Ward 30 Community Meeting: Harmonized Zoning By-Law Project
Thursday, November 12, 2009
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Ralph Thorton Centre
Since 2003, City staff have been working on a consolidated zoning by-law which would harmonize the zoning by-laws inherited from the six pre-amalgamation municipalities.
The objective of the project is provide a single coherent set of by-laws. The project is intended to make it easier for staff to manage building, licensing, and planning issues and for the public and other stakeholders to understand and work with the zoning by-laws. The draft zoning by-law will also bring the City's zoning by-laws into conformity with the new Official Plan.
Councillor Paula Fletcher, Parks, Forestry and Recreation staff, playground designer Adam Bienenstock and more than 400 volunteers from ING Direct Canada descended upon McCleary Playground Sept 17 to transform it into a natural playground. Some of the play features include a mister, climbing boulders, musical instruments, and a hill slide. At Queen and McGee streets, "Leslieville is a perfect location for a natural playground because this is one of the greenest neighbourhoods in the city," says Councillor Paula Fletcher.
Union Station revitalization
Council endorsed an agreement with a private sector company that, as head lessee, will lease and operate all retail space in Union Station, including in a new lower retail concourse. With federal, provincial and municipal funding, the City will proceed with its plan to revitalize Union Station as a state-of-the-art transportation facility. The name of the successful proponent for head lessee will remain confidential until a lease agreement is signed, likely in the next four to six weeks. Construction work for the revitalization is scheduled to begin next year and be completed in 2015 at a total cost of $640 million.
-TORONTO- McCleary Playground at Queen Street East and McGee St will become Canada’s first Natural Playground to be built in public park when it undergoes
a major facelift this fall.
I want to update you on the details of yesterday’s settlement and
the resumption of city services.
On Friday after a long debate, City Council voted to end the city
workers strike. While there had been much information circulating in
the previous days, on Friday the actual details of the settlement were
I want to update you on the details of yesterday’s settlement and the resumption of city services.
On Friday after a long debate, City Council voted to end the city workers strike. While there had been much information circulating in the previous days, on Friday the actual details of the settlement were made public for the first time. You can read it at http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-22639.pdf