Parkdale Toronto, Community links,
help, advice and phone numbers

Provided by the West Lodge Tenants Associations, Parkdale Toronto

Emergency Services

• Emergencies, call: 911 which includes fire, health emergencies and crimes in progress

• Police 14 Division, 150 Harrison Street, 808-1400

Healthcare

• Parkdale Community Health Center - 1229 Queen Street West, 537-2455

• St. Joseph's Health Centre, 30 The Queensway, 530-6000

Social services, legal services and other assistance

• Creating Together Parent-Child Drop-In, 1497 Queen St. West, 416-537-1004

• CultureLink, 160 Springhurst Ave., 3rd Floor, 416-588-6288

• Daily Bread Food Bank, 191 New Toronto St., 416-203-0050

• Kababayan Community Centre, 1313 Queen Street West, #133, 416-532-3888

• Parkdale Activity and Recreation Centre - 1499 Queen Street West, a resource for residents with disabilities (including some meals), 416-537-2262

• Parkdale Community Information Center, 1303 Queen Street West (in the library,) 393-7689

• Parkdale Community Legal Services, 1226 Queen Street West, 531-2411

• Parkdale Intercultural Association, 1257 Queen St. W., 416-536-4420, and 1205 Queen St. W, 416-536-1783

• St. Christopher House, 1497 Queen St. West, 416-536-1234

• St. Francis Table, 1322. Queen Street West, 532-4172, food program ($1)

• St. Philip's Pantry, 1339 King St. West, 416-532-2375

• West Toronto Support Sevices Meals on Wheels and other programs, 653-3535

City Services

• City of Toronto, 338-0338

• City of Toronto, Building Inspections for our area, West Satellite Office, 2238 Dundas St. W., 3rd Floor, 416-338-0800, or e-mail [email protected]

• Public Health, for information on assistance to new mother, dental care, immunizations, etc., 338-7600

• More City of Toronto services and resources

Local Politicians

• Gerard Kennedy - MP for Parkdale - High Park, 2849 Dundas St. West, 416-769-5072

• Cheri Di Novo, Ontario MPP, Parkdale High Park, 416-763-5630

• Gord Perks, Toronto City Councillor, Ward 14 Parkdale High Park, 392-7919

Community and Recreation Centres

• Holy Family Community Recreation Centre, 140 Close Avenue, 392-6695

• Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreace Centre, 220 Cowan Avenue, 392-6938

• McCormick Centre, 66 Sheridan Ave. 392-0742

• Parkdale Community Recreation Centre, (includes indoor pool,) 75 Lansdowne Avenue, 392-6696

Other Parkdale Resources

• Toronto apartments

• Friends of Dufferin Grove Park, on block south of Bloor, east side of Dufferin across from the mall. This is at what some people still consider the north east end of Parkdale. They are a great example of what community activism can do.

• Ontario Tenant Rights, the best tenant rights site, created by a Parkdale resident

• Parkdale Liberty Economic Development Corporation

• Parkdale Public Library, 1303 Queen Street West, 393-7686

• Parkdale.TV community web site

• Roncesvalles MacDonnell Resident's Association

• Federation of Metro Toronto Tenants Associations history

• Toronto apartment heat minimum temperature bylaw

• Toronto events & attractions

• West Lodge (Toronto) Tenants Association, Our home page.