Re: FW: Important Developments on the Ontario Line Rail Expansion Project

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165
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We are excited to bring to your attention another important new development on the Ontario Line project and our Request to Designate the Ontario Project, #81350, under the Impact Assessment Act.

 

Toronto City Council passed a motion last night endorsing our request and has been directed to send a letter to Minister Wilkinson and Minister McKenna showing their support.

The Motion MM33.12, will be published tomorrow on the City Council website for April 7 & 8th:  https://www.toronto.ca/home/social-media/e-updates/.

 

 

Motion 33.12 passed and reads as follows:

 

1.  City Council express support for Save Jimmie Simpson and the Lakeshore East Community Advisory Committee’s request that the above ground section of the Ontario Line through Riverside and Leslieville be designated for a federal Environmental Assessment pursuant to s. 9(1) of the Impact Assessment Act.

 

2.  City Council:

 

a. Request the City Manager to provide City Council with the impacts on the City's infrastructure, social housing, as well as overall neighbourhood impacts related to shifting both tracks to the west side of GO tracks for the proposed 2 kilometre above ground section of the Ontario Line; and

 

b. Request Metrolinx to review the feasibility of the proposed hybrid Ontario Line developed by the local community from the Don River to Gerrard Street which maintains the at-grade station at East Harbour and creates a portal to underground the line immediately to the east of the station through the South of Eastern employment area and moves the Ontario Line station to Queen and Carlaw in Leslieville immediately. 

 

3.  City Council request the City Manager to provide an update on the status of the Metrolinx Subway Expansion Program to the Executive Committee by the third quarter of 2021.


4.  City Council request that a copy of this Motion be provided to the Honourable Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation and the Honourable Jeff Yurek, Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks.


5.  City Council request that a copy of this Motion be provided to the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Federal Minister of the Environment and Climate Change and the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities.

 

Additionally, our community has put forward a 'Hybrid Ontario Line' route alternative to the City, and they are asking Metrolinx to review it in this motion. This 'Hybrid Ontario Line' route is an underground route which utilizes the former subway "Relief Line," plan developed by the City of Toronto, as a viable option for Metrolinx to consider to their above-ground plans to double the size of our rail corridor. We are now expecting Metrolinx to take this plan under serious consideration. I attach a map of our plan, and we would be pleased to speak further to the Minister to explain the details of it if required.

 

We wanted to ensure you had this information right away and understand that it may take a few weeks to receive the City's endorsement of our request.

 

Sincerely,

 

Shelley Kline

Riverside/Leslieville Lead,

Lakeshore East, Community Advisory Committee (LSE CAC)

www.LakeShoreEastTrains.com (http://www.LakeShoreEastTrains.com)

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Administrator on behalf of Lakeshore East, Community Advisory Committee (LSE CAC)
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  • Date Submitted
    2021-04-09
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