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[Heritage Columns] City Museums Face Closure

By On September 21, 2011 In City of Toronto, West Toronto Junction Historical Society With Comments Off on [Heritage Columns] City Museums Face Closure Permanent Link to [Heritage Columns] City Museums Face ClosurePermalink

Click image to go to Spacing magazine article

 

FromHeritage Toronto

 

Thank you Gail Lord for providing this text:
This week, the City of Toronto’s Executive Committee approved a report from the City Manager to close “museums with the least attendance, and revenues compared to costs.” Another proposal asks the City Manager to report on further extensive cuts to culture programs.

These proposals indicate a misunderstanding of what museums are. In any city, museums are about identity, linking the past to the present. In Toronto, the world’s most multicultural city, museums are even more crucial to social cohesion.

Toronto’s historic museums – Montgomery’s Inn, Spadina House, McKenzie House, Colborne Lodge, Market Gallery, Gibson House, Zion Schoolhouse, Scarborough Historic Museum and Fort York – are the repository of our collective heritage. Destroy them and you destroy the DNA of who we are and how we got here. Each of these sites, whether they be in downtown Toronto, Scarborough, North York or Etobicoke, reflect not only our past, but are also neighbourhood hubs for sharing and learning about our modern diverse communities.

Clearly there is room for improving the attendance and the financial performance of these museums. However, closures are not the answer. The museum closings will be before City Council on Monday September 26th. I urge you to write to the Mayor and members of City Council to raise your voice in opposition to this proposal. Click here for contact information for the Mayor and Councillors.

Also, there is a Facebook group you can join to support our City’s museums

 

 

 

 

Demolition Control Applications 510 St John’s Road received by city

By On September 21, 2011 In The Junction With Comments Off on Demolition Control Applications 510 St John’s Road received by city Permanent Link to Demolition Control Applications 510 St John’s Road received by cityPermalink

 

from the city app…

On May 25, 2011, Toronto Building received a demolition permit application to demolish
a two storey single family dwelling at 510 St John's Rd Toronto Building has not
received a building permit application to replace the building to be demolished as of this
date.
In accordance with By-law No 1009-2006 (former City of Toronto Municipal Code,
Chapter 14, Article 1, Demolition Control), the above noted demolition permit
application is submitted to the Etobicoke York Community Council for consideration and
decision, due to the fact that a building permit has not been issued to replace the building,
and whether to refuse or grant the demolition permit application, including conditions if
any, to be attached to the permit.


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 Naming of New Parkette at 11 Division Police Station Located at 2054 Davenport Road, after the Late Constable Percival (Percy) Cummins, Badge 2377

                    
                    					
                    
		
                    
                        
                        

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Naming of New Parkette at 11 Division Police Station Located at 2054 Davenport Road, after the Late Constable Percival (Percy) Cummins, Badge 2377


Committee Decision


Etobicoke York Community Council:


1.         Requested the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation to review the request to name the new parkette on the northwest corner of the new 11 Division lot at 2054 Davenport Road, at Osler Street, after the late Constable Percival (Percy) Cummins and report back to the Etobicoke York Community Council meeting of October 4, 2011.


Origin


(August 15, 2011) Letter from Councillor Cesar Palacio


Summary


On June 16, 1970, Percival (Percy) Cummins joined the Metropolitan Toronto Police.  He began and sadly ended his career at No. 11 Division in West Toronto, where he had 11 years of service to the citizens of Toronto.  P.C. Percy Cummins was 38 years old and left his wife, his 8 year old daughter and his 5 year old son.


While attached to 11 Division, P.C. Percy Cummins performed his duties both in uniform and plainclothes.


On Wednesday, September 23, 1981, at about 8:00 p.m., P.C. Cummins and his partner, P.C. Michael Jones attended an address on Symington Avenue to investigate a disturbance.  Both officers went to the third floor and tried to speak to a man, who attacked both officers, disarming them.  During the struggle, the man fatally shot P.C. Cummins in the neck and then shot P.C. Jones in the hand.


On Thursday, November 19, 1981, the Metropolitan Toronto Board of Commissioners of Police awarded the Metropolitan Toronto Police Medal of Honour posthumously to P.C. Cummins; the medal was presented to his


wife, Eurieta Cummins.


P.C. Cummins was an avid cricket player.  Each year, for the past 13 years, a Memorial Match has been held in his honour.


On September 23, 2011, 30 years will have passed since P.C. Cummins paid the ultimate sacrifice.


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 Local All-Candidates Debates info at the Junction Residents Assoc Site

                    
                    					

						
					

										
                    
		
                    
                        
                        

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All the info you need for any and all local Local All-Candidates Debates is ion available at the Junction Residents association site.


 


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There is also an interesting comment thread about the


Baird Park Dogs’ Off-leash Area


 


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 Hilary Bell event at the new shed at Wallace Park on October 29

                    
                    					
                    
		
                    
                        
                        

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posted from Comment from Blog reader Sean, thanks Sean


There will be a small event at the new shed at Wallace on October 29 to dedicate the shed and thank the shed sponsor and to have some fun. This event will be led by Parks, and will involve the Councillor. Currently the idea is to have a small ceremony and bike ride during the day and a bicycle themed movie (with hot chocolate) that evening.


The family of Hilary Bell was delighted that many people had suggested naming the shed for her, but in Hilary style, they suggested the informal “Hilary’s Shed” as a casual thank you that she would have loved. It was also revealed that when she knew her time was up she insisted that the photo of her on the Railpath Opening be used for her obituary as it was one of her favourite memories. The City is working on a sign that will recognize the sponsor, Hilary, and Friends.


For some information on her contributions to your community please see this link  to the Junction Triangle site 


                        
                        

                        
                    
				    
     
                          
				  
				


								
				
				
	
                			
					
 Play Equip Arriving now

                    
                    					

						
					

										
                    
		
                    
                        
                        

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Vine parkette manufactured play equipment arriving now 3pm Monday


 




 


                        
                        

                        
                    
				    
     
                          
				  
				


								
				
				
	
                			
					
 The Far West Junction

                    
                    					

						
					

										
                    
		
                    
                        
                        

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The far west section of the Junction has a number of prospering businesses.  There is Marsh stoves and Penmar plumbing and Rona hardware store. Stereoking which used to be at  Pacific Ave and Dundas for decades has moved back just west of just east of Runnymede Rd on the south side of Dundas St West. The Nissan dealership with a freshly renewed facade a few years ago always looks to doing a good amount of business.


It is wonderful that this end of the Junction strip is alive with such unique businesses. At one time was Maltese village community business Association which seems to have stopped working presently.


The Eastern restaurant has finally opened along with a new tattoo shop providing another reason to visit the area.


Overall there is a pretty interesting business environment some of which  pull customers from around the city.


The Rona store is just wonderful in their use of  the sidewalk to place goods upon, this really contributes to the walkabout nature in the area.




 


                        
                        

                        
                    
				    
     
                          
				  
				


								
				
				
	
                			
					
 Corn fest on St Clair

                    
                    					
                    
		
                    
                        
                        

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 Another Dundas building undergoing big structural changes – this one interior

                    
                    					
                    
		
                    
                        
                        

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Though the boarded up windows are seen new floor supports


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 More breakfast seats

                    
                    					
                    
		
                    
                        
                        

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And duty different also. Most weekends getting a seating for breakfast in the Junction can be difficult.


Yet with addition of the recently opened Locomotive cafe there are a number of addition seats. Which is great in and of itself, yet the fare is decidedly different than the other restaurants in the area.


With in house brined or cured meats being one if the great specialties if thus shop.


Brined and/or cured meats are a wonderful comeback to the Junction with the recent loss of John’s meats. Also this brings back a idea of the decades gone industrial dressed meat plants that were just north tracks across from Vine Ave Parkette.


Maple leaf meats had a huge plant of St Clair Ave W. as well as a dressed meats research lab. (where the Phrama Plus store is now)


The company Canadian Dressed Meats also had an large presence and the accompanying smells just into the mid 80’s.


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 1:07 pm stone thrower unloads onto basketball area

                    
                    					
                    
		
                    
                        
                        

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 1:01pm Wednesday stone thrower truck arrives at Vine Ave Parkette

                    
                    					
                    
		
                    
                        
                        

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Work continues on the new foundation for the Jr playground equipment.


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 Junction Shul this weekend

                    
                    					
                    
		
                    
                        
                        

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 Rebas Cafe new hours

                    
                    					
                    
		
                    
                        
                        

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 Another hotel hope

                    
                    					
                    
		
                    
                        
                        

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A commenter…Raymond… Recently posted a comment about the Salvation Army building just east if Keele St. On the north side. He wrote about that building being built as a speculative hotel, built on hopes of getting a liquor license. While the history of that building is well known he also mother that the building at Gilmore Ave was also built with the same hope. Interestingly they appear to have their facades bricked of the same brick – would this indicate the same person or business attempted the same goal in both places?


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