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STO-B6X5L8 · Ward 24 · Water Drainage

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Our ref

STO-B6X5L8

City ref

09146133

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Sinkhole with standing water

This is why the street floods when it rains hard, steps from Z3 Education Centre School.

We heard you

Case built & sent · Apr 15, 10:28 PM

City & councillor received it

City of Toronto

The city responded

Ref #09146133 ↗ Transportation Services

✓

Fixed

Confirmed Apr 20

Fixed, confirmed by Toronto 311.

5 days after you reported it. We take the city at its word, and you get the final one: is it actually fixed?

The city marked this resolved Apr 20, 12:00 AM

Closed, on the record

Fixed in 5 days.

Ellesmere Road in Scarborough-Guildwood is a little better today because somebody said something and the city finished the work. That is how this is supposed to work.

Apr 15 · reported

✓ Resolved Apr 20 · confirmed

Reported this yourself? Add your after photo when you pass by. It completes the record.

5 days

report → fix

Toronto 311

confirmed by

Reported April 15 · resolved on April 20, 2026 · Confirmed complete by Toronto 311 · July 17, 2026 · checked against the city's records, not taken on faith

Ellesmere Road, Toronto Toronto

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What's nearby

Z3 Education Centre School

School · anchors this report's story

140m

Woburn Collegiate Institute

School

246m

Ellesmere Rd at Markham Rd

Bus Stop

39m

Markham Rd at Ellesmere Rd

Bus Stop

77m

4 Meadowglen Place Park

Park

319m

This street's story: 5 city catch basins and 4 manholes serve this block. A blocked catch basin is the usual reason a curb floods like this.

The case we sent

Report details · AI-written, reviewed by the reporter

A large sinkhole approximately 3-4 feet long and 2 feet deep has formed beside the sidewalk on Ellesmere Road, filled with standing water, mud, and debris, creating a tripping hazard for pedestrians. The depression indicates a possible drainage system failure or blockage, as it is located near a catch basin and sewer infrastructure. The surrounding catch basins in the area average 66 years old, suggesting aging infrastructure may be contributing to drainage issues.

Description · in the reporter's words

Sinkhole beside sidewalk creating a danger for pedestrians and collecting mud and debris

What we did for you

✓ We heard you, and saw what you saw 10:28:50
✓ Made sure no faces or licence plates travel with your photo 10:28:50
✓ Wrote the formal report in the city's own language, for you 10:28:50
✓ Matched your report to Ward 24, for you 10:28:50
✓ Delivered it to Toronto 311, the same minute 10:30:28
✓ Caught the city's reference number so you never have to chase it Apr 16
✓ And when the city marked it fixed, we brought the answer back to you. That's the loop, closed. Apr 20