TossYourJacket
Senior Member
IIRC Council has petitioned Metrolinx to start planning for an extension to Steeles. Now, Metrolinx being Metrolinx, this means they will now probably do anything but that to spite Council, but who knows.
at this point, were still on track for 2031-2032Any guess of the open date of this line? 2035?
Pape/Danforth Construction
After hearing from a number of residents on Wednesday morning about the large amount of particulate that was seen on Eaton Ave, Langford Ave and elsewhere in the neighbourhood I reached out to the City of Toronto and Metrolinx. City Staff were also onsite on Wednesday and Thursday to observe the site in person and I also went to see the site myself.
On Wednesday morning the City requested Metrolinx to have their contractor stop work on the Pape & Danforth site until an investigation could be completed and proper mitigation measures could be taken.
Despite the City's request, the contractor continued working on the site yesterday and today.
On Thursday afternoon we were still waiting for the requested information and I asked the City to review the situation to see what additional measures the City could take.
Late this afternoon the City informed Metrolinx that we will be revoking the Road Occupancy Permits for the construction around Pape & Danforth.
Metrolinx has the Provincial authority which would allow their contractor to continue work without City permits. However, I hope this sends a clear message to them that they need to take this issue seriously.
This is not a step that the City takes lightly but was this was a decision that was made based on the seriousness of the issue.
The City has asked for an investigation into what the material was, how the incident happened, and what will be done to prevent a reoccurrence.
I know Fletcher isn’t the most popular councillor in the forums but isn’t it not-exactly-trivial news when you have the City issuing stop-work orders to Metrolinx and banning them from getting heavy vehicles on their site via nearby roads?It definitely felt like Tatooine at Pape/Danforth last week. Seems a little better today
It definitely felt like Tatooine at Pape/Danforth last week. Seems a little better today
Sometimes, a little bit of courage goes a long way.
Metrolinx has been offering "fair market value" of $0 to many businesses along Ontario Line sites. I dont know what's going on in this particular case, but make no mistake that Metrolinx has been expropriating and "offering" $0 to many businesses.Back on the Metrolinx expropriations file: 710 Danforth was the address of the Eton Tavern, pulverized to make way for slurry silos and mixing tanks. Seems the owners haven’t reached a settlement with Metrolinx yet and have asked the OLT for “simplified mediation” — a service the tribunal offers.
I’d heard Metrolinx was lowballing these businesses. The Acropol, next door to the Eton, wasn’t happy and hasn’t found a new location to its liking. So we’ve lost those wonderful spanakopitas — the ones the Maple Leaf cab drivers used to say were better than anything in Athens …. On the other hand, usually reliable sources say Mx was generous with upstairs tenants. This of course is less expensive and less complicated than putting a wrap on the business expropriations.
The 710 Danforth request is at the Intake stage. No docs or dates posted, and as it’s private mediation I’m not sure there’ll ever be.View attachment 598350