A significant but unanswered question remains about the proposal by Porter Airlines to accommodate jets on an expanded Island Airport: Will Porter keep on flying? Are its long-time, expensive full-page, colourful daily ads in all Toronto major newspapers an attempt ...

Anthony Marcusa – Proposed changes to the development plan for Regent Park have left residents of the surrounding neighbourhoods wondering what to expect. TThe Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) held a meeting for Regent Park and Corktown residents on April ...

Dennis Hanagan – Waterfront Toronto has experienced some delays in its major revitalization of Queens Quay but insists the work will be completed by 2015 before the Pan Am games begin. Once described in a journal as “the second ugliest ...

A public consultation is being held on June 19 to discuss the potential rezoning and development of 11 Wellesley St. W. The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the YMCA at 20 Grosvenor St. This is the ...

There’s too much city-hall intrusion Downtown. Bureaucrats are parking themselves in prime properties and depriving us Downtown of what recently deceased and much-missed local hero Mike Comstock termed, “Main Street businesses.” By that Mike meant the independent small retail and ...

The city received an application to redevelop the property at 2 Queen St. W. on April 18. The application seeks a zoning amendment to allow the construction of a 65-storey rental tower with 580 residential units and a commercial component. ...

The Bay Cloverhill Community Association and the Church Wellesley Neighbourhood Association have put forward a call for volunteers to help create an inventory of Yonge St.’s remaining heritage buildings. The project requires a commitment of approximately 30 to 40 hours ...

Waterfront Toronto and the city are resuming the Gardiner Expressway East and Lake Shore Blvd. reconfiguration environmental assessment (EA) and integrated urban design study. The community is invited to attend the first public forum to learn more about the project ...

War of 1812 re-enactors will be strolling the streets of Old Town Toronto once more as part of the St. Lawrence Market Business Improvement Area’s commemoration of the war’s bicentennial. Performances will include first-person accounts of the war and of ...

Dwight Peters – Residents and community friends of St. Lawrence dropped into Berczy Park on a sunny Saturday on May 18 as part of the annual clean up day hosted by Friends of Berczy Park (FOBP). Over 17 volunteers assisted ...