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NEWS: Pits Riot: A teaching moment (Summer 2023)

September 14th, 2023 · Comments Off on NEWS: Pits Riot: A teaching moment (Summer 2023)

largest race riot to students in Toronto middle schools and high schools. The play is from the perspective of Joey Rosenthal, a young Jewish boy living in Toronto during the week leading up to the Christie Pits Riot on Aug. 16, 1933.

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NEWS: University Women’s Club of Toronto celebrates 120 years (Summer 2023)

September 14th, 2023 · Comments Off on NEWS: University Women’s Club of Toronto celebrates 120 years (Summer 2023)

Over a century of events and philanthropy On April 23, the University Women’s Club of Toronto (UWC) celebrated 120 years with over 160 members. The celebration took place on May 1 at the University of Toronto’s Faculty Club at 41 Willcocks Street, east of Spadina, where the club holds its events. The evening began with […]

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EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Summer 2023)

September 14th, 2023 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Summer 2023)

SEE MORE: EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (May/June 2023) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How nice (April 2023) EDITORIAL CARTOON: Scale of badness (Mar. 2023) EDITORIAL CARTOON: Winter’s not as cold as these deals! (Feb. 2023) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice — Can dreams come true? (For John Tory) (Dec. 2022) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Nov. 2022) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Oct. 2022) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Sept. 2022) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Aug. 2022) EDITORIAL […]

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EDITORIAL: Ford exploits housing crisis (Summer 2023)

September 14th, 2023 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Ford exploits housing crisis (Summer 2023)

Ontario’s auditor general, Bonnie Lysyk, and now, protests across the province, have the Ford government playing their best defensive game. In a scathing investigative report released in August, Lysyk showed more of the same in terms of the Ford government’s approach to decision-making and democracy. For those of us who have been paying attention, none […]

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FORUM: Fighting on five fronts (Summer 2023)

September 14th, 2023 · Comments Off on FORUM: Fighting on five fronts (Summer 2023)

No sleepy summer in University-Rosedale By Dianne Saxe I hope you’ve had a good summer, even if it has been the hottest in at least 120,000 years. Here are a few of the issues we have been working on for you.  First, you’ve undoubtedly noticed the reconstruction of Bloor Street between Avenue Road and Spadina, […]

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FORUM: Shelters overwhelmed by refugee seekers (Summer 2023)

September 14th, 2023 · Comments Off on FORUM: Shelters overwhelmed by refugee seekers (Summer 2023)

The roots of today’s crisis date back decades. In the early 1990s, the federal and provincial governments were building 10,000-15,000 affordable homes a year, including mixed-income co-ops, public housing, and supportive housing for people with mental health and addiction challenges. In the mid-1990s, the federal Liberals canceled the federal housing program, and the Ontario government downloaded the responsibility of providing housing to cities.

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FOCUS: Bloor’s Hungarian chapter closes (Summer 2023)

September 14th, 2023 · Comments Off on FOCUS: Bloor’s Hungarian chapter closes (Summer 2023)

Back in the 1960s and 1970s, a stroll down the stretch of Bloor Street running west from Spadina Avenue may as well have been a stroll down a cobblestoned boulevard in Budapest.

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ON THE COVER (May/June 2023)

August 8th, 2023 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER (May/June 2023)

Olivia Chow’s campaign office on Bloor St. stands closed as she prepares to move to city hall as mayor.

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NEWS: Retail suffers as developments loom (May/June 2023)

August 8th, 2023 · Comments Off on NEWS: Retail suffers as developments loom (May/June 2023)

Bloor St. W, closed their doors for good. The store opened in 1984, but as large chunks of Bloor and Spadina are set to be demolished to make way for condominium towers, existing retail is being pushed out.

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NEWS: Annex honoured for pioneering Bloor bike lanes (May/June 2023)

August 8th, 2023 · Comments Off on NEWS: Annex honoured for pioneering Bloor bike lanes (May/June 2023)

On May 19, the Toronto Community Bikeways Coalition (TCBC) presented their Business Road Safety Champion Award to the Bloor-Annex Business Improvement Area (BIA) and to its general manager, Brian Burchell, for supporting pilot bike lanes and cycling advocacy.

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ARTS: Diorama Dramas displayed at photography exhibition (May/June 2023)

August 8th, 2023 · Comments Off on ARTS: Diorama Dramas displayed at photography exhibition (May/June 2023)

From May 16 to May 29, Davis presented her artwork at 918 Bathurst. Her station included six physical dioramas, 18 photographs of her pieces, and an area for children six and older to build and photograph their own creations on weekends.

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EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (May/June 2023)

August 8th, 2023 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (May/June 2023)

SEE MORE: EDITORIAL CARTOON: How nice (April 2023) EDITORIAL CARTOON: Scale of badness (Mar. 2023) EDITORIAL CARTOON: Winter’s not as cold as these deals! (Feb. 2023) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice — Can dreams come true? (For John Tory) (Dec. 2022) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Nov. 2022) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Oct. 2022) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Sept. 2022) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Aug. 2022) EDITORIAL CARTOON: A chacun son principles (July […]

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Tags: Annex · Editorial · Opinion