Monica Maitland, who was a student at Central Toronto Academy, has won this year’s safety scholarship from Toronto Police 14 Division. Pictured above from left is Staff Sgt. Tam Bui, Monica Maitland, and Brian Burchell, Scholarship Chair (and publisher of this newspaper). Monica overcame significant family hardships but still managed to make her community a […]

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Gleaner asks hopefuls 5 key questions Questions compiled by the Gleaner editorial board. Answers are edited for length and clarity. Election date is October 21, 2019. For more information on voting, please visit elections.ca.  The United Nations and the Parliament of Canada have declared that we are in a climate emergency and a tipping point […]

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Staff unresponsive to concerns about Paul Martel Park By Juan Romero  If you are on Madison Avenue, just north of Bloor Street West, you will see on the west side of the street a place with benches and grass right behind the Spadina bus station; that place is Paul Martel Park, a spot that the city […]

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Annex advocacy group wants to hold city to its promise By Juan Romero The City of Toronto has approved the extension of the bike lanes on Bloor Street from Shaw Street to High Park and a local activist group is trying to make sure the project gets fulfilled. Bells on Bloor was founded back in […]

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Last spring, long-time Harbord Village business owner Tino Tabares learned that the building that housed his gas station, Torreira Import Auto Service, was going up for sale. With the business under threat, the neighbourhood stepped up to help, but in the end, it was not enough. The chair of Harbord Village Resident’s Association (HVRA) Gus […]

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The congregation at Trinity St. Paul’s United Church at 427 Bloor St. is awaiting an overhaul of its garden. Located at the corner of Major Street and Bloor, the new garden will be dedicated to victims of the residential school system and the legacy of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. More than 80 […]

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Institute promotes Italian culture for all By Juan Romero If you have ever been fascinated by Italian culture then you are in luck, because your opportunity to immerse yourself into it is closer than you think.  The Italian Cultural Institute of Toronto (Istituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto) was established in 1976 and is located at […]

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Compromise found for new build on 300 Bloor St. W. church site By Ahmed Hagar A redesigned and more “slender” 29-storey tower looks to be the future for 300 Bloor Street, after a lengthy public process and, finally, an agreement between developers, city councilors, and residents. The tower will attach to the historic Bloor Street […]

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Classes cut in wake of funding changes By Juan Romero The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has approved a budget reduction plan for the 2019-20 school year. The budget reduction comes as a result of the provincial government’s education cuts across Ontario in the past year.  The board announced that $67.8 million will be cut […]

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