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Extra, Extra: OVO After-Party Faces Possible Ban, A Class-Action Lawsuit, and the TDSB’s New Chair
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The Dufferin Gates. Photo by Jen Caruso from the Torontoist Flickr Pool
- Two Toronto city councillors want to ban future OVO Fest after-parties and similar events from the Exhibition Place following last week’s shooting at Muzik Nightclub that left two people dead and three injured. The motion, backed by councillors Jim Karygiannis (Ward 39, Scarborough-Agincourt) and Giorgio Mammoliti (Ward 7, York West), was sent to the Exhibition Place’s board of governors on Tuesday requesting a detailed report, due October 23, to replace the event with those that are “more business and family-oriented in nature.” Karygiannis wrote on Twitter, “Motion on Events to take place on Ex Place grounds – ban OVO Fest hosted at the Muzik Nightclub on the Ex.” Last year, two people were injured in a shooting outside of the nightclub.
- A Toronto man has launched a class-action lawsuit against the province alleging sexual, physical, and mental abuse at four provincially run schools for the deaf. In his statement filed Monday on behalf of former students, Christopher Welsh accuses the province of negligence in the establishment, funding, operation, management, and supervision of Ernest C. Drury (in Milton), Sir James Whitney (Belleville), Centre Jules-Léger (Ottawa), and Robarts (London) schools for the deaf. A spokesperson for the Ontario Ministry of Education could not speak specifically to the allegations, as the case is before the courts, but said, “Over the years, we have committed to ensuring students in our schools have access to the supports and resources they need to succeed. This includes our most vulnerable students.” None of the allegations have been proven in court.
- Rookie trustee Robin Pilkey has replaced former Toronto District School Board chair Shaun Chen, who resigned from his position late last month to run for the Liberals in the federal election. Said Pilkey after assuming her position: “I approach the role with a strong sense of optimism—yes, we may have many challenges, but this board is up for it.”