Toronto is growing. The downtown population residing south of the Canadian Pacific Rail tracks at Dupont south to the lake and from Bathurst in the west to the Don Valley Parkway to the east is presently 250,000 and by 2041 is expected to be 475,000. New condo towers that dominate the skyline south of Queen […]
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EDITORIAL (DECEMBER 2016): Grappling with growth
December 20th, 2016 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL (DECEMBER 2016): Grappling with growth
FORUM (DECEMBER 2016): Seeing our neighbourhood through new eyes
December 20th, 2016 · Comments Off on FORUM (DECEMBER 2016): Seeing our neighbourhood through new eyes
Travels with daughter enable fresh look at community By Mike Layton Growing up in our neighbourhood, I thought I knew it inside and out, but I’ve spent the last year seeing it through a new set of eyes. Joined by my daughter, Phoebe, I have developed a new understanding of our community. You may have […]
FORUM (DECEMBER 2016): How our politicians celebrate the holidays
December 20th, 2016 · Comments Off on FORUM (DECEMBER 2016): How our politicians celebrate the holidays
Favourites include carol singing, winter solstice We asked our local representatives how they spend the holidays. Councillors Joe Cressy (Ward 20, Trinity-Spadina) and Mike Layton (Ward 19, Trinity-Spadina), Toronto District School Board Trustee Ausma Malik (Ward 10, Trinity-Spadina), and our MPP Han Dong (Trinity-Spadina) shared their favourite traditions, their proudest achievement of the year, and […]
YEAR IN REVIEW (DECEMBER 2016): A focus on livability, grindertude
December 20th, 2016 · Comments Off on YEAR IN REVIEW (DECEMBER 2016): A focus on livability, grindertude
Year in review reflects community initiatives By Annemarie Brissenden Little did we know last year that our annual holiday cover — a reproduction of a painting by Lawren Harris — would be quite so appropriate for 2016. Harris enjoyed a renaissance this year as the subject of both an Art Gallery of Ontario exhibition curated […]
ARTS (DECEMBER 2016): HMS Terror found on greeting cards
December 20th, 2016 · Comments Off on ARTS (DECEMBER 2016): HMS Terror found on greeting cards
Thomas Fisher Rare Books a treasure trove unto itself By Annemarie Brissenden You may know that a maritime mystery was solved this September when Arctic researchers found the HMS Terror, one half of the Franklin Expedition that had set out to seek the Northwest Passage in 1845. Her sister ship, the HMS Erebus, had been […]
GREENINGS (DECEMBER 2016): A green, meaningful Christmas
December 20th, 2016 · Comments Off on GREENINGS (DECEMBER 2016): A green, meaningful Christmas
Five alternatives to store-bought gifts By Terri Chu When I was a child, Christmas was a magical time. But as I grew older and became more environmentally aware, the holiday quickly became one of my least favourite times of year. Now I can’t even step into a mall during the holidays: just the mere sight […]
LIFE (DECEMBER 2016): Ontario travel vaccines made easy
December 20th, 2016 · Comments Off on LIFE (DECEMBER 2016): Ontario travel vaccines made easy
Pharmacists will be able to administer 13 common travel vaccines starting Dec. 15 announced Dr. Eric Hoskins, Ontario’s minister of health and long-term care, at Snowdon Pharmacy on Dec. 1. “Nobody wants to be scrambling to get into their doctor’s office while juggling all of the other things they need to do during the holiday […]
FROM THE ARCHIVES (DECEMBER 2016): The importance of independent pharmacies
December 20th, 2016 · Comments Off on FROM THE ARCHIVES (DECEMBER 2016): The importance of independent pharmacies
In this latest piece from our archives, we reprint a story from our May 2010 edition on Snowdon Pharmacy. We thought it would make an interesting companion piece as it illustrates just how much independent pharmacies do for our community, something that we, as an independent newspaper, know a little something about. By Emina Gamulin […]
ON THE COVER (NOVEMBER 2016): Cycling in the city
November 18th, 2016 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER (NOVEMBER 2016): Cycling in the city
READ MORE: CHATTER: Bells ring a perfect offering (October 2016) NEWS: Bikes blessed for another season (June 2016) FOCUS: An early advocate for bike lanes (June 2016) NEWS: Second phase of park revitalization to begin (May 2016) NEWS: Christie Pits renewal set to begin (July 2015)
NEWS (NOVEMBER 2016): OMB opened
November 18th, 2016 · Comments Off on NEWS (NOVEMBER 2016): OMB opened
Residents glimpse settlement offer By Brian Burchell In an effort to bring transparency to the Ontario Municipal Board’s (OMB) mediation process, Joe Cressy (Ward 20, Trinity-Spadina) took the unusual step of bringing a developer’s confidential settlement offer to the community for comment before that offer is voted on by Toronto City Council. “You have an […]
NEWS (NOVEMBER 2016): A legacy of city building
November 18th, 2016 · Comments Off on NEWS (NOVEMBER 2016): A legacy of city building
One Spadina Crescent integrates new into old By Annemarie Brissenden On a cool, crisp morning in early November, two architects in anticipation flit about a light-filled atrium like children on Christmas morning. Their excitement is palpable as they prepare to unveil a sneak peek of One Spadina Crescent, which for the past several years has […]
NEWS (NOVEMBER 2016): City to propose dog bylaw changes
November 18th, 2016 · Comments Off on NEWS (NOVEMBER 2016): City to propose dog bylaw changes
System to provide more tools for responding to aggressive behaviour By Annemarie Brissenden After a year of public consultations, the City of Toronto’s Municipal Standards and Licensing Division (MS&L) will propose an amendment to the section of the Toronto Municipal Code that governs dogs and dog behaviour. “Primarily it’s about dog bites, and how the […]