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Fed up with the lack of contributions from both the city and federal government, a heated Glen Murray confirmed the provincial Liberals and Metrolinx are proceeding with a streamlined extension of the Bloor-Danforth subway line into Scarborough. “We’ve been waiting 50 years for serious commitments from others,” said Murray, Ontario’s Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, during an announcement in a parking lot belonging to the Scarborough Town Centre yesterday afternoon. “Enough talk, time to move on.” The re-aligned plan adds two subway stops east of Kennedy Station, one at Lawrence
West Rouge residents may be joining local councillor Ron Moeser next Tuesday night in an effort to keep
50 townhouses out of their neighbourhood. A rare evening session of Scarborough Community Council is set for 7 p.m. to handle a zoning amendment appli-
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Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Glen Murray announces plans for an extension of the Bloor-Danforth subway line into Scarborough at the Scarborough Town Centre yesterday afternoon. He was joined by Scarborough MPPs Soo Wong, Mitzie Hunter, Brad Duguid and Tracy MacCharles.
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last month recommends their approval, calling the proposal, on the west end of Island near Port Union Road, appropriate. Moeser, however, said he won’t support the staff
opinion. “We’re on opposite sides on this.” Residents, Moeser added this week, hope the 1.4-acre property can stay commercial, and though
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Avenue before terminating at the Scarborough Town Centre, basically following the route of the existing Scarborough RT line. It will cost $1.4 billion, the same as the cancelled Scarborough light rail transit (LRT) line which was originally funded as part of the Transit City network to replace the aging Scarborough RT. The proposed subway extension would be built by Metrolinx and operated by the TTC as part of a master agreement between the province and the TTC on the running of a series of light rail lines planned for completion, which included the Scarborough LRT. During a 30 minute speech, Murray said the subway plan could still be modified to include more stops – but only if one of the other levels of government kicked in some money. He even offered to name subway stations after federal Conservative elected officials such as Finance Minister Jim >>>MAYOR, page 8
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