TORONTO — The Ontario government is transferring over two acres of land at no cost to the City of Toronto to build a community hub and centre for the arts in the Jane and Finch community, adjacent to the future Finch West LRT Maintenance and Storage Facility.
The contribution of the land, which the community has been pushing for and working on securing for years, will allow the city to continue design-related work and establish partnerships to construct a new 65,000 square foot centre in the area. It will benefit community members and be a key part of the neighbourhood’s future along with the Finch West LRT, indicates a release.
Metrolinx president and CEO Phil Verster provided a personal commitment in writing to the community and Mayor John Tory to work with Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney and the province to make the land transfer happen.
The province, along with partners, are exploring how the centre could align with the Black Youth Action Plan and potentially offer economic empowerment programming and other services to support local youth in achieving social and economic success, adds the release.
“We need to acknowledge the tremendous effort and work of the Jane Finch community, a diverse and vibrant neighbourhood, towards securing this land,” said the Jane-Finch Community Hub Organizing Committee in a statement. “We look forward to continuing our stewardship of this process with the province, City of Toronto and Metrolinx, and securing the necessary sustainable funding to build and operate the hub that our community has envisioned over many years.”
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