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David Pecaut Square 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 17 because the city has failed to tell people how they can receive benefits By Craig Saunders – The Raise the Rates coalition will hold a clinic and rally in David Pecaut Square ...

Condominium apartment starts continue to be supported by the backlog of units sold but not yet started By Ed Heese – Housing starts in the Toronto, Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) were trending at 31,829 units in June compared to 34,330 ...

Packed ranks at yesterday’s Executive Committee meeting delivered a strong message to Mayor Rob Ford and his inner circle of City Councillors that Torontonians don’t want jets ruining their waterfront. “What we are witnessing is an organized and strong coalition ...

‘Although condo starts will decrease on weaker demand for new units, they will remain elevated and will account for the bulk of total residential construction’ By Ted Tsiakopoulos – Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its Spring Housing Market ...

Michael Schwartz – Public consultation on the proposed mixed-use development on Wellesley St. W. drew local residents into a meeting on June 19 at the Grosvenor St. YMCA. The project in its present form comprises 1,304 dwellings in two towers ...

Josh Bailie – A new-look party, funding for parks, arguments over bike lanes—summer is officially here in Corktown. Approximately two dozen people attended the Corktown Residents and Business Association’s (CRBA) monthly meeting on June 4. Arts and recreation were seasonably ...

Michael Schwartz – Here is a warning for anyone thinking about demolishing historic buildings in Toronto—it could cost you a million bucks and you might end up in prison. The penalties for demolishing or even altering an historic residence without ...

Dennis Hanagan – In Cabbagetown, high school students are learning how to make tea. But not the kind they’d want to drink. It’s tea made from compost, and the plants in the vegetable garden at Winchester Public School—where the students ...

Anthony Marcusa – The future of the eastern portion of the Gardiner Expressway is still up in the air after a June 13 public meeting to present the results of an environmental assessment and preliminary plans for the future of ...

Anthony Marcusa – An anxious crowd gathered on June 10 at Daniels Spectrum in Regent Park for the first official public consultation between the city and concerned residents to discuss proposed amendments to the Regent Park redevelopment plan. The proposal ...