Jon Burnside
| Jon Burnside | |
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| Toronto City Councillor for Ward 26 (Don Valley West) | |
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Assumed office December 1, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | John Parker |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
Jon Burnside is a Canadian politician, who was elected to Toronto City Council in the 2014 municipal election. He represents Ward 26 (Don Valley West).
Prior to his election, Burnside worked as a police officer, and later launched his own meal delivery company.
He ran in the same ward in the 2010 election, losing narrowly to incumbent councillor John Parker. He defeated Parker in the 2014 election.
In October 2015 Burnside voiced concern when he learned that MetroLinx was partnering with Countrywide Homes, over plans for Bayview LRT station on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, at Bayview and Eglinton avenues. Countrywide owns the property that currently houses a McDonald's restaurant on the corner where the main entrance to the station will be built. Burnside learned that, rather than purchase the property outright, MetroLinx acquired the property, and several adjacent properties, in a deal that will allow Countrywide to build a new building above the station. Burnside was concerned that the developers would plan to build taller than the nine storeys the site is currently zoned for.
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