College Sts: Jordan Tannahill

Jordan Tannahill: For those who live and work in, and generally care about, Kensington Market who number at least 88,000, according to a recent petition it was nothing less than a stay of execution. General though it may be, the freeze appears targeted at Walmart Canada , which still plans to install one of its omnibus retail outlets on the markets doorstep, on Bathurst between Dundas and College Sts, according to The Star. People were threatening to tear it down, says Jordan Tannahill, co-director of the gallery-cum-performance space Videofag . We had to politely explain to them: We re on your side. Its a satire. You can step inside and see for yourself and A few weeks ago, Toronto city council passed a bylaw freezing retail development on nearby Bathurst St. for a minimum of one year. So when the familiar sign blue background, white letters, a cartoony twinkle of yellow appeared on a storefront on Augusta Ave. last Saturday, the shocked disdain that greeted it maybe shouldnt have been a surprise. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.