In honour of the late Jane Jacobs, the walking series features speakers like Sewell, mayor of Toronto from 1978 to 1980, speaking knowledgably about the neighbourhoods, and will highlight the people, places, and public spaces that make that particular community ...
Read More »Don watershed regeneration group seeks members
Toronto and Region Conservation (TRCA) is seeking members for a two-year renewable term for the Don Watershed Regeneration Council (DWRC), a volunteer committee established to achieve TRCA’s vision for The Living City within the Don watershed. The Don River flows ...
Read More »Windward co-op celebrates 20 years
By Marlene Ritchie – Twenty years ago the first residents moved into Windward Cooperative Homes situated at 34 Little Norway Crescent. Planning for this co-op began soon after 1981 when The Harbroufront Corporation proposed that a co-op to be ...
Read More »Local Trillium ‘winners’ announced
Ontario’s Minister of Culture, Caroline Di Cocco, announced that 64 community organizations in neighbourhoods across Toronto will receive $4,754,700 in community grants from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). Many of these grants invest in people and expand opportunities in communities ...
Read More »Reform, warns judge
By Will Tremain – A young Toronto man who spent roughly four of his 24 years in prison received a severe lecture from a judge on March 29 about reforming his life. “Think about the math for a second. Four ...
Read More »Bathurst Quay co-op considered for hydro makeover
By Duncan McAllister – The Windward Co-op on Bathurst Quay is at the top of a very short list of buildings being considered for a radical makeover as part of the Downtown West Multi-Unit Solar Energy project, a working group ...
Read More »Blaze interrupts shopping at Richmond & Bay
Fire sparks outage throughout Downtown Yonge By Will Tremain – A transformer fire in an underground electrical room near city hall forced Toronto Hydro to cut power to the downtown financial district on March 24. The blaze broke out about ...
Read More »WDL report: Cherry St. charette points to transit mall
By Julie Beddoes – The third and final meeting of the community urban planning charette on the future of Cherry St. was held on March 17 at 70 Mill St. Five plans had been drafted and presented to community members ...
Read More »Women of Promise effort extends to Africa
The Women of Promise team is going to Africa and the spirit of the St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood is going with them. Women of Promise support services is committed to helping women “one by one.” The group has strived for ...
Read More »Harboufront Centre nets sound, video funding from feds
The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women, announced funding of up to $389,000 for Harbourfront Centre on March 16. These funds will be used to update seating and purchase specialized video monitoring and sound ...
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