This year’s December cover is a photo courtesy of cycling advocate Jun Nogami.  Read more

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Bloor Street tops the list in the “Get You Home Faster Act”

By Ammara Khan

In a move to “combat congestion,” the Ford government has set out to reduce the number of bike lanes starting with the removal of lanes on Bloor Street, Yonge Street, and University Avenue.   Read more

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My family [and I]  are longtime downtown residents and homeowners. We own a car and we also cycle daily to run errands, particularly on the Bloor shopping strip. 

If you enact this bill we will simply stop shopping on the local Bloor strip. We will get in our car and drive somewhere else. So much for lowering congestion.   Read more

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Renowned Indigenous artist brings another masterpiece to the Annex

By Rose Haberer

Mural maestro Joseph Sagaj strikes the Annex community again with the powerful blow of his allegorical art. The mural, with all its vibrancy, sits atop the eroding steps of Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts.  Read more

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Our fourth and final instalment of the review of area parks for 2024

Compiled by Ammara Khan

Each year the Annex Gleaner reviews the many parks and parkettes in our coverage area using a variety of criteria.   Read more

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Chen has made an impact at Harbord Collegiate

By Ammara Khan  Read more

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SEE MORE EDITORIAL CARTOONS:  Read more

• EDITORIAL CARTOON: Disinformation 101 (Oct./Nov. 2024)
• EDITORIAL CARTOON: Get ready for Eglinton! (Sept. 2024)
• EDITORIAL CARTOON: Staggering Progress! (Summer 2024)
• EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (June 2024)
• EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (May 2024)
• EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice: NIMBYism 101 (Apr. 2024)
• EDITORIAL CARTOON: Why can’t they get along??? (Mar. 2024)
• EDITORIAL CARTOON: How to drive in Toronto (Feb. 2024)

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Bill 212, Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024, is a reckless piece of legislation based on the false premise that bike lanes add to traffic congestion and are bad for business. The Annex is a shining example of how neither is true.  Read more

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Not to late for the flu shot or an updated COVID vacine

By Dianne Saxe

Two years have now passed since I was first elected to Toronto city council, and I am tremendously proud of the improvements we have made together.   Read more

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It’s as if being premier is too hard and he would rather be mayor of Toronto

By Jessica Bell

The Conservatives anti-bike bill went to committee in mid-November. It came into committee bad, and it went out worse.  Read more

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Import of a Dutch design was a response to cyclist death at Bloor and St. George streets

By Austin Kelly  Read more

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City council works to develop a new bylaw 

By Meredith Poirier

In response to repeated outcries from tenants the city is developing a legislative framework to help protect them.   Read more

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A soft reopening is planned for third-party rentals

By Rose Haberer 

Since its closing in the heat of mid-June, questions about the fate of the Toronto gem and documentary film-scene staple, Hot Docs, have been left open-ended, until now.   Read more

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