Butterfly GoPaul, a resident member of Jane Finch Action Against Poverty, said Thursday Metrolinx’s decision was galling but not surprising. “We wanted something beautiful and something that our community deserves,” she said of the proposed Jane Finch Community Hub and Centre for the Arts. “Nobody wants a train yard in their community,” Ford said. Sign Up NowAikins suggested a community centre could be included in a future private development built on the site through Metrolinx’s transit-oriented development program. In a statement, Mayor John Tory pledged to hold Metrolinx to its commitment to get the community hub built.

Source: thestar July 24, 2020 00:57 UTC