The City of Toronto is closing three temporary dumping sites and opening three new ones on Day 24 for the civic workers strike.
The three locations closing include Earlscourt Park near Lansdowne and Davenport Avenues, Ted Reeve Arena near Main and Gerrard Streets, and Wishing Well Park on Pharmacy Avenue.
The city says all of the sites are at capacity and will close at 7 p.m. Wednesday evening. Officials have also announced three new temporary sites for garbage that will be opening as of 7 p.m. Thursday morning.
The new sites are:
- Clairlea Park Arena - parking lot , 45 Fairfax Crescent -- West of Warden Ave., north of St. Clair Ave. E.
- Campbell Park - outdoor rink, 225 Campbell Avenue (near Lansdowne and Dupont) Enter off Campbell Ave., north of Wallace Ave.
- L'Amoreaux Park - parking lot , 100 Silver Springs Blvd.-- East of Birchmount Rd., north of Finch Ave. E.
City officials say by setting up temporary dump sites during the strike, they've managed to avoid many of the garbage and health related issues that appeared during the last civic strike in 2002.
Meanwhile, dozens of angry residents gathered at Nathan Phillips Square over the noon hour to protest against the strike.
Residents say the city has had enough and they want Mayor Miller and the union to listen up. They want both sides to get a deal in place that'll get the strikers back to work.
Toronto residents are not the only ones that have had enough -- some fed up city councillors want action as well.
They want to convene a special meeting of council that would call for a quick end to the strike by inside and outside workers. Ward 5 Coun. Peter Milczyn has so far gathered 18 of 23 signatures needed to demand the meeting.
Coun. Michael Walker is trying to mobilize his colleagues to come together and request back-to-work legislation from the province. He says he wants municipal services declared essential so a strike won't happen again.
The meeting would likely happen before the beginning of next week.
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