Residents’ associations cultivate neighbourhoods By Mike Layton At the Palmerston Area Residents’ Association (PARA) annual general meeting last month, I realized something. We are so lucky to have such informed, open, and dedicated neighbours. Often people, including the media, are critical of neighbourhood associations labelling them as NIMBY, meddling neighbours standing in the way of […]

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Environment would benefit from a system that’s not a winner takes all Big congratulations to Jessica Bell who is now representing us in University-Rosedale at Queen’s Park. It’s unfortunate that someone who doesn’t agree with science is calling the shots but the silver lining in the June 7 election is that we now have a […]

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Annual review highlights spots for a picnic, spots for strolling, spots for playing Our annual review of the green spaces in the Annex is one of our most popular features. This year’s inspection reveals that a local focus on green spaces has yielded parks that, for the most part, are cleaner and better maintained. There’s […]

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An interview with Toronto Maple Leafs’ player-manager A recent ESPN column declared that “parts of baseball are disappearing before our very eyes”. Any grump would happily tell you that every play of the game is becoming dominated — ruined even! — by analytics and probabilities, guiding Major League Baseball (MLB) managers towards risk-averse decision-making. Aggression […]

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  READ MORE ON THE ELECTION: NEWS: Grilling potential MPPs (Election Special 2018) EDITORIAL: The market has no moral compass (Election Special 2018) GREENINGS: Choosing the lesser evil (Election Special 2018) FORUM: Bold new initiatives for Ontario (Election Special 2018) FORUM: Reducing downtown’s vehicles by 25 per cent (May 2018) FORUM: What kind of Ontario do we want? […]

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University-Rosedale candidates answer your questions Over the last five months we’ve published forum pieces by five people running to be your Member of Provincial Parliament in the newly formed riding of University-Rosedale: Jessica Bell (New Democratic Party), Daryl Christoff (New People’s Choice Party of Ontario), Jo-Ann Davis (Ontario Liberal Party), Tim Grant (Green Party of Ontario), […]

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Peter Steen receives Community Builder Award By Ahmed-Zaki Hagar Development and politics were the main subjects at the Annex Residents’ Association (ARA) annual general meeting at a packed Friends’ House (60 Lowther Ave.) on April 26. Former Member of Provincial Parliament (Parkdale-High Park) Reverend Cheri DiNovo was this year’s keynote speaker. Known as the “queen […]

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The Royal Ontario of Museum (ROM) has been providing free access to the Daphne Cockwell Gallery dedicated to First Peoples art & culture since April 18. It’s all part of an initiative to educate Canadians on Indigenous culture and welcome more people to the museum. Located on the main floor of the Hillary and Galen […]

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Musicians of all genres, ages, and levels are set to perform from garages, porches, storefronts, and restaurants when the Open Tuning Festival returns to Seaton Village from noon to 9 p.m. on June 9. Founded in 2014 by a group of local residents, the free music festival will feature over 100 performers and 20 venues. […]

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U of T study shows that anxiety can be productive By Ahmed-Zaki Hagar About 500,000 Canadians are unable to work during a given week due to a mental illness, according to a 2008 study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. And, according to the Mental Health Commission of Canada, mental illness affects seven […]

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What’s lost in the provincial debate over whether minimum wage should be $14 or $15 an hour is an accompanying discussion of what full-time employment at minimum wage actually pays for. It’s a glaring omission when you consider that many people spent the biggest portion of their money on a place to call home. The […]

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