Community council opposes casino for Toronto

The sides are being drawn up on the question of a casino for Toronto. Meetings of Toronto and East York Community Council and Scarboro Community Council on Tuesday revealed quite different sentiment. As reported in Inside-Toronto, Scarboro councillors with one exception voted to consider the possibility of a casino. The suggestion is that it is one way for the City to make money to build a subway to its eastern reaches. Toronto and East York councillors however voted to ask the chief planner to report within six months on “any necessary actions” which may be needed to prevent a casino. Casinos are already illegal in Toronto. Toronto and East York as defined by the Council’s jurisdiction includes Leaside and all of that happy precinct we call South Bayviewland. .