Toronto Renters Forum

So the Ontario government is said to have released its... updated proposal to relocate the science centre. They suggest it would be cheaper to relocate the institution.

I don't know if the government has internet (I don't, not really) but looking at the "infrastructure Ontario" web page the most-recent comments by Michael Lindsay are two weeks old. Other posted information dates back to March!

https://www.infrastructureontario.ca/4ae05d/contentassets/84df22e71b7c40b2aaeef94da88c78b5/osc-business-case-full-redacted-no-appendices.pdf

Vaguely related: the government's privacy pages: https://www.ontario.ca/page/privacy-statement

Anyway in case you missed it Olivia Chow's comments about inappropriate housing on the Science Centre land were still making headlines late Tuesday evening. And all through Wednesday morning!

It's funny how the proposed overbuild of inappropriate housing on the other side of the street is mentioned, like, never!

Ergo the east side of Don Mills Road, south of Eglinton Ave. E.

By the way there is or was a large City of Toronto sign either on the science centre land (or about 2.3 cm to the north of it) heralding skyscraper condos. It was there for most of this year (2023); I have pictures on file.

To my (arguably un-educated) eye it is also passing strange how the pond behind the proposed location suddenly dried up. When is a flood plain no longer a flood plain?

Wednesday's events didn't seem to get much in the way of media coverage.

Perhaps there will be mentions on the radio (CBC) on Thursday morning.

High-rise issues - specifically elevators - was the topic on local CBC radio’s "Ontario Today" program during the lunch hour today, Wed.

Wow... lot of nooks, crannies and wrinkles, parts supply chain worries in the category as we go higher and higher! (Well duh!)

Again that was CBC Radio One, 99.1 FM - noon hour Wednesday Nov. 15... I found the web listings for the show a bit obscure, but a staffer answered promptly when I called them.

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-45-ontario-today

Related London-area item: ‘why do elevator repairs take so long...??’

I'm not a lawyer but the rules around this seem clear enough.

I should think that common courtesy suggests letting the tenant know the why's and wherefore's, plus any details like changes in ownership or at the "head office" - ergo at the landlord's end.

And the LTB *does* caution the landlord: if they don't get it right, the form may not fly.

I made some stickies for tomorrow's demo. They are pretty small - less than 4 x 6 inches. Having a bit of trouble with the sticky paper but they seem to be ok... your results may vary.

See the Downloads section on my system (25 Problems dot com)

Monday's Question Period at Queen's Park - Youtube link on their official "channel" -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP2LHDZ086w

Markham-area residents have been rallying against a proposed development plan there.

“the traffic will be 10 times worse”

“lack of new schools and daycare facilities”

“the absence of a healthcare expansion plan could lead to longer wait times”

“...it would take a war time scale effort...”

Well, duh!

https://www.yorkregion.com/news/devastating-impact-markham-residents-rally-against-proposed-markville-development-plan/article_cb86f1e1-86d9-5a31-b2e7-a7bc0c22f06b.html

Note that ^ ^ ^ the above URL is stored and marked up funny - eg. what's with the big long ‘article_cb86f1e1-86d9-5a31-b2e7-a7bc0c22f06b’ serial code. It could have something to do with the publishers trying to hang on to, or just further track, their content. The Toronto Star started doing similar stuff just before 600+ people were eliminated at Metroland Corp. last week.

You may have an easier go of the ruckus over the secondary plan — which Cadillac Fairview apparently wants to modify, big time profits here, BIG time! — at https://yourvoicemarkham.ca/markvillesecondaryplanstudy

I think Markville is a poor choice for a name, eg. it's too similar to Markdale which is northwest of here, past Shelburne.