside will be there. He is a former police officer and will be joined by volunteers from police, fire and paramedic services. Police dogs and horses will add a nice feeling. There will also be a lunch served to volunteers.
MANY PARTICIPATING
The drive to make the ravines safe and clean has touched the community spirit of many. Among the organizations which will participate are Q Residential, the Ismaili Mosque, Costco, Enbridge, Cliff Investments , Home Depot, The Neighbourhood Office, TI Group, Tim Horton’s, Mobarak Pharmacy, Iqbal Foods, and City of Toronto Parks, Forestry, and Recreation to name a few. But more are welcome. The area coverage of the clean up project will be the ravine immediately behind the buildings of Thorncliffe Park Dr. The ravine will be divided into 4 sectors to make the work manageable. A neighbourhood organization will be in charge of each sector taking care of the volunteers and the logistical requirements.
Sector 1:
Ravine Area behind 95, 85, 79 and 75 Thorncliffe Park Dr.
Sector 2:
Ravine Area behind 71, 65 and 53 Thorncliffe Park Dr.
Sector 3:
Ravine Area behind 35, 41, 43 and 47 Thorncliffe Park Dr.
Sector 4:
Ravine Area behind Leaside Park (1 Leaside Park Dr. and Townhouses) and 6 and 8 Milepost Pl.
UTOPIA
United Thorncliffe Park In Action is a group of more than 47 stakeholders of the Thorncliffe Park community. They comprise home owners, property owners, business owners, residents and people who work in the community and care for it. This group also includes government and non government agencies that have jurisdiction and involvement in Thorncliffe Park. This group was organized with the help of 53 Division Neighbourhood Resource Officers (NRO). They have met numerous times in preparation for the big cleanup.
