Welcome to Agincourt Village Community Association
Agincourt is a vibrant and diverse community within the City of Toronto. Our neighbourhood borders are Finch to the North, the CPR tracks to the South, Kennedy to the West, and Midland to the East.
We are always happy to welcome new members to join our association!
Agincourt Makes Noise About Metrolinx Noise Walls!
It is time for Metrolinx to ACT!
CBC Journalist Clara Pasieka on April 4, 2024 has captured the train noise feelings and thoughts of Agincourt residents living beside the residential Stouffville Corridor between Sheppard to Finch Avenues:
Sign our Noise Wall Petition:
Metrolinx Noise Walls on Stouffville Corridor Finch to Sheppard Avenues are Not Built to Specifications
We must all act – Metrolinx treats Agincourt people as second class citizens.
Your AVCA Executive has been working on obtaining improvements to the Metrolinx noise walls in the Agincourt area. Our noise walls do not meet the specifications of the original Burnside Environmental Assessment and all subsequent assessments. These assessments state that noise walls will be approximately 5m high and it is mandatory that the noise walls be sound absorptive. What Metrolinx installed is less than 5m high, in some areas as low as 3.8m high, and sound reflective. This makes the trains noisier than if the specified noise walls were installed. Without proper noise walls, the 351 trains ultimately running each day, including overnight, along the tracks though the Agincourt community will be a noise disaster. It is imperative that we can enjoy our homes and back yards.
We have been advocating a long time to get this fixed. Aris Babikian, our MPP, has been very supportive. After installing the Agincourt noise walls, Metrolinx issued a formal noise wall specification confirming that all future noise walls in communities will be 5m high and they will be sound absorbent along with other improvements. But for us, Metrolinx has now come back with a statement that our noise walls are good enough for our area, even though they do not meet the original, 2014, specifications. In effect, they wouldn’t be good enough for noise walls in other communities, but they are fine for us.
Agincourt was one of the first areas for RER GO Transit expansion. It appears we were an experiment for Metrolinx to learn. Unfortunately, they are not implementing in our area what they have learned, only in future communities. We ask “Why are the people of Agincourt second class citizens?”
It’s time for the community to make some noise about this. We are not second class citizens and we must let everyone know that. Your AVCA Executive has started going to the media. We have our contacts and if you have a contact whom you think might be interested, or any other media pearls of wisdom, please let us know. We have to make noise.
If you don’t want to be a second class citizen, send emails to:
Kelly Hagan – ‘Metrolinx Vice President, Community Engagement – 416’
Phil Verster – ‘CEO Metrolinx’
Prabmeet Sarkaria – Transportation Minister
Nick Mantas – Ward 22 Councillor
If we all help, we can fix this for the community.
Metrolinx Reduced Stouffville Line Trains
On April 8, 2023 Metrolinx removed the Stouffville Corridor weekend trains and reduced the weekday trains to commuter times only. This decision first of all is contrary to the every 15 minute trains we were told we would have at Agincourt GO station. Many residents who work varied hours, are students who attend downtown universities or use the train for downtown events are extremely affected.
AVCA has asked many times for the timeline for reinstatement with no response from Metrolinx.
Thus a group of residents met with Mike Adler from The Mirror.
You can read the article by following this link.
If this change has affected you as well please send an email to torontoeast@metrolinx.com and contact Metrolinx customer service.
Lighting Up Agincourt Village - a poem
In the village of Agincourt there's something
kind of special.
It is for the people who live here that it is
consequential,
A historic little community, with an
engaging spark,
And together this season we'd like to share
some of it after dark.
During the cold long dark days of Autumn
and Winter,
Though some might say if they could just go
a hinter,
As we dream of getting together in the
warmth of our slumber,
Let's find a way to make this season a little
bit humbler.
AVCA thought and thought and we came up
with a plan,
We can light up our homes to be seen from
Newfoundland,
Let's brighten this season and make our
streets glow,
This will surely raise spirits while we're
shoveling snow!
Our Agincourt community is such a very
special place,
We'd like it to be visible from outer space,
So dust off your lights, create a special
scene outside,
Let's light up our houses with Agincourt
pride!
We hope you all join us to create a fantastic
display,
Bring some cheer to our streets in this
community way,
It can be big or small, one colour or several
more,
It will be cherished by all as they pass by
your door.