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Planning and Housing Committee · 2026-07-16 · 2026.PH32.11

18 Great Oak Drive heritage designation approved; Moore Farmhouse from 1842 now protected

City Council voted to designate the Moore Farmhouse at 18 Great Oak Drive in Etobicoke as a heritage property under the Ontario Heritage Act. The 1842-1851 brick farmhouse is one of eighteen pre-1870 listed properties the city must designate or remove from the Heritage Register by January 1, 2027, under Bill 23 amendments. Designation protects the building from demolition and requires council review of major alterations.

adoptedPlanning and Housing Committee · Thu, Jul 16On the Toronto City Council agenda for 2026-07-29provincial decision

Who did what

From the floor

“Councelor Myers is going to move that. All those in favor, opposed, if any, that carries.”Speaker not identified

Also in this item

• This is one of eighteen pre-1870 heritage properties the city must designate or remove from the Heritage Register by January 1, 2027, under Bill 23 provincial amendments; deadline drives the batch processing.

The journey

Thu, Jul 16 · Planning and Housing Committee · adopted
Wed, Jul 29 · Toronto City Council · scheduled, not yet heard

You can still act

On the Toronto City Council agenda for 2026-07-29

Decision

Council approved the notice of intention to designate 18 Great Oak Drive under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

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Why is this story here?
ContainedA single-property heritage designation is a genuine decision but narrowly bounded: it constrains what the current owner and future owners can do to one specific building in Etobicoke, not a structural change to city policy or a multi-site commitment. Heritage designations are individually reversible by council repeal, though politically difficult. This property is significant historically but the designation applies to one farmhouse, not a neighbourhood or a category of buildings.Touches a narrow groupHeritage designation affects the small group of people who own, occupy, or plan to develop this specific property. A resident in Etobicoke or elsewhere in Toronto does not experience this decision's effect unless they are the owner or a prospective buyer of 18 Great Oak Drive. The Moore Farmhouse's protection is meaningful locally and culturally but does not touch daily life for most residents.

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Official title: 18 Great Oak Drive - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act · meeting video