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Hey Leslievillers,
Monday is just around the corner, and this has been a great campaigning season. I just want to thank you all for the great conversations, the great opportunity to discuss my platforms and my concerns for the ward.
I am at the end of the day of a defender and vocal spirit in the ward. Ward 30 is my home just like yours and I only want to continue to see it's growth and prosper into a liveable, growing safe community that it can be.
I think that City Hall needs an overhaul, the budget doesn't really make sense and we need to make sure that the property taxes we do pay go to items that make sense and not contracts that are only for certain interest groups or agendas that work for certain political parties. I am not affiliated in any sense to any party as we are first citizens of our ward and political parties have no place in running our neighbourhoods.
Transit needs to make sense for us all, TTC is almost shameful, no proper future growth and expansion has been put into place, millions spent on making old stations beautiful while growth seems so far away. Some want to take street cars away, which for our ward is the only way to get around as buses are almost non-existent 30 minute intervals to move our ward citizens around is not acceptable, Jones, Greenwood and Pape buses could be better utilised.
Our beautiful Portlands... I am a fan of Cherry Beach, and I think it's the hidden jewel of the city. That Gardiner extension was removed so long ago, and no effort has been made to make the Portlands the best gr,een space Toronto could have, instead David Miller touted his beautiful Sugar Beach while our Cherry got looked over once again. Time for someone to defend the beach, it deserves more attention than it gets.
We have some GREAT neighbourhoods, with diverse community and we are steps from the downtown core, but Toronto Council has deemed us the big dumping ground that no one cares about, from the concrete pads, the Streetcar depot to where the TDSB sees the ease at closing schools and pools. These are unacceptable as we are a growing ward with young families whose kids will soon enough to be entering the schools they are shutting so rapidly.
Crime is growing in the ward, from Mom and Pop convenience stores being held up, to shootings on the Danforth, to drug deals infront of citizens on Queen St. grow ops on our small neighbourhood streets, we need someone who is willing to mediate the police to make sure there is a presence without a scare tactic, that foot patrol and bike police is higher, that mothers feel safe in parks, that dog walkers feel ease at all hours of the day and that we can be the best ward in the City, we have that great potential, I believe this to be true, because I live here.
So when you decide, for those of you who might still be on the fence, think about voting for someone who gets it, who lives it and really wants the changes they describe. I was here before I put up my candidacy for the ward, and truth be told I will be here afterwards as well.
Tell your neighbours, your friends, your loved ones and even your enemies to make sure they go out and vote, because this is OUR ward, this is OUR future and we need to take responsibility for making it the best place ever!
Sincerely,
Angie Tingas
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by Angie Tingas on -
Make sure you stand up for your ward and vote with your hearts... it's only a day away!
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Permalink Reply by Bessie Tingas on -
So proud of you!
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Permalink Reply by 0hiowy4covr3r on
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We're proud of you too, Angie. When people say "it takes courage to put yourself forward," they don't really tell the whole story, do they?
We open ourselves up to everyone; agree, disagree, partisan attacks, everything. We get our words, intentions, deeds and even the things we don't do put under the microscope - and rightly so.
Everyone - yes, EVERYONE - who willingly subjects themselves to the abuse of a campaign should be applauded - especially now that the campaign is one day from over - because it takes so much more than courage.
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Permalink Reply by Pentimento Fine Art Gallery on -
Angie,
I wish you all the very best of luck tomorrow! You are a sweet person who really cares about the ward.
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Permalink Reply by Angie Tingas on
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Thank you everyone for the kind words... ecspecially my mom who is a Leslieviller by address.
Tomorrow I am confidante will be a new era in Toronto politics and the reality is that no matter how the votes are casted I will be around still... you haven't seen the end of me :) Let's not forget we are all in it for the ward, we want the ward to grow and flourish into the next best Toronto secret, we want to be part of the best city in the country and we sure would like to boast we are the best in the world. Let's move in that direction, let's make change that creates progress and let's not fall victims to partisan silliness we are first part of our ward and our communities.
Let's see what tomorrow has to bring, excited for us all!
Cheers,
Angie Tingas
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Permalink Reply by Mark Motive on -
Congrats to all candidates for showing passion and concern for their neighbourhood.
Want to know who your alternatives are? Check here.
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Permalink Reply by Angie Tingas on
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Let's all make informed decisions that best interest us all as a ward and community!
Cheers!
Angie
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Permalink Reply by NewToTheHood on
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Thanks for splitting the vote... Now we are stuck with Fletcher again! Thanks for nothing
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Permalink Reply by the general on
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Angie,
I feel that both you and Mark ran great campaigns and it takes a great deal of courage to put yourself out there when seeking political office.
Let us all hope that your voices remain strong in our area, as I do believe that the passion that has been shown is a great asset to the community.
Both you and Mark should hold your heads up high and be proud of the campaigns that you ran.
General.
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Permalink Reply by Pat on -
Yes, what General said.
the general said:Angie,
I feel that both you and Mark ran great campaigns and it takes a great deal of courage to put yourself out there when seeking political office.
Let us all hope that your voices remain strong in our area, as I do believe that the passion that has been shown is a great asset to the community.
Both you and Mark should hold your heads up high and be proud of the campaigns that you ran.
General.
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Permalink Reply by Pentimento Fine Art Gallery on
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Couldn't agree more!
the general said:Angie,
I feel that both you and Mark ran great campaigns and it takes a great deal of courage to put yourself out there when seeking political office.
Let us all hope that your voices remain strong in our area, as I do believe that the passion that has been shown is a great asset to the community.
Both you and Mark should hold your heads up high and be proud of the campaigns that you ran.
General.
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Permalink Reply by 0hiowy4covr3r on
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Thanks, guys. I'll choose to emphasize the positive and look towards solutions; it's time to shelve the labels & attempts at blame - look to our own houses if we're not the #1 campaign - and then see how "lefties", "centrists" and "righties" can learn to work together - something that will be critical over the next four years.
I appreciate the positive sentiments; nothing's more Canadian than shaking hands after a tough "game".
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