As reported on CBC News, residents of an Etobicoke apartment building say they want their property management to step in and fix their back parking lot, which is slowly crumbling into Lake Ontario.

Monika Bodiova has lived in the building at 245 Lake Shore Drive, near Lake Shore Boulevard West and Kipling Avenue, for four years. In 2017, she says big waves from a massive storm washed away a grassy patch outside the lot.

Since then, she says, it’s become worse and worse.

“I have kids, I’m using the pathway to come out from the garage,” she said. “It’s dangerous for us.”

The city and the federal government did announce $30 million in funds to address shoreline erosion Monday, but according to the Toronto Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) — the body that monitors and manages erosion risk in the area — the money will be used to address public trails and parks also hit by the 2017 storm, which present a greater public safety risk.

“At the end of the day, it is a private property issue,” said Moranne McDonnell, director of restoration and infrastructure with the TRCA.

Northview REIT took over management of the building in December 2018, and in an email, a spokesperson for the company said, “While we were cognizant of potential erosion issues at 245 Lakeshore Drive at the time of our acquisition last December, it was determined that no urgent action was necessary.”

The spokesperson said they’re continuing to investigate, and they would update residents if they decided to move forward with any additional actions.

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