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By Joshua Bailie – At the Corktown Residents and Business Association’s May public meeting, some Corktowners found themselves in fascinating seats: pews. Yes, church pews. In the dusty back room of the Dominion on Queen beer parlour, there are chairs, ...

By Eric Morse – “We don’t want Ferris wheels, we don’t want monorails, we don’t want strip malls, and we don’t want casinos!” Ward 30 councillor Paula Fletcher told a relatively sedate but supportive crowd of about 300 people at ...

By Rich Holt – In the face of recent federal government cutbacks, the CBC has put forward a planning application that will make it easier to generate revenue from its real estate holdings. On May 1, Frank Lewinberg from Urban ...

By Anthony Marcusa – During the April meeting of the West Don Lands Committee (WDLC), members of Waterfront Toronto provided an updated timetable for several projects tied to the 2015 Pan Am games. Cherry St. between Eastern Ave. and Lakeshore ...

By Michael Schwarz – Plans for low-rise residential accommodation at 620 Church St. have added to the existing controversy over the future of land surrounding Toronto’s Town Inn Suites hotel. Weeks after permission was secured for the expansion of the ...

By Jon Stoller – Residents of Moss Park and the Garden District met with local politicians on April 23 to provide feedback and suggestions for the future of their community. The meeting, held by city councilor Kristyn Wong-Tam and Toronto ...

Turning Parkdale backyards into food production could yield two things—one, lots of fresh vegetables for low-income residents, and two, the pairing of marginalized people with the general public to work in the backyard “farms.” One Parkdale worker sees the pairing ...

By Jon Stoller  – Baye Hunter remembers taking her young daughters to Far Enough Farm on Centre Island, where they would feed the animals, collect eggs, and even carry manure home for their garden. Now, she is fighting to save ...

By Kimberly Spice – At a recent community information meeting concerns were raised with regards to a conflict of interest surrounding a Tridel 75-storey development at 120 Harbour St., west of York, and Build Toronto. Approximately 100 area residents attended ...

By Eric Morse – Toronto Centre MPP Glen Murray sees the availability of affordable rental housing as a current major challenge in Downtown Toronto, and believes strongly in the system of neighbourhood consultations he and Ward 27 and 28 councillors ...