Declaring the Annex a heritage district vetted by community
By Nicole Stoffman
NEWS: Honouring the past in future planning (Jan. 2022)
February 4th, 2022 · Comments Off on NEWS: Honouring the past in future planning (Jan. 2022)
NEWS: The race to preserve Annex heritage (July 2021)
August 16th, 2021 · 1 Comment
ARA, city, seek to find ways to accommodate growth
NICOLE STOFFMAN/GLEANER NEWS
By Nicole Stoffman
NEWS: Pausing to preserve (City Election 2018)
October 17th, 2018 · Comments Off on NEWS: Pausing to preserve (City Election 2018)
Demolition freeze for Kensington Market
By Temi Dada
In mid July, Toronto City Council voted to prevent the demolition of commercial and mixed-use buildings for one year in Kensington Market. This gives the city time to complete work on designating the market a Heritage Conservation District (HCD), and makes sure that developers don’t tear down any buildings in a bid to launch a redevelopment project before the HCD gets finalized.
NEWS (MARCH 2017): Preserving culture and history
March 22nd, 2017 · Comments Off on NEWS (MARCH 2017): Preserving culture and history
Process to designate Kensington Market underway
By Geremy Bordonaro
After a year of study and consultation, the city is going ahead with the process to designate Kensington Market a Heritage Conservation District (HCD). The decision was announced at a community consultation meeting last month.
FORUM (JANUARY 2017): Conserving past to enrich future
January 23rd, 2017 · Comments Off on FORUM (JANUARY 2017): Conserving past to enrich future
Protecting heritage doesn’t mean freezing areas in time
By Joe Cressy
As is often said, Rome wasn’t built in a day. In comparison, Toronto may be a relatively young city, but that doesn’t mean we have no history to speak of — far from it. Preserving our city’s heritage is critical. It tells us something about who we are, who we were, and how we got here.
FORUM (NOVEMBER 2016): Our dynamic Kensington Market
November 18th, 2016 · Comments Off on FORUM (NOVEMBER 2016): Our dynamic Kensington Market
Protecting the intangible along with the tangible
By Joe Cressy
Ward 20 is home to some of our city’s most vibrant neighbourhoods — communities characterized by unique and diverse groups of neighbours, businesses, physical structures, contemporary public art, and iconic cultural destinations. And, neighbourhoods that are actively working on initiatives to transform forgotten laneways and green spaces, to protect critical historical value, and to build equitable, fair, and livable communities for all our friends and neighbours.