Morningglory47

In case anyone is planning to visit Toronto the weekend of the summit, I would say DON'T DO IT! (I'm assuming no anarchists or other protesters are reading this.)

http://www.torontolife.com/daily/inf...ral-headaches/

Even the chip wagons have been banned from the area.

And all this for the princely sum of $1 billion! How could it possibly cost that much; I wonder if these people haven't heard of conference calls?

goddesstogo

Well, I get to benefit from it anyway -- my campus is closed for the 24th and 25th so I get two paid days off! Woo hoo!

semiramis

I agree with morningglory47. Personally I don't intend to be ANYWHERE even near the downtown for those days. I think it will be awful for anyone who has to go downtown.

My former employer is letting most staff work from home for those days.

buckner86

As someone who lived through the september G-20 summitt in Pittsburgh it is best to stay away. Downtown area where i live was blocked off to all vehicle traffic, pedestrian traffic was allowed to within 3 blocks. Most businesses closed, a pity since there was very little anarchy.

OceanBreeze1

And, the G8 will be in Cottage Country (Huntsville area) for June 25-26 so we can't even escape by heading north to that area! Access to Highway 60 will be severely restricted.

Darlene_O

We are just outside of Algonquin. You can reach the park from our end out of Whitney. But for the full week before and during you cannot access from Huntsville http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/news/g8.html

for details on access to Algonquin see above Link!

OceanBreeze1

Darlene,
From Dorset, can I take 35 to 60? Turn right on 60 @ 35 & then continue to the West gate? I am assuming that that part of Highway 60 is ok to use & not restricted.

Darlene_O

http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/news/...-10-04-eng.pdf

see this map. It shows what traffic is allowed through. So, yes you can take 35 to 60. The 117 is for trucks only and the 118 is for through traffic.
Ugh!! Bet everyone will be glad to see this mess over. We have guest telling us already that they took longer to get through becuase of the fences and such being set up already.

lucyp

Hi, purely, unadulterated, assinine idea to hold a summit in downtown Toronto. If Harper thought he had little support here before he's certainly going to have concrete evidence of it after this disaster. Idiot.

Darlene_O

Definitely agree with you Lucy! Ppl up here are ticked and we are at the opposite end of Huntsville!!

goddesstogo

They're making my city into an armed camp. Except for work, I haven't been south of Bloor in weeks.

Darlene_O

I am so sorry to hear that Goddess. It will be short lived thank God! But the money put into such a short lived event. OMG! Absolutely ridiculous!!

goddesstogo

Darlene, I just heard on CBC this morning that the people in Huntsville were happy to have it there, re all the business it will bring. No?

laverendrye

<<Darlene, I just heard on CBC this morning that the people in Huntsville were happy to have it there, re all the business it will bring. No?>>

I'm sure that the people of Huntsville are happy. For a couple of days of inconvenience, they will enjoy the results of Tony Clement spreading tens of millions of dollars around the riding on the pretext of the summit--a new hockey arena (ahem "press centre") a new university campus, new roads and bridges nowhere near the conference site, and even refurbishing an antique steamboat. Taxpayers in the rest of the country will be helping "Steamboat Tony's" electoral prospects.

knickerbocker

Sorry laverendrye but're your referring to Canada's own Milhouse?

Just clarifying.