The Long Branch community in SW Toronto Ontario Canada is an idyllic one. Our community is bordered by Lake Ontario and 50% of us are renters vs 50% homeowners and we all get along really well.

Our five mid-rise buildings of seven stories, home to many seniors who have lived here for decades, are being threatened with demolition. And being replaced by two 30-story condos as well as multiple 12-14 story towers which would QUADRUPLE the density of residents in this small area.

It would add 2-3,000 people to this complex, adding to the parking and traffic woes as we are not a transit friendly neighbourhood. 

THIS IS TOTALLY OUTRAGEOUS AND UNACCEPTABLE!

There are 548 residential units in these five buildings and the majority of renters have lived here for 10+ years. Many seniors have lived here for 25+ years or even 54 and 61 years and are quite fragile now. 

We have roots, friends, family, schools, doctors, and social lives are all based here and we love it. Most of us are in rent-controlled apartments that are quite affordable. And we expected to live out our lives in this place, not having to fear major rent increases in our lifetime.

That is all being threatened now with a 10-15 year construction zone that would uproot the tenants of two buildings (a few hundred people) who would have to move away until the new rental buildings were finished - estimated 3-4 years with a major disruptions in their lives.

The rest of us, again hundreds of people, would have to put with living in a construction zone for over 10 years until we also get moved away from our beloved lakefront to hundreds of feet away, probably obscured views by those 30-story skyscrapers. Note that there are no buildings over 10 stories in our neighbourhood, so 30 stories is 3x too high.

We are not on a major roadway (750 m (2,000 feet) from public transit buses/streetcars), not convenient for public transit which takes 40-50 minutes to reach a subway station. This kind of increased density would destroy many people's long-time homes, darken the surrounding houses and completely change the character of this small community.

Our streets are narrow, most have no sidewalks and not made for major traffic that would happen if density was increased 4x never mind what the truck traffic would be like for years during construction.

Please sign and share this petition if you live in South Etobicoke or South Mississauga as you WILL be affected too. Thank you!