world19News #141
February 19, 2004

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In this issue:
1. Updates from last newsletter
2. BWV Art Tour - want to help?
3. Assessments - more information
4. Ward 14 returning to Toronto?

1. UPDATES FROM LAST NEWSLETTER (#140)
a) Fred Victor Centre
The site plan for the Lakeshore/Windermere Fred Victor Centre passed at the Feb. 17 Toronto West Community Council. The only dissenting votes were from Councillors Ford and Holyday. It now goes to City Council.

Note also, links to background documents posted on our website were not working; they have since been corrected.

b) Humber Theatre
This item, concerning the propsed 13-story retail/ health club/ apartment development has been deferred to the April Community Council. We expect there will be a public meeting on the propsal before long.

2. BWV ART TOUR - want to help?
The following note was sent to world19 this week [the original was designed much more attractively; the art work didn't survive the transfer to our newsletter]

Can you spare a little time and energy? Want to help support the arts in your community?

Want to meet some neat people & have a bit of fun?

Come out to a get acquainted party at Billy Bob’s 2448 Bloor St. West

Wednesday February 25, 2004 from 7:00 – 9:00 pm

3. ASSESSMENTS

First, for anyone who has visited the assessment page on our website, we have corrected a link to the document explaining how to file an appeal.

Second, our correspondent who has sent us so much information on MPAC and assessment, Bruce Haines, has now sent a highly detailed document designed to help people considering filing an appeal and representing themselves at the Assessment Review Board.

See our website, www.world19.com

4. WARD 14, ETOBICOKE & TORONTO

Ward 14, the eastern half of Parkdale-High Park may be returning to the former City of Toronto. When City Council created the current four Community Council model, Wards 13 & 14 were included with Etobicoke in the "Toronto West Community Council". At the upcoming Policy & Finance Committee meeting, a proposal will be discussed to move Ward 14 to the downtown (Toronto South) Community Council. To re-balance the Councils, Ward 17 (Betty Disero's former ward) would move to Toronto West.

That leaves Ward 13, also a part of the former City of Toronto, and still much more similar to the old city still a part of a council that otherwise is suburban oriented. Does anyone know of another ward that would like to trade?

For world19,
John Leeson

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