Ila Bossons, former Chair of the Annex Resident’s Association, died December 7 at the age of 83. Bossons served as a Metro and Toronto city councillor from 1988-2000, serving four terms through the turbulent period of Toronto’s amalgamation.
NEWS: Former City Councillor Ila Bossons, dead at 83 (Dec. 2020)
December 21st, 2020 · Comments Off on NEWS: Former City Councillor Ila Bossons, dead at 83 (Dec. 2020)
NEWS: Candidates face-off (Oct. 2019)
October 17th, 2019 · Comments Off on NEWS: Candidates face-off (Oct. 2019)
Conservative candidate absent for climate-dominated debate

By Ahmed Hagar
FORUM: Vajda makes the NDP case (Oct. 2019)
October 17th, 2019 · 3 Comments
Community lawyer pushes planks of housing, climate crisis
By Melissa Jean-Baptiste Vajda
University-Rosedale is a vibrant, diverse community. Over the past few years, I’ve had the pleasure of advocating for University-Rosedale residents through my work as a community lawyer at Kensington-Bellwoods Legal Community Services. Now, I want to stand up for Uni-versity-Rosedale in Ottawa, as your next Member of Parliament.
FORUM: What kind of province do we want? (March 2018)
March 22nd, 2018 · Comments Off on FORUM: What kind of province do we want? (March 2018)
A case for inclusivity and fairness
By Jessica Bell
I’ve been a community organizer and an executive director of non-profits for nearly 20 years, winning real change for human rights and the environment.
Mulcair, Cressy against island airport expansion, support transit funding
May 27th, 2014 · Comments Off on Mulcair, Cressy against island airport expansion, support transit funding

Leader of the Opposition and NDP leader Thomas Mulcair and federal by-election candidate Joe Cressy walk the walk with the Gleaner recently in Little Italy. BRIAN BURCHELL/GLEANER NEWS
By Annemarie Brissenden
Remembering Alice Heap (1925–2012)
April 12th, 2012 · Comments Off on Remembering Alice Heap (1925–2012)

Alice and Dan Heap had this photo taken for Dan's Holiday season householder in 1993. They stand on the porch of their home at 29 Wales Ave. in Kensington Market. Courtesy David Smiley
By Lee Zaslofsky
Tags: Annex · People · General
Parkdale High-Park hopefuls grilled on health care, inflation, electric trains
September 27th, 2011 · 1 Comment
Compiled by Emina Gamulin, Perry King, and Rebecca Payne
Check out the links below about our Q & A with candidates for the Parkdale-High Park riding.
Question One: The state of health care in PHP
Question Two: Poverty
Question Three: Clean trains
Question Four: Energy inflation
Question Five: the Ontario Arts Council
Where do they stand? Trinity-Spadina candidates answer your questions
September 14th, 2011 · 1 Comment
Compiled by Emina Gamulin, Mike Radoslav, and Lindsay Tsuji
Click on the links below for more information about Trinity-Spadina and our Q & A with the MPP candidates in the upcoming provincial election on Oct 6.
Your community needs you: ask your west-downtown MPP candidates some tough questions
August 12th, 2011 · 9 Comments
It’s that time again!
The Gleaner is interviewing MPP candidates for Trinity-Spadina and Parkdale-High Park in advance of the Oct. 6 provincial election. We are soliciting questions from our readers that we will compile and pose to candidates on your behalf.
Tags: General
Rosario Marchese’s 50 years in Toronto
May 10th, 2011 · 2 Comments
By Susan Oppenheim
Tags: General