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  • Nitta Gelatin factory emissions increasing?   5 years 32 weeks ago
    Ana

    I sent a message to her Ana's office (she is away until next week). Mike Stevenson of MOE - 416-326-5582 - did come around (left his card) when I was away.

  • NOW Magazine covers the Glidden Paint cleanup   5 years 32 weeks ago

    I just want to share that I used to live in the area and my father worked for Glidden Paints at the Wallace Ave. site. He and his friends developed tumors, cancers and kidney disease years later. The only staff that made it alive were the ones that quit the plant!

    Glidden Paints was not socially responsible and closed down the plant because they could not deal with the excessive mess they created. The owners were cowards without a conscience. They destroyed the lives of many innocent people and I think everyone living in the area should know how badly the land must be contaminated. After all, it has killed many of people I know personally who worked there.

    Think about it!
    anas

  • Galleria Mall   5 years 32 weeks ago

    Where down the street? What will become of the College Metro store near by?
    Will one of them become a Baics? (a guess based on the fact that Metro and Basics are the same company)

  • George Chuvalo - Local boxing champ   5 years 32 weeks ago

    I use to train there back in the early 70's,,, George was there alot and i believe still training.
    I very close friend of mine was one of his sparring partners back then. Joe D.
    Also there all the time was Spider and Red... I grew up there and very proud of the being part of that club and Beaches Boxing Club Back in the old City TV fight Night Days, Channel 79,,,lol

    Pep

  • 362 / 370 Wallace Ave. (Former Glidden site) - Wallace Walk   5 years 32 weeks ago

    I sent an email to Ana Bailao who said someone would follow up 2 weeks ago and no one did. I also spoke on the phone with someone in the sign by-law department who said there was no variance or building permit for a sign on the property but no one seems to want to do anything about it. Guess I'm stuck with the eyesore.

  • Letter to Dalton McGuinty - Invitation to Meet Re: Diesel Train Service Expansion   5 years 33 weeks ago

    The Premier sent this reply today in response to our letter of August 8 concerning the massive expansion of diesel trains along the Georgetown corridor:

    August 28, 2012

    Mr. Kevin Putnam
    Junction Triangle Rail Committee

    Dear Mr. Putnam:

    Thank you for your letter on behalf of the Junction Triangle Rail Committee regarding the air rail link from downtown Toronto to Pearson International Airport. Your committee's views are important to me, and I appreciate your taking the time to share them.

    As the issue you raised falls within the area of responsibilitty of my colleague the Honourable Bob Chiarelli, Minister of Transportation, I have forwarded a copy of your correspondence to him. Either the minister or a member of his staff will provide you with a response.

    Thank you again for writing. Please accept my best wishes.

    Yours truly,

    Dalton McGuinty
    Premier

    Cc. The Honourable Bob Chiarelli

  • JT Mothers Against Diesel Potluck   5 years 33 weeks ago

    If you are unable to join us today for the JT Mothers Against Diesel Potluck, you can still support the effort with a call to the Premier. We'll be calling from the Park from 11 a.m. till 1 p.m., but calling him anytime today would be great. If you don't get him on the line (416-325-1941), ask for his voicemail and leave him a message with your concerns about the massive diesel train expansion underway in our neighbourhood. He really needs to get the message that electric trains are our choice.

  • JT Mothers Against Diesel Potluck   5 years 33 weeks ago

    we used to call him "Stick-Up" when he performed for the kids at the BamBoo Kids Raves

  • Hot Water Fraud   5 years 33 weeks ago

    The same can be said for Natural Gas providers. They will try and get you to show them your gas bill. It's none of their business - don't do it!

  • Hot Water Fraud   5 years 33 weeks ago

    Thanks for posting this :)

  • JT Mothers Against Diesel Potluck   5 years 33 weeks ago

    Some of you will already know him, Hiccup the Clown will be joining us in Perth Square Park this Thursday, August 30, from 11 am to 1 pm for the Mothers Against Diesel Potluck. Hiccup will be along to entertain the kids with juggling, magic, face painting, balloon sculptures and temporary tattoos.
    The weather looks promising and the Premier is expecting our call, hope you can join us for another memorable Potluck in Junction Triangle.

  • 362 / 370 Wallace Ave. (Former Glidden site) - Wallace Walk   5 years 33 weeks ago

    Developers typically apply for permits for sign variances. Some just chance it so if it's obstructive and bugging you, you can contact the city and see if the variance was approved. If not, they'll ding the developers with an order. In that case, they'll have to take it down until the permit has been approved. If they went through the proper channels, then you're stuck with it, sorry.

  • George Chuvalo - Local boxing champ   5 years 33 weeks ago

    It isn't a statue but someone I know did do a portrait of him on the sound-barrier graffiti wall in liberty village recently

    http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/1241914--canada-s-largest-graffi...

  • Railpath Community Run   5 years 33 weeks ago

    The Villager has an article about the Railpath Run:
    http://www.zuza.com/news-story/1309334-run-along-the-railpath-to-support...

  • Saturday Supper, at Campbell Park with Campfire 5-7pm runs until Sept 27   5 years 33 weeks ago

    So this is the menu for this Saturday's supper

    Goulash
    Salad
    Strudel

    All should be delicious. Since Marina is away I am cooking dinner with our guest cook Teresa, who makes excellent food. There is going to be a campfire with hot dogs and marshmallows for the kids.

    Hope to see you there

  • Hot Water Fraud   5 years 34 weeks ago

    I dont know why we are over run with these scammers but we get at least one a week. The worst is Summit Energy which if you look it up has hundreds of complaints by people listed online for fooling people and impersonating others.

    I think when somebody lies to gain access to your house they should be charged by the police.

    By the way, contrary to what these scam artists have been saying at our doors for years, gas prices have gone down over the last 10 years and will probably fall even lower according to most energy analysts. Anybody who signed up with them has been paying MORE than the market price despite the spiel they give you at the door.

  • Hot Water Fraud   5 years 34 weeks ago

    She was working her way north on Perth about 3 this afternoon.

  • JT Mothers Against Diesel Potluck   5 years 35 weeks ago

    The Villager has an article about this on their website:
    http://www.zuza.com/news-story/1308700-junction-parents-host-community-p...

  • Nitta Gelatin factory emissions increasing?   5 years 35 weeks ago

    I suggest you call Ana's office to explain exactly about the smell

    Few years back Adam explained to a few of us that the smell comes when Can gel flushes their lines which go's into the City waste.

    We were told it's all biodegradable animals parts. I guess after it is boiled. They company pay's a lo to flush it into the City system

  • Nitta Gelatin factory emissions increasing?   5 years 35 weeks ago

    Walking from Wallace to Paton the other day was akin to walking along the stockyards...i thought i had literally stepped in something until i got into the station...you're right besides the rail plan this has to be a priority...

  • Serendipity Home Child Care   5 years 36 weeks ago

    I honestly don't believe that these childcare providers have anything to hide - my child is in their care and I have never once questioned the care that they provide. They are both loving and caring towards my child and provide an excellent nurturing and learning environment and they make the best of the small space that they have. I also find that they give ample amounts of daily feedback re: activities, behaviour, etc.
    It's a shame really that they display this overly secretive and sensitive behaviour (I have been witness to this also on a few occassions) as it puts in to question their integrity and abilities as childcare workers - things that have never been an issue for me. In the end it is important to keep an open dialogue between parents and providers (especially in such a business) and realize that not everything will be perfect (for both sides).

  • Metrolinx Georgetown South Electrification Update   5 years 36 weeks ago
  • Metrolinx Georgetown South Electrification Update   5 years 36 weeks ago
  • Metrolinx Georgetown South Electrification Update   5 years 36 weeks ago

    The announcement is happening in our own hood at the Wallace footbridge @ 11 AM.

  • Metrolinx Georgetown South Electrification Update   5 years 36 weeks ago

    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/non-profit-group-takes-metro...

    A Toronto citizens group is taking Metrolinx to court over its plan to run diesel trains to Pearson airport, an upping of the ante that could prevent the new express rail service from opening in time for the 2015 Pan Am Games.

    The Clean Train Coalition (CTC), a non-profit organization of west-end residents, is asking the courts to kill the diesel plan in part because the 2015 deadline was arbitrarily imposed by Metrolinx's overseers at Queen's Park, according to the CTC.

    "The board [of Metrolinx] decided to proceed with diesel trains to advance the short-term goal of hosting the Pan Am Games. Metrolinx's 2015 deadline did not originate from either its board or its staff ... this instruction originated from the province," the CTC says in its application for judicial review, filed with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice Aug. 2.

    The CTC, which declined comment Tuesday, is expected to speak about the legal action at a news conference at 11 a.m. Wednesday.

    The issue of the 2015 deadline is important because officials at Metrolinx -- the province's transportation planning authority for the Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton -- have said it would be impossible to electrify the Air-Rail Link in time for the Pan Am Games.

    The summer sporting extravaganza has served as a catalyst for the long-awaited express line connecting Union Station and Pearson airport.

    But the project's completion date could be jeopardized if the CTC succeeds in tying up Metrolinx in court over its decision to run diesel trains on the route.

    Metrolinx declined to comment on the legal challenge Tuesday, but its spokeswoman said in a statement that "work is continuing on the ARL and we're on track to be up and running for 2015."

    Metrolinx has already committed to spending $53-million on at least 12 clean diesel trains built by the U.S. arm of Japanese train-maker Sumitomo Corporation, with an option to buy six more.

    They can be converted to electric for $1-million each.

    "The ARL will launch with Tier 4 diesel multiple units. These vehicles are fully convertible to electric, beat the World Health Organization’s stringent emissions standards and reduce airborne particulate emissions by 90%," Metrolinx spokeswoman Vanessa Thomas said by e-mail.

    Last year Metrolinx's board endorsed in principle a plan to spend $1.8-billion over 20 years electrifying the GO system's busiest lines. The ARL, which alone would cost $457-million to electrify, is supposed to be first.

    So far the cash-strapped McGuinty government hasn't committed any funding beyond $15-million to conduct an environmental assessment of electrifying the ARL, a study that's supposed to be finished in 2014.

    The CTC has been a thorn in Metrolinx's side for the last few years, drumming up a vocal and tightly organized campaign against more diesel trains chugging along GO's Georgetown corridor, which passes through a mix of poor and gentrifying residential neighbourhoods including the Junction, Roncesvalles, High Park, Weston and Mount Dennis.

    Trains serving the new ARL express line would run from downtown along the Georgetown South corridor before splitting off on a spur to Pearson. More than 300,000 people live within 450 metres of the line, according to the CTC.

    The CTC argues in the court documents that Metrolinx didn't do a proper comparison of diesel and electric vehicles, and that it should reconsider its conclusion that the adverse health impacts of more diesel trains would be minimal in light of the World Health Organization's recent reclassification of diesel exhaust as a human carcinogen and cause of lung cancer.

    "The decision to invest in DMUs [Diesel Multiple Units] was not based on a 'triple bottom-line' evaluation of the relative environmental, economic and social impacts of the reasonable alternatives for this project," the CTC says in its application for judicial review.