Liberals take new riding of University-Rosedale Polling University-Rosedale Chrystia Freeland, Liberal: 27,849 (49.8%) Jennifer Hollett, NDP: 15,988 (28.6%) Karim Jivraj, Conservative: 9,790 (17.5%) Nick Wright, Green Party: 1,641 (2.9%) Jesse Waslowski, Libertarian: 233 (0.4%) Simon Luisi, Animal Alliance/Environment Voters: 126 (0.2%) David Berlin, The Bridge: 122 (0.2%) Steve Rutchinski, Marxist-Leninist: 51 (0.1%)   By Dilara […]

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Memory builds sense of community By Annemarie Brissenden It used to be that children roamed in packs. In a time when television and the Internet weren’t even a twinkle in a scientist’s eye, and telephones were shared not just among families but between families, neighbouring children spent a lot of time together. They played together, […]

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Celebrations include gala dinner, auction, and school tours Central Technical School celebrated its 100th anniversary with an open house, tours of the school that featured Decades Rooms, a silent auction, and a gala dinner, all over the Oct. 16 weekend. The popular Decades Rooms marked events that occurred during each of the school’s 10 decades, […]

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Disposable diapers get taken out of green bin, sent to landfill By Terri Chu When people see my little one in a cloth diaper, I inevitably get questions about how I like them, what kind I use, and how eco-friendly they really are. While I try to answer most of them with grace, there’s one […]

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Summer’s over but they can still grow indoors In this reprint of an article from October 1997, landscape architect Bardi Vorster helps us identify which herbs we can bring indoors and enjoy long after the first frost. By Bardi Vorster The first task when you mention herbs is to narrow the field. The ones we […]

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University-Rosedale candidates tackle refugee crisis, social justice issues By Annemarie Brissenden Two University-Rosedale all-candidates’ meetings hosted in the Annex were a study in contrasts. The first, held on Oct. 2 and arranged by a consortium of residents’ and business associations in partnership with three United Church congregations, was very much a well-attended local affair that […]

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Toronto Heritage recognizes HVRA Storyposts By Annemarie Brissenden How do we define a city’s heritage? Is it the network of buildings connected by meandering streets and avenues? Is it a shared history of accepted truths? If this year’s nominees for the Toronto Heritage Awards are anything to go by, our heritage is as woven out […]

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The Liberal and New Democratic Party (NDP) candidates for Spadina-Fort York (the southern half of what was formerly Trinity-Spadina) have come out strongly against any plan to expand the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. Sitting member of Parliament (MP) Adam Vaughan, and former MP Olivia Chow, who are running in Spadina-Fort York, have both said […]

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Although gun crime is high in the entertainment district, neighbourhood crime and crime incidents related to gang activity is down, reported Staff Superintendent Francis Bergen of the Toronto Police Service at a 14 Division Community Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) meeting on Sept. 14. Bergen said that gun crime has been “off the charts in the […]

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A jumble of stories about an area lost to time By Annemarie Brissenden Before there was Ed Mirvish and his free turkey giveaways, there was Merle Foster and her annual Christmas trees; parties the sculptor would throw in St. John’s Ward for children who would have little other pleasure during the holiday season. Foster’s story […]

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