Author Archives: Bulletin Editor

Porter announces expansion of Island Airport presence

Federal finance minister Jim Flaherty, transport minister John Baird, Ontario economic development minister Michael Bryant, Toronto Port Authority chairman Mark McQueen and Porter founder and CEO Robert Deluce were all in attendance at the Toronto Island airport on April 27 ...

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Trinity-Spadina condo residents’ association to fight for owners’ rights

Trinity-Spadina MPP Rosario Marchese hosted the founding meeting of the Trinity-Spadina Condo Residents Association at the Harbourfront Community Centre on April 22. “We have over 30,000 condo residents in our riding and that number is on the rise,” Marchese notes ...

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Hop to nightclub noise reporting site

The King-Spadina Residents’ Association is taking their battle against noisy nightclubs online. The group, known to locals as the KSRA, has set up a web-based complaint submission system on their site at www.king-spadina.com that automatically forwards noise disturbance reports to ...

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Expressway plans continue to move at snail’s pace

By Kimberly Spice — After 20 years of studies and evaluations, the city and Waterfront Toronto took what seems to some to be a step sideways instead of toward making a final recommendation about whether and how to tear down ...

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King-Spadina residents demand proof of study results

By Kimberly Spice — Worried that their neighbourhood is turning into sunless, windswept caverns, King-Spadina area residents were left unimpressed as city planners presented their future recommendations for balancing local needs against the ongoing highrise development in the district. Planners ...

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Chief to speak at 51 Div. town hall

Community Police Liaison Committee co-chair and Distillery District resident Debbie Devgan hopes that attendance will be high at this year’s 51 Division town hall meeting on May 14 from 7 to 9 p.m. at 80 Gould St., second floor, room ...

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Volunteer wanted for needle work

Dixon Hall is looking for a volunteer to teach crochet to seniors on Tuesdays from 1 to 3 p.m. The volunteer needs to know how to read crochet patterns. If interested, please call Carmen Benoit at (416) 863-0499 ext. 223 ...

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Composters come out for May dates

Residents of Ward 20 are invited to top up their plots and planters  via the city’s annual delivery of free compost. Coun. Adam Vaughan’s office has issued an invitation for all Downtown west side residents to bring their buckets, barrels ...

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CRU sgt. to speak at May CRBA meeting

Staff Sgt. Bruce Kennedy of the 51 Division community response unit will speak about dealing with community complaints and other local issues at the May 5 meeting of the Corktown Residents and Business Association on May 5 at 7 p.m. ...

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Garment District market project seeks authentic farmers for June opening

By Kimberly Spice — The St. Andrew’s Farmer’s Market is ready to set up shop on Maud St. this June—but only if enough “real farmers” can be secured to sell their popular fresh produce. About 40 area residents applauded farmers ...

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