world19News #143 |
| email us to : - subscribe to our newsletter or to send us your
|
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. Long-term subscribers to our newsletter know our schedule is pretty variable. You just never know how frequently or infrequently you'll find a world19 newsletter in your inbox... In this issue:
1. GERARD KENNEDY MEETING: MPAC & pre-budget -
March 9 There will be a presentation by MPAC (Municipal Property Assessment Corporation), and opportunity for questions. The main focus of the meeting is pre-budget consulations. From his flyer: "Here is an opportunity to offer your thoughts about the exact direction the Provincial Government should take in the immediate future. This Spring, the McGuinty Government will introduce its first budget in the Legislature. Your suggestions and insights will be an important part of this process." Loyola Arrupe Centre for Seniors, 1709 Bloor St. W. (at
Keele) 2. BAD TIMES ON BLOOR? Further west, we hear that long-time fixture Bert & Ernie's received notice of a rent hike to $21,000 a month and decided they'd had enough of Bloor West Village. The site will soon be another location of the large Firkin chain of pubs. ("Swan & Firkin" might be a touch of local Swansea flavour). Finally, the relatively recent Rebel Chop House is now gone,
soon to open as Dr. Generosity ("Your prescription to great food"). We don't
know its background, but the name, slogan, and appearance do have the look of a chain. 3. ENOUGH OF NOT ENOUGH We recently received a press release from Ward 13 Councillor
Saundercook's office, describing his time collecting signatures at the High Park Subway
station for a petition supporting the campaign. 4. PARKDALE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION Some neighbours have been meeting regularly this winter to discuss the formation of a residents association in Parkdale. We are planning an inaugural general meeting Monday, March 29th at the Masaryk-Cowan Community Centre. That night we plan to form a start-up team that will lead the association in its initial phases with the intention of scheduling a founding meeting in October. In the start-up phase we anticipate the team, in conjunction with the general membership, formulating proposals to be confirmed or revised at the founding meeting. The proposals will include: - geographical boundaries of the association As some of you may know, Parkdale had a Ratepayers (Homeowners) Association until a few years ago. We are now proposing a residents association that will include both homeowners and tenants. It is our intention to develop an open dynamic, proactive association that will reflect the diversity of our neighbourhood and become an effective instrument to improve it. With the decline of the Parkdale Ratepayers Association, Parkdale Community Watch meetings began to get inundated with all kinds of community concerns that do not really fall within its mandate. This has prompted Craig Peskett, one of the co-chairs of Parkdale Community Watch, to begin talking to neighbours about getting a residents association started. He has teamed up with Walt Jarsky, Glen Dodds and others to get the ball rolling. We are actively looking for Parkdale residents who want to participate in this start-up process. If you are interested in getting involved or in obtaining further information please contact Craig Peskett at 416-516-0909 or pra at parkdale.to. [remove spaces to send an email. The correct address has been "spaced" to protect from spam]
5. HUMBER THEATRE We will have more updates.
|