Efforts by East York loyalists to have the City place the former borough’s flag on its street signs will go to City Council after the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee was unable to come to a decision Tuesday. Toronto’s policy towards such reminders of “the six” municipalities that formed Metropolitan Toronto is to get rid of them. In 2000, Toronto Council decided to excise the names of the old municipalities from street signs in order to reflect the identity of the newly-amalgamated Toronto. But a 3-3 tie at the committee sent the matter to Council. The committee heard from East York guardians Justin Van Dette, Miroslav Glavic, Carol Burtin-Fripp of the Leaside Property Owners Association, Councillor Mary Fragedakis (Ward 29) and Councillor Janet Davis (Ward 31). In the end, these speakers persuaded three members — Christin Carmichael Greb, Chin Lee, Anthony Perruzza. Three others — Stephen Holyday, Giorgio Mammoliti, Jaye Robinson (Chair) — were unmoved.
