Toronto should join the chorus
By Mike Layton
As Canadians, we celebrate our differences from coast to coast, but there is one important thing that we all share in common, our natural environment.
Entries Tagged as 'Liberty'
The right to a healthy environment
May 28th, 2015 · Comments Off on The right to a healthy environment
Take advantage of used and local
May 28th, 2015 · Comments Off on Take advantage of used and local
Avoiding the consumer trap that awaits new parents
Tags: Annex · Liberty · News · Editorial
A typical night shift at 14 Division
May 6th, 2015 · 1 Comment
Gleaner correspondent gets a different view joining a nighttime patrol of the downtown core. A fender-bender, a distressed teenager causing a disturbance at home, and a search for a an elderly man suffering from dementia represent a typical shift. Photo: Brian Burchell, Gleaner News
Ride-along reveals unique perspective on policing in Toronto
PortsToronto planning exercise
May 6th, 2015 · Comments Off on PortsToronto planning exercise
Four island airport expansion studies underway
A C100 series Bombardier Aircraft (seen here departing Shanghai), is the model that Porter Airlines proposes to fly out of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.
By Annemarie Brissenden
Police shooting on Spadina Road
April 17th, 2015 · Comments Off on Police shooting on Spadina Road
Toronto Police responded to a call about a man with a knife near 140 Spadina Rd., just south of Dupont Avenue, at approximately 9 p.m. on Feb. 18. The armed man was shot when an exchange resulted between him and the officers shortly after they arrived at the scene.
The “D” word-downtown
April 16th, 2015 · 2 Comments
Amenities matter in city intensification
By Joe Cressy
I’m proud to live in downtown Toronto. I was born downtown, raised on Walmer Road, and my wife and I live in the Annex, near Bathurst and Bloor streets. Downtown Toronto is a great place to live, but we have much to do to make sure we protect and build the character of our downtown communities.
They walk the talk
April 16th, 2015 · Comments Off on They walk the talk
The recent unveiling of plans to redevelop the Honest Ed’s site and adjoining Mirvish Village left a largely local audience in awe. At the opening curtain on the proposed plan, yet to be submitted to the City for approval, Westbank Corp. of Vancouver displayed an innovative plan of multiple residential towers, “small-grain” retail, open public space, preserved architecture (Mirvish Village), and a street (Markham Street) dedicated to pedestrians. They did almost exactly what they said they would do—they listened.
Tags: Annex · Liberty · Editorial
Smart growth for our community
April 16th, 2015 · Comments Off on Smart growth for our community
Provincial proposal aims to give residents greater say
By Han Dong
Recently, I attended an event at the Fort York Foundation Visitors’ Centre with the Hon. Ted McMeekin, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, where he announced that the Government of Ontario is proposing reforms to the Planning Act and the Development Charges Act. These proposed reforms would give residents a greater say in how their communities grow and would provide more opportunities to fund community services such as transit and recycling.
Density done right
April 16th, 2015 · Comments Off on Density done right
Infrastructure is the key to Green
By Terri Chu,
I ran into many neighbours at a recent community consultation for the Honest Ed’s redevelopment project. Westbank unveiled its plans, which consist entirely of rental units with a strong emphasis on the key buzzword of the day, “microretail”.
Tags: Annex · Liberty · General
Easy meringue
April 16th, 2015 · Comments Off on Easy meringue
Use whatever you have in the pantry for crust
By Susan Oppenheim
Who didn’t grow up 50-odd years ago with something that was totally special, totally yummy, and very, very easy to make?
John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design
April 16th, 2015 · Comments Off on John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design
Photo by Brian Burchell, Gleaner News
Owner/Developer: University of Toronto
Status: Under construction
Toronto needs a partner in Ottawa
April 14th, 2015 · Comments Off on Toronto needs a partner in Ottawa
One-time announcements rob City of ability to plan
By Adam Vaughan
The delay of the federal budget has only really delayed bad news for Toronto. Our city has exceptional needs in housing and transit. Ottawa is nowhere to be found on these files, and it appears from questions asked in the House of Commons that there is next to no chance the federal government will deliver needed funding in the budget if and when it is tabled.
Committed to working together
April 14th, 2015 · Comments Off on Committed to working together
Elected representatives agree on Trinity-Spadina priorities
By Annemarie Brissenden
Trinity-Spadina’s elected representatives are committed to working together to improve transit infrastructure, increase affordable housing, and enhance the liveability of the area. They also share a renewed spirit of optimism after a series of elections last year that have resulted in new faces at all levels of government.