DECA virtual AGM: Tuesday at 7pm

Join us at our AGM on Zoom to hear what DECA’s been up to in the past year and what we’ve got planned for 2022. We’d love to hear from you at the meeting or via email at info@deca.to. We will be voting on the DECA Board for 2022.

In the DECA catchment* and not a member yet? Click “Become a Member” in our menu and sign up! Membership is a PWYC fee and is valid for one year.

This meeting is this Tuesday March 22 at 7pm. Here is the zoom link:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81025783020?pwd=MHJhS3ZJVDNmOFk4dkw0bCtNanhZQT09

by phone:
+1 647 374 4685 Canada
+1 647 558 0588 Canada

Meeting ID: 810 2578 3020
Passcode: 472004

About DECA

The Danforth East Community Association (DECA) is a group of neighbours that started working together in 2007 to make our community more vibrant, walkable, safe and fun. We’ve made big changes to our little pocket, starting with our East Lynn Park Farmers’ Market, giving facelifts to a number of Danforth stores and bringing the Danforth East Community Arts Fair to the community. We call ourselves a “community” association rather than a “resident” association because we feel it is important to include residents, businesses, schools, places of worship, and other organizations in the conversations we have about how to make our home on Toronto better for all of its inhabitants.

*Our catchment is between Monarch Park and Main, the railway tracks and Mortimer/Lumsden.

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.

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.

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:

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.