Mark Grimes councillour for ward 6 in South Lakeshore just wrote a great article on the planned change for the Lakeshore area. He discusses Mimico 20/20: A Perfect Vision for Our Community and how the community needs to particpate with the change.
Few wards can boast of a beautiful waterfront as part of their community, but this asset has also posed some of our biggest challenges. For years, a lack of clear vision brought conflicting projects and reduced public access to the waterfront. Over the last 8 years, I have worked with residents, businesses and city staff to revitalize the Lakeshore as a vibrant waterfront community.
One of the first, and most important, steps in this revitalization was to lay the foundation for new growth and investment. I have worked to achieve this through the city's planning process, with the New Toronto Employment District Improvement Plan, the Long Branch Avenue Study, and updates to the Humber Bay Shores design guidelines and precinct plan.
We are also currently beginning phase two of my personal initiative, Mimico 20/20: A Perfect Vision for Our Community. This action plan will implement the local community's vision for the revitalization of their community.
A key component in all of these plans is an increase in business investment. Shortly after I was elected I organized a tour of our area for over 250 successful companies.
Since then I have continually showcased our neighbourhood to businesses, politicians, media and other stakeholders. The result has been over $4 billion in improvements by large corporations, developers, the city and the province. Large scale commercial businesses as well as the Toronto Police College and MasterCard Centre for Hockey Excellence have built state-of-the-art facilities on our brownfields, previously vacant and contaminated sites, and brought employment and prosperity back to our area. Now, Ward 6 is the city's leader in brownfield remediation.
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Attracting business, residents key to Lakeshore revival
Special to The Etobicoke Guardian
If you live in Ward 6, Etobicoke-Lakeshore, you have no doubt noticed the amazing changes taking place over the last few years.Few wards can boast of a beautiful waterfront as part of their community, but this asset has also posed some of our biggest challenges. For years, a lack of clear vision brought conflicting projects and reduced public access to the waterfront. Over the last 8 years, I have worked with residents, businesses and city staff to revitalize the Lakeshore as a vibrant waterfront community.
One of the first, and most important, steps in this revitalization was to lay the foundation for new growth and investment. I have worked to achieve this through the city's planning process, with the New Toronto Employment District Improvement Plan, the Long Branch Avenue Study, and updates to the Humber Bay Shores design guidelines and precinct plan.
We are also currently beginning phase two of my personal initiative, Mimico 20/20: A Perfect Vision for Our Community. This action plan will implement the local community's vision for the revitalization of their community.
A key component in all of these plans is an increase in business investment. Shortly after I was elected I organized a tour of our area for over 250 successful companies.
Since then I have continually showcased our neighbourhood to businesses, politicians, media and other stakeholders. The result has been over $4 billion in improvements by large corporations, developers, the city and the province. Large scale commercial businesses as well as the Toronto Police College and MasterCard Centre for Hockey Excellence have built state-of-the-art facilities on our brownfields, previously vacant and contaminated sites, and brought employment and prosperity back to our area. Now, Ward 6 is the city's leader in brownfield remediation.
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