An estimated twenty protesters from Pax Christi Toronto gathered in front of Minister Chrystia Freeland’s office, at Bloor Street and Spadina Road, on March 2. The international Catholic organization chose Ash Wednesday to pray and fast for peace in Ukraine.
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CHATTER: Pax prays for peace (Winter 2022)
March 14th, 2022 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Pax prays for peace (Winter 2022)
EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Winter 2022)
March 14th, 2022 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Winter 2022)
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EDITORIAL: Ford should be first (Winter 2022)
March 14th, 2022 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Ford should be first (Winter 2022)
Policing is largely a provincial matter, but faced with massive trucks and bouncy castles clogging up central Ottawa, plus blockades at key border crossings, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had to invoke the Emergencies Act. As usual, Ontario Premier Doug Ford was too focused on the next election to do his job, and he should have to answer for it.
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FORUM: Building a progressive city budget (Winter 2022)
March 14th, 2022 · Comments Off on FORUM: Building a progressive city budget (Winter 2022)
The 2022 budget process will have wrapped up by the time this publication goes to print, but I still thought I could provide an update on some of the policy pieces I have been working on advancing through my role on the budget committee.
FORUM: Ford’s antics fill Pink Palace (Winter 2022)
March 14th, 2022 · Comments Off on FORUM: Ford’s antics fill Pink Palace (Winter 2022)
Up to 400,000 Ontarians are waiting too long for necessary surgery – a surgery backlog that doctors are describing as catastrophic. This means people are experiencing anxiety, pain and a reduced quality of life as they wait too long for cataract surgery, MRIs, hip replacements, heart bypass surgery, and even cancer surgery.
ON THE COVER (Jan. 2022)
February 4th, 2022 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER (Jan. 2022)
A four-alarm fire at 828 Shaw St. on January 15 displaced all 11 occupants. Four were sent to hospital, one in life threatening condition. The building is owned by Rakesh Gupta of Gupta Realty, who has been charged 12 times since 2018 for not completing city-issued work orders at the site in a timely fashion
NEWS: Honouring the past in future planning (Jan. 2022)
February 4th, 2022 · Comments Off on NEWS: Honouring the past in future planning (Jan. 2022)
If the West Annex Heritage Project follows in the footsteps of the East Annex, the area between Bedford Road and Bathurst Street could become a Heritage Conservation District (HCD) as early as 2024. In September and October, consultants connected with local residents at two virtual meetings to discuss the project and the changes it might bring.
NEWS: They come for the grub but leave with much more (Jan. 2022)
February 4th, 2022 · Comments Off on NEWS: They come for the grub but leave with much more (Jan. 2022)
guest, and just might forget that you are visiting a food bank. The Avenue, located at the Church of the Messiah on the corner of Dupont and Avenue Road, moved from Walmer Road Baptist Church in 2018. This past year, they helped to feed 6,484 households. However, the people behind this institution are hoping the food bank can put itself out of business – they want to do more than give people food when they’re having a rough time – their goal is to build relationships and help people re-build their lives.
NEWS: Peddling the E-bike option (Jan. 2022)
February 4th, 2022 · Comments Off on NEWS: Peddling the E-bike option (Jan. 2022)
65 percent below 1990 levels by 2030, and reach carbon neutrality by 2050. The Harbord Village Residents Association (HRVA) is on board with these goals, and is advocating for the adoption of electric bikes as one way of reducing dependence on gas-powered vehicles.
CHATTER: Treasuring the Gleaner at the Palmerston Library (Jan. 2022)
February 4th, 2022 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Treasuring the Gleaner at the Palmerston Library (Jan. 2022)
vailable for reference just behind the front desk in the “local history” section, which is one of thirty such sections at libraries across the city.
CHATTER: Business owner/former Tibetan refugee helps new refugees (Jan. 2022)
February 4th, 2022 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Business owner/former Tibetan refugee helps new refugees (Jan. 2022)
Phurbu Tsering donated $2,000 worth of hats, mittens and shawls to the Christie Refugee Welcome Centre (CRWC), at 43 Christie St. on December 9th. The owner of Tibetan Paper and Handicraft at 609B Bloor St. W. did so just in time for winter, International Human Rights Day, and the 32nd anniversary of the Dalai Lama’s receiving the Nobel Peace Prize on Dec 10, 1989.
EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Jan. 2022)
February 4th, 2022 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Jan. 2022)
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