#8902 - Aug 1989

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Kensinaton Market 

August 31, 1989 

WAITING FOR 

THE PARADE? 

see page 7 

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RED LIGHT ON 

RESTAURANTS! 

. CONTROL BY-LAW 

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Kensington Market 

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"A Kensington People's Paper" 

CONTROL BY-LAW SOLVES NOTHING 

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July 14 the City caught 

Kensington by surprise, passing a 

by-law that forbids any new 

"restaurants, take-out restaurants, 

caterer's shops, bake-shops, 

places of amusement, taverns, 

public houses or clubs in Kensington 

for up to a year. 

COUNCILLOR'S LETTER 

"The growing number of restaurants 

and places of amusement in 

the area threatens to displace the 

traditional produce, meat and 

retail stores in the market," says a 

letter from Councillor Liz Amer 

now being circulated in four languages 

to the area. Such estabapplying 

for restaurant licences. 

Right at the moment it is easier to 

start a restaurant in Kensington 

than any other kind of business, 

because restaurants don't have to 

provide parking. For any other 

kind of business you do. And for 

apartments above a store you do 

too. 

TEMPORARY FILLING 

"Putting in a control by-law is 

like a dentist putting in a temporary 

filling" explained one planner. 

"You put in something that 

will ease the pain avd plug the 

gap, till you can do the real work." 

See "real work" page 2. 

·AUGUSTA GA. S Wr 4 RS OVER? 

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o, JUSt one battle, 

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says Gus Fisher 

~:~;;.~ttraffic,noiseanddistur- . . ~ . • 

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law has asked, first, why pick on For close to three years the battle an explosion. - BAD NEWS, GOOD NEWS? fused to make any modifications 

bakeries? Members of the Task raged. And now it's over. ATTACK ON CANOPIES So, the merchants who had the to their canopies. Consumer Gas 

Force, unanimously, had another · Consumer Gas has stepped in Consumer Gas was supported by unhappy combination of an ille- moved in towards the end of 

f~st, question: "How come we and don~ what th~y have been the City's P!lblic Works Depart- gal canopy and a gas main under July,and mov~ the mains. O~ndidn 

t get told before?" threatemng-movmg · the gas me_nt. Public Wo_rks has been it, became the first target of the e:-' of the busmesses are bemg 

REASONS FOR BY-LAW mains underneath 6 enclosed ~mgforth~p~stfiveyearstoget two-pronged Consumer-Public bllled-butfor$4000-8000each, 

NOT YET CLEAR canopies in front of stores on ndofcanop1esmtheMarket.The Works attack. Bring your can- ratherthanthethreatened$20,000. 

The reason fo~ nottelling the Task Augusta "?-venue. C~ti s stree~s by-law allows only opy into conformity with the by- _Fisher ~s ~ot conceding def~t. 

Force, accordmg to area planners Accordmg to Consumer Gas flimsy, easily removable, n~n- law, they were told, or it will be H1sassoclalion wants, he says m a 

Benham and Fair was that if you spokesperson Allan Pressick, the- permanent struct~s on C1ty demolished. Alternatively, pay letter to Art Eggleton dated Autellpeopleaboutacontrol 

by-law issue was simple. The mains were property.AndKensmgton'scano- for Consumer Gas to move the gust 17, "the Gas Company to 

that is in the works, you speed up under canopies which were fully pies are on City property. But main at a cost of $15 000- remove ALL the gas mains from 

whatever rush you were trying to enclosed. If there had been an un- many of Kensington's canopies $20,0oo per canopy. ' the boulevards of Kensington 

prevent. 

FLOOD? 

detectedgasleakafterstorehours, 

the gas would not be able to dishav~. 

become semi-perm~ne!'t 

additions to the stores they re m 

The group of businessmen affected, 

led by former Market 

Mar~et," at the City'~ ~xpense, 

and m the general pubhc mterest. 

The "rush" in this case, they say, perse, and there could have been front of. businessman Gustav Fisher, re- see illegal canopies page 3 

would have been a flood of people 

HEAPS LEAVE LONG-TIME 

HOME TO HOMES FIRST 

I KENSINGTON ENVIRONMENTAL 

Dirt Cheap Compost 

Last issue we reported that Metro was offering 12,000 backyard com posters for $11.65 each (retail value 

HOMES FIRST SOCIETY, a sion or condominiums. So it is $100+). They ran out. But they're ordering more. Persist. 392-7742 

charitable, non-profit organization, 

founded by people from 

important to retain parts of the 

city for affordable housing 

Blue Boxes 

As we said last month, two difficulties with blue boxes are that not everyone gets them, and many people 

several church and _community "Housing for those who have fled are still not sure what can and can't go in them. People in ~partment buildings or night. collection areas 

groups, has been offered an op- from areas of political unrest in don't get a blue box unless they phone 392-7742 and request one. 

portunity to develop a housing South and Central America here, Kensington needs some kind of a poster explaining what should and shouldn't go in a blue box - in few 

projectat29 Wales Avenue, from- in the Kensington Area, provides words, clear pictures, and many languages. WHICH OF OUR SCHOOLS WILL ACCEPT THE CHALerly 

owned by Dan and Alice these refugees with the spirit and · LENGE? We'll publish the ones that work. 

Heap, as a permanent home for supports necessary tQ establish a Commercial Recycling 

South or CeQtral American refu- permanent home." If fruit and vegetable merchants had super blue boxes on wheels, with lids that seal, they could and would 

gees. The project would include a Homes First is committed to sort out organic garbage from cardboard while they work. If the city will come up with these "blue bugtwo-bedroom 

unit appropriate for meetingwithmembersoftheKen- gies" (AND COLLECT THEM) who wants one? Phone DRUM'S Kensington Environmental at 977- 

a small family and 4 single person sington community to ensure wide 0192. 

units. community input. For further in- Garbage Woes 

In the Heaps' view, other sec- formation you can call Dan The City still says that there aren't any suitable locations for additional litter containers in our area. If you 

tions of Metro Toronto are being . Meaney or Linda Wayne at think otherwise, use the area parking map on page 3- to mark places where the City's wrong. Send or bring 

replaced by commercial expan- !fomes First Society, 362-2827. to DRUM'S Kensington Environm~ntal at 72A Kensington Avenue, M5T 2K1, or call us at 977-0192. 

IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THIS SPACE WOULD DO YOU 

MORE GOOD IF THIS WERE YOUR AD . . II~ . 

THEY'RE ALL READING? 

If it -is, call Drum (416) 977-0192 

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~~~~~~~~ii~~~~~~~~~~;;~~i!)~ > law can be extended for 

< another The Interim year after Control July 1990 By- 

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ar:::p2al to the Ontario l'1unicipal 

Board in respect of 

this by-law by filing a notice 

of ar:r;eal stati.ng tre cbjection 

to the by-law and the 

reasons in support of the objection 

with the City Clerk. 

The last day an ar:peal can 

re filed with tre City Clerk 

for this by-law is September 

11, 1989. 

Further information may 

be obtained by telephoning 

the planners for the area, 

Kyle Benham or Maureen 

Fair at 392-7339·. 

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NEWS &VIEWS 

REPRIEVE FOR KENSINGTON'S ·CANOPIES 

The City's Urban Design depart- NEW BY-LAW NEEDED saying that the rest of the City 

ment has come up with a canopy The problem is that the City's shouldn't be like Kensington has 

design that they hope_wi!l end t~e Streets By-Law(12519)prohibits n_ow tumed·into sa~ing that Kenfeud 

between the City s Pubhc all but the flimsiest structure on smgton should be like the rest of 

Works Depart'!lent and members public property. The by-law, the City. 

of the _Kensmgton merchant rather than being made for the ENTER URBAN_DESIGN 

commumty. . needs of a Kensington, was made In_ an attempt to fmd a CO!flpro- 

In the Kensmgton market,cano- to stop outbreaks of Kensington m1se, members of the Kensmgton 

pies are the structures that enter- in other parts of the citv! But Task Force asked the City's Urprising 

merchants have fastened 1 

or built on to the fronts of their I 

stores. Some are flimsy, ramshackle. 

Some are highly elaborate, 

housing several businesses. 

Some are so well established that 

it' shard to tell when you'regoing 

from the canopy to the store. All 

are on the public boulevard, and 

almost all, by a decision of the 

previous City Council, are threatened 

with demolition. 

Illegal 

Canopies 

from p.l 

"I don't see" he s~ys "how the 

canopy can be illegal because its 

. on public property, but the Gas 

Company can bill the merchant 

for work done on public property." 

The public danger is· now over, 

but the verbal gas wars may be 

just beginning. The one consolation 

is thatPublic Works will have 

to fight its anti -canopies campaign 

alone. 

L A S T 

MONTH 

WE . 

REPORTED 

ernAT TORONTO WEST 

ERN HOSPITAL WANTS 

TO EXPAND ITS BUILD 

ING ON NASSAU STREET 

BY 270,000 SQUARE FEET. 

"High level negotiations with · 

the province" is the latest word 

on the Hospital's continuing 

silence since the March meeting 

with the community. 

e THAT RESIDENTS OF THE 

MARKET WEREN'T BUYlNG 

A "CARELESS SMOK 

ING" FIRE DEPT. VERDICT 

ON A JULY BALDWIN 

STREET FIRE: the Ontario 

Fire Marshal's Office has been 

called in. 

eTHATTHE PARKING AU 

THORITY WAS RECOM 

MENDING 200 ADDI 

TIONALSPACESFORTHE 

ST. ANDREW-BALDWIN 

LOT: that's still the rumour. 

Their long-awaited (since 

March) Kensington area report 

is going to their board this 

month. 

eTHAT AROUND.2:00 P.M. 

ON SATURDAY AUGUST 

12, THE KARNIVAL PA 

RADE WOULD REACH 

KENSINGTON A VENUE: 

Blame Nigel (p.7) 

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AIDS 

PREVENTION 

CURRENT INFO 

FROM "THE WORKS"! 

"The Works" at660Dundas West 

is Toronto's newest counselling 

and referral centre. Its main objective 

is to prevent the spread of 

the AIDS virus by educating 

people about ~afer sex and safer 

injection drug use. "The Works" 

provides information and services: 

distribution of condoms, 

bleach kits, and pamphlets; intensive 

private counselling, and referrals 

to other social services; 

agencies, treatment centres, and 

self-help groups. 

NEEDLE DISPOSAL 

The centre has also implemented 

a service which is unique to this 

side of Canada and highly controversial: 

our first needle exchange 

program. The use of this program 

requires that a person bring in at 

least one used syringe in order to 

receive packaged and sterile ones. 

Exchanges are limited to ten clean 

needles per person per visit. 

However .there is no limit 

restricting the amount of used 

"works" that can be brought in for 

safe disposal. This includes disposal 

facilities for discarded syringes 

found by people on their 

streets, property, or in public 

parks. 

NON-JUD.GMENT AL 

"The Works" is run by friendly 

non-judgmental women and men 

who welcome any and all inquiries, 

questions and curiosity. Check 

out your new neighbours. During 

these early stages, "The Works" 

is open Monday to Friday from 

1 p.m. to 9 p.m. 

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b~m Design 1 Department to 

comeup with a design for a can- - 

opy, based on what people (merchants 

and shoppers) actually 

need here. That design will be 

revealed and discussed at a public 

meeting on September 7th at St . 

Stephen's Community House, 91 

Bellevue A venue. Meeting time 

is 7.00 p.m. 

BACK TO DRAWING BOARD 

It may be that urban design's 

compromise may still be no use. · 

But there's a chance that it goes 

beyond the existing streets bylaw 

which simply wasn't made 

with the survival of Kensington 

in mind. 

TALKING DRUM 

. Is There Life After Bollards? 

Some said it was a telephone pole plantation. 

Some said it was going to be trees. Some said bicycle racks, benches, · 

gaabage containers. Everyone agreed that whatever else it was, it was 

going to stop cars from parking on the sidewalk in front of the Second 

Cup. 

A CASE OF BOLLARDS 

Two weeks later, the speculation is over, the cardboard tubes removed. 

And what we've got is bollards. Concrete, 36 inches high, ten of them 

in an almost straight line. No more parking on the Kensington A venue 

east side sidewalk all the way from Baldwin down to where the vegetables 

make it impossible anyway. No bicycle racks, benches, etc. 

though. 

GREAT POTENTIAL 

DRUM hereby issues a challenge a) to George Brown College's 

aspiring makers b) to the City's urban designers (who didn't get any 

say in the ballard plantation caper) and, c) to our own readers: Mr 

Siboni' s bollards are strong enough to withstand a charging meat truck. 

What can we turn them into? 

Kensington Drum is published twelve times a year 

by KF Editorial, 72 A Kensington A venue, Toronto, 

Ontario, M5T 2Kl. 

It is distributed free, door-to-door in the market area, 

and is available, free, from our sponsors. 

Subscriptions: 12 issues for $18.00 

With some people's favourite parking now gone (see above) 

it's time to learn the area's alternatives and one-way streets! 

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I 255 Augusta Avenue 593-9754 I I 60 Kensington Ave. 593-9279 I 

I Fruit and Vegetables Fresh Daily.! I The Market's Super Market I 

I Groceries I 1 Juice Bar Too 1 

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1 1 BBI Bald":in Street Bakery I 1 

1 SA I Sanci Tropical · I 

191 Baldwm Street 598-3701 66 Kensington Ave. 593-9625 

I European Style Breads And I I Freshest Herbs, Avocadoes, I 

I Pastries Baked Fresh Daily I I Mangoes, Exotica, Since 1914 I 

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1l BFI Barraca das Frutas/ 1 IITF I Tutti Frutti Famous Food I 

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Roszler Fruits I 64 Kensington Avenue 593-9281 

186 Augusta Avenue 593-9709 I Coffee, Cheese, Nuts, I 

I Fruit And Vegetables I I Chocolates, Ca~iar I 

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II CAl Casa Acoreana I 1lTH I Fa-;:;.er Bob's Tropic;! 1 

1 235 Augusta Avenue, 1 I Harvest 

I 593-9717, Nuts Make The Worl~ 70 Kensington Ave. 593-9279 I 

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II CBI Farmer Bob's Country! -------- 

I Butcher Choice! I Cafes and () ~ 

1 Oxtails, Beef, Goat, Lamb 1 )j OJi 

~~112 Bal~win ~· 592-9095 _I Restaurants~ 

II eel Caribbean Corner I ijJ;RI The Greeks (LLBO), l 

I 67 Kensington Ave. 593-0008 I I 197 1/2 Baldwin St. 597-8771 I 

I Fresh Tropical Foods . I 1 Greek and Canadian Food. 1 

1 Select Imported Grocenes 1 l.Ihe Original Special Coffee _j 

··rfcFI Castle Fru;-----, II KEIKensington ~afe 7--;- I 

I 80 Kensington Avenue I I 73 Kensington Ave. 971-5132 I 

I 593-9262 I I Good Taste, Best View, I 

I Market's Best Produce I 1 Very Local Deliveries . 1 

~slcarib~~SeaFi~Market: 

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175 Baldwm Street 591-1439 19 Kensington Ave.596-8547 I 

I Specializing in Seafood I I Rites of Fall I . 

I Monday to Saturday 7am-7pm I I Pumpkin Pie and Borscht I 

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1l ES !Essence Natural Foods 1 II KD I Kwan~ung Dim Sum I 

I 56~ Kensington Ave. 5?6-2176 I Restaurant 

Serious Health Food. Fibre. 10 Kensington Ave. 977-5165 (Coffee, Ice Cream, Spice ...) I I Daily Luncheon Specials I 

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1 46 Kensmgton Av~. 598-7828 1 I 51 Kensington Ave. 595-5337 I 

I B~an Cake, Soy Milk, Fres~ I Mon.- Sat. 11-4, 6-10 (11 on Fri. 

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II Gel Global Cheese Shoppe I 11 L T ILas~ Temptation 1 

1 76 Kensington Ave. 593-9251 1 112 Kensmgtqn Ave. 599-2551 -I 

1 When It Comes To Cheese I I Great Food - Tempting Times 

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I [![] Iberica Bakery I UMSI Massimo's I 

I 209 Augusta Ave. 593-9321 I 1 Sit down, Pick-up and Delivery. 1 

1 Custard Tarts, Sponge Cake, 1 I 302 College St., 967-0527 I 

1 Bolo De Arroz, Ice Cream I ~izza and Pasta Heaven 

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I JC !John's Cheese House · I II Pel Peaches Cafe . I 

I 149 Baldwin Street 593-9531 I 1177 Baldwin Street, 593-7355 - I 

I Fresh Cheese, Honest Service I 1 Get Fresh! 1 

1 New Home-Made Pesto! 1 I Breakfast Special $L95 I 

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I 189 Baldwin St. 593-9269 I I 597-8398 See ad on page 7. I 

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I 172 Baldwin Street I 169A Augusta Ave. 977-4277 I 

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DRUM offers space 

free of charge for information 

about community 

events. Phone 

us witiTdetails, or drop 

off a press release: 72A 

Kensington · A venue, 

2nd floor. 977-0192 

COMMUNITY /ARTS 

"PARENTING IN TORONTO" 

FREE 

COMMUNITY 

INFORMATION DAY 

REPRESENTING YOU 

DRUM'S Community Page asked the offices of the four politicians 

we elect to tell us where they can help most, and who the individuals 

in their offices are. TODAY, the CITY and CANADA. Next issue, 

METRO and the PROVINCE. 

CITY COUNCIL 

then Lesley Silver is doing 

· · · ELIZABETH AME Maura'swork.SueMcDonough 

Parentmg m Toronto IS the name Spadina south of the back of the R repre- Amer's sec tar · ' 

f · · '" · ' · se ts WARD 5 ( h' h · 1 d re y, IS a ten year 

o acommumtym.ormatwnevent credit union's main branch at 245 n w IC me u es CI'ty Hall t tar. . 

db h U · · · d · the K · to · ) ve eran, s tmg out m 

sponsore yt _e m_versitiesan College St. to Cecil Street Com- ensi~g n com_mu~uty on former Mayor John Sewell's of- 

Colleges Credit Umon on Sun- munity Centre, and will be turned Toronto City Copncll smce last fice. She can often help point ou 

CARIB ANA 

day' September 17' from noon to into a pedestrian mall for the ~ovember . She won the seat p~e- to therightdepartmentorindi~id- 

5pm. . duration of the event. VIOusl_y . held by Dale Martin. 1 ual right off. And she is a key 

HERE WE. COME! . All angles of parentmg, raange- Parenting in Toronto is part of (~artm IS now .our Metro Coun- . source of information. 

. mg from sexual ~buse to pre~atal 'the community credit union's ctllor.) . FE 

Scaddmg Court Community care, to safety w~ll ~e exa~med. outreachprogrammeandis being The City ~as m?st po:ver t? DERAL MP 

Centre has received $4,831.00 . Twenty org~msauons, mclud- co-ordinated by Ted Brown. supp_ortKensm~ton sspectalresi- DANHEAP(NDP)represents 

from the Ministry of Culture and mg the Council on Drug Abuse, For more information call dential an~ busmess ~haracter or TRINITY -SPADINA in Ottawa. 

Communications, towards · the The Institute for the Prevention (416) 978-3900. todestro~,It.ForKensm~tonAmer His riding office at 323 College 

costs of developing a Steel Band of Child Abuse, the LaMaze supports a balanced mix of small Street tries to deal with small and 

in this area. They are planning the Childbirth Association of Ontario, busmes~es, as ~ell as housin!? for large problems that involve the 

purchase, delivery and storage of sever~ day car~ centres, th_e the social mix of the ~eig~- fede~ govemme~t. Heap's two 

drums as well as the selection of Kensmgton Carnival Arts Soci- bouthood. Affordable housmg m constituency assistants, Aara 

studen'ts forthe band. With drum- ety and the Cecil Street Commu- Ke~sington is a priority." Suksiand Manna Wong, and Heap 

mer and teacher Harris Todman nity Centre, will set up informa- . Smce the last municipal elec- himself can help to cut red tape in 

they will begin to recruit mem- tion booths on Glasgow St. for the ~Ion, Metro and City councillor's areas like immigration, unembers 

in the Fall. This project is ~ay. There will be exhibitions of Jobs have become more clearly ployment insurance, Canada 

jointly sponsored by Ryerson mterest to parents and children as s~parate .. Go t~ Amer at the ~ity Pension Programmes, and many 

Public School, Alexandra Park _ well as snacks and refreshments. about thmgs hke parks, neigh- other areas. 

CommunityCentreandScadding . Glasgow St. runs parallel to bourlioodplanning,dev~lopment, Office hours at 323 College 

Court. wast~ removal, rec~chng, com- Street(phone967-3729)areMonl 

. mun!ty centres,pubhc works and day, Tuesday, Thursday, and Fri- 

M • t f M t• A t 17 1989. f public health. Go to Martin at day, 10 a.m. to 5:30p.m., arid 

Ill u es 0 a ee Ing, ugus ' . ' 0 Metro fo_r r~gio!l~l concerns su~h W~dnesday _12 noon to 5:30p.m. 

Th K • t C •t A • • as transit, pohcmg, and social Chmeseservice:(byappointrnent) 

e ensing on omm.uni y SSOCiation services.Amercanbereachedat Mondayl0a.m.to5:50p.m.and 

Attendance: 13 

Meeting began at 7:15pm. 

This association has been holding 

meetings every 3rd Thursday 

for the last 3 months. Primarily 

tenants and some business people 

have been attending. Up to this 

point the objectives have been to 

focus on issues one at a time, 

build momentum, have a membership 

drive in September with 

the view of having elections and 

formalizing association in the near 

·future. 

Items of concern and discussion 

that followed: 

1) Request from T.V. production 

company "TNT", looking for 

community in which to film "Mr. 

T. " episode involving a "crack 

bouse" .Request not discussed as 

"TNT" rep did not show up. 

2) Handout from "Homes First 

Society" regarding proposal to 

convert Dan & Alice Heap's former 

house into non-profit housing 

for Central American Refugees. 

Looking for support from 

the community. 

Joe Chang & Steve Conroy 

interested in attending informal 

meeting regarding the non-profit 

housing. General consensus of 

the group is support, but residents 

of that street and square should 

m know. Joe and Steve will report 

~ back to the group. 

,_ 3) Concern about the "bad 

..,..: press" the community has had 

M late! y. 

1i) Conclusion reached that the 

::J "bad press" has caused some good 

::J pressure in terms of dealing with 

cema bo utgettmgmorerepresen- 

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~ tationfromthecommunity. There 

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is a mailing list of almost 100 

(generated from previous meetings). 

It is necessary to have a 

broader base before elections are 

held. It was pointed outthat electing 

officers who have designated 

responsibilities does not necessarily 

mean establishing a hierarchy. 

Conclusion: Forthenextmeeting 

(Sept. 21) work on publicizing 

it well and have some kind of 

structure prepared for the meeting. 

There will be a working 

meeting on Sept. 11 at 203 Augusta 

(Comer Drop-in) at 7:00 to 

plan for the meeting on Sept. 21. 

5) Information wanted on 

possible building on the Bellevue 

parking lot and plans for expansion 

of existing parking lot at St. 

Andrews/Kensington. 

There is supposedly a Parking 

Authority study for the area in the 

works, but as yet they have notreported 

back. Some are opposed, 

in principle, to recommending 

more parking anywhere. Many 

people in the community are in 

support of more parking. 200 

spaces on top most likely will be 

recommended for St. Andrew. Is 

being monitored by some people 

in the community. In further negotiations 

may want to bargain 

for tr~de-offs (ie. combining affordable 

housing with the expanded 

parking.) 

6) Discussion wanted regard 

inginterimHoldingBy-law#521- 

89. 

There will be some explanation 

of the Interim Holding Bylaw 

in the next issue of the 

"Kensington Market Drum". This 

association could lobby against 

individual applications by specific 

restaurants as well as in 

support of the interim by-law. 

While the by-law doesn't affect 

existing restaurants, if a restaurant 

loses . its licence it cannot 

reopen (Makes flipping difficult). 

This may be helpful in regards to 

controlling the drug trafficking in 

the area. 

7) Discussion wanted regarding 

appointment of Lawyer 

(Morris Manning) to Metro's 

committee of drug control. 

8) Report on fundraising concert 

in the park (No Go Fo' Blo, 

Bro- July 29). 

Some misunderstandings have 

risen in regards to the organization 

of this concert and the press 

that it received. Will be discussed 

at the next meeting. 

9) Business people in the area 

(not part of business association) 

are preparing their own ideas of · 

developing the market. Apparently 

they are getting architectural 

plans drawn up. They would 

like to liaise with this association. 

11) Report regarding "The 

Works" (a place for counselling 

and needle exchange). 

. Erin reported briefly. There 

will be a report in the "Drum" in 

the next issue. It needs to be 

emphasized that "The Works" will 

benefit the community instead of 

just focusing on the needle exchange 

aspect. A full report from · 

~rin and Len will be made at the 

next meeting. 

Adjournment: 9:30pm. 

NOTE: Workingmeeting-7:00 

p.m., September 11. "Comer 

Drop-in", 203 Augusta. 

Kensington Community Association 

Meeting-7:00p.m., Sept. 

2~ . St. Stephen's Community 

House, 91 Bellevue Ave . 

Bona fide community 

groups 

are invited to 

inquire abou~ 

use of this space 

for circulation of 

information 

prior to public 

meetings. 

392-7911. Dale Martin can be Wednesday12noonto5:30p.m. 

rea~hed at 392-4044. Amer's Chineseservice(noappointment) 

office staff: Bruce Pearce and Thursday 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Dan 

Maura Mcintyre share the posi- Heap's traditional hours in the 

tion ofExecutiveAssistant. Bruce, Trinity-Spadina office are Saturwh?h~sworkedi_nJackLayton'offtce 

m the past IS concentrating 

day from 10a.m. to I p.m.Noap 

pointment is needed. Take note 

with community groups. Maura, though. As of October 1, the ofon 

leave until December, usually ficeismoving to anew location at 

looks after land use matters. Until 394 Euclid A venue. · 

LEARNING WITH YOU 

This column is for students of all ages.· 

For you to read and to write. 

Read this to someone who can't read 

and help them to write to us. DRUM 

wants to hear from you. Here are a things 

on our minds. 1. What do people YOU 

know say about the news - papers, TV, 

radio? 

2.FOR STUDENTS OF HISTORY: 

these days in Ontario, when you get to 

grade 9 you're supposed to be able to do 

a course on "Canada Today." That's based 

on their assumption that in Grade 8 you 

did a course on "Canada Yesterday." 

What history did YOU learn in Grade 8? 

3. Someone we know suggests you 

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COMMUNITY/ ARTS 

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FACES- 

OF 

KARNIVAL 

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DATES TO 

WATCH 

- Monday Sept 4. Labour Day 

(holiday) 

- Tuesday September 5. Most 

schools open. . 

-Thursday September 7th public 

meeting on at St Stephen's Community 

House, 91 Bellevue 

A venue. Meeting time is 7.00 p.m. 

(See "Reprieve for Kensington's 

Canopies" p.3) 

- Monday September 11. Kensington 

Community Association 

(KCA)WorkGroupmeetsat7:00 

p.m., 203 Augusta Avenue. To 

prepare Jor September 21 General 

Meeting. 

-Monday Sept 11. Free Movie at 

CecilCommunityCehtre. 7:00pm 

"90 Days" (NFB 1985) 

-Tuesday September 12Cityplan 

91 Task Force meets on at 6:00 

p.m. in the Council Chamber at 

City Hall. Pub!ic may observe. 

-Wednesday,September13.Kensington 

Market Area Task Force 

meets 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 

Committee Room No.5. Open to 

public. Agenda from Merle 

MacDonald 392-7022 

- Saturday, Sept. 16 Annual 

General Meeting of the Midwifery 

Task Force of Ontario. (9:30am 

to 4:00pm 

-Sunday, Sept 17 "Parenting in 

Toronto" Free Community information 

event. See the article on 

page 6. 

- Monday, Sept. 18 Free movie at · · 

Cecil Community Centre "Cold 

Journey" (NFB 1972) 7pm 

· - Thursday September 21 Kensington 

Community Association 

(KCA) General Meeting . 7:00 

p.m. at St. Stephen'sCommunity 

House. 

- Saturday, Sept 23 Local reggae 

band IMAGINE plays at Cecil 

Community Centre. That's all we 

knew about it when we went to 

press. 

- Monday, Sept. 25. Free movie at 

Cecil Community Centre. "The 

Heat Wave Lasted 4 Days" 

- Wednesday Sept. 27 Free Chinese 

Movie, 7pm info 599-0409 

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WAITING FOR THE PARADE 

By 1:30 Kensington Abe. was free of parked 9ars. 

Merchants, more shoppers than usual, CITY TV, and the editor 

of Drum waited. Drum beats in the distance drew closer, and 

closer, and then faded away. 

PARADE MYSTERIOUSLY VANISHES 

You can blame it all on drum-band leader Nigel. If you want to. 

When the parade got held up in some traffic on Augusta Ave., he 

decided to liven things up a little with a rim-rapping African dance 

rhythm that set everyone's feet a-dancing. Including, unfortunately, 

the police horse at thehead of the parade. · 

We are told the horse put his foot through the police car. 

FOLLOW THAT HORSE 

And the police ordered the parade straight to the park. And straight 

to the park they went. All except the police car . . We got the police 

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