https://ossingtonvillage.com/2009/05/thecommunity_thesurprise/ Wed, 22 Jan 2014 18:34:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://ossingtonvillage.com/2009/05/thecommunity_thesurprise/#comment-1418 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 18:34:45 +0000 https://ossingtonvillage.com/?p=4#comment-1418 […] catering to young partiers who crowded the back room regularly and quite likely led to the restaurant moratorium in 2009 due to noise complaints and other issues. The building does not have official historic designation, […]

]]> https://ossingtonvillage.com/2009/05/thecommunity_thesurprise/#comment-1235 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:06:10 +0000 https://ossingtonvillage.com/?p=4#comment-1235 […] Community Association (OCA). The group was founded by a couple of university professors who in 2009 successfully lobbied Joe Pantalone to implement a moratorium on Ossington of new food service establishments (the same ones they now […]

]]> https://ossingtonvillage.com/2009/05/thecommunity_thesurprise/#comment-1178 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 02:37:07 +0000 https://ossingtonvillage.com/?p=4#comment-1178 […] an ice cream & coffee shop By Brians, on June 19th, 2012 After getting a kick-start from the misguided policies of Joe Pantalone and his restaurant moratorium, Dundas West is undergoing some further changes with some new […]

]]> https://ossingtonvillage.com/2009/05/thecommunity_thesurprise/#comment-909 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:43:35 +0000 https://ossingtonvillage.com/?p=4#comment-909 […] Not surprisingly, the Ossington Village nabe scores best in the dining and drinking categories, despite our council’s efforts! […]

]]> https://ossingtonvillage.com/2009/05/thecommunity_thesurprise/#comment-900 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:19:21 +0000 https://ossingtonvillage.com/?p=4#comment-900 […] that he keep the local issues close at hand, and communicate with his constituents in a way that his predecessor failed in his waning years. In numerous discussions tonight with his supporters at his event, as well as in the other events, […]

]]> https://ossingtonvillage.com/2009/05/thecommunity_thesurprise/#comment-877 Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:05:51 +0000 https://ossingtonvillage.com/?p=4#comment-877 […] evolution of Dundas off Ossington By Melinda M, on October 16th, 2010 It seems that the Ossington moratorium has benefited Dundas Street West, turning it into the new, new thing. The proliferation of […]

]]> https://ossingtonvillage.com/2009/05/thecommunity_thesurprise/#comment-876 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:56:47 +0000 https://ossingtonvillage.com/?p=4#comment-876 […] I really feel terrible for some of the small businesses on the street that have been stifled by the moratorium on bars. I can’t imagine putting so much time, energy and borrowed money into an enterprise, […]

]]> https://ossingtonvillage.com/2009/05/thecommunity_thesurprise/#comment-825 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:44:47 +0000 https://ossingtonvillage.com/?p=4#comment-825 […] probably don’t need to remind you that we didn’t agree with the moratorium then, as there was no local consultation (a period where Salt owners could have decided whether they […]

]]> https://ossingtonvillage.com/2009/05/thecommunity_thesurprise/#comment-824 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:10:37 +0000 https://ossingtonvillage.com/?p=4#comment-824 […] at enterpreurship in May when he, pretty much single-handedly, stopped growth on Ossington with a moratorium on new businesses on the strip, he intends to push through a proposal to drive a nail through that coffin by imposing a harsh new […]

]]> https://ossingtonvillage.com/2009/05/thecommunity_thesurprise/#comment-584 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:33:57 +0000 https://ossingtonvillage.com/?p=4#comment-584 […] His endorsement by Joe Pantalone, who we’re not a fan of on this blog, may help him, and may hinder him. In our conversations he was careful not to criticize his potential predecessor but stressed the importance of good communication within the community, something that didn’t happen with the restaurant moratorium. […]

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