Today is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad!
September 6, 2023- the day we will never forget. The councilors unanimously approved the beginning of the process to designate 3100 Weston Road, Toronto heritage status in today's city council meeting.
The information below is from Dr. Gary Miedema of the Toronto Preservations Services Department who gave us the permission to distribute to our networks. It details the steps involved in properly designating the site as heritage status:
Step 1. The motion today requested staff to prioritize the evaluation of 3100 Weston Road. That’s the very beginning of our process. COMPLETED
Step 2. Next, staff will research and evaluate the property to determine if the property at 3100 Weston Road merits designation under the Ontario Heritage Act. The nomination package dated August 28, 2020 will give staff a very good head start here.
Step 3. If the property is determined to merit designation, a report will be drafted to recommend its designation to Toronto City Council. That report will define the heritage features (or attributes) of the property.
Step 4. That report will go to the Toronto Preservation Board, which will provide its advice to City Council.
Step 5. After the Toronto Preservation Board, the report will go to Planning and Housing Committee
Step 6. From Planning and Housing Committee, the report will go to City Council
Step 7. If the Council approves the designation, the designation can still be appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal, which will make a final decision on the matter.
None of the above involves the Province of Ontario. The process requested by MPP Rakocevic is a separate provincial process.
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Here is an update from Councillor Anthony Perruzza's Facebook page:
September 6- "Today I delivered petitions from community members to protect the Marian Shrine of Gratitude and moved a motion for City of Toronto Staff to begin the process to designate 3100 Weston Rd as a heritage site. Currently the site is on Ontario's Heritage Registrar, and has some protections, but given the rich history I believe a Heritage Designation is most needed."
Please consider adding your names to the petition: https://www.anthonyperruzza.com/save_the_marian_shrine
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On the provincial level, here is an update from MPP Tom Rakocevic, who uploaded a video on his YouTube channel today, September 6:
MPP Tom Rakocevic's YouTube video