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By John Bessai – An active committee of Downtown residents has been organizing a town hall meeting to promote possible adjustments to how Canadians vote in their national governments. The committee is called Canadian Electoral Alliance (CEA) and includes Cabbagetowner ...

Downtown advocates Michael Shapcott and the Rev. Dr. John Joseph Mastandrea have been honoured with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medal. Shapcott, who works as the director of affordable housing and social innovation at the Wellesley Institute,  was awarded the medal ...

By Eric Morse – Representatives from the city’s transportation services office hosted a public meeting at Trinity College on Sept. 11 to consult with stakeholders on proposed design variations for the projected Wellesley–Hoskin–Harbord bicycle lanes. The meeting followed up on ...

By Robert Fabian – Yonge St. is special. It was Upper Canada’s first street. It’s the longest street in Canada. It was the commercial heart of 19th century Toronto. It contains the best remaining examples of commercial architecture from that ...

Due to construction By George Hume – Waterfront Toronto convened a meeting on Aug. 30 for stakeholders along the Central Waterfront and East Bayfront from Parliament to York streets to review the construction schedule for the Martin Goodman Trail. The ...

By Toronto Environmental Alliance – More recycling for Toronto! Starting this fall, clear food containers, the ubiquitous ‘clamshells’ used for egg cartons, fruit and vegetables, and baked goods, will be recyclable in the Toronto’s Blue Box. This will divert 2000 ...

Public meeting you must attend By Ulla Colgrass – Two massive proposals for 70+ storey towers on Toronto’s Central Waterfront threaten this iconic recreational area: Tridel’s 75-storey tower at 10 York Street and Menkes’ Harbour Plaza across the street at ...

By Eric Morse – In front of Metropolitan United Church on Queen St. between Jarvis and Church, they gather every day to play chess. A diverse crowd, all male, brought together by their life on the margins of society in ...

By Dennis Hanagan – Trinity-Spadina councillor Mike Layton is calling for a study of Bathurst St. between Queen and the Dupont train tracks to determine what kinds of development and heights would be appropriate along that stretch. His call comes ...

By Kimberly Spice – A final verdict about what to do with the crumbling Canadian Malting silos and how the surrounding grounds will be developed is still a ways off, but with Build Toronto now at the helm, things should ...