Tag Archives: Corktown

Corktown board ratifies 5-year term for newly elected slate

Siobhan Geary —  Planning community-building events, maximizing community benefit from local film shoots, and engaging in neighbourhood development are just some of the initiatives the newly elected Corktown Residents and Business Association (CRBA) board will tackle in the coming year. ...

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Cherry closed

Waterfront Toronto is closing the northbound lane of Cherry St. from Lake Shore Boulevard to just north of the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor until Dec. 23. The Cherry St. 172 bus will be rerouted. For more, email info@waterfrontoronto.ca.

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Timelines unclear for Unilever, Queen-Spadina

On Nov. 3, approximately 30 Corktown area residents attended the Corktown Residents and Business Association (CRBA) monthly meeting at Little Trinity Church Annex Building on King St. E. A large portion of the meeting surrounded a presentation from Derek Goring, ...

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Corktowners were well prepped for the election

The Corktown Residents and Business Association (CRBA) got their federal MP candidates’ stances on Bill C-51, the Fair Elections Act and income inequality while preparing for the Queen River Secondary Plan’s upcoming preliminary Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) hearing at their ...

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First Gulf at CRBA Nov. 3

The next meeting of the Corktown Residents & Business Association will be held on Nov. 3 at the Little Trinity Church Annex, 403 King St. E., from 7 to 9 p.m. Representatives from First Gulf developments will share an update ...

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John Sewell’s book and how he and friends saved Toronto (Video)

John Sewell provides an insider’s account of 12 years when Toronto was transformed by activist citizens and high-rise developments. By the mid-1990s Toronto was well on the way to being Canada’s laraget and most powerful city, but all this “progress” ...

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CRBA Sept. 8

The next public meeting of the Corktown Residents & Business Association (CRBA) is scheduled for Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Little Trinity Annex, 403 King St. E. Visit corktown.ca for more information. Posted On: September 01, 2015

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Corktown group organizes park cleanup April 18

The Friends of Corktown Common have organized a spring clean-up event for April 18 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteers are asked to bring gloves: other equipment will be provided. The group will meet at Odin Bar & Cafe ...

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Defunct Canary Restaurant inspired the name of a district

Bruce Bell – Toronto’s Corktown neighbourhood (south side of Shuter St. to the north, the Lakeshore to the south, River St. to the east and Berkeley St. to the west) began during the era of mass immigration thanks in part to ...

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New CRBA board to handle planning, traffic, parks

Dennis Hanagan – The Corktown Residents and Business Association has its eye on new developments, the King-Sumach intersection and park improvements for 2015. “Development is a huge issue in Corktown because there’s so much going on,” Kara Isert, outgoing CRBA ...

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