Author Archives: Bulletin Editor

Mixed bag of Corktown art from ukes to theatres

The Corktown Residents’ and Business Association (CRBA) put together an innovative program for their first monthly meeting of 2013 on Jan. 8. The gathering (at the Dominion on Queen) was the offspring of the CRBA’s Arts and Culture Committee headed ...

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Portlands project to remain 30-year plan

The one-year Accelerated Waterfront Initiative mandated by Mayor Rob Ford is winding up with a report to council that at least one participant at the fourth and final public consultation Aug. 8 referred to as “underwhelming.” The report, which is ...

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Seek 49-storey condo for Yonge

An application for rezoning to allow construction of a 49-storey condo with 514 residential units has been filed  with the city planning department. The new building would occupy 587-599 Yonge St., 2 and 4 Dundonald St., and 7 and 9 ...

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Crowded community mobilizes against increased density

St. James Town residents have rallied under the name Smart Development to offer “smart” solutions to a highrise proposal they fear will bring thousands more people to their already overcrowded and underserviced neighbourhood. “When we looked at that proposal… it ...

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Celebrate Year of Snake with a skate with Olivia

Happy New Year of the Snake, may this new year of rebirth transform our transit system and end the gridlock. Toronto is an exciting and wonderful city – unless you are stuck in traffic 80 minutes a day. The increasing ...

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Are you poor even before tax time? Pro & student beancounters will help

For the 45th year in a row, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario is organizing its annual Free CA Tax Clinics, which will be offered at various times and locations across the province. Chartered Accountants (CAs) will step up ...

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Midwife group commits to Corktown

The Riverdale Community Midwives practice has been at their current location at Queen and River streets in Corktown for the past 12 years but they been helping women in the neighborhood for more than 20. There is a waiting list ...

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YQNA begs city to consider alternate plan for streetcars

Members of the York Quay Neighbourhood Association (YQNA) know waterfront traffic. So when they make suggestions about how to route streetcar service along Queens Quay from Bathurst St. to the portlands and still tie it in to Union Station, planners ...

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Outrage over shoehorned condo bid

Anthony Marcusa – An oddly-shaped sliver of undeveloped land formed by the creation of encroaching high rises looks to be the site of yet another condo—but with privacy at a minimum due to the tight squeeze, area residents at a March ...

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Identifying Flaws and Faults in Wine

Whether at home or at a restaurant, analyzing wine is a fairly straightforward process. And when you stick your nose in a glass of wine, you’ll typically encounter pleasant aromas like fruits, flowers, and spices. Sometimes, though, a wine will ...

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