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The Toronto Chainsaw Massacare
Chainsaw-wielding mayor enrages museum boardPolitician apologizes after personally cutting down dozens of trees without permission on the historic site of the Sharon Temple EAST GWILLIMBURY, Ont. As views go, Mayor James R. Young enjoys an enviable one from his office in the East Gwillimbury Civic Centre, which sits next to one of Ontario's most prized architectural sites: the Sharon Temple, an architecturally rare frame structure erected more than 175 years ago, and now a museum. The view became all the more clear on Oct. 24, when a town works crew - aided by a chainsaw-wielding Mr. Young and a council colleague - cut dozens of trees from the national historic site north of Newmarket without clear permission. At a council meeting yesterday afternoon, a contrite Mr. Young apologized to outraged members of the museum's board, including former Toronto mayor John Sewell, before they had a chance to unleash their ire. Posted by: Mike 2007-11-08 |
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