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here are no plans to do anything with the two-storey brick building housing the Starbucks Coffee shop at the corner of Yonge Street and Davisville Avenue. But Josh Matlow isn’t taking any chances. The councillor for St. Paul’s will be pushing to have the structure officially designated a heritage property. The building once housed a general store and post office owned by one John Davis – the same Davis that gave the name to the tiny, nearly forgotten community of Davisville. Sipping coffee on one of the old leather couches in the old town hall, Matlow calls the building “the heart of the area”. “It’s not just because we get our coffee here,” Matlow said. “Its architecture defines the building ing – it is iconic. If it were to become a glass and >>>THE PACE, page 13

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artists will be notified by June 12. The series is meant to reflect the diverse cultural interests of the city and its neighbourhoods. Those who are selected will be given a one-month showing. Most media forms will be considered, excluding sculpture. Preference will be given to individuals who live or work in Toronto. There is an exhibition fee of $20, plus HST, for individuals or groups.

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Short story contest for tales not in English or French A writing contest for children’s short stories is calling for submissions in languages other than Canada’s two national spoken tongues. The 2015 Rainbow Caterpillar Multilingual Kid Lit Award includes a $750 prize. It will be awarded to the best short story for children. The short stories can

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Charity darts tourney at Legion The Mount Dennis Legion is hosting Claudia Latouche’s Charity Darts Tournament in support of the Ride for the Cure Cancer Fund. The tourney will be held Saturday at the hall at 1050

Weston Rd. Registration opens at 10 a.m. and the singles tournament starts at 11 a.m., followed by doubles. The entry fee is $15 per person. All are welcome.

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oronto Council needs to fix its slow and cumbersome heritage preservation process, or risk jeopardizing not only the future of Toronto’s historically significant buildings, but the city’s relationship with developers. The first point comes in a warning by the CEO of Heritage Toronto, one of our sources in this week’s exclusive feature on heritage preservation (pages 12 and 13). Too few staff and a long list of nominations for the city’s heritage inventory means a slow evaluation process getting properties protected. All the while, fast-paced development continues to make its lasting mark on the city. “The delays mean we may lose buildings, particularly residential buildings, that don’t get evaluated time to get onto the list,” said our view in Francisco Alvarez. The lack of staffing and History being resources at the city’s Heritage Services is affecting sacrificed to Preservation developers, too. Sam Mizrahi, the new owner of inefficiency the former Stollerys at 1 Bloor St. told us he was surprised to hear a councillor was trying for a heritage designation on the site, only months after Mizrahi purchased it. He said his plans were always transparent and when he did over a year of prepurchase research, any question about heritage designation he put to the city was met with “indifference.” In the end, his demolition of the site was perfectly legal and whether there was ever enough to deem the building historically significant enough to warrant protection remains to be seen. Even developers working on heritage properties wish HPS had more staff. Deirdre Gibson with the architectural firm converting Wesley Mimico United Church into a seniors residence says the lack of staff made it difficult co-ordinating efforts. The city has approved adding eight planning staff to study properties for potential Heritage Conservation Districts (HCD), but it may not be enough. There are 16 neighbourhood HCD requests, but over the next year the increased staff will only be able to approve three or four. And there’s an estimated 1,500 properties awaiting review for the heritage inventory list. It’s our history that gets sacrificed by the city’s inefficiency. There’s a balance to strike between developers and heritage preservationists that starts with bringing this department up to speed.

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Getting back in the swing of school The week after March Break sure can be tough on parents and grandparents who are counted on to help out with homework. Remembering the definitions of the terminology used in school is a challenge at the best of times, but after time away it’s like you’re hearing all the words and phrases for the first time. But not to worry. Jamie to the rescue. Here’s a quick primer for those who need help getting back up to speed with all the education lingo. 1. Trapezoid The fastest and safest way to catch a pesky zoid. 2. Denominator The politically minded student who is responsible for De’s name being placed on the ballot for school president. 3. Palindrome The site of the exciting Palin competition at the Pan Am Games this summer. By definition, the location has flown under

jamie wayne BUT SERIOUSLY the – ahem – radar while being built and promises an – ahem II – level playing field after its completed. 4. Hypothesis Bless you. 5. Acute triangle Those irresistible Three Little Pigs. Nobody can look at them without breaking out into a huge grin. 6. Fahrenheit An NHL player 5’8” or 5’9” at most. 7. Centigrade When the grandkids ask grandpa how much they should expect their allowance to go up by each school year, it’s what he always snickers. 8. Soliloquy Bless you, again. 9. Latitude and longitude What all those smart aleck latis and longis give to everyone they meet. 10. Intonation

The noisiest and most passionate members within any pro team’s fan base. 12. Hyperbole A bole with way too much sugar in its diet. 13. Relative complement “Great hat, auntie Janet. And I just love the way it matches your scarf and necklace.” 14. Uniform motion Always make sure to put your pants on one leg at a time. 15. Parallelograms Matching his and her llelograms. 16. What’s a metaphor? Whatever you want to use it for, silly. 17. Last, though given the topic, I guess it probably should have been first: Syllabus. Bless you. I couldn’t have done any of this without you. Jamie Wayne is a lifelong columnist, who takes writing very seriously. The topics? Not so much. His column appears every Thursday. Contact him at jamie.wayne@sympatico.ca

Winter makes us resilient Like many residents, I am fed up with winter. This long, harsh winter has brought record cold temperatures, piles of snow and biting wind chill. I was reminded while shoveling my driveway recently that our brutal winters reveal the true Canadian spirit and why we are respected as a country the world over. Like many people, I believe that Canada’s unforgiving climate makes us tougher and hardier. We still go to work, attend school and visit the shopping malls, even if the weather outside is frightful. Canadians are resilient. As I put up with several more days of sub-zero temperatures, I smile knowing that this winter helped define me as a Canadian. Sometimes, I don’t realize how lucky I am until I start shoveling snow for an hour. Then, it dawns on me that a lot of what I love about this country is rooted in the harsh weather that I complain about for so many months. Robert N. Lynn

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Grow your dream at LEF Starting your own business? An information session at the Learning Enrichment Foundation (LEF) can help you explore the skills you need to start your own enterprise. Try out your business idea with the folks at LEF on Thursday, April 2 at 10 am at LEF’s 116 Industry St. location, near Black Creek and Trethewey drives. Registration is required. For more information or to register call Manuela 416769-0830, ext. 2062. Ontario Up with board of trade wBuilding Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa will be at the Hilton downtown on Tuesday, March 31 for a pre-budget address at a Toronto Region Board of Trade event. The event is titled Building Ontario Up: Our Fiscal Plan and Investing for Tomorrow. Tickets are $79 for members and $99

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BIA national conference in April The 2015 BIA National

Conference takes place April 19 to 21 at the Westin Harbour Castle downtown. An opportunity to meet peers, exchange ideas and best practices, the conference has more information on its website, www.obiaaconference.com Additionally, you can get more information by emailing info@obiaa.com at Skills for Change wNetworking

A final reminder that Skills for Change’s St. Clair West location is hosting a networking and mentoring event this evening called The Art of Mentoring Taking place from 6 to 8:30 p.m., the event is partially aimed at providing recognition of the organization’s mentors. Visit http://bit. ly/1NAuNMI to RSVP.

Paul Futhey is the managing editor of The York Guardian. Business in Brief appears every two weeks. Email him at pfuthey@insidetoronto.com

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ven though frigid winter temperatures may be somewhat behind us, we’re not free of the winter snowflakes just yet. March has traditionally hosted some winter storms in the past which have crept up on us as we all look ahead to sunny days. It is still important to keep your wits about you. Sandra Zisckind, Diamond and Diamond Personal Injury Lawyers, provides some tips to prepare for a winter storm: 1. Pick up basic survival items – make sure to stock up essentials in order to survive without leaving your house for a few days, including: flashlights (and batteries), candles, radio, non-perishable food, bottled water, blankets and warm clothing, matches, medications, and fully-charged cell phone. 2. Keep warm – seal up any drafts, dress in layers, make sure to cover your head (hood or hat), cuddle up and stay under covers. 3. Stay up-to-date – keep the radio or television on to get the latest weather updates, follow national and local disaster agencies 4. Winterize your house – furnace maintenance (replace filters), check smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, clear the fireplace, shut down outdoor faucets and

sprinkler systems, cut away tree branches that could damage your house, ﬁx window and door leaks and clean the gutters. 5. Prepare for the worst – In the event of a power outage, make sure to: keep the fridge closed, put frozen items outside and have some fun activities ready to go (card games are always popular). In addition, the Government of Canada provides weather alerts that provide more information on dangerous conditions in all areas of Canada. Be sure to check them out on their website. Remember, heavy snowfall and freezing rain make for poor driving conditions. Even if the necessary precautions have been implemented, accidents do happen. If you’ve been injured in a car accident, call us on our free injury hotline at 1-800-567-HURT (4878) or visit us at diamondlaw.ca

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Computer Class Registration WHEN: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. WHERE: York West Active Living Centre, 1901 Weston Rd. CONTACT: 416-245-4395 COST: $60 for 12 weeks Computer 1: Basic Internet and Email course offered for 12 weeks on Tuesdays from April 7 to June 23, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. or Mondays from April 13 to July 6, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Computer 2: Word and Excel course offered for 12 weeks on Tuesdays from April 7 to June 23, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Need to have basic computer skills. Register at the front desk by Friday March 27.

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Friday Night Film: ‘Fed Up’ WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: 416-394-1000 COST: Free March is National Nutrition Month, and ‘Fed Up’ is a documentary about the causes of obesity in the United States. Rated PG. Drop in.

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Charity Darts Shoot WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: Mount Dennis Legion, 1050 Weston Rd. CONTACT: Claudia LaTouche, 416-268-0409, legionbr31@yahoo. com Entry Fee: Four-person team $60; doubles $30. $20 from each team and $10 from each doubles will go to Ride for the Cure.

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John Tory gets a lot of credit for fulfilling some pretty basic expectations as a mayor: he is diligent and compassionate, tries to be fair and at least attempts to apply common sense to organizational matters. This was in great evidence Monday when he joined councillors and music industry representatives to report on a trip they’d all taken to Austin, Texas. He met with tech companies, sat down with Austin’s n e w m a yo r, s a w s o m e Canadian bands at the South by Southwest music festival, and came back with the beginnings of a plan to boost Toronto’s music industry, promote tourism and attract high-tech jobs. Good behaviour, good ideas, a consensus at the end of it… and all so staid that just a single reporter was assigned to follow him around. At the same news conference, Tory dealt with some other issues, notably, a scathing critique by the ombudsto undergo road repairs wDufferin

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david nickle the city man, now departing, that he hadn’t done enough at council to ensure her office was adequately funded. Tory seemed hurt that she would criticize him: he had, after all, tried to whip the vote at council to boost the tiny office’s budget to a more adequate funding level. He simply couldn’t persuade a majority of council to support his plan. Now looking at recent history, it is inconceivable that a mayor just a few months into his job would find himself unable to win a vote at council, and would have to resort to an unworkable compromise. Mel Lastman, David Miller, even Rob Ford could generally get what they wanted from council and wouldn’t, on key matters, take no for an answer. Tory has made it clear he eschews that style of leadership, at least on council; that

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Spring has finally sprung, and with the warmer weather comes the start of another season of road work. One major project on tap is the resurfacing of a portion of much-maligned Dufferin Street, from Eglinton Avenue West to Jane Osler Boulevard just south of Hwy. 401, near Yorkdale Shopping Centre. The work will include sidewalk repairs, installation of concrete bus bays in curb lanes as well as tree and sod replacement. The work is expected to get underway in May and continue until November with a detailed construction schedule to be distributed in April.

again end up near the top for the designation of worst road in the province. The Canadian Automobile Association’s (CAA) annual online voting contest is up and running and Dufferin – chosen worst road in the province three years running – is currently tied for second. The CAA claims the attention from the contest leads to meaningful improvements, with approximately 90 per cent of roads named over the last 10 years either having already been fixed or slated for construction. Visit www.caaworstroads.com

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he values consensus over obedience. It’s easy to call that weakness, but it would be nice to think it was evolutionary. In the final year of the last term, after all, ScarboroughAgincourt Councillor Norm Kelly started that ball rolling when he took over most of Ford’s duties at the behest of council. Kelly spent the entire year well aware that he served at council’s pleasure, and often abandoned issues rather than try and whip the vote. It was clear council enjoyed this consensus approach to governance – and if not much got done, well, not much got broken either. Tory fits into this newly self-aware council well. He pushes policies and ideas that appeal to the centrist majority on council, abandons difficult ideas like the contracting out of garbage when it seems they won’t fly, and most importantly, behaves himself.

David Nickle is The Guardian’s city hall reporter. His column runs every Thursday.

the RT trains, which recently passed 30 years of service. The trains were supposed to have been out of commission by now, but city council’s ill-advised shift to a subway extension from light rail means the RT will have to run much longer than intended. The RT construction closures are scheduled to take place April 25 and 26 and May 2 and 3. ARTISTS CREATE WORKS FOR HOARDINGS wYOUTH

The city and TTC unveiled designs this week for community art murals to appear on construction hoardings at Coxwell and Woodbine stations. The murals were completed with the assistance of youth artists as part of the mentorship program City on the Move, an undertaking organized by the TTC and city in conjunction with Arts for Children and Youth, and Children’s Peace Theatre. Check out the designs at www.toronto.ca/cityonthemove.ca

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Toronto’s ombudsman Fiona Crean won’t be seeking a second term in the job – citing, she said, Toronto Council’s failure to adequately fund the investigative needs of the office and a hostile political environment that has not changed since the election. Crean, Toronto’s first ombudsman, was appointed five years ago as one of four accountability offices mandated by the City of Toronto Act. The ombudsman office was intended as “an office of last resort” for residents who were unable to obtain satisfactory service from the city. In her announcement – delivered Monday along with her office’s annual report – Crean delivered a sharp rebuke to council, which she said has failed to adequately resource her office. During the 2015 budget debate, her office’s request for six additional staff to deal with expanded responsibilities and a growing number of complaints was denied. Finally, Mayor John Tory put forward Be a part of the a compromise motion discussion. Visit to add one this story on our additional website and share staff, which your thoughts in Crean said the comments wasn’t nearly section. enough. She went ➡ bit.ly/1xvCizQ on to point out that the civil service is indeed “welcoming or at least tolerating” of the ombudsman’s office. “But in council there have been challenges,” she said. Some of those challenges reach back to 2012, when Crean reported on political interference in the public appointment process. That report found that former mayor Rob Ford’s office had inappropriately influenced the appointments of citizens to various city-owned boards and also that several council members serving on the committee had behaved inappropriately. The acrimony ran deep. Following the 2015 budget approval, Tory told reporters that while he had no issues himself, many members of council were not supportive of Crean. In order to be reappointed for the remainder of her maximum 10-year appointment, she would require 30 votes of council. Crean acknowledged that wasn’t likely to happen. But she said her reason for deciding not to stand wasn’t strategic. She said the repeated debates about her tenure were harming her office’s ability to function. Crean said she had spoken with

Tory on Sunday about her decision. Tory released a written statement following the announcement thanking Crean for her years of service. “Her investigations and the recommendations that she and her col-

leagues have submitted to Council have helped to make City Hall function in a more fair, transparent and accountable way to the benefit of our citizens and our government.,” he said. Toronto-Danforth Councillor

Paula Fletcher was one of a handful of mostly left-wing councillors who attended Crean’s announcement. “I think it’s disappointing that many of the new councillors perhaps didn’t understand the role of accountability officers,” she said.

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>>>from page 1 “That was a shocker for us. In all honesty, our goal was to place in the top half of the section,” said band manager and baritone player Theresa MacDonald. “We’re quite thrilled. We felt very good about how we performed.” Weston Silver was also the only Canadian band at the competition. This year’s top finish follows similar success from a year ago when Weston Silver earned first place in Section 2 of the 2014 championship. The group decided to move up sections this year, which carries harder repertoire and tougher competition, to continue challenging its members and to grow as a band. “Our success in NABBA for the past two years is a combination of hard work and a true love of what we are doing,” said music director Larry Shields, in a news release. The band said competing is part of the culture of British-style brass bands. Weston Silver has plaques from its early days competing and winning at the CNE. It regularly appeared at the NABBA contests in the 1980s and hosted the competition in 1995, but had stopped participating since then due to distance. Last year was the first time participating in the contest in 18 years. MacDonald said going to competitions is a good opportunity to hear other bands. “We’re big fans of all kinds o f b r a s s b a n d s ,” s h e s a i d . “Opportunities to see bands that are performing regularly and in some cases bands that are in sections above you is a thrill.” Weston Silver Band has 33 brass and percussion players. It plays approximately 10 concerts per year.

performances w The band next plays Saturday, April 18, as part of the Hannaford Festival of Brass at the Church of the Redeemer, 162 Bloor St. W. w Its next concert is the Celebrate Youth concert on Saturday, May 30 at Glen Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W., at 8 p.m. The concert will include the Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra Symphonic Winds.

For more information, visit www.westonsilverband.ca

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�� THE HISTORIAN’S PERSPECTIVE

Heritage preservation process is too cumbersome to be effective: proponents City needs to address backlog of heritage property nominations and put the onus on developers to prove why they can’t reuse a building: historians DOMINIK KUREK dkurek@insidetoronto.com

roponents of preserving local historical architecture say the process to designate heritage properties in Toronto is too complicated and slow to be effective and is often trumped by the desire to intensify. It’s why buildings such as Stollerys, a 114-year-old downtown building that housed a clothing store, was cleared for demolition in January before preservation advocates could get the property designated as a heritage building, said Scarborough archivist Rick Schofield. “There’s a huge backlog of buildings that could be threatened and we want to have them listed (on the city’s inventory of heritage properties), not designated. As a result, things like the Stollerys building were demolished because it wasn’t listed.” Properties listed on the inventory are flagged by the city’s Heritage Preservation Services for review when applications for municipal permits or approvals are made. Property owners must provide 60 days’ notice of intent to demolish. Getting on the list is the first step towards city staff ultimately seeking to designate the property under the Ontario Heritage Act, giving it long-term protection

against any development that of the Smith home, which was may adversely affect the propin a terrible state. erty’s heritage attributes. “Those homes belonged to Schofield said Scarborough are our forbearers,” Harris said. is lucky its important heritage “Those are the generations buildings had been listed on who did all the hard work, the former municipality’s heriphysically, of cutting down the tage registry, preserving them trees and creating the towns in the amalgamated city. and the streets that we have Before amalgamation, to get today. It honours them and it a registry listing, all a person gives us examples that we can needed was to provide an use when teaching about address and a reason why a what it used to be like.” property should be listed. Now, Preservation architect even though any citizen can Catherine Nasmith said nominate a property for the heritage properties are inventory list, the process to under threat because the do so is complicated and time system to protect them is consuming, requiring much wrong, saying conservaresearch to prepare it. tion should be seen as an In the west, preservation environmental issue. advocate Denise Harris said “I think we should be Toronto currently is more moving away from having a list of the ‘special ones’ proactive in preser ving and we really need to think heritage buildings than the former city of Etobicoke was, about all the buildings in the but there’s such a backlog of city, not just through a cultural nominations for the lens, but through inventory list that an environmental BY THE the city’s Heritage lens,” she said. Preservation “We shouldn’t be Services can’t get throwing perfectly through without good buildings in additional staffthe garbage.” ing. Nasmith Properties currently listed in said 20 to 35 Despite the city’s inventory of heritage this, she said per cent of all properties. the city today landfill waste would likely is building not have waste, and Toronto properties allowed that condesignated under the Ontario Heritage Act. struction several accounts for properties 50 per cent of to be demolished that all the natuProperties expected to be Etobicoke did ral resources added to the inventory in before. Among humans conthe next two years as the city rolls out new heritage those is the sume. districts. 1797-built home To o m u c h of Lt. Col. Samuel energy, time and *All approximate. Source: Smith in Long physical resources Heritage Preservation Services Branch, which was are spent to build a likely the second property for it to go oldest home in the to waste, she said. city, right after the Scadding Preser vation groups Cabin, built in 1794, which is shouldn’t be scrambling to save a building from demolipreserved today. Harris said the council of tion, Nasmith said. the day couldn’t see the value “It should be the other way

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10,000 6,660

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Above, Cherri Hurst, president of the Weston Heritage Preservation District on Little Avenue near a riverstone wall. At left, Church Street in 1910, part of the heritage disctrict.

around. Developers should have to prove why they can’t reuse a building.” When a municipal council refuses a demolition permit, the city has to prove to the OMB why the building has heritage value and why its value outweighs the potential benefits of governmentsanctioned intensification, she said. But, there are victories, too, such as the Weston Heritage Conservation District (WHCD), where an entire community was designated under the Ontario Heritage Act. Designation was split into three phases, due to the neighbourhood’s size, with the first phase, consisting of 114 homes, getting designated in 2007. Work on Phases 2 and 3 is ongoing. The district preserves the streetscapes, allowing homeowners to make interior changes to their properties, some of which are more than 150 years old. “In Weston, it’s meant to be a community building exercise, not a community dividing exercise,” said WHCD president Cherri Hurst.

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�� THE DEVELOPER’S PERSPECTIVE

Designations are an expensive and timeconsuming challenge JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com

s much as heritage designations can add to the character of a neighbourhood and provide links to Toronto’s past, there’s little question they can provide headaches for developers. Projects that are approved on heritage sites can prolong work times and ramp up costs as workers have to work around the protected building. In some cases, a heritage designation can even scuttle a project after a developer has invested time and money on a site. The Wesley Mimico Place project – which will see the historic Wesley Mimico United Church site redeveloped to include 30 seniors residences, community space and a smaller church space at 2 Station Rd. in Etobicoke – is in the midst

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I don’t think it’s acting in good faith to use heritage to try to control the development process. It’s an abuse of power.

– Sam Mizrahi, owner of 1 Bloor St. W

of grappling with the former problems. The project will see much of the church, which was first built in 1923, preserved – albeit at no small cost. “It’s added about $650,000 worth of costs to the project,” said Deirdre Gibson of Robert Reimers Architect Ltd., the firm tasked with the redesign. “We have to replace copper with copper. We’re taking out old bricks, cleaning them and reinstating them.” Wesley Mimico United Church was adamant the origi-

nal church building be largely preserved. Another challenge was the fact that the City of Toronto’s own Heritage Preservation Services are, in Gibson’s estimation, woefully understaffed. “The city staff at Heritage Preservation Services want to be helpful and they love their heritage buildings, but there aren’t enough of them,” she said. She added that the Etobicoke York Community Heritage Preservation Panel were extremely helpful in moving the project along, writing letters of support. Still, the lack of staffing made for slow going at times. “It’s been a three-year journey and we wish it hadn’t been,” Gibson said. For developer Sam Mizrahi, a last-minute bid for a heritage designation nearly put an end

Staff photo/NICK PERRY

The former Stollerys is now a busy construction site.

to his proposed “The One” project at 1 Bloor St. W. on the site of the former Stollerys men’s wear store. Councillor Kristyn WongTam started the process to have the building designated a few months after Mizrahi purchased it in October. “We did over a year of investigating and due diligence before we bought the site and (heritage designation) was never even on the radar,” Mizrahi said. “Any time we asked about it, the response we got was indifference.” Mizrahi secured the proper demolition permits and began tearing down the Stollerys building legally, shortly after

word of the move to preserve the building got out. He finds it suspicious, to say the least, that no move was made to preserve the building and no attention was paid to its potential historic value until after his company purchased the land. He said he believes heritage designation is often used as a cudgel to thwart developers as opposed to a means of protecting buildings that have architectural value. “I don’t think it’s acting in good faith to use heritage to try to control the development process,” he said. “It’s an abuse of power.”

THE CITY’S PERSPECTIVE

The pace of development may surpass city’s ability to evaluate properties, Heritage Toronto CEO says >>>from page 1 steel condo, the heart of the community would be ripped out. It wouldn’t look like Davisville anymore.” Matlow said he is hoping a heritage designation on the site will help keep that heart in its place. But of course it’s no guarantee. A successful appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) by a deep-pocketed developer can still see that designation overturned. It is better than nothing, however. Toronto has an inventory of about 10,000 heritage properties, with a two-thirds of those designated. When a property has no protection, whatever its heritage value may be, owners can demolish the

building in short order. Consider the Stollerys story. The demolition shocked many but was entirely lawful. A city review of the property’s heritage value would have taken some time. City staff cannot say exactly how long the list is of sites nominated – but not yet reviewed – for the inventory, but Heritage Toronto CEO Francisco Alvarez estimated the list is about 1,500 long. Until earlier this month, the city only had two staff to sift through those applications – some made by city councillors, but many by residents. And it could take years until a site was simply listed, nevermind put through the more

rigorous process for designation. In the 2015 budget, Toronto council approved adding eight planning staff to move matters

Photo/DAVID NICKLE

Councillor Josh Matlow at the Davisville Starbucks.

along more quickly: specifically, to begin studying properties on a neighbourhood-wide basis, to create so-called Heritage Conservation Districts where many properties would be preserved. But even with the additional resources, nothing will happen quickly. There are 16 neighbourhoods that have put in a request, and over the next year the increased staff will only be able to approve three or four. “Given the pace of development in Toronto right now, it still might not be enough to provide the level of customer service to individuals and developers,” Alvarez said. “The delays mean we may lose buildings, particularly

residential buildings, that don’t get evaluated in time to get onto the list.” E a r l i e r t h i s y e a r, Matlow convinced councillors to seek another way to speed historical designations up, by creating a third designation for historic properties that would list properties of possible historic significance as “identified.” Any plans to redevelop those properties would have to wait 60 days for an assessment. Also on the books is a plan to lessen the ability of the OMB to reverse or disallow heritage designations. That report is expected in June.

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