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Council Highlights - City Council meeting of August 5 and 6, 2009

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.

Strike ends and services resume

August 1, 2009

After 5 long weeks the strike is over.

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

Tapping into Solar Energy in Ward 30

If you are a homeowner in Riverdale’s Ward 30 (Toronto-Danforth), Solar Neighbourhoods can help you reduce your home’s energy use and tap the power of the sun. We guide homeowners through the purchase and installation of a solar hot water system and help you tap into up to $4000 in incentives. We can even arrange special no-interest financing. Solar hot water is a proven renewable

Environment Day postponed until October

Dear friends,

This year's Ward 30 Environment Day which always takes place on July 1st in Riverdale Park East has been postponed until October 17th in Riverdale Park East due to the strike. As many residents pull together their large items for drop off and recycling as well as hazardous waste items in anticipation of the convenient drop off at the Environment Day, I very much regret any inconvenience this causes.

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