To: Waterfront Toronto, Toronto District School Board (TDSB), City of Toronto, and Provincial Representatives

When many of us bought pre-construction homes in this community, we were on the hook for thousands of dollars in development levies intended to fund the infrastructure our families were promised — schools, parks, and public spaces to grow alongside new housing. Families were told Toronto’s first “school in a condo” would rise here — a model for dense, family-friendly urban living on our waterfront.

Years later, that promise has been broken. The school has been delayed again, now pushed into 2030. Our children cannot wait that long — some who were meant to start kindergarten here will be in high school before a school opens. The lack of a local elementary school forces families into long commutes or already-overcrowded schools elsewhere, undermining the livability and vision of our waterfront neighbourhood.

Now is the time to act. There is government-owned land just east of Parliament Slip — identified as Zone 7 (Block 5) in Waterfront Toronto’s Quayside plan — currently labeled a “cultural destination/potential school site.” This is the ideal location to re-zone and build a new elementary school that finally delivers on the City’s commitments to the families who invested in this community years ago.

We call on Waterfront Toronto, the City of Toronto, and the TDSB to:

Commit to a firm, public timeline for delivering a waterfront elementary school.

Re-designate Block 5 east of Parliament Slip as the site for this school.

Disclose how resident development levies were used and explain why repeated delays have been accepted without pursuing an alternate or interim solution for local students.

Toronto’s waterfront is one of the fastest-growing communities in Canada. Families have kept our end of the bargain — paying levies, investing in the community and raising our children here. It’s time for the City, the TDSB, and Waterfront Toronto to keep theirs.

Signed,

Residents of Toronto’s Waterfront Communities