Barbara Hall and the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) Governance Advisory Panel say they are interested in hearing your ideas and input on ways to improve the governance structure at the TDSB. The panel is conducting public consultation sessions across ...
Read More »Motherhood added to multi-tasking writer’s to-do list
Kimberly Spice– There seems to be no rest for 36-year-old, playwright Hanna Moscovitch, who works on a number of projects simultaneously in theatre, opera, film and television. “It’s kind of a train wreck a lot of the time,” Moscovitch told ...
Read More »Threatened Berkeley St. stables win heritage designation
Dennis Hanagan– Toronto’s Preservation Board approved a motion in March to designate 93-95 Berkeley St. under the Ontario Heritage Act to ensure its front portion is conserved in a condo development. The proposal from Signature Communities requires a zoning bylaw ...
Read More »New SLNA board optimistic that the ‘worst’ meeting is behind them
Dennis Hanagan– The St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association (SLNA) elected a new slate of officers at its annual general meeting in March, but not before what turned out to be, according to one member, the “worst” SLNA meeting he had ever ...
Read More »Concord Adex wants two more towers at CityPlace
Dennis Hanagan– City planning staff hopes to have a final report ready toward the end of this year about a condo complex with more than 1,500 units planned for 23 Spadina Ave. at Bremner Blvd. The Concord Adex application requires ...
Read More »City battles Wellesley East tower at OMB
Dennis Hanagan– Toronto and East York Community Council wants to go to the Ontario Municipal Board to oppose a 28-storey condo proposed for a site in the Church-Wellesley neighbourhood where an 1800s mansion was demolished just months after it was ...
Read More »Hands-on junior citizen lauded
Dennis Hanagan– A Regent Park teenager has received a junior citizens award for his volunteer work in the community. In March, Bulletin Publisher Paulette Touby presented Timothy Calupig of Sackville St. with his 2014 Ontario Junior Citizens of the Year ...
Read More »Downtown Yonge: Condo plan would save landmark clock
Dennis Hanagan— A landmark clocktower on Yonge St. north of College would be saved as part of a new condo proposed for the southwest corner of Grosvenor and Yonge. The 143-year-old clocktower used to be part of Old Fire Hall ...
Read More »Bakery is part business venture, part calling
Eric Morse– The St John’s Bakery makes really good bread. They have been known for some years on the artisanal organic (Breton-style) bread scene in the Downtown Area, but after experiencing some organizational difficulties in 2013 – 14 are ready ...
Read More »Liberty Village: City wants to save early 1900s industrial building
Dennis Hanagan– An old Liberty Village industrial building—once owned by the world’s largest maker of billiard tables and now facing development—is expected to be historically designated by the city to make sure it stays intact. City staff has determined the ...
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