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world19News This e-mail is going to people on the mailing list for world19. If you don't want to receive further notices, please reply to this e-mail with "remove" in the subject. Let us know if you prefer to receive this in "plain text" format. Please forward this to anyone you think may be interested. NOTE: We will have a regular newsletter in the next few days, covering some news on the Stelco & Southport developments, notes from Jamie Bell's memorial service, and the giant juice bottle coming to a public space near you.. In the meantime, we thought we'd send this note about a meeting Monday night concerning the secret deal in the works at City Hall to grant a long term lease on one of Toronto's most important public buildings. We received this note a couple of days ago: SAVE UNION STATION Public Meeting: City Council has given tentative approval to give a private company a 99-year lease on the station. It is not known what the contract says to protect the heritage aspects of the building, what redevelopment will be allowed, or any of the financial terms involved. It is an extraordinary state of affairs when publicly elected officials make a private contract for one of the city’s most prestigious buildings. City Council meets on October 1,2 and 3, and may attempt to give final approval to this contract at that time. This meeting will be an opportunity to raise all these issues in the hope that the contract will be opened to public review and input. Speakers:
The meeting will be chaired by former Toronto mayor John Sewell. There will be time after the speakers for a wide ranging of discussion with the audience about what can be done to save the station and ensure its use as the city’s central transportation terminal. Please attend and participate. Help Save Union Station.
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