Toronto soccer extravaganza in limbo as lease holder tussles with council

The Globe and Mail Monday 21st May, 2012

, a non-profit British soccer school whose elite coaches and trainers have already bought plane tickets for a June 20-to-July 7 event they thought was a done deal.But the city has nixed the proposal, saying it isn’t an appropriate use of a public beach, especially on Canada Day."This is the busiest weekend of the summer in the Beach," said Mary-Margaret McMahon

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