by Eric Emin Wood
on May 15, 2013
“In wet weather it’s a mud pit, and in drier weather it’s a dust bowl,” he says. “There have been a number of...(More)
by Eric Emin Wood
on April 15, 2013
Now...(More)
by Justin Robertson
on April 15, 2013
“It’s tried and true,” he said. “You look at other cities around the...(More)
by Eric Emin Wood
on March 15, 2013
Which would you rather have at a busy midtown intersection: a surface-area parking lot with 55 spaces, or a two-level retail building with underground parking for up to 90 cars?
That’s what the Forest Hill Village BIA wants to know.
Chair Peter McClelland says the...(More)
That’s what the Forest Hill Village BIA wants to know.
Chair Peter McClelland says the...(More)
by Eric Emin Wood
on March 14, 2013
A door leading to the Central Eglinton Community Centre’s second floor currently swings into the hall without warning.
“Although it’s never happened, we’re afraid of bowling someone over,” says Paula Cornett, the centre’s executive director.
To help address that...(More)
“Although it’s never happened, we’re afraid of bowling someone over,” says Paula Cornett, the centre’s executive director.
To help address that...(More)
by Eric Emin Wood
on March 14, 2013
Robert Bateman’s wildlife paintings have been sold around the world. He’s mounted shows at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo, St. Petersburg’s Russian State Museum and Washington D.C.’s Smithsonian Institution and was awarded the Order of Canada in 1983.
Yet Toronto residents might be...(More)
Yet Toronto residents might be...(More)
by Omar Mosleh
on October 23, 2012
The question of how and when transit expansion in Toronto will be funded was the focal point of a packed town hall meeting in midtown Oct. 22.
“We’re arriving at long last at a critical, but far more intelligent moment,” said Ward 22 councillor Josh Matlow, who hosted the panel...(More)
“We’re arriving at long last at a critical, but far more intelligent moment,” said Ward 22 councillor Josh Matlow, who hosted the panel...(More)
by Karolyn Coorsh
on October 11, 2012
City council agrees our castle on the hill should double as our museum of Toronto history.
Reps voted on Oct. 3 to ask for proposals in hope of finding a suitable operator and multi-year leasing arrangement for Casa Loma. In doing so, they also signed off on...(More)
Reps voted on Oct. 3 to ask for proposals in hope of finding a suitable operator and multi-year leasing arrangement for Casa Loma. In doing so, they also signed off on...(More)
by Shawn Star
on October 2, 2012
It’s a bird… It’s a plane… Yes, it’s definitely a plane.
Lots of planes.
According to residents in several midtown neighbourhoods, they’re louder and more frequent than ever.
Earlier this year, Nav Canada changed flight paths for arrivals to Pearson...(More)
Lots of planes.
According to residents in several midtown neighbourhoods, they’re louder and more frequent than ever.
Earlier this year, Nav Canada changed flight paths for arrivals to Pearson...(More)
by Karolyn Coorsh
on September 16, 2012
The mayor’s executive wants to seek a new operator for Casa Loma, Toronto’s castle on the hill.
The committee voted unanimously on Sept. 10 to ask for proposals in hopes of garnering a suitable operator and multi-year leasing arrangement. Two councillors and mayor Rob Ford were...(More)
The committee voted unanimously on Sept. 10 to ask for proposals in hopes of garnering a suitable operator and multi-year leasing arrangement. Two councillors and mayor Rob Ford were...(More)
by Shawn Star
on September 8, 2012
Though there is still much planning to come, some details of the current proposal for the development at Davisville Public School are coming to light.
A meeting of major stakeholders in the neighbourhood unanimously adopted a plan with a 20-storey tower on the southwest portion of the...(More)
A meeting of major stakeholders in the neighbourhood unanimously adopted a plan with a 20-storey tower on the southwest portion of the...(More)
by Shawn Star
on August 31, 2012
The commission looking into redrawing the federal riding boundaries in Ontario has recommended Toronto’s representation grow by two ridings which could mean as many as four new councillors at city hall.
Unlike the province, which ties its ridings to the federal map, the city has...(More)
Unlike the province, which ties its ridings to the federal map, the city has...(More)
by Karolyn Coorsh
on August 31, 2012
Josh Matlow took matters into his own hands when an elderly constituent’s garbage had yet to be disposed of more than a week after the scheduled pickup time.
After the constituent complained, his office tried to track down the trash collection provider Green For Life Environmental...(More)
After the constituent complained, his office tried to track down the trash collection provider Green For Life Environmental...(More)
by Karolyn Coorsh
on August 23, 2012
City council has established a new midtown planning group intended to manage the onslaught of development projects at one of Toronto’s busiest intersections.
With new residential and commercial applications flooding the Yonge-Eglinton area, a strategy that brings consistency...(More)
With new residential and commercial applications flooding the Yonge-Eglinton area, a strategy that brings consistency...(More)
by Omar Mosleh
on July 20, 2012
The storied Art Shoppe furniture store on Yonge Street has been sold for more than $40 million.
Documents obtained from Toronto’s land registry office show the property was transferred from a numbered company that lists Martin Offman (CEO of the Art Shoppe) as its president to a...(More)
Documents obtained from Toronto’s land registry office show the property was transferred from a numbered company that lists Martin Offman (CEO of the Art Shoppe) as its president to a...(More)
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