Renaming of Treasure Island Parkette to

"Joshua Cronkwright Parkette"

The East York Community Council unannimously recommends that:

(1)Treasure Island Parkette, located at 502 Dawes Road, be renamed "Joshua Cronkwright Parkette" in honour of Joshua Cronkwright who, at such a young age, contributed a great deal to the community of East York;

(2)a dedication ceremony take place, at a convenient time and date to Joshua's family, in the spring of 2000;

(3)an appropriate plaque be placed on the site to commemmorate Joshua's life and contribution to the community of East York; and

(4)the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the appropriate action to give effect to the foregoing, including the introduction of the necessary Bill in Council, if required.

The East York Community Council reports, for the information of Council, that the foregoing Recommendation No. (1) meets the criteria for renaming parks outlined in Clause No. 1 of Report No. 6 of The Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee, headed "Proposed Policy for Renaming of Parks", which was adopted, as amended by the Council of the City of Toronto at its meeting held on July 8, 9 and 10, 1998.

The East York Community Council submits the following communication (August 4, 1999) from Councillor Case Ootes:

I have asked that this item be placed on the East York Community Council agenda for September 14, 1999 at 2:00 p.m. so that people who live in this community will have the opportunity to comment on this proposal.

Joshua Cronkwright succumbed to cancer in January at the age of seven. Earlier this year a family friend of Joshua Cronkwright and his mother contacted me with a request to rename the local parkette, across from 500 Dawes Road, after him. Joshua Cronkwright was very active with his mother in the adopt-a-park program and in getting Treasure Island Parkette cleaned up and safe for the neighbourhood again. Joshua assisted his mother and sister with the park clean up while he battled with cancer.

Joshua Cronkwright is well thought of and remembered and this is evident by the letters of support I have included from community members and Joshua's classmates. The East York Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee has also included a letter in support of the renaming of the Parkette as its current name has no historical connection to the community of East York.

A public meeting is the next step in the policy and procedure of 'Parkland Naming Policy'. I have taken the liberty of notifying Annette Frigault, Joshua's mother, and I am distributing a flyer in the area to notify residents of the meeting and its purpose.

Thank you for your attention therein.

The East York Community Council also submits the following communication (July 23, 1999) from Mr. John Carter, Chair, East York Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee:

This is to confirm in writing my previous phone message to you that the East York LACAC has no objection to naming the current Treasure Island Playground in memory of Joshua Cronkwright. We support this initiative and trust that both East York Community Council and Toronto City Council will approve this measure.

(A copy of the eleven letters of support referred to in the foregoing communication from Councillor Ootes, was included in the Agenda material for the meeting of the East York Community Council and a copy thereof is on file in the office of the City Clerk.)

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The following persons appeared before the East York Community Council in connection with the foregoing matter:

-Ms. Annette Frigault, East York;

-Mr. David Cronkwright; East York and

-Ms. Dale Burden, East York.