Urban design firm DTAH and Bloor-Annex BIA lauded by city
NEILAND BRISSENDEN/GLEANER NEWS
By Megan Bocchinfuso
NEWS: Parkettes win Urban Design Award (Fall 2023)
December 5th, 2023 · No Comments
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NEWS: Carved pumpkins to enjoy an encore on Harbord Street (Fall 2023)
December 4th, 2023 · No Comments
Come celebrate the warmth of community
By Brian Burchell
Harbord Village’s cherished pumpkin festival is back this year on Nov. 1. Dozens of pumpkins will light up the neighbourhood along Harbord Street from Spadina Avenue to Borden Street.
EDITORIAL: An insincere mea culpa (Fall 2023)
December 4th, 2023 · No Comments
When announcing his latest reversal of plans to develop parts of the Greenbelt, Premier Doug Ford said he was “very, very, sorry.” It’s not clear what exactly he is sorry for, or if he is indeed sorry at all. After months of ignoring his critics, including damning reports from the Auditor General and the Integrity Commission, Ford forced his flying monkey cabinet to line up behind him to try and rationalize his latest u-turn on the Greenbelt file.
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NEWS: Pits Riot: A teaching moment (Summer 2023)
September 14th, 2023 · Comments Off on NEWS: Pits Riot: A teaching moment (Summer 2023)
By Fox Oliver
A local theatre group is telling the story of the Christie Pits Riot, which involved 10,000 people, on the same soil where it happened.
EDITORIAL: Ford exploits housing crisis (Summer 2023)
September 14th, 2023 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Ford exploits housing crisis (Summer 2023)
Ontario’s auditor general, Bonnie Lysyk, and now, protests across the province, have the Ford government playing their best defensive game. In a scathing investigative report released in August, Lysyk showed more of the same in terms of the Ford government’s approach to decision-making and democracy. For those of us who have been paying attention, none of it comes as a surprise, but we can only hope that this spells the end of a corrupt regime, and that these Greenbelt decisions won’t move forward.
ON THE COVER (May/June 2023)
August 8th, 2023 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER (May/June 2023)
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NEWS: Annex honoured for pioneering Bloor bike lanes (May/June 2023)
August 8th, 2023 · Comments Off on NEWS: Annex honoured for pioneering Bloor bike lanes (May/June 2023)
BIA selected by advocacy group for foundational work
By Fox Oliver
EDITORIAL: Ford’s poor planning will hurt us all (May/June 2023)
August 8th, 2023 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Ford’s poor planning will hurt us all (May/June 2023)
Back in 1973, when Ontario Premier Doug Ford was just nine years old, Conservative Premier Bill Davis brought in the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act. This was the foundational legislation for what we now call the Greenbelt—2 million acres of farmland, forest, wetlands and watersheds in southern Ontario. Every premier since then, of every political stripe, has fought to protect that—until now. Premier Doug Ford is bent on tearing the area apart despite whatever promises he made in the last election, and that destruction is justified by a false premise.
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EDITORIAL: Bleed it and then blame it for dying (April 2023)
August 8th, 2023 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Bleed it and then blame it for dying (April 2023)
Mayoral candidate Anna Bailao launched her campaign with a plan to move the Science Centre to Ontario Place and replace it with housing. Premier Doug Ford promptly seized the moment by saying this was his plan all along, for three years now! This is hard to believe; it’s a scheme fraught with problems and a scheme that must absolutely be challenged.
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CHATTER: Pink Day returns to University of Toronto Schools (Mar. 2023)
April 12th, 2023 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Pink Day returns to University of Toronto Schools (Mar. 2023)
On April 12, the University of Toronto Schools (UTS) is celebrating the International Day of Pink for the tenth year to stand up against bullying and support its 2SLGBTQ+ community. The Day of Pink will be celebrated with a block party and raffles for the community, in addition to assemblies led by UTS students.
EDITORIAL: Ford’s budget is a fail (Mar. 2023)
April 12th, 2023 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Ford’s budget is a fail (Mar. 2023)
The province is enjoying a windfall from sales tax on the inflated prices of goods and services. Notwithstanding a legacy of debt, which provincial governments of all stripes have contributed to, this government here and now is swimming in cash. One might have expected a budget with more punch, a budget that makes a difference for the economy, the environment, or for the many Ontarians who are struggling right now—but no. We have a budget that is neither conservative nor progressive, and there appears to be no underlying vision whatsoever, beyond kicking the can down the road.
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ON THE COVER (Feb. 2023)
March 27th, 2023 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER (Feb. 2023)
original architectural form to make way for luxury condominiums.
(BRIAN BURCHELL/GLEANER NEWS)
READ MORE:
- ON THE COVER: Bloor Street United demo begins (Sept. 2022)
- NEWS: Condo plan evolves (Winter 2019)
- NEWS: Plans for a “slender” building (August 2019)
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NEWS: 196 years of Black history in Toronto (Feb. 2023)
March 27th, 2023 · Comments Off on NEWS: 196 years of Black history in Toronto (Feb. 2023)
A church founded by former slaves who were rejected by “white” churches
By Hailey Alexander
First Baptist Church at 101 Huron St. was founded in 1826 by Elder Washington Christian and 12 other formerly enslaved people who escaped to Canada by way of the Underground Railroad. First Baptist Church is the oldest Black institution in Toronto.