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I returned to Toronto 12 years ago and chose to live in Bridletowne Circle, a quiet and mature area with attractive landscaping.

In spite of a reasonably high density, the area worked.

Now, a developer has plans to change all this. He intends to remove the existing shopping mall and replace it with a plan that includes two huge condominium buildings that will overshadow the existing residences. It will increase the population by three to four thousand people along with their vehicles.

It will mean overcrowding at local schools. It will create serious traffic problems.

It will require major improvements to the existing power, water and sewer services.

There will be chaos in the area, thus creating more problems.

I saw the preliminary drawings. There was no open space for landscaping, just a concrete jungle.

Is this progress?

John R. Midlane