world19News #83 - March 23/01

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A brief newsletter:
1. Update on City budget crisis; our flyer & petition
2. Rennie Park Rejuvenation Project
3. Upcoming events

1. CITY BUDGET CRISIS
Information is at www.city.world19.com

Events & weather postponed our publicity campaign last weekend; however, world19 will be out this weekend: - Saturday: Bloor Street in the Village, mid-day - Sunday: Outside the West End Home Show (Swansea Town Hall) beginning at 11am. Again, we invite readers to look us up -- or join us!

We have an information flyer (http://webhome.idirect.com/~jleeson/city_in_crisis_flyer.doc) as well as a petition (http://webhome.direct.com/~jleeson/city_in_crisis_petition_l.doc) .

The petition, addressed to City Council states:
"- We, the undersigned, demand that you as our elected representatives find ways to continue to support the development and delivery of high quality public services in the City of Toronto.
- We realize that long-term solutions will take time to develop and require the cooperation of higher levels of government.
- In the short-term, we support strategies that can preserve our public services until long-term solutions can be found.

WE SAY:
· NO to 'death by a thousand cuts' of our great City
· YES to innovative plans to preserve City services in the short-term
· YES to negotiations with the Federal and Provincial governments in order to find and fund long-term solutions"

More information is in the flyer and on our website (it includes results of this week's Budget Committee meetings).

We feel that anyone who cares about the type of City we will all be living in this year and the future should carefully consider what is happening and make your opinion known. We believe that this financial crisis is clearly a result of provincial downloading, and lack of proper provincial and federal support for cities.

The "solution" City Council seems heading toward is based on an "understanding" that if the City makes enough cuts (about $150 million), then the province will step in and help solve the problem they created. There ARE alternatives. www.city.world19.com

2. RENNIE PARK REJUVENATION PROJECT
A group of local parents have formed a Committee to launch a community-driven project to rejuvenate Rennie Park. They are inviting others to join their committee to help make improvements in Rennie Park. For more information: Tina Cancilla: 416-760-9575 Cathy Ingham: 416-604-8093 They are planning 3 fundraisers: An Oscar Pool (deadline 5pm March 24); a giant community garage sale in Rennie Park May 12, and the sale of "memory placques". See: http://webhome.idirect.com/~jleeson/rennie_park_Volunteers.htm

3. EVENTS
See www.events.world19.com for more details on these events.

a) Parkdale-High Park Green Party Annual General Meeting
Saturday March 24, 3:30pm
Loyola Arrupe Center for Seniors 1709 Bloor West at Keele 2nd Floor
Discussions open to the public

b) Youth concert with Christian Rock Band Hot House
St. John's (West Toronto) Anglican Church
Saturday, March 24 7:00pm 288 Humberside Ave. at Quebec Ave

c) West End Community Home Show
Sunday March 25, 11am - 4pm
Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Avenue.

d) High Park Walking Tour
Sunday March 25 1:15pm High Park's Creeks and Ravines

e) Bloor WestEco-Village and Green$aver present a free workshop: "Cut Your Home Energy Bills"
Tuesday, April 3, 2001, 7.15 p.m. Swansea Town Hall
For more information call Green$aver at 416-203-3106 or visit www.greensaver.org

f) Save Our City Community Meetings
Organized by www.saveourcity.ca and www.standupfortoronto.ca
Wednesday April 4, 7:30pm: Toronto City Hall
Wednesday April 11, 7:00pm: Etobicoke Civic Centre

For world19,
John Leeson

world19:
Supporting citizen involvement in our community and its future.
Phone: 416 766-8605
Fax: 416 766-0578
email: world19@world19.com
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