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APPENDIX A: Interview participants

Kensington Case Study (Chapters 4 and 5)

business interest A-K: (1997) May 1

- a resident and business owner in the Market area. Was actively involved in the Kensington Market Business Association.

business interest B-K: (1997) April 15

- long time merchant in the Market, former resident of Kensington.

developer interest A-K: (1997) May 29

- a partner in the developer group that has taken on the redevelopment of the George Brown College site.

elected official A-K: (1997) May 20

- politician in Kensington.

elected official B-K: (1997) April 16

- politician in Kensington.

interested party A-K: (1997) April 15

- a professional architect who has a history of working on projects at George Brown College’s Kensington campus. Was involved in the Working Group’s George Brown Steering Committee.

interested party B-K: (1997) April 21

- a community worker with an organization active in the Kensington area, this person has taken an observer/facilitator role in the Kensington Market Working Group and the City’s Action Plan.

planner A-K: (1996a) April 1

(1996b) October 28

- a City of Toronto planner working with the Kensington area.

resident A-K: (1996) November 1

- a resident of Kensington and a professional architect, this person was one of the original Working Group members and was heavily involved in the Working Group’s George Brown Steering Committee.

resident B-K: (1997) April 14

- long time resident of Kensington, and was active in community efforts to prevent bulldozer-renewal plans in the 1960s.

resident C-K: (1997) April 23

- a resident of Kensington, and continued member of the Working Group.

resident D-K: (1996a) November 13

(1996b) February 20

- a resident of Kensington who was involved in George Brown Steering Committee. Also involved in Kensington’s local newspaper, the Drum.

 

Markham Case Study (Chapters 6 and 7)

business interest A-M: (1997) April 24

- a recent immigrant from Hong Kong, currently managing a mall in Markham that has predominately Asian tenants.

developer interest A-M: (1997) April 14

- a partner in one of the most active firms in retail condominium developments. Has Asian malls in Markham and neighbouring Richmond Hill.

developer interest B-M: (1997) May 15

- has a planning background and works with a development group backed by Asian investors. This firm’s Asian mall development is considered in Markham to be one of the premier examples of retail condominiums.

developer interest C-M: (1997) April 13

- an architect hired by the first development firm to propose an Asian mall in Markham.

elected official A-M: (1997) April 14

- politician in Markham.

elected official B-M: (1997) April 21

- politician in Markham.

interested party A-M: (1996) December 20

- a spokesperson for the Town of Markham, works in the Economic Development Office.

interested party B-M: (1997) April 9

- a resident of Markham active in local politics. Was involved in a ratepayers group, Markham’s Race Relations Committee, and the Mayor’s Advisory Committee.

interested party C-M: (1997) May 10

- an architect who has done a lot of work with clients interested in the Asian market in general, and retail condominiums in particular. Client base in regional, and includes Markham, Richmond Hill and Scarborough.

planner A-M: (1996) March 31

- a planner with the Town of Markham.

planner B-M: (1996a) April 17

(1996b) November 15

(1996c) December 19

(1997) March 20

- a planner with the Town of Markham, major responsibility has been to process retail condominium applications.

resident A-M: (1997) May 12

- a resident of Markham, president of a ratepayers group for a neighbourhood located adjacent to a conglomeration of Asian malls on the Markham / Richmond Hill border.

resident B-M: (1997) May 26

- a resident of Markham, president of a large ratepayers group representing the neighbourhoods where the first Asian mall was built in Markham, and others have subsequently been built.

resident C-M: (1997) April 30

- a resident of Markham, president of an umbrella organization of ratepayer groups in Markham.

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