Sir Henry's great-grandniece wants new caretakers

But it had to dodge some missiles launched by Trelawny Howell. She told a Toronto council committee meeting packed with Kiwanians yesterday that, as a great-grandniece of the castle's builder, she'd like to see others get the chance to care for Casa Loma. 

The skirmish had councillors on the economic development committee ducking for cover: They put off a decision on who should run the castle and asked for further consultation — a decision that's likely to stall things until after November's municipal elections. 

The battle was launched by a report from an advisory committee, headed by former MPP Ron Kanter, which recommended turning management of the castle over to a new "Casa Loma Trust." 

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The City of Toronto may own the building called Casa Loma — but they don’t own the name, says the chair of the Kiwanis Club board of trustees for the famous castle.The Kiwanians mounted a vigorous attack Monday on the report of an advisory committee that says Casa Loma should be turned over to a newly created Casa Loma Trust that would manage all aspects of the building.

The city owns Casa Loma, but has allowed the Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma to operate the castle for the past 70 years. The city is still responsible for maintaining the building’s exterior.

The advisory committee says a more clear-cut arrangement should be set up, and management wouldn’t necessarily be left in the hands of the Kiwanians.

Richard Wozenilek of Kiwanis harshly criticized the report today at a meeting the city’s economic development committee, saying the report is full of “innuendo and