Residents frustrated by inaction By Khyrsten Mieras The property at 6 Walmer Rd. is covered in litter. The house has boarded-up windows and doors, the walls are covered in graffiti, and there are holes in the roof. It has been a long road of deterioration for the property, a heritage house, and its poor condition […]
NEWS: Heritage house deteriorates (Nov. 2019)
December 9th, 2019 · Comments Off on NEWS: Heritage house deteriorates (Nov. 2019)
CHATTER: Community Builder of the Year: Neil Jain (May 2019)
May 28th, 2019 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Community Builder of the Year: Neil Jain (May 2019)
The Annex Residents’ Association (ARA) presented Neil Jain with the Community Builder of the Year award during their meeting on April 25. “The award recognizes a good neighbour in the Annex community who has contributed in the areas of social justice, heritage, and environment,” according to the vice chair of the association, Albert Koehl. This […]
NEWS: From heritage to hovel (May 2018)
May 9th, 2018 · 1 Comment
When preservation leads to deterioration By Ahmed-Zaki Hagar At over 120 years old, 6 Walmer Rd. is at once a crumbling symbol of the area’s rich history and, a sign of the city’s inability to protect its built heritage. And it’s causing no small amount of problems for the neighbours. “When I initially moved [here], […]