Frequently Asked Questions

Our Donation page offers three ways to donate: With a credit card, through PayPal and with a personal cheque.

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The Preserve Thornhill Association is a non-profit organization, but it is not a charitable organization, so our receipts are not tax deductible.

If you are donating on behalf of a business, please contact us for sponsorship opportunities.  A sponsorship will be a deductible business expense for your business.

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There are so many complex zoning, planning, traffic, infrastructure, heritage and conservation issues with the Jaffari application that subject matter experts are required to effectively analyze and object to every aspect of the proposal.

The Preserve Thornhill Woods Association hired a top tier municipal lawyer who has worked with the City of Vaughan and who can advise us on the best legal strategy for objecting to the proposed application.  A Land Use Planner was hired to provide a professional opinion on reasonable uses for the Jaffari land and to counter any claims that are tabled by the applicant.  Independent traffic, parking, infrastructure and environmental impact studies will have to be funded to provide unbiased technical reports to support our objections.

As you can imagine, these experts cost money – but we are finding that they have been well worth the expense so far.  And you can be sure that we are watching every dollar that is being spent to ensure that the money is being spent effectively.

If this application ends up in the OMB, our costs to fight the development will increase exponentially. We will only have one chance at the OMB, so we must be prepared.

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We initially looked for a pro-bono lawyer. However, municipal law is a very specialized area, and we could not find a lawyer who met our criteria that would do the work pro bono. The lawyer we hired is very experienced in municipal law and well worth the money. If there are any lawyers that you are aware of, that are interested in assisting us pro-bono, we would be happy to discuss this with them.

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Unfortunately if we run out of cash we will not be able to continue working with our professional team. While we will not give up the fight, ‎not having these experts will severely limit our ability to be successful.

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We are constantly updating our website to report on the amount of funds that have been collected. We are still very far away from reaching our ultimate goal. If we have extra funds at the end of the process, this money will used for future challenges that may arise. While this is the current issue facing residents of Thornhill Woods there may be other issues in the future that we will have. Our association will continue to exist to represent the residents even after this matter is resolved.

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