Universal Music Canada (UMC) President & CEO Jeffrey Remedios has announced his company’s visions for their place in the city and artist community as they relocate to a new site at 80 Atlantic Ave. in Liberty Village.Toronto Mayor John Tory ...
Read More »More density for Bathurst Quay? Canderel picks up 545 Lakeshore West
One of Canada’s leading real estate development companies, Canderel, announced the purchase of 545 Lake Shore Boulevard West, a 1.8 acre site at the corner of Bathurst St. and Lake Shore Boulevard West, on April 13. The property, considered one ...
Read More »Bell in Brief: Edifices at King and Yonge, once noble, now retail
These photos of corner of King and Yonge streets (one from 1937 and the other from today) illustrate the passage of time. The black and white photo shows a small portion of the Canadian Pacific building behind the newspaper kiosk. ...
Read More »Prescribed burns in Lambton & High parks
Prescribed burns in sections of Lambton Park and High Park are scheduled to take place April 18 as current forecasts predict optimal weather conditions on Tuesday. Officials will provide a briefing in the Lambton Arena parking lot tomorrow prior to ...
Read More »Downtown Yonge BIA invites neighbours to annual spring cleanup April 21
As part of Clean Toronto Together, the Downtown Yonge BIA (DYBIA) invites businesses and community members to take part in an annual spring clean-up of neighbourhood parks and laneways on Friday April 21, 2017. “Throughout the year, our Clean Streets ...
Read More »CIBC plans major Financial District relocation
CIBC announced on April 12 that it has agreed to become the anchor tenant of Bay Park Centre, a new urban campus at 81 and 141 Bay Street, Toronto, that will be developed and jointly managed by Ivanhoé Cambridge and Hines, with construction starting ...
Read More »Masque group to perform Jonson’s ‘Vision of Delight’ May 1
To celebrate the 400th anniversary of its premiere, Toronto Masque Theatre presents a staged reading with song of Ben Jonson’s The Vision of Delight on May 1. Directed by Derek Boyes, the reading will feature young actors from George Brown ...
Read More »Good Shepherd project offers help for homeless people with gambling problems
Thanks to a grant of $759,000 from the provincial Local Poverty Reduction Fund (LPRF), on April 11 the Good Shepherd Ministries launched the Gambling Addiction Program, a pilot project that supports individuals who struggle with homelessness and problem gambling. This project ...
Read More »New technology brings LEAF arborist to your yard –virtually!
With the support of The Regional Municipality of York and the City of Toronto, LEAF is launching a new, subsidized Do-It-Yourself Tree Planting Program that offers personalized advice from an arborist through a virtual consultation. The new Do-It-Yourself program gives ...
Read More »Bell in Brief: Mies van der Rohe’s TD Centre became symbol of Toronto’s power
When the TD Centre opened in 1966 it became the symbol of the new Toronto: wealthy, powerful and full of promise. We now had the largest, tallest and biggest corporate office space in all of Canada and it had been ...
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