New and continuing developments in the Annex
By MADELINE SMART
with files from HENRY WIERCINSKI, Annex Residents’ Association
Photos by BRIAN BURCHELL, renderings from developers’ and city’s websites
DEVELOPINGS: Developments on your doorstep (Spring 2022)
April 11th, 2022 · Comments Off on DEVELOPINGS: Developments on your doorstep (Spring 2022)
NEWS: Estonian Centre gets green light (Jan. 2021)
January 27th, 2021 · 1 Comment
New building plan clears hurdles at Committee of Adjustment
Residents and shoppers alike were surprised to see the Green P parking lot on Madison Avenue close in early January. The city had been leasing the space for Green P but that lease was not renewed by the property owners who also own the adjacent 11 Madison Ave. The owners plan to begin construction soon on the International Estonian Centre, a cultural and community space. In July of 2016, the Gleaner did a feature on that pending development. We include it again here as a reminder.
NEWS: Park set for improvements (Nov. 2020)
December 4th, 2020 · Comments Off on NEWS: Park set for improvements (Nov. 2020)
Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park named after dinosaur hunter
By Tanya Ielyseieva
A plan to redo Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park (Dalton Road and Bloor St. West) is set to be completed by the end of next year, with construction scheduled to begin next summer.
NEWS: Neighbours oppose demolition plans (Nov. 2020)
December 4th, 2020 · Comments Off on NEWS: Neighbours oppose demolition plans (Nov. 2020)
Heritage building holds monumental significance
By Tanya Ielyseieva
Annex neighbours are fighting to stop the demolition of the properties at 661 and 663-665 Huron Street.
The plan to replace the single-family homes would see the construction of a four-storey apartment building with 48 residential units.
FOCUS: Park set for eco-restoration (Nov. 2020)
December 4th, 2020 · 1 Comment
A team of Indigenous workers are bringing Paul Martel Park back to life
By Tanya Ielyseieva
NEWS: City fails to maintain park (Sept. 2019)
October 8th, 2019 · Comments Off on NEWS: City fails to maintain park (Sept. 2019)
Staff unresponsive to concerns about Paul Martel Park
BRIAN BURCHELL/GLEANER NEWS
By Juan Romero
If you are on Madison Avenue, just north of Bloor Street West, you will see on the west side of the street a place with benches and grass right behind the Spadina bus station; that place is Paul Martel Park, a spot that the city has apparently forgotten about.
CHATTER: ARA Cornfest Delights (Sept. 2019)
October 8th, 2019 · Comments Off on CHATTER: ARA Cornfest Delights (Sept. 2019)
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NEWS: Plans for a “slender” building (August 2019)
September 2nd, 2019 · Comments Off on NEWS: Plans for a “slender” building (August 2019)
Compromise found for new build on 300 Bloor St. W. church site
By Ahmed Hagar
A redesigned and more “slender” 29-storey tower looks to be the future for 300 Bloor Street, after a lengthy public process and, finally, an agreement between developers, city councilors, and residents.
NEWS: Estonian Centre gets green light (Summer 2019)
July 16th, 2019 · 1 Comment
New building plan clears hurdles at Committee of Adjustment
By Juan Romero
CHATTER: Meet’n’Eat in the Annex (Spring 2019)
April 23rd, 2019 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Meet’n’Eat in the Annex (Spring 2019)
Annex residents are meeting and eating their way through the neighbourhood. In an initiative launched early this year, the Annex Residents’ Association (ARA) is inviting neighbours to gather at a different local restaurant every month to enjoy some food, support local businesses, and get to know people.
CHATTER: Cash for corn helps displaced residents (Dec. 2018)
December 30th, 2018 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Cash for corn helps displaced residents (Dec. 2018)
The Annex Residents’ Association (ARA) raised over $3,000 after turning its annual Annex Corn Fest into a silent auction.
“It was a great day. We had a lot of people, because we promoted the event quite well. We had a great participation from businesses around the neighbourhood and members of the community,” said David Harrison, president of the ARA.
FOCUS: Putting candidates to the Gleaner test (City Election 2018)
October 17th, 2018 · 3 Comments
See where hopefuls stand
It’s a bit ironic that municipal elections attract the lowest voter turnouts. Ironic because decisions made at City Hall have a greater impact on your day-to-day life than those made in the legislature or in parliament. On any given day, Toronto City Council will consider garbage, snow removal, transit, zoning, parks…the list is endless. Yet it can be difficult for councillor candidates to attract attention, much less your vote.
FOCUS: Should the public and Catholic boards be amalgamated? (City Election 2018)
October 17th, 2018 · 2 Comments
TDSB candidates weigh in
Only four of the 13 candidates running for trustee in the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) Ward 10 — which includes city wards 11 and 13 — replied to our questions. We did not receive answers from Mahbubul Alam, Ted Crysler, Kate Frischkorn, Baquie Ghaza, Jooheon Lee, Aaron Macgregor, Chris Moise, Alamgir Muhammad, and David Oliver. We reached out to the candidates by phone and email, and gave them a week to provide answers, asking them to keep each answer to 100 words or less.
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