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Energy efficiency is the lowest hanging fruit on the environmental front  By Terri Chu Everyone is waiting nervously to see what the future of Honest Ed’s will hold for us. In addition to the importance of onsite electricity generation which I wrote about last month, it would be fantastic if combined heat and power could […]

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New Gleaner wine expert shares some local secrets By Jason Nykor This week I had the opportunity to sit with Pierre LeBoudec, assistant general manager at the University of Toronto’s Faculty Club. He is a Breton now living in Canada who never misses the chance to extol the virtues of French wines. The club, at […]

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Question of city authority to rule on application hung in balance By Brian Burchell The fate of the plan to put artificial turf and a dome on the Central Tech field was again in the hands of the courts. The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) had appealed the June decision of the Superior Court and […]

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Ex-candidate for federal seat eyes city seat By Joe Cressy Toronto is a great city. Survey after survey ranks Toronto amongst the top cities in the world.  And we have much to be proud of: unique and engaged neighbourhoods; a diverse population; financial and innovation hubs; a thriving arts and cultural industry; and green spaces that rival those […]

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A seven-point checklist for councillor selection There are over 20 registered candidates running to represent Ward 20, Trinity-Spadina, as city councillor. It’s a large and diverse pool, and we play homage to all those who have put their names forward, as they contribute to our democratic process and make our city a great place to […]

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COURTESY JODE ROBERTS, DAVID SUZUKI FOUNDATION   Tired canoes re-purposed as pollinator point By Samina Esha On July 18, Homegrown National Park, a David Suzuki Foundation project, hosted their second successful year of a community Canoe Garden after last year’s effort to enhance Toronto’s green space. The goal of the project is to fill canoe […]

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When the Sonic Boom record store moves out this October, a Bad Boys Superstore will move in. The 12,000-square-foot space is located on the corner of Bathurst and Bloor and is part of the Honest Ed’s building complex. The plan was announced on July 20 during Honest Ed’s 66th anniversary celebration; David Mirvish presided at […]

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Trinity-Spadina (Ward 20) welcomed new city councillor Ceta Ramkhalawansingh this past July. Long-serving city councillor Adam Vaughan resigned this spring for a successful run in a federal by-election in Trinity-Spadina. He is now the new member of parliament for the riding. Ramkhalawansingh was appointed by city council on an interim basis until the municipal election […]

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Iacobucci calls for a shift to a “zero deaths” police culture By Brian Burchell It’s been just over a year since Sammy Yatim was shot and killed by Toronto police on a TTC streetcar on Dundas Street. Constable James Forcillo of Toronto Police Service (TPS) 14 Division was charged just 30 days after the shooting […]

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Vaughan’s vacancy creates competition By Madeline Smith Ward 20 is one of the toughest races in this year’s municipal election. Without an incumbent, the ward has attracted a huge selection of candidates—the most city council hopefuls in all the ward races— with 22 currently in the running. Running from Dupont Street to the waterfront, Ward […]

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