News
New this year: Saturday Public Skate at Maple Grove Arena
Our JCRA Board has been advocating for a weekend public skate at Maple Grove Arena and now, thanks to our Ward 3 Councillors Janet Haslett-Theall and Dave Gittings, this year public skating will be available at Maple Grove arena from 2:45-4:15 pm every Saturday,...
JCRA 2025 AGM Meeting and Presentation
Thank you to the many residents who joined JCRA for our 2025 AGM. Thank you also to Mayor Burton and our Ward 3 Councillors: Janet Haslett-Theall and Dave Gittings for attending and for their comprehensive reponses to residents questions. Thanks also to featured...
JCRA Granted Participant Status at Ontario Land Tribunal hearings on WCB Warehouses
We are very pleased to have been granted Participant status at these hearings. The property owners filed appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) earlier this year arguing that they have met the conditions of the site plan approval, including the Ultimate Operating...
Please email our elected representatives Template letter on WCB warehouses
We are asking residents to email the Mayor, all of Town Council and MPP Stephen Crawford indicating you support JCRA’s position that the property owners have not complied with the Town’s condition and that, not only is the condition reasonable, but it is a very much...
JCRA 2024 Annual Meeting and 50th Anniversary Presentation
Thank you to the more than 100 residents who joined JCRA for our 50th Anniversary commemoration and 2024 AGM. Also thank you to past directors who joined us and to our Ward 3 Councillors: Janet Haslett-Theall and Dave Gittings for attending and for your comprehensive...
Ashgrove Cement New Provincially Mandated Emissions Standards
Ashgrove Cement is requesting the Ontario Ministry of the Environment grant them an extension of ten years to achieve the province's new emissions benchmark for SO2 and NOx ground-level concentrations. JCRA attended a community meeting at the plant facility in...
REMINDER: JCRA 2024 AGM and 50th Anniversary Tuesday, April 16, 7:00 – 8:30 pm, Maple Grove United Church
Reminder to join JCRA's 50th Anniversary Celebration and 2024 AGM to learn about your community. Doors open at 6:30 pm and Town staff from the Parks and Rec and Home to Hub transit departments will be there to provide information about their programs. You can view...
Winston Churchill Warehouses – Update on Site Plan Applications approval process
In November 2023, JCRA undertook extensive analysis of the most recent 560 WCB SPA submission as required by Town Council's June 2022 condition for site plan approval: “The Owner shall evaluate the ultimate operating condition of the site, based on full build-out,...
Midtown Development – Proposed Official Plan Amendment will be publicized in early April with a public meeting scheduled for April 22, 2024
JCRA has continued to participate in the public meetings and consultations on the Midtown Development. We are also participating on the recently formed Joint Residents Association for Midtown (JRAM), set up to focus specifically on Midtown issues. This group is made...
New JCRA Board Directors Needed
Advocacy is more important than ever and JCRA needs additional board directors to ensure we have the capacity to address the issues that matter to our residents. What does a JCRA Director do? We focus on the issues that impact our community. Members of the Board...