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The 1909 Tempo Curse — Official Declaration of the Gore Grudge

"The 1909 Tempo Curse": Defenders Declare Spiritual Embargo on New Performance Centre

The Next Generation of Fort York Defenders have officially named the fallout of the 701 Fleet Street encroachment: The 1909 Tempo Curse. By violating the 1909 Indenture — the municipal vow that Gore Vale remain a public park "and for no other purpose" — the Toronto Tempo have triggered a legal and spiritual "Gore Grudge" that heritage advocates say will haunt the franchise until the encroachment is reversed.

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