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 world19News #88 - June 11, 2001

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1. CITY PROBLEMS - SEEKING SOLUTIONS
Several members of world19 will be meeting with Councillor David Miller next week in order to discuss the city's ongoing budgetary shortfall and the pressing need for viable, long term solutions.

If you are concerned about this issue and want to be involved in strategizing and working to change the situation, please join us for this meeting.

For further details, contact us by email or phone 416 766-8605
Please indicate your interest by Thursday, June 14th.

2. OSCAR2 UPDATE
Our last newsletter told the story of Oscar2, a stray cat, who like hundreds of others in Toronto seemed to be the victim of political & budget fighting between the Toronto Humane Society and City Council. That story, with a few updates is at http://oscar.world19.com.

We have had little or no response from the addressees: Councillor Mihevic, the City's Animal Services manager, the medical Officer of Health, and the Humane Society. However, we were able to get a response from some of them, and some updated information in an indirect fashion.

Two weeks ago, following a meeting on some City issues, I mentioned the story to former mayor John Sewell, and then sent him a copy of the letter (which is on our website). He wrote about the issue in this week's eye magazine. The June 7 issue of eye contained a column by John Sewell describing the background & current problem. (We had forwarded the letter below to him recently).
http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_06.07.01/news/citystate.html

It seems to confirm our perception that there is little encouraging news for lost or stray animals in the City.

3. EVENTS THIS WEEK
a) FOUR VILLAGES COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE
Help us celebrate our 10th Anniversary!
Calling all Entertainers! Do you sing? Play an instrument? Seeking musicians to showcase your talent in our "Jam Session".
Find out more about us! We'll have health and related partner info on display. Learn about the history of the Centre. Come view our "Healthy Themes" art gallery. We'll have Entertainment (including music and face painting) and light refreshments
Saturday, June 16, 2001 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The Four Villages Community Health Centre serves individuals in the four villages of Roncesvalles, Bloor West, Swansea and the Junction. We provide full primary health care and health promotion program services to seniors, newcomers, people living with chronic illness and/or disability, families with young children and adolescents and to isolated individuals.
The Four Villages Community Health Centre 1700 Bloor Street West
Call Jeanette Soo at (416) 604-0640 ext. 238 for more information on how you can participate in this celebration event.
see http://community.world19.com for infomation & a WORD poster.

b) SARA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
On Thursday, June 14, the Swansea Area Ratepayers Association holds its 2001Annual General Meeting. After dealing with the business of reports and elecions of the Executive Committee, staff from Planning and Urban Development at City Hall will present the draft Official Plan - - the first since amalgamation. At 9 pm the attention will shift to a discussion of several hot local issues - traffic calming, Community Council boundaries, condo developments. All are welcome.
Call Victoria Masnyk at 416-769-6704 for further information.
Thursday, June 14, 7:30pm
Swansea Town Hall


c) BLOOR WEST ECO-VILLAGE - General Meeting
"Connecting with our Community"
How can we help our community make more environment-friendly choices? How can we strengthen our partnerships with other community-based groups? Join in our annual planning session: a chance to meet like-minded individuals and explore how we can each contribute to a healthier, greener community.
Monday, June 11, 2001, 7.15 p.m.
Swansea Town Hall Harvey Room
see http://community.world19.com or
http://webhome.idirect.com/~jleeson/eco_village.htm

For world19,
John Leeson

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