Another one bites the dust…
Hey, I’m gonna get you too
Another one bites the dust
I still cannot believe the way the whole thing went down. Even beyond that I cannot believe that what you see in the photos above doesn’t violate some kind of by law for an unsecured demolition site. The little orange plastic fence does little to secure the site, and the tons of debris loosely kept off the sidewalk, I’m certain is 100% safe.
If the city had any balls, or integrity they would be down at the site with a ticket book tomorrow.
Maybe everyone should complain about the dangerous unsecured site to 311?
Call them, or visit online or email them 311@city.windsor.on.ca complaints about the site. There must be a fine of some sort that needs to be levied on the site.
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As for the vigil, I didn’t get there until about 9:30, after the media had been and gone.
It seemed like there was a decent turn out, and it was great to see Councilors Halberstadt and Valnetinis at the vigil.
Kudos’s to Chris Holt @ Scaledown.ca for getting this organized on such quick notice.
In case you missed here, here was tonight’s broadcast:
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Edit – As an addition, perhaps if anyone feels so inclined, a quick letter or e-mail to The Honourable Aileen Carroll, the Minister of Culture for Ontario is in order.
Let the Minister know that Windsor ignored the rules set out in the Ontario Heritage Act.
Contact information is as follows:
Ministry of Culture
900 Bay Street
5th Floor, Mowat
Toronto, Ontario M7A 1L2
If you wish to write to the Minister of Culture, you can send your letter to the above address or send an e-mail to the Minister’s attention to info.mcl@ontario.ca
Since the City obviously doesn’t give a rat’s ass about protecting our Heritage Sites, bringing the demolition and the underhanded way it transpired to the attention of the Minister can’t hurt anything.
Don’t forget to contact your local MPP’s as well:
Dwight Duncan, M.P.P.-Windsor-Tecumseh
Queen’s Park
7 Queen’s Park Crescent
7th floor
Toronto, ON, M7A 1Y7
Phone: (416) 325-0400
Fax: (416) 325-0374
Constituency Office
4808 Tecumseh Rd. East
Windsor, ON, N8T 1B8
Phone: (519) 251-5199
Fax: (519) 251-5299
Email: dduncan.mpp@liberal.ola.org
or –
Sandra Pupatello, M.P.P.-Windsor-West
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
8th floor Hearst Block
900 Bay Street
M7A 2E1
Phone 416-325-6900
Fax 416-325-6918
Constituency Office
1483 Ouellette Ave.
Windsor, ON, N8X 1K1
519-977-7191
Fax: 519-977-7029
Email: spupatello.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org
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first of all, how come there are so few women commenting on this great blog of yours Andrew??
Secondly, it was definitely an unsafe tear down. I was driving down Walker on Wed. just after 5 (which is when i discovered the bldg being torn down) and was shocked to see that they were letting traffic (including cyclists!) drive right by. There were no nets or barriers holding back bricks and the dust (which probably contained asbestos) was terrible.
According to Tony of Big Tony's Pizza, they were supposed to tear it down from the back of the building but i guess they must have found it easier and faster to tear it down from the front.
Andrew, can you forward the youtube video to me of the news coverage from last night? i'd like to post it on my Fans of Windsor's History facebook site.
or, if you'd like to post it on there yourself, that would be fabulous.
I can't quite tell, but is the fire hydrant covered by debris? If so is this not some sort of violation?
I have sent the story to firehouse.com hopefully they post it and we get some support from the firefighting community. I am trying to get the word out!
Blair - the only protection the fire hydrant had was a big, orange pylon perched precariously on top.
Chris, so what are you saying? An orange cone isn't sufficent?
It made a fun hat during the vigil!
Elaine brought up an interesting point. Did they get approval from the Ministry of the Environment about the acceptable level of asbestos in a demolition or is that not required in Canada? In Detroit demolitions, I'm always seeing them hook up a fire hydrant and spraying water on the debris as the building is being torn down to reduce the amount of asbestos that flies into the air.
ANDREW, Im as upset set as you are , regarding my comments yesterday I just had a couple of questions thats all. by the way I think this is an excellent blog one of my favs since a friend told me about this , I love my city and mostly evething about it, keep up the good work
No problem SHAFTS - That's what we're all here for, to share and to learn.
ANDREW-A little minor detail its SHAFS not SHAFTS!!