Any closure needs approval from TEYCC, I do not think this has been agreed to (yet). Do not misunderstand, i certainly support the building of this new facility but the City are far too ready to close sidewalks, block traffic lanes and cut down trees; other cities are more innovative and avoid these huge disruptions far better than Toronto.
i have some inside intel on this project, and this is entirely correct. many, many conversations were had with Honda dealership to reach an agreement to no conclusion, Rekai made the call to push the schedule ahead and not wait on any further delays. Trees needed to be cut down for construction staging, their chance of survival if they were retained in a construction staging zone would be extremely low
I’m sure the numbers dictate the actual need here, but is this victim to another political/urbanist fad where everyone gets up in arms for a month about ONE particular issue (elder care in this case) and then after everyone’s huffed and puffed and the cameras are gone we all go back to not caring?
I assume the problem is that Rekai are still short of $$$ to actually build.
...fair point.
This is where I’m at a complete loss on funding for elder care, understand what’s private and what’s public.
There are several kinds of elder and long-term care. For profit (e.g. Chartwell), not for profit (e.g. Rekai) and municipal. Long-term care homes are licensed and regulated by the Ministry of Long-Term Care(opens in a new tab) . The province has specific laws and regulations for admission to long-term care homes that are designed to ensure fairness and equity in the system, to best serve the needs of people with greater care needs.
Not sure that the fact there is signage up (but zero signs of any excavation, except the removal of several healthy street trees) is a reason to celebrate.