JOHN TORY’S KING STREET DISASTER:

RELIEF NOWHERE IN SIGHT

  By Doug Ford The car exclusion zone on King Street has now been in place for the past couple of months. What I have heard and seen from small business owners is that sales have sunk to an all-time low, traffic has been driven away from King Street, and the neighbourhood has become less vibran...

The matter is now past and here is a summary of the relevant facts.

Readers will recall from previous articles that this problem was created and foisted unto the BIAs by three sources.

1. Mike Major of the Office of Economic Development (OED)

2. John Kiru of Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas (TABIA)

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ON1Call Update - recent developments. December 5.17

For those BIAs being swamped with costly demands for locates, here’s the latest from City Council.

The matter was brought before Council two weeks ago but was shelved due to an overloaded agenda. It is being returned this week (December 5, 6, 7) when Council meets again.

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Non-compliance is the solution

The caveat to non-compliance is that the BIA Board should be prepared to defend its self-determination. The following are facts that should be made known to all those involved. 1          ON1Call has been foisted unto the Toronto BIAs with the connivance and approval of John Kiru of TABIA and Mike Major of the Office of Economic Development (OED). 2          About 20 months ago, two staf...