The Ontario government said Friday that it will temporarily pause demolition of several heritage buildings at a site in Toronto’s West Don Lands as a "good faith measure” until a proper court hearing next week.
TORONTO The demolition of several heritage buildings in the West Don Lands is continuing today despite widespread community opposition. Crews began tearing down the old Dominion Wheel and Foundries Company buildings located at 153-185 Eastern Ave on Monday evening, months after the Ford Government issued a ministerial zoning order that allowed it to sidestep the local planning process and go ahead with the development of high-rise residential towers on three provincially owned sites, including 153-185 Eastern Avenue. City officials have pled with the province to reconsider the demolition of the Dominion Wheel and Foundries Company buildings, which are listed on Toronto’s heritage inventory.
BROCKVILLE, ONT. Along the Seaway Valley, there is growing concern that small businesses will continue to lose against big box stores who remain open and continue to sell non-essential items as Ontario enters a stay-at-home order on Thursday. Dave Shaw, owner of Alan Browns in downtown Brockville say they have a monopoly. What was created was a monopoly for some of the big box stores that sell essential products to also have the opportunity to sell their non-essential products, Shaw said from his closed store on Wednesday. I m literally surprised at government this time, during such a crisis when our health care is in crisis, that it s a partial lockdown again and we re allowing these same large stores to monopolize retail, period. Selling non-essentials because they have essentials available to the consumers, Shaw said.
Residential eviction ban confirmed to be coming for Ontario tenants
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Tenants and advocates have been anxiously awaiting information on the province s plan to introduce a moratorium on residential evictions as mentioned by Premier Doug Ford Tuesday, and Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Steve Clark has since confirmed that the ban is in fact coming.
Speaking to reporters at the city s press conference this afternoon, Toronto Mayor John Tory thanked Clark for confirming that residential evictions in Ontario will soon be temporarily halted with an emergency order.