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As some of you may or may not know,
The AGCO, on Monday July 24 2006 @ 5:00P, revoked The Docks Nightclub's
liquor license due solely to an issue over sound complaints made by the
residents of the Toronto Island. The Toronto Island residents had long
complained about the noise of the city, The Docks nightclub being on particular
waterfront venue, coming over the water into their residential community. The
Docks has chosen to appeal the matter. If the appeal is granted, then The Docks
will be able to remain open until the case is finalised and one last decision
is made. If the appeal is denied, then The Docks will be forced to close its
doors once and for all.
The Docks has been a very large part of Toronto
for the past 11 years. As a multi-functional entertainment complex, The Docks
has been enjoyed by tourists, clubbers, ravers, families, sports enthusiasts,
corporations, as well as many other Toronto citizens and outsiders looking for
a bight to eat, a place to tan, a little swim or some fun on the midway. The
Docks is one of Canada's largest nightclubs and functions as a seasonal club
venue, patio restaurant, drive-in movie theatre and large activities ground
during the summer. Year round it functions as a special events venue, a concert
hall, a home to corporate events, a driving range and mini-put and the
occasional club/rave event.
The Toronto Island residents live on an
island not even 1km off the shore of Canada's largest city and the most
industrious part of that city's waterfront. The residents live tax free on the
island and seem to expect a form of cottage life on this island. If this is a
sign of things to come and the power of the island, then you can only imagine
where they will strike next; The Guvernment nightclub, The Kool Haus concert
hall, The Molson Amphitheatre, The Harbourfront Centre, and many more. The
Docks is a truly large and extraordinary organisation, and apparently both size
and community relations are two factors that do not matter anymore. If they can
close us down for sound, there is no stopping them on closing many other
smaller clubs, bars and pubs down for much smaller infractions.
My name
is Justin Schaefer and I am the head of audio/ resident audio engineer at The
Docks. If we get closed down, I will be among well over 350 employees whom will
lose their job, their career, their family and their home. All of us at The
Docks, especially myself, ask that you help us in this matter. Help us fight
the AGCO and show the island that you cannot expect cottage country life in the
middle of Canada's largest city. Show the mayor that this will not be tolerated
and help us stay open!
Please sign our petition online;
Save "The Docks Nightclub"
Petition
And check out our website for other methods of
support and more information; The Docks
Nightclub
News item
submitted by
Justin Schaefer and posted July 27 2006 by
Dem
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