To further help with your decision to vote today, the Gleaner has compiled an interactive map with information about the ridings that we cover: Trinity-Spadina, Parkdale-High Park, Davenport, and St. Paul’s. To see complete coverage of the candidates for Trinity-Spadina and Parkdale-High Park, click here and here. For more coverage about the race in Davenport, […]
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A bird’s eye view: A look at the west downtown ridings
April 29th, 2011 · Comments Off on A bird’s eye view: A look at the west downtown ridings
Parkdale-High Park candidates talk families, trains, poverty, prisons, the military and mental illness
April 19th, 2011 · 3 Comments
Compiled by Emina Gamulin, Perry King, Beth Macdonell, Rebecca Payne and Lindsay Tsuji The Candidates Question One: mental health Question Two: family reunification Question Three: the Canadian Forces Question Four: electric trains Question Five: prisons or poverty? The Riding Parkdale-High Park is one of the most diverse ridings in Canada in terms of income and […]
Online in #TrinSpa: local candidates tap social media
April 19th, 2011 · Comments Off on Online in #TrinSpa: local candidates tap social media
By Beth Macdonell “I heard someone call this the Seinfeld election. The election about nothing,” says James Norrie, a social media researcher and associate dean at Ryerson University. “It seems pretty apathetic out there.” Still, Norrie believes in the power of social media. “If social media can provoke social unrest to the point that a government can fall,” […]
Tax, transport, and pirates: Trinity-Spadina candidates are put in the hot seat
April 15th, 2011 · 4 Comments
Compiled by Emina Gamulin, Perry King, and Beth Macdonell The Riding Trinity-Spadina neighbourhoods include Chinatown, Little Italy, Little Portugal, Kensington Market, the Annex, Seaton Village, Harbord Village, University of Toronto, Koreatown, Queen West, King West, the West Waterfront and the Toronto Islands. The riding is one of the most rapidly changing areas in the city […]
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Condo development could set height precedent in Little Portugal
April 11th, 2011 · Comments Off on Condo development could set height precedent in Little Portugal
By Perry King If approved, a condominium at Manning and Dundas will be the tallest building in the neighbourhood. As early as this fall, owner Maria Da Conceicao Silva and developer Andrew Dales Consulting will be breaking ground on the new development. “Everyone has their opinion on it. Some people don’t want to see any […]
Time to ask your west-downtown Toronto federal candidates some questions
April 4th, 2011 · 4 Comments
Gleaner Community Press is interviewing Federal candidates for Trinity-Spadina and Parkdale-High Park and we are seeking questions from you (besides “why are we having another election?”). After we have received all the questions we will then make a final selection based on diversity, relevance to the local community, and “goodness” (objectively and subjectively decided by […]
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The patsies of Parkdale? Bar owners say they shoulder blame for entire neighbourhood
March 31st, 2011 · 5 Comments
By Rebecca Payne The closure of Captain Jack’s and denial of a rooming house application for the Parkdale “problem spot” does not mean that some area business owners are satisfied. The West Parkdale Neighbours Group (WPNG) was formed exclusively to take action against three bars that members consider to be problematic: the now closed […]
ARA calls for bike lanes, removal of parking & 30 km/h limit on Bloor
March 15th, 2011 · 3 Comments
By Lindsay Tsuji The Annex Residents’ Association has made motions to call for more bike accessibility in the Annex, but some in the city’s transportation department say the plan is unrealistic. The bike policy put forth by the ARA calls for bike lanes on Bloor Street between Bathurst Street and Avenue Road, the construction of […]
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No patio for Parts and Labour
March 11th, 2011 · 3 Comments
By Beth Macdonell On March 9, The city’s Committee of Adjustment panel turned down a request by Parts and Labour (1566 Queen St. W.) to construct a roof-top patio. Eighteen opposing community members showed up at the meeting and 68 people signed a petition submitted to the committee against an outdoor space, says Josie Kruzick, […]
TDSB-Onestop deal a no-go
March 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on TDSB-Onestop deal a no-go
The Toronto District School Board voted against a proposal to install advertising-based television screens in its high schools last night. If the proposal had passed, screens would have been installed in 66 schools, displaying advertising 30 per cent of the time for at least the next seven years. Ward 2 trustee and concerned parent Chris […]
What will “non-commercial” advertising mean at TDSB?
March 4th, 2011 · Comments Off on What will “non-commercial” advertising mean at TDSB?
By Reem Jazar The Toronto District School Board is voting on March 9 about bringing video screen ads to as many as 70 Toronto secondary schools. The board is expected to vote in favour of the screens, with some restrictions to commercial advertising. The TDSB’s committee of administration, finance, and accountability met on March 2 […]
Tecumseth Street abattoir: newer residents smell disgust, long-timers accept the whiff
February 25th, 2011 · 15 Comments
By Beth Macdonell Although an abattoir on Tecumseth Street has been operating for almost a century, some residents remain perturbed by the smell of live pigs being brought into the area for slaughter. Initially run by the city, Toronto Abattoirs Limited and Quality Meat Packers Limited, irk John Sleeman, 65, a retired resident who lives […]