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Extra, Extra: Mayor Doesn’t Want to Talk Future Olympics, Parking App Services May Be Illegal, and Funding Announced for Downview’s Aerospace Building
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- Mayor John Tory says it’s too early to talk about future Olympic bids for the City, and would rather focus on the current Pan Am Games before opening up any further discussion. Said Tory, “I guess everything is on the table until you take things off the table,” to which we ask, “Where is this table and can we flip it?”
- A new app that pairs drivers with unused parking spaces may be illegal, say City officials. Parking app Rover, which is capped at $2 an hour, uses a GPS mapping system to search for empty spots posted by owners during chosen time slots. Klaus Lehmann, who works in the city’s bylaw office, says that homeowners who fill and rent their driveways or other spaces with several cars would constitute a commercial parking lot, and is grounds for a $5,000 fine.
- Minister of Finance Joe Oliver, backed by Mark Adler, Mayor John Tory, and Brad Chapman, announced new funding for Downsview Park’s Centennial College Aerospace Campus. Under the New Building Canada Plan, the project will provide education, research, training, and business opportunities in the aerospace industry, and is looking to include a revamp of new laboratories, teaching and research facilities, and more. Overall costs are estimated at $55.4 million, with up to $18.4 million covered by the Government of Canada.