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Attention All SkyCity 1 Residents,

The building insurance has renewed for June 1, 2019 to June 01, 2020. Please see the attached renewal certificate here: Certificate of Insurance.

It is important that your insurance provider be given a copy of the renewal certificate to obtain adequate home insurance.

Kind Regards,
Your Management Team

 

Attention Residents,

Please be advised that the building’s fan coil system has now been turned over to air conditioning. Air conditioning should now be in full operation in all areas of the building, including Units. Please adjust your thermostats as necessary.

If you do not wish to have air conditioning in your Unit simply turn your fan coil system off, however, leave your fan on. The fan should always be left on as it must circulate air throughout your Unit. 

During this time you WILL NOT be able to use the heating feature. This is due to the fact that our building runs on a fan coil system that will only offer you one of the two options, heating or air conditioning. The building must switch between heat and air conditioning for all Units. This feature cannot be individualized with fan coil units. In other words, if the building is providing air conditioning at this moment you will not be able to turn on the heat until it is time for the entire building to change over, and vice versa.

Kind Regards,
Your Management Team    

 

Attention All Residents,

With the arrival of the warm weather, the use of resident’s exclusive patios/balconies/terraces has increased. While these areas are exclusive private spaces, they are considered common elements and therefore have rules to their use.

Below you will find the excerpt from our building’s rules on patios/balconies/terraces:

“Each owner shall be permitted to barbeque using only an electrical barbeque on his/her exclusive use patio, balcony or rooftop terrace, as applicable. No other form of barbequing shall be permitted on such areas. Each owner shall maintain her/her patio, balcony or rooftop terrace, as applicable, in a clean and slightly manner and, save as set out hereinabove in this paragraph, shall use this area only for the enjoyment of patio furniture kept thereon. In that regard, such areas shall not be used to store any items including, without limitation, bicycles and such areas shall not be painted and no type of flooring shall be affixed thereto…”

These areas must be kept in a sightly manner and used safely. Key points to remember:

• You cannot use indoor furniture for your patio/balcony/terrace. Only designated patio furniture can be used, typically made of weather-resistant materials such as aluminium which does not rust, cause damage or pose as a safety risk.
• This is not a storage area. Storing garbage or light objects on your patio/balcony/terrace is unsightly and unsafe to those around you. We’ve had a number of items blow off including children’s toys, empty bottles/cans, door mats, blankets, cushions, and cigarettes. This poses a  danger and potential threat to people on their balconies and below on sidewalks, walkways and the terrace.
• DO NOT throw CIGARETTES off your balcony. Cigarette butts are one of the main causes of Condominium fires. For those of you disposing your butts in ashtrays or tin cans be aware that the high winds can cause these loose butts or ashes to blow away. Artificial turf is HIGHLY flammable.
• Pets should not be permitted to go to the washroom or be left unattended outside on your balcony. You are expected to clean and maintain this area and be mindful of those below you and beside you. While you may use water to clean your balcony, you should not be pouring buckets of water. Going the extra step and informing your neighbours below you that you are cleaning your balcony will always be appreciated.  

We ask that all residents be attentive, considerate, and respective to those around you. We must all do our part in keeping this home clean and safe. Building safety is reliant on how all of us treat the property. Management will be conducting inspections of resident balconies to ensure everyone is abiding by the governing documents. It is important residents be familiar with all the governing documents.  

Kind Regards,
Your Management Team

Attention All Residents,

On Tuesday we announced that we would be merging the visitor parking system with our amenity booking system CondoControlCentral.com. We are pleased to announce that this merge is now complete.

This system still allows you to track how many passes your Unit has issued. As previously mentioned, you may now obtain a permit for more than 1 night in a row. Each night will count towards your total of 10 permits. If you request a permit for 3 nights then you will be using 3 out of the 10 permits you have for your Unit.

If you need your password reset for this account or simply would like some additional information on this transition, please contact Management or Security.

The visitor parking rules have remained the same:

1. Any visitor staying past 1:00 am must register their vehicle for visitor parking.
2. Each unit has 10 permits they can issue per month.
3. Each permit is valid for 1 night.
4. All information must be provided correctly for a valid pass to be issued.
5. Any vehicles that receive 3 tickets, in a calendar month, will result in the vehicle being towed at the Owner’s expense.
6. ​The permits are electronic so you are not required to print and place it in your car. Please disregard the download that states otherwise.

We apologize for any confusion this may cause.

Kind Regards,
Your Management Team

Attention All Residents,

The Smoke-Free Ontario Act (SFOA) prohibits smoking in common areas of multi-unit housing (condominiums) such as party rooms, lobby areas, elevators, enclosed parking and facilities. Despite this, some residents are still smoking cigarettes and marijuana in the common areas, and even disposing their cigarette butts in these areas, see photo below. Smoking in the common areas is unacceptable. Throwing tobacco or marijuana cigarettes off your balcony, or discarding the remaining cigarette butts on the ground in the common areas, is unacceptable.

Condominium fires are a real threat to not only your safety but the safety of everyone else in this building. We have a zero tolerance policy for this dangerous act. Not only is it very inconsiderate, it is unsafe and needs to stop immediately.

We should all take pride in keeping this building clean and safe. 

While the SFOA and our governing documents do not prohibit smoking inside individual units or on balconies and patios, drifting smoke that affects other units is prohibited. 

York Region Public Health Tobacco Enforcement Officers may inspect and respond to complaints about smoking violations outlined within the SFOA. Report smoking in areas restricted by the SFOA and other tobacco-related violations by contacting:

• tobacco.referrals@york.ca
• York Region Health Connection at 1-800-361-5653, TTY 1-866-512-6228

We all need to be vigilant so that we can put an end to this reckless behaviour.

Kind Regards,
Your Management Team

 

Attention All Residents,

Recently a change was made in the way you obtain a visitor parking pass. Our parking enforcement company introduced a new system that required a login to obtain a pass. This new system was introduced in an effort to make the visitor parking system experience more efficient, as it tracks how many passes your Unit has issued and stops residents taking advantage of the visitor parking pass limits.

While this new system has provided many benefits, it has also come with confusion as we now have 3 websites residents must remember. In an effort to centralize information, we have spoken with Condo Control Central regarding the visitor parking system feature on their platform. 

What does this mean?

Over the next week we will be shutting down the yrscc1315.condocommunities.com system (our current visitor parking website). We will be merging the parking pass feature with the condocontrolcentral.com website where you should already have an account set-up for amenity bookings and filter purchases. 

Will there be anything different with the parking pass feature?

Yes! We are excited to inform residents that you may now obtain a pass for more than 1 night in a row. Each night will count towards your total of 10 permits. If you request a pass for 3 nights then you will be using 3 out of the 10 permits you have for your Unit.

In an effort to make this transition as smooth as possible we will be sending out a notice through the condocontrolcentral.com system as well, informing residents of this change. If you need your password reset for this account or simply some additional information on this transition, please contact Management or Security.

We thank everyone for their patience during this time and apologize for any confusion.

Kind Regards,
Your Management Team

Attention All Residents,

Security will now be contacting residents for packages through our condocontrolcentral.com system.

What does this mean?

Moving forward, when Security receives a package for your Unit, you will receive an email notification instead of a phone call. The email you have registered with the building is where the notification email will be sent too.

You will still need to bring a piece of photo-ID to pick-up your package and will need to sign for it’s pick-up.

Kind Regards,
Your Management Team

Attention all Residents,

Please note that the POWER WASHING of the parking garage has been scheduled on the dates listed below:

Tuesday, May 14 – Level 2
Wednesday, May 15 – Ground Level
Thursday, May 16 – P1 Level
Between the hours of 8:30am – 6:00pm

Please remove your vehicle(s) from the parking garage by 8:30AM on your above specified date.

It is mandatory that all residents remove there vehicles from the parking garage on their specified date.

If you will be away we ask that you make arrangements to have your vehicle moved. Failure to remove your vehicle as requested could result in individual charges for cleaning to your parking space at a later date at a cost of $250.00.

We thank you for your co-operation and attention in this very important matter.

Kind Regards,
Your Management Team

Attention All Residents,

The Theatre Room and the Wii Room are now open for use. If you would like to use one of these rooms, you must be a registered resident of the building. If you have registered yourself, then you should have access to the website condocontrolcentral.com. Using this website you can reserve a time for either room. Reservations are for 5 hours maximum.

While there is no fee for the room, you are still required to provide a $200.00 (refundable) damage deposit to use the room. In order for the $200.00 damage deposit to be held on your credit card, our amenity booking system charges a service fee of $6.13 (non-refundable).

The hours for the rooms are as followed:

Theatre Room: 9:30am to 1:00am

Wii Room: 9:30am to 11:00pm

If you would like to learn more about the rooms, please visit the Theatre Room page or Wii Room page.

Feel free to contact us in the office at 905-597-6552 if you have any questions.

Kind Regards,
Your Management Team