| Bulletin
for Tuesday October 21, 2003
Public
Streetcar Meeting Tonight
Advance
Polls Now Open
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A
public information meeting about future plans for the St
Clair West streetcar service - which includes the possibility
of a dedicated right-of-way - is being held tonight:
Tuesday, October 21, 2003
Brown Community Centre, Gymnasium
454 Avenue Road
(south
of St. Clair Avenue West)
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Whether
you are for it, against it or just not sure, we strongly
recommend you attend this meeting
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and encourage your friends and neighbours to join you. |
Streetcar
Right-of-Way: The EA Gets Underway
MyStClair
has prepared the third in a series of articles summarizing the
issues and events
regarding this highly important issue, with links to relevant
sites. Have a quick
read and get up speed before you head off to the meetings.
Editor's
Note: As we have stated numerous times, we do not favour
any particular outcome with respect to the streetcar - except
one. Whatever option is selected and implemented must have been
thoroughly considered, the impacts clearly understood, all the
communities involved have been properly consulted and found to
be clearly acceptable to the community at large.
There
are a number of issues impacting the communities of St Clair West
and The Ridge at this time - the future of the Wychwood Carbarns,
the possibility of Drive-throughs in residential areas, revitalization
efforts, the Official Plan and the provincial and municipal elections
to name a few. While each of these is important in their own right,
there is one issue which interlaces them all in one way or another
- the choice that will be made with respect to our streetcar service.
The
St Clair streetcar is an important component of our community.
Whether we recognize it or not, it and the broad avenue atop the
Ridge along which it runs, defines our area in the same way the
lake defines the Beaches and the tracks define the Junction. What
happens around the corner, every corner for the 6 kilometers from
Yonge to Gunn (and possibly beyond) will have a bearing on our
lives for many years to come.
It
is for these reasons that we so strongly urge everyone to get
informed and involved, whatever your stance on the issue.
See
you there.
editor@mystclair.com
MyStClair
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