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Save John Fisher Public School

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Join the Fight to Save John Fisher Public School

A proposed 35 story tower next to John Fisher Public School at Yonge and Erskine in midtown Toronto is threatening the health, safety and learning environment of 500 students.

Help us fund a third party review of the TDSB’s Risk Assessment. Then a third party traffic study.

We need this review to ensure fact based decisions. The 500 primary students at John Fisher Public School deserve it.

Background:

John Fisher Public School in the oldest school in the Toronto District School Board. It is also the largest French Immersion school in Toronto.

The lot immediately to the west of John Fisher, 18-30 Erskine Avenue, is slated to become a 35 storey high-end rental building. The lot is only a few metres from the school’s property line.  There are numerous outstanding concerns about how this massive tower abutting the school will affect the children’s health, safety and educational success.

The TDSB is set to release a Risk Assessment to determine if the school can even safely operate next to this tower and what mitigation steps are available.

If deemed unsafe, the TDSB plans to move the students across town to Vaughan Road Academy which is 7km away.

Not only removing students from the educational environment in which they currently thrive but also potentially removing their right to attend the school closest to their home.


Non-Profit Status:

The Parents for John Fisher School is a registered non-profit corporation (10172413 Canada Association) which has the purpose of advocating on behalf of the children of John Fisher Public School and represent their interests regarding construction at 18-30 Erskine adjacent to the school. It has three directors, John Fisher Parents: Stavros Rougas, Patrick Russell and Yvonne Ziomecki.


How the Funds will be Used:

$5000 - Review of risk assessment

$3000 - Traffic study

$2000 - Campaign materials, banking fees, small general expenses.

We will use these assessments and studies to help ensure that all the facts are being considered and have not been missed or withheld.

While campaign material will be used to help us communicate and continue to garner public visibility.

All parties need to be held to the highest standards.

The funds will be deposited into the RBC bank account for 10172413 Canada Association (the official name of our non profit corporation). All cheques require the signatures of at least two directors.

There are three directors, all John Fisher parents:

Stavros Rougas
Yvonne Ziomecki
Patrick Russell

All of the expenses will be itemized and available for public viewing at:

savejohnfisher.ca 

Any unused funds will be gifted to the John Fisher Public School parent council to disburse for the benefit of the students of John Fisher Public School as per the by laws of the non profit 10172413 Canada Association.

Questions? Email me:
[email redacted]


What can you do?

Please donate whatever you can and share this page with friends and family on Facebook and Twitter.

Visit our website savejohnfisher.ca and sign up for updates.  You can also visit our Twitter  page.

Show the children of our community that their safety and well-being is a priority.



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Save John Fisher Public School  Twitter  page.

Organizer

Stavros Rougas
Organizer
Toronto, ON

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