Tag Archives: community council

Moss Park Arena board nominees named

The Moss Park and Ted Reeve Arena nominating panel has recommended that Toronto and East York Community Council appoint Roert Jarvis, Steven Lewis, Will Meneray and Vu Nguyen Tran to the the Moss Park Arena Board, at pleasure of Council, ...

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Moss Park board interviews new members

Eight candidates are being interviewed to fill four vacancies on the Moss Park Arena board. Two positions on the board are currently vacant due to the resignations of Dan Atkinson and Amr Kebbi in October 2016. The other two positions ...

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Wong-Tam wants report on development pressures

With Downtown building growth outpacing necessary services such as health care and sewers, Downtown Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam and the Toronto and East York community council have asked city staff to report in January on ways to handle the pressure. The ...

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Park names honour contributions of McGregor, Spectrum

Dennis Hanagan— Two Downtown parks were given official names by Toronto community council at its October meeting. The new park at 5-24 Wellesley St. W. and 14-26 Breadalbane St., on the southwest corner of the Wellesley Street West and St ...

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New appointments to Downtown BIAs

Dennis Hanagan— At its October meeting, Toronto community council appointed nominees to the management boards of Business Improvement Areas in greater Downtown. The BIAs and appointees are: Downtown Yonge: Patrick Gauch, Robert Housez, Stephen McGrath and Martin Wray. Leslieville: Tracy ...

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Corktown buildings win heritage designation ahead of redevelopment proposal

Dennis Hanagan— Several early 1900 buildings on a block in Corktown are being slated for heritage designation. At the same time a developer wants to build on that same block. The block is bounded by Queen, Ontario St., Richmond and ...

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Queen-Berkeley tower gets council’s thumbs down

Dennis Hanagan— Toronto community council agreed with city planners at its October meeting that a 25-storey tower proposed for the southwest corner of Queen E. and Berkeley St. is a bad idea. Council refused to approve a request to amend ...

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New Bay office tower raises Esplanade traffic worry

Dennis Hanagan— Toronto community council approved at its October meeting a zoning amendment that would set the stage for a 53-storey office building between Bay and Yonge streets south of Front. At the same time it asked for a traffic ...

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November community council to consider River-Labatt condo

Dennis Hanagan— Toronto community council decided at its October meeting to defer making a decision for a month about a condo tower proposed for River St. and Labatt Ave. Applicant MAVI Developments Inc. is seeking amendments to the city’s Official ...

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