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St. Lawrence Market Advisory Group Invites Applications
The City of Toronto is currently looking for engaged and enthusiastic residents to join the St. Lawrence Market Precinct Advisory Committee. The St. Lawrence Market is a renowned international food market featuring over 120 merchants, vendors and farmers, offering the freshest produce, meats and specialty items. The Market is a community and cultural hub in the heart of Toronto and a major historic site for the City. Serving residents of Toronto and international visitors since 1803, the Market is regularly recognized as one of Toronto's most popular destinations and was ranked the number one food market in the world by National Geographic. The St. Lawrence Market Complex is comprised of St. Lawrence Hall, the South Market and North Market – now in its temporary home at 125 The Esplanade. Members of the St. Lawrence Market Precinct Advisory Committee support and advocate the St. Lawrence Market, providing advice and recommendations to the City to enhance the Market and Precinct for the benefit of the community and all Toronto residents. *** What does the St. Lawrence Market Precinct Advisory Committee do? The role of the St. Lawrence Market Precinct Advisory Committee is to advise City staff on the following elements as they relate to the St Lawrence Market Precinct: (a) the long term strategic direction for the St. Lawrence Market Precinct; (b) operational improvements to the Market Precinct; (c) marketing and event planning and promotion; (d) tenant activities and relations (e) heritage conservation within the Market Precinct; (f) capital projects, including the North Market Revitalization; (g) public outreach and consultation; (h) partnering opportunities; (i) setting of performance goals and benchmarks; and (j) other matters regarding the St. Lawrence Market Precinct that the Manager wishes advice on. *** What qualifications do I need? Members of the committee should demonstrate a range of qualifications in one of two areas:
Other qualifications beneficial to the committee include:
Applicants should also demonstrate in their submission information regarding or experience with the following attributes:
For more information and to apply, visit https://secure.toronto.ca/pa/decisionBody/662.do. To be considered for the vacancies, you must apply by November 15, 2020. Heritage Highlight: Tour The Esplanade By Bruce Bell FREE Walking Tour of the Esplanade with Historian Extraordinaire Bruce Bell Sat October 31 at 10am- 90 mins The Esplanade today is world famous as a leader of Urban planning. It has shown other cities what can be accomplished when intelligent thought goes into mixed and affordable housing. But it wasn't always like this. In 1966 historian F.H. Armstrong wrote in his book- Toronto- of its crumbling deterioration: 'The Esplanade today is so completely cut off from the lake that what was intended as the showplace of the city has become one of its most unprepossessing byways.' In the 1970's heavy industry moved out of the city, old factories that at one time lined Sherbourne, George and Princess Street came down or were remodeled, train tracks were torn up and The Esplanade as we know today was born. In 1973 it was decided by then mayor David Crombie to turn the area into a new residential neighbourhood, but one that would not make the same mistakes of the “urban renewal” housing projects of earlier decades. It would contain a mix of commercial and residential as with both subsidized and market oriented housing, mostly rowhouses or low-rise apartments. The neighbourhood was planned by Alan Littlewood and Frank Lewinberg, with the influence of American-Canadian urban activist Jane Jacobs playing a crucial role. Since that time, the St. Lawrence neighbourhood has been critically acclaimed as a major success in urban planning. In many ways, it has become the model for the design and planning of new urban communities across North America. Come join me an for a 90-minute walking tour of The Esplanade on Saturday, October 31, at 10am. From its beginning as a First Nations fishing locale to the coming of the British in 1793 and its heyday as an industrial powerhouse filled with coal heaps and furnaces, to the coming of St Lawrence Market, today The Esplanade is one of Toronto's most sought after neighbourhoods. This tour is limited to 15 people in keeping with the Ontario Government's COVID 19 guidelines. The tour is FREE however gratuities are welcome ($10 to $20 is suggested). Meeting place: First Parliament Site at Berkeley & The Esplanade Tour ends at St Lawrence Market and is wheelchair friendly. Reservations are a must so please contact Bruce Bell at [email protected] to make a reservation or phone 647-393-8687 between 9am and 5pm. For more information or to share with neighbours - download flyer / visit www.brucebelltours.ca SLNA Annual General Meeting When: Wednesday, October 28, 7 p.m. Where: Online - we will host the meeting on the Zoom videoconferencing platform - Here is the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82273224079 All delegates and members of the St. Lawrence neighbourhood are invited to attend the SLNA's Annual General Meeting on October 28. We specifically urge all building, condo and home association delegates to plan to virtually attend this event to represent their building in the voting of motions and the election of new directors for the SLNA board. The Annual General Meeting is an opportunity to learn about the issues and projects led or addressed by the SLNA over the past year and to raise questions and discuss the overall work and goals of this neighbourhood association. Please review the following materials prior to the AGM: 2019 SLNA AGM Minutes Financial Statements MOTIONS FOR APPROVAL: That the audited Financial Statements for the period ending December 31, 2019 as circulated be approved. That the SLNA appoint Hogg,Shain and Scheck as accountants to perform the financial review for fiscal 2020.
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SLNA Annual General Meeting When: Wednesday, October 28, 7 p.m. Where: Online - we will host the meeting on the Zoom videoconferencing platform - link will be provided to members and newsletter subscribers 1 week prior to the meeting. All delegates and members of the St. Lawrence neighbourhood are invited to attend the SLNA's Annual General Meeting on October 28. We specifically urge all building, condo and home association delegates to plan to virtually attend this event to represent their building in the voting of motions and the election of new directors for the SLNA board. The Annual General Meeting is an opportunity to learn about the issues and projects led or addressed by the SLNA over the past year and to raise questions and discuss the overall work and goals of this neighbourhood association. Please review the following materials prior to the AGM: 2019 SLNA AGM Minutes Financial Statements MOTIONS FOR APPROVAL: That the audited Financial Statements for the period ending December 31, 2019 as circulated be approved. That the SLNA appoint Hogg,Shain and Scheck as accountants to perform the financial review for fiscal 2020. Call for Nominations - SLNA Board The SLNA is accepting nominations for open positions on the SLNA Board. ALL delegates are invited to nominate candidates for the SLNA Board of Directors. The election for open positions will take place during the October 28th Annual General Meeting. As a result of Director terms ending and prior resignations we have six board openings as follows: Two terms at three years each Two term at 2 years Two terms at one year each The SLNA Community Meeting takes place ten times per year and the Board normally meets once a month. Currently the Board meeting is held the second Wednesday of the month from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Returning to the board to complete their terms are: Bruno Leps until 2021 Toby Tenenbaum until 2022 DOWNLOAD NOMINATION FORM (NOTE: deadline for submission of nominations is OCTOBER 21 ) Community Consultation - Oct. 20 Please note that advance registration is required   From Waterfront Toronto:
Three years ago, we set out to create an ambitious plan for a next-generation sustainable community at Quayside. While we now find ourselves in a very different world than when we began, Quayside remains an important opportunity to provide greater housing affordability, climate sustainability, public transit connections along the water’s edge, high-quality jobs and new economic opportunity. Waterfront Toronto is holding a public engagement throughout October to let you know about our latest plans for Quayside, listen to your views and get you involved. We are looking for feedback on our updated goals--inclusive, resilient and dynamic—to ensure that Quayside reflects what matters most to you about where you live, work and play. We invite you to:
Learn more For more information about Quayside, including information about planning policies informing revitalization in this area, and what we’ve heard during previous consultation, visit the project website QuaysideTO.ca Sign-up for our newsletter to get monthly updates on Waterfront Toronto’s projects and events, including Quayside.  History Highlight: The Market Lane Public School By Bruce Bell In the early 1800's going to school in York was a luxury few parents could afford.The sons of the ruling elite went to the Home District School that at one time stood on the south east corner of King and George Streets and cost $16 a year in a time when a teacher’s salary was $20 a year. Yet in 1818, the establishment of a Common or elementary school by government grants was introduced into York with the first school opening for the sons and daughters of the working class with a Mr. Thomas Appleton as its first schoolmaster. In 1820, a new schoolhouse opened where the giant maple tree now stands just outside the shoe repair shop in the laneway that separates the Metro Store from the Hot-House restaurant. The Market Lane Common School was a small 2 story wooden structure that sat in the middle of an orchard surrounded by a white picket fence and amazingly as it seems today, the students could gaze out on an unobstructed view of the comings and goings in the harbour, which then was a few yards away just south of Front Street. The school shared the premises with our first Masonic Hall and it was in that hall on the second floor that the Mechanic Institute, the forerunner to the Toronto Public Library system, was first formed. In 1820 our little school was commandeered by the Upper Canada Central School System and would later evolve into the still operating Jarvis Collegiate. Join me in the month of October for FREE tours of Old Town Toronto every Tues, Weds and Thurs at 10am. Email me for reservations and for more information [email protected] or visit my website www.brucebelltours.ca Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Presents:  St. Lawrence Market Thanksgiving Weekend Hours St. Lawrence Market merchants are here to feed you and your household this Thanksgiving weekend. The Market will be open for extended hours: Friday, October 9: 9am-6pm Saturday, October 10: 5am-5pm Some merchants may close one hour early. For details contact the merchants you will be shopping with in advance or visit stlawrencemarket.com Alternative shopping methods such as curbside pickup, advanced order and delivery may be available. TTC Proposes Changes to Route 121  The TTC is looking at a number of significant changes to various bus routes througout the city for 2021. The Route 121 on The Esplanade is one of those routes where there is a possiblity to eliminating the western end of the route (west of Yonge St.). You can review in detail the changes proposed in the TTC's consultation discussion guide. Please also share your feedback with your building delegates so that they can share with the SLNA board or at upcoming SLNA meetings in preparation of the SLNA submission to the TTC. Annual General Meeting Mark your calendar for the 2020 SLNA Annual General Meeting and Election: When: Wednesday, October 28, 7 p.m. Where: Online - we will host the meeting on the Zoom videoconferencing platform All delegates and members of the St. Lawrence neighbourhood are invited to attend the SLNA's Annual General Meeting on October 28. We specifically urge all building, condo and home association delegates to plan to virtually attend this event to represent their building in the voting of motions and the election of new directors for the SLNA board. The Annual General Meeting is an opportunity to learn about the issues and projects led or addressed by the SLNA over the past year and to raise questions and discuss the overall work and goals of this neighbourhood association. Instructions on how to use Zoom - the link for the October 28th meeting will be provided in an upcoming newsletter. Call for Nominations - SLNA Board The SLNA continues to be accepting nominations for open positions on the SLNA Board. ALL delegates are invited to nominate candidates for the SLNA Board of Directors. The election for open positions will take place during the October 28th Annual General Meeting. As a result of Director terms ending and prior resignations we have six board openings as follows:
Currently the Board meeting is held the second Wednesday of the month from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Returning to the board to complete their terms are: Bruno Leps until 2021 Toby Tenenbaum until 2022 DOWNLOAD UPDATED NOMINATION FORM (NOTE: deadline for submission of nominations is now OCTOBER 21 ) |
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