Sumach Expresso has placed a completely natural and hand crafted seating area outside their shop.
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Expresso shop creates crafted outdoor seating
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City may move to supporting the movement truckloads of food from road to rail transportation,
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Transporting Food Products In and Out of Toronto
(September 29, 2016) Report from General Manager, Economic Development and Culture
Recommendations
The General Manager of Economic Development and Culture recommends that:
1. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to support the current effort by the transportation industry and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to move more food transportation vehicles off the roads of the Greater Toronto Area and on to appropriate rail transportation.
2. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to work with existing food and beverage associations in Ontario to address the issue of food transportation in the Greater Toronto Area.
Summary
This report responds to Agenda item ED13.3 of the June 22, 2016 Economic Development and Culture Committee meeting. Staff were requested to report back to the October 24, 2016 meeting of the Economic Development Committee on Toronto’s food industry and the possibility of supporting the formation of a food service association. This motion was a result of a presentation to committee by a food industry stakeholder that was concerned with the transportation challenges that the food industry faces in Toronto.
There are currently over 1 million truckloads of food and consumer packaged goods that move to, from and through the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) each year (Ministry of Transportation of Ontario Freight Studies 2006 and 2012). About one quarter of these trucks moving through the GTA neither originate nor end in the GTA but still add to the congestion of the city’s roads. Upon further investigation staff have discovered that a number of papers, organizations and work by the provincial government has been undertaken to address the issue of the transportation of food products within the City of Toronto. By supporting the movement of some of these truckloads of food from road to rail transportation, the City will assist its food manufacturers to lower transportation costs, help lower carbon emissions and make roads less congested.
Currently Food and Beverage Ontario (FBO) is the leading association that represents small and medium sized food processors in Ontario. Through consultations with staff the association has agreed to set up a sub-committee to deal with transportation issues and address the logistical challenges that are facing the sector in its desire to lower food transportation costs and expedite delivery to and from the GTA. Therefore there is no need to form a new association to address this issue.
(September 29, 2016) Report from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture on Transporting Food Products In and Out of Toronto
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-97183.pdf)
Some text from the background report
Toronto’s food and beverage cluster is of great importance to the region, and along with Chicago, New York and Los Angeles, is one of the largest food and beverage clusters on the continent.
In 2011, Toronto’s Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) food and beverage cluster had annual sales of about $17 billion (Ontario Ministry of Agriculture & Food, 2011).
In the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area (CMA), there are 1,149 food and beverage manufacturing establishments employing over 51,000 people (Canadian Business Patterns, Dec. 2013; and Labour Force Survey, 2013).
Small businesses engaged in food and beverage manufacturing continue to account for a larger share of total establishments in the food and beverage sector. In 2013, small businesses with less than 100 employees accounted for 90.2% (1,036) of total food and beverage establishments compared to 88.4% (880) in 2012 (Canadian Business Patterns, Dec. 2012-2013).
The majority of food and consumer products transported in the Greater Toronto Area are by truck. There are over 1 million truckloads of food and consumer packaged goods that move to, from and through the GTA each year (MTO Freight Studies 2006 and 2012). Approximately 25% of trucks hauling food/consumer packaged goods moving through the GTA neither originate nor end in the GTA but add to the congestion of the city’s roads. The elimination of this through-traffic would reduce Green House Gases (GHG) by at least 2 mega tonnes and eliminate 15,000 trucks per week in the GTA (MTO Freight Studies 2006 and 2012). It has also been noted that 70% of Canadian-owned trucks moving from Ontario to the USA and 50% of trucks moving from the U.S. to the GTA return empty (MTO 2006 and 2012).
There are 35 market areas in the USA that could be linked to the GTA by dedicated multimodal service if the service was available on a more regular schedule from Ontario and if these multimodal centres were supported by US Customs, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) at these rail hubs. This would also greatly reduce border traffic in the Buffalo/Ft. Erie and Windsor/Detroit corridors.
A study undertaken by the Guelph Junction Railway in 2007 showed that a large scale switch to multimodal would not impact the Ontario based trucking job numbers because full loads of food products would still have to be moved from the multimodal centres to the individual client locations but in smaller carriers. Road repairs would be reduced by $1.25 million per 100,000 trucks reduced. Insurance and accident costs would be reduced by $1.15 million to $5 million per 100,000 trucks. All of this would happen while the costs of long haul transportation for our food companies are reduced because rail transportation is much cheaper than road transportation.
Working together to improve food and beverage logistics, within the structure of an existing food and beverage association, would allow the proposed Canadian Food Logistics Committee, to assist with the growth and bottom line of our food and beverage processors and add to the list of reasons to grow, invest and stay in the Toronto region.
Staff have consulted with staff at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAFRA) and a number of large food processors in Toronto who provided information on their transportation issues. The main issue seems to be the sharing of information about where trucks and rail lines are going from Toronto carrying food products, primarily refrigerated and frozen items. Some are arriving empty and leaving full and some are arriving full and leaving empty. Both Food and Beverage Ontario (FBO) and Food and Consumer Products of Canada (FCPC), food industry associations,
were contacted and are willing to look at setting up sub-committees to delve more deeply into how shared technology for the industry can alleviate this issue.
London UK Artists fight to save one of London’s last studio colonies from development
On October 22, 2016
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An article from the www.theguardian.com site copylefted
Artists study City of London UK / click image to download report
Artists, craftspeople and fashion designers in one of London’s largest remaining studio colonies are fighting plans to bulldoze their premises and replace them with almost 1,400 mostly luxury apartments.
In a new frontline in the battle against the capital’s gentrification, housing giant Berkeley Homes has applied for planning permission to demolish studios on a former gas works site in Fulham in southwest London, which is currently used by more than 200 businesses in the creative industries.
Tenants opposed to what they describe as a Dubai-style development of blocks rising to 27 storeys include one of the Duchess of Cambridge’s favourite fashion designers, Pepa Gonzalez, who has made clothes for Prince George and Princess Charlotte; and Julius Schoonhoven, a leading clockmaker who works for the National Trust and the Royal Palaces.
The affected businesses include fine artists, architects and designers and have a combined multi-million pound turnover.
The bubble that turned into a tide: how London got hooked on gentrification
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The dispute is set to test a manifesto promise made in May by London mayor Sadiq Khan to “protect London’s workspaces and venues threatened by encroaching development”. The plans are set to go before the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham’s planning committee in the coming months and Khan’s spokesman said it would “inappropriate to comment while this is still a live case”.
The threat to the studios is not an isolated case. Between 2014 and 2019, 3,500 artists were predicted to lose their places of work in London – a 30% cut, according to a report by the Greater London Authority.
The temptation to replace them with private housing is strong for developers. The artists pay as little as £500 a month in rent, but Berkeley Homes is currently selling three bedroom apartments for £6m at a neighbouring site, Chelsea Creek.
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The housebuilder’s founder and chairman, Tony Pidgley, earned £21.5m last year.
But on a visit by the Guardian this week, the tenants argued they form a vital part of London’s creative industries sector, which provides one in eight jobs in London.
Fashion designers described how they manufacture clothes in other parts of the capital while fine art and furniture restorers said they worked for Sotheby’s and major galleries. They are likely to face eviction next year.
Below is a link to the Artist Work Space study from the City of London UK
https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/artists_workspace_study_september2014_reva_web_0.pdf
and below here is a link to the Artist Work Space study from the City of London UK named artists_workspace_study_september2014_reva_web_0
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….because of u lyrics
I will not make the same mistakes that you did
I will not let myself
Cause my heart so much misery
I will not break the way you did,
You fell so hard
I’ve learned the hard way
To never let it get that far
[Reba & Kelly:]
Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don’t get hurt
[Reba:]
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
[Reba & Kelly:]
Because of you
I am afraid
[Kelly:]
I loose my way
And it’s not too long (before you point it out) [Reba & Kelly]
I cannot cry
Because I know that’s weakness (in your eyes) [Reba & Kelly]
I’m forced to fake
A smile, a laugh everyday of my life
My heart can’t possibly break
When it wasn’t even whole to start with
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[Reba & Kelly:]
Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don’t get hurt
[Reba:]
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
[Reba & Kelly:]
Because of you
I am afraid
[Reba:]
I watched you die
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
(I watched you die…) [Kelly]
I was so young
You should have known better than to lean on me
(I was too young for you to lean on me…) [Kelly]
You never thought of anyone else
You just saw your pain
(You never saw me…) [Kelly]
And now I cry in the middle of the night
For the same damn thing
[Reba:]
Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don’t get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me but everyone around me
Because of you [Reba & Kelly]
I am afraid
Parkdale Neighbourhood Plan meeting
On October 21, 2016
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Come learn more about how gentrification is impacting affordability and diversity in Parkdale; 7 key Parkdale wellbeing indicators; and 37 directions for community action!
In the last 18 months the Parkdale Community Economic Development (PCED) gathered community members, agency staff, friends, academics and you. Together through the PCED planning project they’ve built a vision for Parkdale that emphasizes four overarching values: Inclusiveness, Affordability, Diversity and Equity. The risk of untamed gentrification in the area puts these values at risk.
Please join in celebration as they share The Parkdale Neighbourhood Plan – a new story for Parkdale that offers strategies and actions to protect our shared values and promotes collective action, equitable development, participatory democracy, decent work, food security and shared wealth building.
Date: Saturday, October 29th
Time: 1:30 p.m. – 4:00 pm
Place: 250 Dunn Ave. (Bonar-Parkdale Presbyterian Church)
RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/parkdale-neighbourhood-plan-launch-tickets-28538453282
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City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to extend funding and enter into an agreement with Regent Park Community Health Centre for the women’s art program, as outlined in Appendix C to the report (September 1, 2016) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, up to two years for up to $26,875 gross and $0 net in Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative funding subject to the approval of the 2017 and 2018, and subsequent Operating Budgets for Shelter, Support and Housing Administration as follows:
i. from January 1 to December 31, 2017 for up to $20,156 gross and $0 net; and
ii. from January 1 to March 31, 2018 for up to $6,719 gross and $0 net.
4. City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to extend funding and enter into a new agreement with the Daily Bread Food Bank for Creating Health +, as outlined in Appendix D to the report (September 1, 2016) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, from April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018 for up to $330,000 gross and $0 net in Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative funding subject to the approval of the 2017 and 2018, and subsequent Operating Budgets for Shelter, Support and Housing Administration as follows:
i. from April 1 to December 31, 2017 for up to $247,500 gross and $0 net; and
ii. from January 1 to March 31, 2018 for up to $82,500 gross and $0 net.
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SafeRail event – Workshop on Rail Safety And Emergency Preparedness on Saturday November 19th from 1 pm to 5 pm.
On October 19, 2016
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Workshop on Rail Safety And Emergency Preparedness on Saturday November 19th from 1 pm to 5 pm.
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Hello Everyone,
After the surprising August 21st collision of two trains carrying dangerous goods in the heart of the west end of Toronto, many residents reached out to us to ask for support in preparing for a rail accident or disaster.
Do you know what to do in the event of a rail accident? Where could you get up-to-the-second information? Where could you go? Should you leave your home?
In response to all of these questions and more, Safe Rail Communities and Christie Dupont Rail Safety Group are pleased to invite you to a Community Workshop on Rail Safety And Emergency Preparedness on Saturday November 19th from 1 pm to 5 pm. This event will be held in the auditorium of Christie Gardens at 600 Melita Crescent, Toronto, ON, and will include:
• A 30-minute presentation by Boris Rosolak from the City of Toronto Office of Emergency Management
• An update from Sheila Murray of CREW (Community Resilience to Extreme Weather).
• An update on efforts at City Hall from Sarah Doucette, Toronto City Coucillor, Ward 13
• A summary by rail policy consultant, Greg Gormick, of the recent Toronto derailment and what can be done to mitigate the risks of future derailments
• An interactive workshop in which all participants will have the opportunity to discuss and identify gaps in the emergency preparedness of their local community
The primary goal of this community workshop is to create an informed and collaborative environment in which participants can create a toolkit of resources for their neighbourhoods.
This event is open to individuals and those representing resident associations or other community groups. You may register for this workshop here
Please take a moment to share your thoughts on rail safety by completing our survey. If you live outside of the Greater Toronto Area, please indicate where you reside in the first question: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LSVZK8Y
Light refreshments will be served.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at infosaferail@gmail.com
Thank you.
We look forward to seeing you on November 19th!
Patricia, Helen, and the Safe Rail Communities Team
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Revenues needed to maintain growth: Tory
On October 17, 2016
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Highlights from the Daily Commerical News article of Oct 14th here
by DON WALL Oct 14, 2016
A bullish Toronto Mayor John Tory, buoyed by initial city council planning support for the $1-billion rail-deck park plan for downtown Toronto, called on city builders assembled at the CityAge Build the Future conference last week to show support for further green space and infrastructure projects, including committing to revenue tools he said he will unveil later this fall.
are Canada’s champion here… it’s a fact,” said Tory. “I am not saying everything is happening here and I am not saying it is all good, but I am saying that this is a dynamic region that is driving the country’s growth and success and that the other governments have to decide that they are going to nurture their champion so that we can become even bigger and better than we are.”
http://dailycommercialnews.com/Infrastructure/News/2016/10/Revenues-needed-to-maintain-growth-Tory-1019171W/
City Building: Subdivided. Tonight at the library 7pm, JunctionRa newsletter out, two bits that…
On October 17, 2016
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City Building: Subdivided.
In conversation with Jay Pitter and John Lorinc: Mon Oct 17, Annette Public Library, 7:00 pm-8:15 pm.
“Can hyper-diversity as a framework reduce inequality and social divisions in Toronto and other global cities? Subdivided co-editors Jay Pitter and John Lorinc in conversation about
new approaches to city-building in an urban region with more foreign-born residents than any other major city in the world.”
And
Councillor Doucette will be holding Constituency Hours at Annette Library on Friday, Oct 14 from 3:30 – 5:30 pm. By appointment only. Please call 416-392-4072 to make arrangements.
Full news letter below
Junction Residents Association
October Newsletter
The JRA’s Annual General Meeting is on Thurs., Nov. 10, 7-9 pm at West Toronto Baptist Church, 3049 Dundas St. W.
Note: If you cannot attend this meeting in person, we stream video of the meeting in real-time. To watch it live on your computer, go to www.junctionra.ca/jra-tv. There may be a 15-second commercial (not ours) before you can watch. We’ll also post the agenda there, so you can follow along. There is a facility for asking questions remotely.
News
Councillor Doucette will be holding Constituency Hours at Annette Library on Friday, Oct 14 from 3:30 – 5:30 pm. By appointment only. Please call 416-392-4072 to make arrangements.
Cheri DiNovo, MPP for Parkdale-High Park, wants to hear from you. The Ontario Legislature resumed sitting in September. What issues are important to you? What do you want her to speak up about in the Legislature? What concerns, ideas or questions do you have with regards to the provincial government and Parkdale-High Park? Send your comments to dinovoc-co@ndp.on.ca.
Volunteers needed. The Junction BIA is on the hunt for some top notch volunteers to help with this year’s Pumpkinfest on Sat Oct 29th 2016. For more details please email thejunctionbia@gmail.com.
Registration is open for High Park Nature Centre’s fall clubs for children. There’s still space in Knee-High Naturalists on Tuesday and Nature Baby on Fridays.
Upcoming Events in the Junction Area
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Cortney Stephenson – The Junction
On October 16, 2016
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The future memory heartbreak junction:
On October 16, 2016
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https://vimeo.com/susannahoodhum
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Sensual and cinematic, The future memory heartbreak junction – diptych, is an analysis of archetypes surrounding fatal love, the ecstatic psyche of performer, and the pleasure/pain reflex. This work exposes the compulsive nature of the heart, the blind-siding effects of love, and the heartbreak of loyalty within loss.
The solo reveals a torch singer, a woman trapped in a mysterious landscape reliving a lifetime of heartbreaks and triumphs. A detailed character study and an exploration of repetition, the solo is, quite simply, a tour de force from Sasha Ivanochko, one of Canada’s most accomplished performers. The solo and duet premiered on November 4, 2010 at the Enwave Theatre in Toronto as part of Danceworks Mainstage series.
About
Susanna Hood
I am a choreographer and performer in dance and music and the Artistic Director of hum dansoundart a dance-based interdisciplinary performance company that focuses on the integration of dance, music, and theatre to create powerfully transformative performance work.
External Links
www.humdansoundart.ca
https://vimeo.com/susannahoodhum
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