Dennis Hanagan – Owners of the Distillery District don’t agree, but Toronto and East York Community Council decided the neighbourhood will be studied to determine if it should be designated a Heritage Conservation District (HCD). The designation would give the National ...
Read More »Queens Quay Construction Notice #103 for June 14-20
Construction Notice #103 Week of June 14 to June 20, 2014 Upcoming Events Two events to watch this week! The Redpath Festival returns to the waterfront on June 20 and World Pride also comes to Toronto on June 20 with ...
Read More »Distillery owners believe existing heritage protection is sufficient
Dennis Hanagan – Owners of the Distillery District don’t agree, but Toronto and East York Community Council decided the neighbourhood will be studied to determine if it should be designated a Heritage Conservation District (HCD). The designation would give the ...
Read More »Residential, office mix triggers demand for day care facilities
Kimberly Spice – Approximately 50 people attended a community information meeting with regards to the development of the Globe and Mail site located at the northwest corner of Front and Spadina streets on April 29 at Metro Hall. There was ...
Read More »SLNA will go to OMB over two tall towers; CPLC investigates daytime shooting, debuts new form
Michael Schwartz – St Lawrence Neighbourhood Association (SLNA) continues its opposition to two local developments. At its delegates’ meeting on April 30, the SLNA made it unanimously clear that it will not accept either of the proposed projects at 177 ...
Read More »Wellesley pool project targets 2018 opening: three pools in one plan
Dennis Hanagan – The design for a $17 million indoor pool has been unveiled for the Wellesley Community Centre. It’s actually three pools in one. It’ll have a conversation pool, a 25-metre activity pool and a leisure pool. All three ...
Read More »St. Lawrence invites all to Canada Day
The St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association (SLNA) invites everyone to join its annual Canada Day celebration on July 1 from noon to 3 p.m. in Market Lane Park at Front and Jarvis streets. “Canada Day is an important time for our ...
Read More »Beware fallen property values when trees, limbs fall after storms
Dennis Hanagan – Cabbagetown ReLEAF Tree Stewardship is getting the word out to homeowners this spring about the good and bad ways to fix trees damaged in this winter’s ice storm. After the storm, people with chainsaws and pickup trucks ...
Read More »Secret garden? Temperance St. green space is a hidden delight
Dennis Hanagan – When it’s lunchtime Bay Street office workers head to Berczy Park a few blocks away. The Toronto Financial District BIA wants to change that. The BIA is touting a little-known gem right in the Bay corridor—Cloud Gardens ...
Read More »Riverdale Farm Aid fundraiser follows successful Forsythia Festival
Eric Morse – After days of weather-related uncertainty the Cabbage Gods smiled upon their neighbourhood and the morning of Sunday May 4—the date of this year’s Forsythia Festival—dawned bright and clear (if a little breezy). At 10:30 sharp the traditional ...
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