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ON THE COVER (Oct. 2019)

October 17th, 2019 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER (Oct. 2019)

At right, Jeffrey Brodie tries to regain access to what he describes as his residence at 104 Harbord St. The location is know as CAFE, a popular illegal marijuana dispensary where the city has erected concrete barriers to its entrance way. Brodie recently lost his bid to get an Ontario court to order removal of […]

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NEWS: Refugees get Major investment (Oct. 2019)

October 17th, 2019 · Comments Off on NEWS: Refugees get Major investment (Oct. 2019)

Major Street residents band together to welcome new Canadians By Leah Borts-Kuperman At a Christmas party in 2015, ten neighbours living in Harbord Village decided to contribute $1,000 each to help Syrian refugees. The group, which would eventually call themselves the Major Street Refugee Initiative (MSRI), would go on to raise $80,000 and support a family […]

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NEWS: Kensington mainstay Zoltan Zimmerman dies at 93 (Oct. 2019)

October 17th, 2019 · Comments Off on NEWS: Kensington mainstay Zoltan Zimmerman dies at 93 (Oct. 2019)

A Holocaust survivor, “he had no bitterness, always looked at the good” By Ron Csillag, The Canadian Jewish News Zoltan Zimmerman, whose Zimmerman’s Discount store was among the last of the old Kensington Market shops that sold a bit of everything and was a mainstay of the cacophonous neighbourhood for more than six decades, died in […]

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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 Every candidate but the Conservative party’s Helen-Claire Tingling running to represent the constituents of the University-Rosedale riding made it to the planned all-candidates forum on October 7. The climate crisis dominated the conversation and all present agreed that implementing policy to combat it was critical, but […]

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CHATTER: Park still ignored by city (Oct. 2019)

October 17th, 2019 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Park still ignored by city (Oct. 2019)

Despite the public outcry city staff have still not taken steps to address the concerns of residents about the neglect of Paul Martel Park located on Madison Avenue. City councillor for University-Rosedale Mike Layton has joined the chorus of those advocating for a solution, “I have made repeated requests to parks staff to have the […]

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CHATTER: Police Scholarship Awarded (Oct. 2019

October 17th, 2019 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Police Scholarship Awarded (Oct. 2019

Monica Maitland, who was a student at Central Toronto Academy, has won this year’s safety scholarship from Toronto Police 14 Division. Pictured above from left is Staff Sgt. Tam Bui, Monica Maitland, and Brian Burchell, Scholarship Chair (and publisher of this newspaper). Monica overcame significant family hardships but still managed to make her community a […]

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EDITORIAL: The hidden cost of Conservative climate plans (Oct. 2019)

October 17th, 2019 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: The hidden cost of Conservative climate plans (Oct. 2019)

As they look to win votes in Ontario, federal Liberal candidates point to Doug Ford as a sort of warning about the dangers of casting a vote in favour of the Conservative Party of Canada. It seems even the Conservatives are buying into this narrative, as party leader Andrew Scheer brought Alberta Premier Jason Kenney […]

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EDITORIAL CARTOON: How nice (Oct. 2019)

October 17th, 2019 · 1 Comment

READ MORE ON THE 2019 FEDERAL ELECTION: NEWS: Candidates face-off (Oct. 2019) FOCUS: Federal election candidates queried (Oct. 2019) FORUM: Vajda makes the NDP case (Oct. 2019) GREENINGS: Another election, another round of disappointing platforms(Oct. 2019) FORUM: Hold Conservative MPPs to account (Sept. 2019) FORUM: “If you work hard, you should be able to buy a home” (Sept. 2019) FORUM: Tim Grant wants […]

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FORUM: Our streets should be safer (Oct. 2019)

October 17th, 2019 · Comments Off on FORUM: Our streets should be safer (Oct. 2019)

Dump truck strikes woman exiting streetcar Jessica Bell, MPP University-Rosedale On the morning of September 17, a young woman exited the streetcar at Bathurst and Ulster and was hit by a driver of a dump truck who failed to stop behind the streetcar, as is the law. The woman went to hospital and is expected […]

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FOCUS: Federal election candidates queried (Oct. 2019)

October 17th, 2019 · 2 Comments

Gleaner asks hopefuls 5 key questions Questions compiled by the Gleaner editorial board. Answers are edited for length and clarity. Election date is October 21, 2019. For more information on voting, please visit elections.ca.  The United Nations and the Parliament of Canada have declared that we are in a climate emergency and a tipping point […]

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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 […]

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GREENINGS: Another election, another round of disappointing platforms (Oct. 2019)

October 17th, 2019 · 2 Comments

Growth in GDP is antithetical to environmental protection By Terri Chu From an environmental point of view, the most disappointing aspect of this election campaign so far is that all parties, even the Greens, are still talking about economic growth like it matters.  If we were honest with ourselves, we would admit that the end […]

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