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CBC
14-05-2025
- Science
- CBC
Dundas Subway Station will be renamed 'TMU Station'
The Toronto Transit Commission Board has unanimously voted to rename Dundas Subway Station to TMU Station. The move is part of a research partnership between the TTC and Toronto Metropolitan University.
CTV News
14-05-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Dundas Station to be renamed TMU Station: TTC board
The Toronto Transit Commission has approved the renaming of Dundas Station to TMU Station, in which the university will pay for all costs. A name change is coming for a popular subway station in downtown Toronto after the TTC board approved the decision at its monthly meeting on Wednesday. A report before the board proposed that Dundas Station, at Yonge and Dundas streets, be renamed 'TMU Station,' to reflect 'the evolution of both the local neighbourhood and [Toronto Metropolitan University].' In the report, the TTC's Chief Strategy and Customer Experience Officer also said the name change will align Dundas Station with the transit system's current practice of naming stations after institutions and destinations, citing York, Museum, Queen's Park, and Osgoode stations as examples. 'The area around Dundas Station has changed dramatically with the rapid growth of TMU, and the TTC station has become fully integrated with the TMU campus and student life,' it reads. On Wednesday, the TTC board agreed to move forward with the renaming decision, which will see the university covering the full cost of the change. 'No taxpayer money will be spent on the renaming,' TTC Board Chair Jamaal Myers said to reporters on Wednesday. 'All costs associated with the renaming of Dundas Station to TMU Station will be borne by Toronto Metropolitan University.' The approved proposal also includes a partnership between TMU and the TTC to create an 'innovation hub' aimed at developing and trialing solutions to TTC service problems. 'This is a win-win situation for both TTC and TMU,' said TMU President Mohamed Lachemi at Toronto City Hall on Wednesday. 'We do have a lot of expertise, a lot of research teams that are actually working in the field, and we want to make sure that those facilities and expertise we have are used to serve our city and the TTC.' 'It's recognizing that travel patterns have changed, how you deliver transit has changed, and now we have a research partner who can actually help us focus on these issues and address them in a meaningful way rather than trying to figure it out as we go,' added Myers. 'They actually have the innovation and the muscle, and we have the platform in order to test these solutions out in the real world.' In late 2023, Toronto City Council approved renaming Yonge-Dundas Square to Sankofa Square after numerous studies of academic research found that Henry Dundas – the square's namesake – was involved in delaying the abolition of the Transatlantic slave trade. The Jane/Dundas Public Library was renamed the Daniel G. Hill Branch as part of those efforts, and the Dundas West Station is also on the list of 'Dundas-linked city assets' waiting for a name change. 'To be clear, the TTC is not taking any position on Henry Dundas,' said Myers. 'We are solely responding to a request that was brought forward to us from council. Neither is TMU taking any position on Henry Dundas… Some of this is just timing. We wanted to time this with the work that was happening on Line 6.' The report called the station renaming 'time-sensitive' and 'unique,' pointing to the upcoming roll-out of 'customer information changes' for the new Line 6 Finch West LRT route, saying that the renaming could be aligned with those changes to save on costs.
National Post
14-05-2025
- Politics
- National Post
Michael Taube: Toronto city staff ignore orders in their quest to rid the city of Henry Dundas
Imagine this scenario. High-ranking officials make a decision about an important and potentially controversial matter. It was made with the best of intentions, and would hopefully ensure the entire process evolved in a proper and co-ordinated manner. Article content Article content Yet low-ranking officials disagree with the decision and arbitrarily ignore the directive and head in a completely different direction. In spite of this arrogant and rather devious manoeuvre, this strategy somehow moves forward without any discussion or fear of repercussions. Article content Article content Believe it or not, this scenario is was just played out in real time in Toronto. Jennifer Dundas, a lawyer and former CBC political affairs reporter, revealed on Tuesday that Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) 'staff have defied the will of the Board of Commissioners in recommending renaming of Dundas Station.' Article content Article content According to her post on X, 'Last year, the Board, led by chairperson Jamaal Myers, ordered staff to recommend a process for public consultation. Staff, however, defied the motion. They have brought forward a recommendation to rename the subway stop 'TMU Station' with no advance warning, and no public consultations.' Article content This, in effect, means City of Toronto staff 'completely ignored this February 2024 order,' Dundas wrote in a separate post, 'which specifically directed them to recommend a process for public and stakeholder consultation.' Article content She's right. The TTC board adopted a motion in February 2024 that clearly directed staff to create a 'framework for considering the naming of Dundas Station and Dundas West Station … with a recommended process for public and stakeholder engagement.' Article content Article content This was supposed to include 'background on any requests or discussion with non-profit third parties.' Yet low-level city staffers ignored what the board specifically wrote and went on their merry way with a new, unauthorized agenda. Article content Article content This is part of a long-standing woke agenda in the city that's largely supported by left-wing radicals and other fringe rabble-rousers. Toronto city council has spent a not-so-insignificant amount of time, energy and resources the past few years on renaming ' Dundas-linked city assets.' This refers to anything in the city named after Henry Dundas (1742-1811), a trusted ally of British Prime Minister William Pitt. Article content Dundas's critics feel he was an awful person whose mere presence has hurt the reputation of 'Toronto the Good.' A 2021 report from the city's executive committee sided with 'many scholars' who believed had a 'controversial legacy.'
CBC
13-05-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Dundas Station no more? TTC mulls renaming to TMU Station
Toronto Metropolitan University is recommending the TTC rename Dundas Station to TMU Station. CBC's Clara Pasieka has the latest details — and reaction.
CTV News
13-05-2025
- Business
- CTV News
TTC considering name change for Dundas Station. Here's what the new name could be
A popular subway station in downtown Toronto could get a name change when the TTC board holds it's monthly meeting on Wednesday. A report proposes that Dundas Station, at Yonge and Dundas streets, be renamed 'TMU Station,' to reflect 'the evolution of both the local neighbourhood and [Toronto Metropolitan University].' In the report, the TTC's Chief Strategy and Customer Experience Officer also said the name change will align Dundas Station with the transit system's current practice of naming stations after institutions and destinations, citing York, Museum, Queen's Park, and Osgoode stations as examples. 'The area around Dundas Station has changed dramatically with the rapid growth of TMU, and the TTC station has become fully integrated with the TMU campus and student life,' it reads. Further, the report notes that the university has presented the TTC with an offer that would cover the cost of the renaming and 'create an opportunity for ongoing collaboration with the university.' Additionally, it calls the station renaming 'time-sensitive' and 'unique,' pointing to the upcoming roll-out of 'customer information changes' for the new Line 6 Finch West LRT route, saying that the renaming could be aligned with those changes. 'Should the Board approve the recommendations below, work would begin immediately,' the report reads. 'In addition, there is ongoing work to renew Dundas Station that can be leveraged for a potential renaming of the station. Delaying this decision would result in incrementally higher costs in the future.' In late 2023, Toronto City Council approved renaming Yonge-Dundas Square to Sankofa Square after numerous studies of academic research found that Henry Dundas – the square's namesake – was involved in delaying the abolition of the Transatlantic slave trade. The Jane/Dundas Public Library was renamed the Daniel G. Hill Branch as part of those efforts, and the Dundas West Station is also on the list of 'Dundas-linked city assets' waiting for a name change.
