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Day of Action for a Just Transition; Join the DECA Board; AGM coming up

Hello neighbours!

This Saturday in East Lynn Park, our friends at the Toronto East End Climate Collective are hosting a Day of Action for a Just Transition – imagining the opening of a Just Transition Job Creation Centre for Beaches East York.  There will be music and guest speakers! If you’re interested in volunteering for the event, email cnosaty@goodmedia.com or coreyhelmrece@gmail.com. 

In DECA news, we would like to invite you to apply to our board! If you’re interested in being considered for a position on DECA’s Board, please submit a short blurb about yourself, that articulates your motivation for joining DECA and your ties to the community to info@deca.to by Tuesday, March 15, 2022.

Finally, our AGM will once again be online this year, on Tuesday, March 22. The zoom link will be posted at www.deca.to.

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Join the DECA Board!

The Danforth East Community Association (DECA) is looking for engaged, committed community members to join the DECA Board. DECA’s mission is to build a stronger, more vibrant and walkable community, and to empower residents of our neighbourhood through community involvement.

Board Member Eligibility and Term 

To be a Board member, individuals must be members of DECA. Board members are elected for one-year terms in accordance with DECA’s Board Member Nomination and Election policy.

Application Process

If you’re interested in being considered for a position on DECA’s Board, please submit a short blurb about yourself, that articulates your motivation for joining DECA and your ties to the community to info@deca.to by Tuesday, March 15, 2022.

Elections will take place at the DECA Annual General Meeting, scheduled on Tuesday, March 22, 2022.

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Danforth Garage Update: Join the Virtual Town Hall next Monday, Jan 24 at 6:30pm

TPS 55 Division Station Design Update Virtual Town Hall Meeting on

Monday, January 24th, 6:30 – 8:00 pm

The Toronto Police Service (TPS) is moving forward with the process of designing a new station for Division 55 on the south-east corner of the Danforth Garage site at Coxwell & Danforth.
DECA would like to encourage you to join in on this opportunity for the community to directly engage with the TPS’s team about their project at the scheduled virtual town hall meeting. As the first project to be implemented on this site it will also have an impact for future projects on this large site.
How to Join the Virtual Meeting (WebEx):
From the Meeting link: torontopolice.webex.com/join/b84677
By phone: 416-216-5643 (Access code: 132 912 1333)
Some information on the project is available at the TPS page 
The Council Approved Master Plan for the Danforth Garage Site can be found on this link:

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Pumpkin parade- volunteers needed!

It’s our 11th annual pumpkin parade on Monday and we are really looking forward to seeing all the weird and wonderful jackolantern creations from the community! Bring your pumpkins and candles to the park between 6 and 8 pm and add them to the parade along the walkway. Marshals will be on hand to help you and to light the candles.

We are still looking for a few people to help with this event. If you are available, please email volunteer@deca.to.

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The market for Oct. 7

Time to stock up for the long weekend: Pies, flowers, veggies, beer, wine, tortillas, bread, cinnamon rolls and cookies!

This is the last week for tshirt sales and dropping off your black plastic containers. A huge thank you to the volunteers who have been working with us all summer!