Wal-Mart: In praise of Council and Staff

Council and staff deserve unqualified praise for the way you handled this contentious application. Sometimes, and this is one of those times, the process is more important than the result. And the process here was admirable.
Given OPA#29, for the reasons succinctly delineated by the mayor, staff really had no choice but to approve this application, [...]

Walmart rejection

Well, well! It’s no surprise the majority of you voted last night to reject Walmart’s application to expand with a much-needed grocery store – and other amenities – in the north end of the city! This council is very much a “lobby-oriented” group, listening, not to the “silent majority” of us, but to the vocal [...]

Wal-Mart: An unpopular decision

I am disappointed to hear that the Wal-Mart expansion application was rejected. I am even more disappointed that both of you voted against the application. Living in the north end of town, we are underserviced and a grocery store at that location would be welcomed by many. I think alot of us in Ward 2 [...]

Parking Concerns – Powell Street East

Please be advised that staff have recently received concerns about the volume of non-residential vehicles being parked along the south side of Powell Street East between Woolwich Street and Dufferin Street. Included in these concerns were requests to limit the use of the available on-street parking to residents of Powell Street East.
City staff have conducted [...]