If it takes a village to raise a child, then it takes a community to build affordable housing. It has been a busy winter, spring and summer for PARC and Edmond Place. A tremendous amount of labour has been needed to keep the original building standing. From January through March, the site for Edmond Place went through a period of stabilization and consolidation that required a temporary roof. With these improvements now complete, the construction is set to move ahead.

These issues are a reminder of the necessity to provide people of Parkdale with the steadfast housing they deserve. parc would like to acknowledge that these improvements would not have been possible without the thanks and efforts of the City of Toronto’s Affordable Housing Offi ce, the Heritage Department, Councillor Gord Perks office, Construction Control, Tri-Phase and Hilditch Architect. Here are some current updates regarding the progress of Edmond Place:

Construction – After a targeted call for modified Construction Management was offered to a select number of contractors that met a list of rigorous criteria, the project was awarded to Dasd Contracting Ltd. who are well known in Toronto for their work on affordable housing projects like Edmond Place. Construction has begun!

Funding – We are almost halfway to our goal $500,000 our share of the $6.9 million required to keep and restore the Georgian heritage exterior, remove and replace the fire damaged interior and add a fourth floor. Thank-you all for the support! If you would like to help further, you can do so in a number of ways: go to our website — www.parc.on.ca; call us at (416) 537 2262 extension 244; or mail a donation to PARC — 1499 Queen Street West Toronto M6R 1A3, c/o  Edmond Place.