Cabbagetown South residents are angry because of a new pilot project the city is launching that will require some residents to swap their small green bins for larger, bulky ones. The project is planned to roll out in the Downtown ...
Read More »Rooming house meetings scheduled for Cabbagetown, Riverside
The city is holding a series of public consultation meetings on proposed regulations for multi-tenant houses – commonly referred to as rooming houses. Two different sets of meetings will be held. The first set of meetings will be held in ...
Read More »Lane restrictions on Parliament St. start May 23: Bloor to Wellesley
Beginning May 23 through early July, Parliament St. will be reduced to one lane in each direction from Bloor to Wellesley St. for road resurfacing work. To shorten the duration of the project and help minimize disruption to the public, ...
Read More »‘Serious dog attacks’ in Cabbagetown
At least three family dogs have been victims of very serious dog attacks in the Winchester and Sumach area. In each case, two medium sized dogs, 40 to 50 pounds each, were involved. The most aggressive one is smaller with ...
Read More »Cabbagetown reimagines its main streets–with seating or without?
“All politics is local,” said Tip O’Neill in 1935. He might have added: some issues are perennial, and some elephants—especially those that might want to sit down on Parliament St.—never leave the room. All of which verities manifested on Oct. ...
Read More »Cabbagetown Air Monitoring Walk July 26
The Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA) will host its first Air Tracking Community Walk in Cabbagetown this afternoon! TEA’s INHALE Project is gathering and mapping data on air pollution in Toronto’s downtown core. Our goal is to use this data to ...
Read More »Next CPA walking tour July 10
Once again this year, the CPA will be offering walking tours through our beautiful neighbourhood. These free tours are led by trained and experienced guides who will be very pleased to show off this wonderful area of the city. In ...
Read More »Sprucecourt Public School to Hold Fun Fair
Sprucecourt Public School is set to hold their 1st annual Fun Fair on June 4th, from 11 am until 3pm. The event will be held at Sprucecourt Field, located at 76 Spruce St. There will be a bouncy castle, face ...
Read More »Cabbagetown Garden Tour 2016 to be held June 5th
The Cabbagetown Preservation Association Annual Cabbagetown Garden Tour will be held Sunday, June 5th, 2016 from 10 am – 3 pm. Tickets are $15.00. Expert Gardeners: Marjorie Harris and six Toronto Master Gardeners Our Hidden Gardens & Private Spaces tour ...
Read More »Tragic loss of her son created a Cabbagetown philanthropist
Eric Morse — On Feb. 14, 1999, the year before Sandra Riches moved to Cabbagetown, her son Shawn died in an avalanche Mount Baker in Washington state. Beyond the immediate grief and mourning, the tragedy refocused her life. “In the ...
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