10/19/2025
📢 High Park North Neighbours – Take Action!
Dear neighbours, here are ready-to-send letters you can use to oppose the Elysium towers. Please take 2 minutes to send one today.
The proposed Elysium towers at Oakmount & Mountview threaten our neighbourhood’s character, safety, and environment.
City staff and Councillor Perks need to hear from individual residents — not just the coalition. Every personal email counts.
👉 Please send a quick email today. It only takes 2 minutes.
• To: [email protected]
• CC: [email protected]
Below are four sample letters. Pick one, copy it into your email, add your name and address at the bottom, and hit send. Feel free to tweak the wording to make it your own — every unique voice matters.
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✉️ Option 1 – Formal & Policy Focused
Subject: Opposition to Proposed Towers at Oakmount & Mountview
Dear Councillor Perks and Ms. Arora,
I am writing to oppose the proposed towers at 26–36 Mountview Avenue and 21–29 Oakmount Road. Two towers of nearly 40 storeys each are completely out of scale with our neighbourhood.
This project would overwhelm local infrastructure, worsen traffic on narrow streets, and cast long shadows on nearby homes. It would also remove mature trees that are part of a rare ecosystem.
I urge you to reject this rezoning application and support growth that respects the character and limits of our community.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Your Address]
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✉️ Option 2 – Community Voice
Subject: Please Protect High Park North from Overdevelopment
Dear Councillor Perks and Ms. Arora,
As a resident of High Park North, I am deeply concerned about the proposed Elysium towers. Our schools are already full, our roads are narrow, and our services are stretched. Adding 873 new units in towers of this size would make daily life unsafe and unsustainable.
We want growth that fits the neighbourhood, not towers that overwhelm it. Please stand with residents and oppose this application.
Thank you,
[Your Name]
[Your Address]
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✉️ Option 3 – Personal & Concise
Subject: Oppose Elysium Towers
Dear Councillor Perks and Ms. Arora,
I strongly oppose the proposed towers at Oakmount and Mountview. They are far too tall for this area and will harm our community’s character, safety, and environment.
Please reject this rezoning and support a more reasonable scale of development.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Your Address]
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✉️ Option 4 – Emphasis on Precedent
Subject: Uphold Planning Integrity – Reject Elysium Towers
Dear Councillor Perks and Ms. Arora,
Approving the proposed towers at Oakmount and Mountview would set a damaging precedent for our neighbourhood. The Official Plan calls for stability in low rise areas, not 40-storey towers.
Council has refused similar out of scale projects before. I urge you to do the same here and protect the integrity of our planning policies.
Respectfully,
[Your Name]
[Your Address]
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✅ Instructions for neighbours:
1. Copy one of the letters above.
2. Paste it into a new email.
3. Add your name and address at the bottom.
4. Send it to [email protected] and CC [email protected].
Every email adds weight. Together, we can protect High Park North.
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THANK YOU!
