By Stig Harvor – Toronto’s street system was never designed to handle the traffic volume now imposed on it. The effect of cars Downtown is clear. They clog up our streets. They slow down public transit. They threaten the safety ...

By Stig Harvor – Mayor David Miller’s famous election campaign symbol of a broom has become a focus of his priorities in his first 3-year term in office. The broom symbolized a clean out of dubious backdoor practices and deals ...

By Stig Harvor – There are currently two significant development projects at opposite ends of the St. Lawrence Old Town area. The first is the monster condo proposal at the west end at 40 The Esplanade directly behind the St. ...

By Stig Harvor – A welcome and hopefully fruitful civic debate is taking shape in our city. It has been in the background for some time but is steadily involving a wider audience. The debate asks the complex question: How ...

By Stig Harvor – The federal government is playing devious political games with the ongoing efforts to revitalize our long-neglected waterfront. Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation (TWRC) depends wholly on funding by the federal, provincial and municipal governments. Despite these governments ...

Dennis Hanagan –  A celebration of black history will take place Feb. 19 at Harbourfront Community Centre (HCC) in the Bathurst Quay neighbourhood as part of February Black History month. “This year we’re going to be focusing on revolutionary women in ...

Dennis Hanagan –  Toronto and East York community council is seeking full council approval of secondary plan for the Queen and River area so developers will know what’s expected of them when they propose developments there. The Queen-River secondary plan ...

Dwight Peters – Canada and the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood lost one of their musical icons with the recent passing of Sid Dolgay.While most associated with his unique mandocello and the band The Travellers, Dolgay’s musical influence was much, much greater. ...

Dennis Hanagan – Volunteer park rangers are needed to help with 2015 activities of the Homegrown National Park Project (HNPP). It’s an initiative by the David Suzuki Foundation to add more greenery to Toronto. After two years of volunteer help ...

Dennis Hanagan – Two Downtown smokers, hooked on the idea of quitting, spoke to The Bulletin about their strategies to snuff out as they join the Canadian Cancer Society’s 9th annual Driven to Quit Challenge. Jacques of Church-Wellesley Village and ...