TheBulletin.ca Journal of Downtown Toronto
Dennis Hanagan – Two towers are proposed for Downtown’s east side, one in Church Street Village and the other near Corktown. A 32-storey privately-run student residence with 119 units containing 532 beds is proposed for 412 Church at McGill St. ...
Read More »Leslieville residents put their green agenda on the council to-do list
Dennis Hanagan – Neighbours are happy with a scaled-down apartment proposed for Queen St. E, at Winnifred Ave. in Leslieville but they still want the city to get more green space for the community. Addressing community council at its May ...
Read More »Corktown police station must be considered in St. Lawrence HCD
Michael Schwartz – The St Lawrence Neighbourhood’s proposed heritage conservation district (HCD) came under scrutiny at its second public consultation. On April 10, attendees at Snell Hall on Church St. heard from the professionals behind the HCD. They also learned ...
Read More »The Dear Sadie letters and Toronto’s First Post Office
Paulette Touby – In a time when >whassup? serves as a greeting, >sweetheart has been replaced by >hookup and cursive writing supplanted by digits, Toronto’s First Post Office at its AGM on May 12 offers us a glimpse into the ...
Read More »OMB called a ‘mock court’ with adversarial hearings Wong-Tam: OMB erodes the quality of Downtown neighbourhoods
Dennis Hanagan – A former Toronto city councilor told a Queen’s Park committee that Toronto should remain under the purview of the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB)—a body current councillors say meddles in the city’s planning business, and they want rid ...
Read More »OMB an ‘irritant’: Murray reveals Section 37, appeals reforms Minor variances are often backdoor rezoning: Murray
Dennis Hanagan – Toronto Centre residents have given their MPP Glen Murray an earful about how Toronto’s planning process can be made better so that neighbourhoods get development they want, not so much what large-scale developers want. As it stands, ...
Read More »Former stable added to heritage lists
Dennis Hanagan – City council will hear a recommendation to have a 108-year-old building on Berkeley St. in the St. Lawrence Neghbourhood included in Toronto’s inventory of heritage buildings. The call comes in the wake of preliminary discussions regarding the ...
Read More »Sign by-law tries to balance rights of residents with needs of business
Dennis Hanagan – The Bay Cloverhill Community Association (BCCA) met in the Church-Wellesley neighbourhood March 24 with the city’s sign by-law manager Ted Van Vliet who gave an overview of a recently completed study about electronic and illuminated signs and ...
Read More »SEDNA members hear of busy summer for Distillery, Trinity Square
Michael Schwartz – The South East Downtown Networking Alliance (SEDNA) met on April 10 to hear updates from its members. The Distillery District reported that the Cluny Brasserie opens in June; modern French cuisine will be served in a building ...
Read More »Toronto council united on whisper jet pre-approvals
Ian Steer – Toronto city councilors voted unanimously on April 1 to go a step further in the process of authorizing Porter Airlines to offer whisper jet access to the city’s waterfront air-port. “Both sides broke out in spontaneous applause ...
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