Author Archives: Bulletin Staff

The tireless staff of The Bulletin is dedicated to bringing you local news from Downtown Toronto.

Singing River at Corktown Common Sept. 24

Singing River presents storytellers, dance, music and audio art inspired by rivers and lakes. Storytellers Cathy Elliott, Sharada Eswar and Diana Tso share tales from Indigenous Canada and around the world, inviting us to renew our relationship with our city’s ...

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Join Glen Murray at Sept. 11 AIDS Walk

It’s time to get your walking shoes on and join Team Glen Murray on Sept. 11th for the annual AIDS Walk Toronto.  When you are registering, feel free to donate and receive a tax receipt for the amount you donated ...

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Road mural project paints the pavement Aug. 28

Dave Meslin— We’ve all seen public space murals painted on buildings, in alleyways and under bridges across Toronto.  But for the first time, city hall is allowing public art to be painted directly onto our streets. Five pilot projects are ...

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OMB hears 411 Church application and objections

The Ontario Municipal Board on Aug.22 heard Church/Wood Residences’ zoning by-law amendment for a 45-storey mixed-use condo building at 411 Church, at the south-east corner of Church and Wood. It’s on a half-acre site that’s currently a parking lot. The building would have ...

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Erosion of Gibraltar Point to be studied

The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) has published a notice of intent to commence an addendum study to an Environmental Assessment (EA) that was completed and approved in 2008 to provide long-term erosion protection of the Toronto Island, along ...

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On Moise’s column about the Orlando massacre

Hello Mr. [Chris] Moise, I am surprised by your comment about the shooter who massacred all those people. For someone who claims to understand diversity, you seem quite unknowledgeable about the large Muslim population who live amongst us. You claim he’s ...

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Letter: Directionally challenged

On page 12 the article by Jose Gonzalez was headlined ‘Plan for Queen’s Quay West is to create a new community’. However, the article was about Queen’s Quay EAST !! If you need an excellent proofreader please let me know. ...

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Letter: Lost your shine

I’ve been receiving your newspaper publication for a long while now, and have always loved the simple fact that it was printed on nice paper.  It felt nice, read nice, and was something I kinda kept around for a bit. ...

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Viewpoint: Moss Park: Whose park? Whose ‘redevelopment’?

The Context: Social Exclusion and Gentrification The Downtown East has already been the target of major attempts to push homeless and poor people out of our communities, including through a major loss of shelter beds and services.The Downtown East is ...

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