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A Toronto company has put its offer for reviving the Guild Inn on the table. Now, it’s for the city to decide if it wants Dynamic Hospitality and Entertainment Group as a partner or not. The city, after closing the former Inn in 2001, tried and failed twice before to attract a private partner capable of restoring or replacing the historic building, once the centre of an artist colony and centrepiece of the 88-acre Guild Park. This time, Dynamic was the only company that pre-qualified to submit a proposal to design, build, finance and operate a restaurant and perhaps also a banquet facility where the Inn now stands. The deadline, extended a few additional weeks last month, was noon yesterday. Members of the city’s Government Management Committee had planned to discuss Dynamic’s bid at their June 17 meeting, in hopes of signing an agreement by August 27. The park property, which gave the Guildwood subdivision its name, was sold to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority in 1978, and the city assumed responsibility for managing the land and buildings in 1993. Dynamic operates restaurants, nightclubs and comedy clubs and an event theatre in Vaughan, Oakville and Toronto.
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More time for hospital public meeting MIKE ADLER madler@insidetoronto.com A one-day session letting the public speak to an expert panel about The Scarborough Hospital’s future has turned into a marathon. Plans were made this year to merge the hospital’s Maternal Newborn programs - including birthing centres at the Birchmount and General campuses - into a single centre at the Birchmount. Hospital administrators also want to divide surgical services between the campuses, so that surgeries requiring overnight stays are done only at the General and day surgeries only at the Birchmount. PROPOSALS FROZEN
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Both these proposals were frozen on March 27 after they were opposed by TSH doctors, two local MPPs and a group of residents. A regional overseer called the Central East LHIN ordered a 60-day review by an expert panel to consider public concerns about the proposals and fill in details on how they would work.
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The hospital, which did not announce the panel until May 16, had set aside this Friday at the Scarborough Civic Centre as the sole chance to speak to panel members in person, provided those interested register before they arrive. Originally, seven hours were scheduled for deputations Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EXTENDED FOUR HOURS But though senior TSH officials previously said the panelists were too busy to attend an evening session, the hospital late last week announced the meeting will be extended four hours to 9 p.m., “to ensure that as many people as possible can participate.” Asked why, Toni Adey, a spokesperson, said a member of the LHIN board at a meeting last week “commented about including opportunities to present at night.” The LHIN then asked the panelists to extend their time and all but one agreed, she said Monday, May 27. Adey said 29 delegations were signed up to follow introductory remarks now scheduled to begin >>>MEETING, page 14
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