Mr. Dalton McGuinty,
Premier,
Legislative Building,
Queen's Park,
Toronto, ON,
M7A 1A1
Dalton.McGuinty@premier.gov.on.ca
Fax: (416) 325-3745

January 9, 2006

RE: Bridgepoint Health Centre, Toronto, redevelopment problems.

Sir:

There is an opportunity in Toronto to establish a non-profit or co-op housing entity in a redundant building on City land: Riverdale Hospital (built in 1963). Unbelievably it currently faces demolition under a plan proposed by Bridgepoint Health.

Furthermore: severe environmental problems related to new construction on this Don Valley site have been ignored in Bridgepoint's proposal.

Can your office please indicate to the Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Infrastructure Renewal, Ministry of the Environment, Bridgepoint Health and the City of Toronto that this file should be revisited with great urgency? The proposal is quickly proceeding through City Hall and will be heard by City Council this Tuesday, January 17th, 2006.

This riding currently lacks Provincial representation and we rely on your office to speak for us.

Regards,

Steve Russell, VP, Toronto Architectural Conservancy



Save Riverdale




Toronto Architectural Conservancy

e-mail: steve(at)torarchcons.org

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