TheBulletin.ca Journal of Downtown Toronto
Minister McKenna delivers closing keynote address to CanWEA summit Gatineau, Quebec, April 6, 2016 – The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) is committed to working with the federal government to deliver concrete solutions for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building ...
Read More »Sewell: City police seem immune from charges for unlawful acts
John Sewell — Three o’clock in the morning in Downtown Toronto. The streets are almost deserted. A car comes to an intersection and turns the corner without signalling. A cop car is parked nearby and approaches to pull the car ...
Read More »Downtown office market breaks new records
Even with another million square foot (msf) office tower coming to market in the first quarter of 2016, vacancy refuses to budge in downtown Toronto, and remains at a two-year record-low 4.6%, where it’s now sat for the past three ...
Read More »Moss Park gentrification? Attend April 7 forum
Gentrification and the future of Moss Park: come to the Community Forum and Supper to discuss these issues. Major changes are proposed by the City, the 519 Community Centre, and developers for Moss Park, the John Innes Centre, George Street ...
Read More »Increased fines for specific illegal parking on Toronto roads
In support of the City of Toronto’s congestion management plan, fines for certain types of illegal parking have been increased and will take effect March 31. Parking ticket fines will rise to $150, including for the following four illegal parking ...
Read More »Esplanade bus will still run: McConnell
After a call-to-action was circulated in the community to save a TTC bus route along The Esplanade, The Bulletin reached out to Deputy Mayor Pam McConnell for more information. The call-to-action had warned that the TTC was proposing to re-route ...
Read More »Bike lane extension left in limbo by council
Dennis Hanagan— City Council agreed in March to remove the streetcar islands on College St. at Bay but took no action on a resident group’s suggestion to extend College’s popular bike lanes for another 2 blocks between LaPante Ave. and ...
Read More »Pig Save activist Krajnc called back to Milton courthouse May 10
After what watchers called a confusing court date in Milton on March 24, activist Anita Krajnc must return to Milton on May 10 for yet another pre-trial. “We didn’t quite understand the outcome,” one supported reported. “As best as we ...
Read More »Waterfront Toronto board replacements recommended
Mohamed Dhanani, Stephen Diamond and Susan Henderson have been selected to serve on the Waterfront Toronto board—at pleasure of city council—for a term of office ending March 31, 2019. According to the nominations panel’s report, Mohamed Dhanani is a seasoned ...
Read More »Income inequality subject of April 18 Supper Club talk
The topic of the next meeting of the St. Lawnrence Supper Club on April 18 will be The Opportunity Equation: Building opportunity in the face of growing income inequality. Michelynn Lafleche, Director, and Laura McDonough, Manager, Research, Public Policy & ...
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