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Monday, 10 December 2012
local resources @ 20:02
check out local resources by clicking links !
archive @ 19:59
click the archive to read previous posts!
tour @ 19:55
take a tour of East York now!
borough @ 19:45
remembering jack layton: east york's former NDP leader. @ 19:44
John Gilbert "Jack" Layton, PC (July 18, 1950 – August 22, 2011) was a Canadian social democratic politician and Leader of the Official Opposition. He was leader of the New Democratic Party from 2003 to 2011, and previously sat on Toronto City Council, occasionally holding the title of "Acting Mayor" or "Deputy Mayor" of Toronto during his tenure as city councillor.[1] He was the Member of Parliament for Toronto—Danforth from 2004 until his death.
Son of a Progressive Conservative cabinet minister, Layton was raised in Hudson, Quebec. He rose to prominence in Toronto municipal politics where he was one of the most prominent left-wing voices on city and Metropolitan Toronto councils, championing many progressive causes. In 1991, he ran for mayor, losing to June Rowlands. Returning to council he rose to become head of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. In 2003, he was elected leader of the federal NDP on the first ballot of the convention.
Under his leadership, support for the NDP increased in each election. The party's popular vote almost doubled in the 2004 election, which gave the NDP the balance of power in Paul Martin's minority government. In May 2005 the NDP supported the Liberal budget in exchange for major amendments, in what was promoted as Canada's "First NDP budget".[2] In November of that year, Layton voted with other opposition parties to defeat the Liberal government over the findings of the Gomery Commission. The NDP saw further gains in the 2006and 2008 elections, in which the party elected 29 and 37 MPs, respectively.
In the 2011 election Layton led the NDP to the most successful result in the party's history, winning 103 seats—enough to form Canada's Official Opposition.[3] Federal support for Layton and the NDP in the election was unprecedented, especially in the province of Quebecwhere the party won 59 out of 75 seats.
Layton died on August 22, 2011, aged 61, after suffering from an undisclosed type of cancer. He was survived by his wife of 23 years, fellow MP Olivia Chow. Shortly before, he had named Nycole Turmel as interim leader of both the New Democratic Party and subsequently of the Official Opposition; Thomas Mulcair eventually won the formal leadership election that followed.
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A group of friends has made a permanent commitment to neighbourhood pride.
It’s not the tattoos themselves that set the four founders of Team East York apart from their peers. A lot of skateboarders have tattoos, after all. But not many have tattoos of the pre-amalgamation East York flag.
When Nick Pierre, Nick Fulton, Gerrard Whittaker, and Andrew Cavalier—all aged between 25 and 33—first met over 15 years ago, East York (located between the Don River and Victoria Park, north of the Danforth) remained Canada’s only borough, still semi-autonomous from the City of Toronto. The four young skateboarders shared the enclave’s sense of independence. They bonded immediately over two things: their neighbourhood, and a love of grinds, flips, and ollies.
“The early years of us skateboarding together was the best time of my life,” Pierre toldTorontoist. “[Skateboarding] wasn’t as popular in the ’90s, it was pretty dead. If I saw another person that was skateboarding, I would race over to them, and say, ‘Oh my God, you’re skateboarding. Oh my God let’s hang out.’”
But after skating everywhere they could across East York, collecting more and more skaters along the way, the friends’ community grew large enough to require a name. In 1998, Team EY—a small group of like-minded boarders—was born. And in 2003, when Whittaker (not pictured above) was set to move to Victoria, he permanently inked his arm with the signature blue and red “EY.” Within the year, Pierre, Fulton, and Cavalier all had the same tattoo.
“You can take the boy out of East York, but you can’t take the East York out of the boy. It was something to keep the hometown pride with him,” said Pierre, who modified his EY tattoo with an outline of himself doing a trick on his skateboard. Cavalier, whose nickname is “Skatebat,” got an outline of the Batman symbol.
“It’s the only tattoo I have. I’m not really the type to get a tattoo,” said Pierre. “But it represents an amazing time in my life, even if I grow up and move out of East York.”
In the decade and a half since its formation, the team has been a leader within the East York community, organizing word-of-mouth skateboarding competitions and, in 2006, spearheading the creation of a brand new skate park in Stan Wadlow Park. For their work, Team EY was named “Toronto Youth Group of the Year” by the City’s parks division in 2008, and has since advised other communities across Ontario on building skate parks. The team holds skateboarding lessons across Toronto, runs an offshoot video production company, and even built an indoor skate park in 2010.
“Because Toronto’s so big you sometimes get lost in it, but [East York] still has a community vibe. It’s supportive, it’s easy to connect with other people, people can identify with it,” Pierre said.
The skateboarding scene in East York today looks nothing like the one the founders of Team EY knew in the ’90s, but Pierre and his friends haven’t lost their passion for the sport (or their neighbourhood) over the years. And they’ve proven their dedication to both in sweat, cement, and ink.
http://torontoist.com/2012/11/why-four-guys-got-east-york-tattoos/
issue: visioning study @ 19:28
In January 2012, Toronto and East York Community Council requested the City Planning Division to undertake a visioning study in 2012 of Queen Street East between Coxwell Avenue and Neville Park Boulevard. Council directed that study be completed in consultation with the Ward Councillor, local community and other City Divisions. It also directed that the outcome of the study would be appropriate Design Guidelines that balance the policies of the Official Plan with the desire of the local community to maintain the existing character of this portion of Queen Street East.
The visioning study will focus on the built form and physical character of Queen Street East within the study area (see map below) and how to accommodate future development. This includes thinking about building envelopes, height and massing, architectural treatment and landscape elements.
attraction @ 19:13
the danforth, east york. greek town christmas.
Greektown, also known as Greektown on the Danforth, or more simply, The Danforth, is a neighbourhood and Business Improvement Area (BIA) of the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on Danforth Avenue, between Chester Avenue and Dewhurst Blvd., in east Toronto. Named after Asa Danforth, an American contractor who designed Queen Street and Kingston Road — other streets in the city — the area is known for its architecture dating back to as early as 1910, and for its number ofGreek restaurants and stores. The area was one of the major settlement areas of early Greek immigrants to Toronto.
The Danforth is the most common attraction in East York. If you are ever in East York, be sure to visit all of the interesting shops and delicious restaurants that the Danforth has to offer.
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donlands & mortimer, east york.
history @ 19:00
East York was originally part of York Township. Following the incorporation of the Township of North York in 1922, York Township was divided by Toronto, Leaside and North Toronto. With the rapid growth that followed the opening of the Bloor-Danforth (Prince Edward) Viaduct in 1919, the residents of the eastern half of York Township felt they had been neglected by the township when it came to roads, sewers and other municipal services. Left with the option to either join the City of Toronto or branch out on its own, 448 East Yorkers voted to incorporate a new township, while 102 voted to amalgamate with Toronto. The Township of East York was incorporated on January 1, 1924 with a population of 19,849. The western half of York Township retained its name.
East York was originally populated by working class English people who valued the opportunity to own small homes of their own, with front lawns and back gardens. Many had immigrated from Lancashire and Yorkshire. In 1961, 71.7% of the population identified themselves as having British origins.
In the late 1940s, after World War II, East York became home to many returning veterans and their families. Many inexpensive homes were built, including the houses around Topham Park, by the government, to house the returning veterans and the baby boomers. The local government was both socially conscious and frugal, fitting the residents' self-image of East York as filled with supportive neighbours and non-government organizations.
For many years, the borough did not allow the serving of alcoholic beverages in any restaurants, etc. The result was a heavy concentration of alcohol-serving restaurants and bars on Danforth Avenue, a main street in the city of Toronto running east-west just south of East York. The prohibition of serving alcohol was eliminated in the 1970s.
The borough of East York was established in 1967 through the amalgamation of the former township of East York and the former town of Leaside. Leaside was a planned industrial and residential community. East York has over the years been a residential enclave for senior citizens, as the original owners from the 1940s age and as younger families move out to suburbs to live in larger houses. East York had its own fire department with three stations, which are still in operation today under the combined Toronto Fire Services. Recently, rapid and accelerated gentrification has changed many neighbourhoods. Many one-story bungalows have added second floors, and many shops have been converted to more upscale shops. Canada's only borough, East York was semi-autonomous within the greater municipality of Metropolitan Toronto.
In 1998, East York, along with North York, York, Scarborough, Etobicoke and Old Toronto, were amalgamated into the new "megacity" of Toronto. East York's last mayor wasMichael Prue who went on to become city councillor for East York, and then a Member of Provincial Parliament for Beaches—East York in 2001. Between 2002 and 2005, the East York Civic Centre's "True Davidson Council Chamber" was used to hold the Toronto Computer Leasing Inquiry/Toronto External Contracts Inquiry.
east york. @ 18:56
East York is a district in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was a semi-autonomous borough within the overall municipality ofMetropolitan Toronto until 1998, when it was amalgamated into the new "megacity" of Toronto in 1998. Before the amalgamation, it was Canada's only borough.
It is separated by the Don River from the former City of Toronto. Traditional East York is southeast of the river, and the neighbourhoods of Leaside, Bennington Heights and densely-populated Thorncliffe Park are northwest of the river. The heart of East York is filled with middle-class and working-class homes, with extensive high-rise developments along peripheral major streets and in Crescent Town and Thorncliffe Park.
welcome. @ 18:25
hello, my name is chris miranda.
i am a student at centennial college for advertising & marketing.
welcome to my neighbourhood.
this is east york.