A man believed to have babysat children in the Spadina Road and Lowther Avenue during the late 1970s was arrested Mar. 25 for allegedly sexually assaulting a girl from the time she was five until she was eight years old. Police, who are withholding the name of the now 43-year-old victim, believe there may be […]

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Community members decry proposed Madison Avenue condominium By Annemarie Brissenden A developer’s proposal to raise a 42- to 45-storey, 535-unit condominium tower at 316 Bloor St. W. was met with jeering skepticism during a packed standing-room-only community consultation hosted by Joe Cressy (Ward 20, Trinity-Spadina) on Apr. 2. The developer, State Building Group/Forest Hill Homes, […]

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For the second year in a row, University of Toronto Schools (UTS) will once again celebrate International Day of Pink on Apr. 8, at 1:30 p.m., in Matt Cohen Park at the corner of Bloor Street and Spadina Avenue. Led by UTS guidance counsellor Catherine Kaiser, the 45-minute outdoor event is designed to engage the […]

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New system for counting crimes skews data By Claire Kilpatrick and Brian Burchell Area thefts are on the rise according to a new statisical system called Versadex instituted by the Toronto Police Service (TPS). In fact, a summary provided by the police shows that crime appears to be up according to almost all major indicators […]

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HVRA lane-naming project leads to The Postman By Annemarie Brissenden There are nearly 500 miles between Miliford, Del. and St. Catharines, Ont. These days, it would take approximately 10 hours to drive a highway that meanders through New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and then New York, before finally reaching Ontario. One hundred and seventy-five years ago, it […]

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Residents of the Bathurst and Ulster streets area awoke to sirens early in the morning of Mar. 16 as a two-alarm blaze demolished a garage and did damage to the side of a house on Ulster Street. Vehicles parked in front of the garage suffered serious damage as well but no injuries were reported. The […]

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Infrastructure is the key to Green By Terri Chu, I ran into many neighbours at a recent community consultation for the Honest Ed’s redevelopment project. Westbank unveiled its plans, which consist entirely of rental units with a strong emphasis on the key buzzword of the day, “microretail”. I heard barely any complaints about the rental-focused […]

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The stretch of Bloor Street West book-ended by Bathurst Street and Spadina Avenue is going through a transformation. The question is whether it’s a good one. We’re finally seeing an end to so many “Store for Rent” signs, but that’s been at the expense of a lot of chains moving in. It remains to be […]

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Owner/Developer: The Wynn Group Status: Pending, before the OMB We reported last year in this space that the City had rejected the Wynn Group’s proposal to build a 22-storey private student residence, fitness club, and recreate the Silver Dollar Room at the College Street and Spadina Avenue site. The developer has appealed the matter to […]

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Owner/Developer: Mix of private owners, University of Toronto On the face of it, U of T is an academic institution. It’s also one of the city’s most prominent landowners and developers. And clearly, it’s still figuring out how to balance its academic needs with responsible development. Consider its proposal to develop a student residence at […]

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Owner/Developer: Tribute Communities, Knightstone Capital Management Status: Underway For many community members, College Street is an example of what not to do when it comes to development. Height is the predominant feature of two major projects that are now underway: Tribute Communities’ College Condominium at 297 College St. and Knightstone Capital’s private student residence at […]

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While Bathurst Street still looks the same as it did at this time last year, much has changed at the planning level. In July, RioCan and the City reached a compromise regarding the redevelopment of 410-446 Bathurst St., the former site of Kromer Radio. Walmart will not be a tenant for at least 15 years […]

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