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You may have noticed a fresh look on top of your Beach-Riverdale Mirror today. It’s part of our affirmation that community comes first. In the past, you may have noticed the key word in our flag – or masthead as we call it – was The Mirror. Now, the key word is Beach. As well, you’ll note the colourful nature of the flag – done in colours where we believe there is a community affinity. “But the newspaper’s flag – or masthead – is only that, a graphic presentation. What really counts is the job we do covering the neighbourhoods of your community,” said Editor-in-Chief Peter Haggert. As always, we invite your feedback. You can reach us by calling our newsroom at 416-493-4400 or email to bsrm@insidetoronto.com
Celtic Festival this weekend Photo/MIKE POCHWAT
RAINY DAY: Kaya Shimizu, right, helps walk her brother Francis to Bowmore Road Junior and Senior Public School on Tuesday for the start of his year in Grade 2.
$1.9 billion port lands plan unveiled DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com Just a year after council balked at a vision of mega-malls, monorails and a giant Ferris wheel for the city’s waterfront, Toronto’s executive committee will be looking at a more modest proposal for the redevelopment of Toronto’s port lands. The proposed $1.9 billion plan is a result of a year of study and re-examination of the plan to redevelop the eastern waterfront and
port lands that came about after council rejected a scheme put forward by city councillor and brother to the mayor Doug Ford, that would have torn up much of the work that had been done to date. Ford had promoted a plan that would have included a monorail through the 900-acre site, a massive hotel, shopping mall and a giant Ferris wheel similar to the London Eye. The new plan focusses on building up the infrastructure in the poorly
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serviced port lands north of the shipping channel, and opening up some of those lands for redevelopment. At the same time, it preserves existing uses on the lands – mostly in the southern areas – that are deemed to be both long-term and essential to the city’s redevelopment. “We’ve identified certain port users that are going to have to stay there for a long time to support the city,” said John Campbell, president and CEO of Waterfront Toronto.
“Concrete, for example – you can’t bring in concrete from Oshawa. So we’ve identified many of the uses that have to stay.” The plan likewise remains largely silent on the development of Lake Ontario Park in other parts of the port lands. That, according to Campbell, will have to be done on a piecemeal basis. “We have a master plan to look at how we can build that incrementally,” said Campbell. “Look >>>REVISED, page 7
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The ninth annual Beach Celtic Festival, dubbed by organizers as Toronto’s only live open air Celtic ceilidh (a traditional Gaelic social gathering that normally involves playing Gaelic folk music and dancing), will once again take over Kew Gardens this weekend. The free celebration of Scottish, Irish and Welsh history, music food and culture will run Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 9 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. This year’s Beach Celts of the Year are Bill and Mary Hall. This time around, a portion of the proceeds from the festival will benefit All Things Celtic, a not-forprofit organization that works to promote Scottish, Irish and Welsh heritage. Visit www.thecelticfestival.com or call 416-686-9231 for more information.
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