By Annemarie Brissenden Thomas Mulcair leaves his hockey hoodie at home in Montreal when he visits Toronto. “When I went for my run this morning, I had on a great big Habs hoodie, and I thought…maybe I should bring this to Toronto, and then I thought…nah,” joked the official opposition and New Democratic […]
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Mulcair, Cressy against island airport expansion, support transit funding
May 27th, 2014 · Comments Off on Mulcair, Cressy against island airport expansion, support transit funding
Raucous meeting on CTS field
April 8th, 2014 · Comments Off on Raucous meeting on CTS field
Community dismayed by lack of dialogue By: Annemarie Brissenden A packed standing-room only January 9 meeting on the future of Central Technical School’s (CTS) field laid bare the challenge of balancing student needs and community concerns. Local residents fear the Toronto District School Board’s (TDSB) plan to install a championship field and seasonal dome at […]
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New 14 Division police building open
December 3rd, 2012 · Comments Off on New 14 Division police building open
Community and officers welcome the modern police facility By Andrew Russell Police officers, political dignitaries and community members packed the entrance of the new home of Toronto’s 14 Division at 350 Dovercourt Road. Minister of International Cooperation Julian Fantino, police Chief Bill Blair and councilor Frances Nunziata representing the absent mayor Rob Ford, were among […]
Monthly Annex BIA Meeting
November 28th, 2012 · Comments Off on Monthly Annex BIA Meeting
From Christmas installations to increasing security at the Brunswick House By: Kelly Gabel The monthly Bloor Annex Business Improvement Area (BIA) meeting took place Oct. 16 at Kilgour’s Bar Meets Grill (509 Bloor Street W.) and was led by treasurer and secretary, Brian Burchell. On the agenda was the approval of the 2013 budget plan. […]
Nine months later: no new leads in Dupont station shooting
November 28th, 2012 · 1 Comment
A look into the security measures at the TTC By Samina Esha After three Dupont station robberies between 2011 and February of this year, no arrests have been made. Security camera footage indicates that all robberies were carried out by the same masked person. On the third robbery, shots were fired at a TTC fare […]
Toronto museum in Casa Loma proposed
November 28th, 2012 · Comments Off on Toronto museum in Casa Loma proposed
MP and city councillors support proposition By Andrew Schopp A new home is needed to showcase Toronto’s history, and Casa Loma may be just the ticket. “The reason why it is a very good venue is because Casa Loma is recognized as one of the top three tourists attractions in the city of Toronto,” said […]
Casino in Toronto? More Sound than Fury Till the New Year
November 20th, 2012 · Comments Off on Casino in Toronto? More Sound than Fury Till the New Year
Debate visits City Hall By Josh Zeliger Whether a casino is in the cards for downtown Toronto will be up in the air until next year, but that hasn’t deterred developers from posturing for public approval and pandering to City Councilors. In the first concrete plan for a casino complex downtown, Oxford Properties Group recently […]
Budget cuts plague TDSB… Again.
November 6th, 2012 · Comments Off on Budget cuts plague TDSB… Again.
Trustees uneasy as further cuts made to schools By Samina Esha The Toronto District School Board has been under constant scrutiny after an additional $46.4 million was cut from their their 2012/2013. These cuts included the closing of 32 school cafeterias and increasing fees for people that use school facilities by 41 per cent – […]
Cardboard or Cloth?
November 6th, 2012 · Comments Off on Cardboard or Cloth?
Annex stores prepare for Toronto’s plastic bag ban By Alexa Huffman Council announced this month that the city’s plastic bag ban will begin in the new year, but questions are now being raised about the impact this decision will have on businesses. Making Toronto a greener place was a major factor in council voting on […]
Christie Pits shocked by sexual assaults
November 5th, 2012 · Comments Off on Christie Pits shocked by sexual assaults
Residents try to move on By Andrew Russell Residents of the Christie Pits area no longer have to look over their shoulders after police announced Monday Oct. 22 of the arrest of a 15-year-old male on 14 counts of Sexual Assault and two counts of Criminal Harassment in connection to a string of assaults that […]
ROM cuts back
November 1st, 2012 · Comments Off on ROM cuts back
Plan includes $3-million cut to staffing costs By Ryan Saundercook The Royal Ontario Museum announced in a press release this past July that it would be cutting total salary and benefits costs for its employees by 10 per cent, which amounts to roughly $3 million a year. Janet Carding, the museum’s CEO and driving force […]
Out of bounds
November 1st, 2012 · Comments Off on Out of bounds
The Annex, Seaton Village could be out of Trinity-Spadina riding By Andrew Schopp The federal electoral district of Trinity-Spadina could be cut down to size, with the Annex and Seaton Village being removed from the riding and rezoned as part of the St. Paul’s riding, if the proposed changes by Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for […]