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Nearly 175 years after the Upper Canada Rebellion, residents in the Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue area returned to the battle site to protest the potential sale of Canada Post Station K. On July 30, around 75 residents gathered to show what the building at Yonge Street and Montgomery Avenue means to them at a rally organized by … [Read more...]
Intensification advocates said build the subway and development will come. And has it ever. There are currently more than 60 development applications for Sheppard Avenue being reviewed by the city. They range from daycare approvals, additions to existing office buildings and rezoning applications to permit new buildings of varying … [Read more...]
It’s safe to say Catherine Spagnuolo is not your average student. The Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School pupil managed to achieve a 100 percent average for the 2011–2012 year, making her one of the Toronto Catholic District School Board’s top scholars. She said the discovery of her perfect average came to her as a … [Read more...]
The vacant site of one of Toronto’s largest fires will soon see new life in the form of a 12-storey condo building. The city’s senior planner for the area, Leontine Major, confirmed the developer has received all zoning approvals for the lands known as 2055 and 2057 Danforth Ave. “We’re just finishing some minor details for their site … [Read more...]
The road to the TTC is paved with criticism. In its first report on the state of public transit in Toronto, transit-advocacy group TTCriders slammed the TTC for what the group sees as the commission’s failures. Top of the list is that the TTC dedicates more of its fare to operating costs than any other city in North America, which the group … [Read more...]
Why does North York have the city’s worst gridlock? For years, residents have pleaded with councillors to slam the brakes on transit gridlock in the city’s north. Now a city staff list of the top 10 most congested intersections or sections of road confirms their grievances are well placed. Of the top five most congested intersections … [Read more...]
Swansea parents are concerned recent school board cuts will jeopardize the safety of young children because half-day kindergartens will be left with no education assistants. The Toronto District School Board’s budget eliminated 430 educational assistants and while early childhood educators are mandated for the province’s new full-day … [Read more...]
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 numbered company that lists Peter Freed (president of Freed … [Read more...]
Elections Ontario is warning up to 2.4 million Ontarians could have their personal information released due to a recent security breach. At Elections Canada’s Birchmount Road warehouse, two USB keys with voters’ names, home addresses, dates of birth and gender went missing, said media relations officer Sophie Auclair. “They were left … [Read more...]
If you live in Leslieville near Eastern and Logan avenues, the smell of fresh bread wafting from the long-established Weston Bakery is likely a familiar scent. That could change soon if the city approves an application to redevelop the bakery and a parking lot across the street for mixed use. Owners of the Weston Bakery, which according to … [Read more...]
Had prelim hearing for Nolins murder trial this morn, now taking pix of demolished home, former site of arson http://t.co/KP29tJaEBfWHY AM I WEARING A WINTER JACKET ON JUNE 10RT @JoceBawse: having a good camera doesn't make you good at photography. being good at photography makes you good at photography.RT @theworldofkaate: If you don't have two kids by 21, you're probably gonna die alone.. at least that's what tradition tells you. #merrygo…RT @dmrider: That Fiorito column on TCHC and responsibility for the needless eviction of seniors is one clear-eyed dissection http://t.co/s…
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