Archive for November, 2006
New developments (Nov 2006)
| In addition to a townhouse project currently under construction (SE corner of Queen + St. Paul - see pic #1), several other residential developments are planned for Corktown.549 King E (at Sumach): 6 story, 44 unit residential, ground floor commercial (new construction). Percy Street residents will be following this development closely.
19 River (just N of Queen - pic #2): 5 story, 38 unit, live-work (warehouse conversion) “Fieldgate townhomes” - their billboard appears at River St, (E side, just south of Shuter). Their website has a slick jazzy video - totally misleading since it shows scenes from Queen / Broadview area; no details are provided about this River St development. “Townhomes of New(?) Corktown” (pic #3 - SW corner of Shuter + River, formerly the site of a Petro Canada gas station) has lots of details on their website, which suggests that 10 of the 16 units are sold; this project has been marketed for several months. |
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Judy Zapotochny’s Dollie for Peace!
Judy Zapotochny’s Dollie for Peace! This giant sculptural installation features a larger than life “Dollie!” wearing her peace gear, in her peace garden… and hopefully bringing smiles to all who come across her. See her until November 26th at Artcetera Gallery (402 Queen St East). Gallery hours: Thurs-Fri, 4-7pm and Sat-Sun, 11-3 pm.
Municipal election results
The voter turnout in Ward 28 (in Ward 27 as well, and likely throughout the GTA) was lower in 2006, compared to the previous election 3 years ago. The # of registered voters hasn’t substantially changed, yet this year, only 13,439 persons voted in Ward 28; 5,005 (37%) voted against the incumbent Pam McConnell.
Number of votes received by each candidate: McConnell = 8434, Bortenstein = 1418, Perez = 1064, Khan = 731, Harrison = 706, Cartmell = 646, Ghazi = 440.
In 2003, 16,764 persons voted, and 8,938 (53%) voted against the incumbent. Number of votes, by candidate: McConnell = 7826, Klein = 4646, Lang = 1358, Armstrong = 767, Forrest = 723, Kabir = 582, Muhammad = 432, Bordonaro = 260, Mbuyi = 70.
Regent Park TV
Regent Park TV is a new Internet broadcast website featuring videos produced by neighbourhood youth which is being launched on Wed, Nov 15 @ 7pm, at Cinecycle (129 Spadina Ave). Regent Park TV was also featured recently in issue 29:4 of the print magazine FUSE (alternative arts magazine).