December 16th, 2024 · Comments Off on NEWS: Ford government is intent on removing bike lanes in Toronto (Dec. 2024)
Bloor Street tops the list in the “Get You Home Faster Act”
Bike lanes on Bloor have become part of the fabric of the street. BRIAN BURCHELL/GLEANER NEWS
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
December 16th, 2024 · Comments Off on LETTERS: An open letter to the Minister of Transportation (Dec. 2024)
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
December 16th, 2024 · Comments Off on FOCUS: TSP and BIA work together to bring a new mural to Bloor (Dec. 2024)
Renowned Indigenous artist brings another masterpiece to the Annex
By Rose Haberer
Technicians apply the vinyl composition of Joseph Sagaj’s artwork titled Checkmate. BRIAN BURCHELL/GLEANER NEWS
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
December 16th, 2024 · Comments Off on FOCUS: Community Safety Scholarship awarded to Sean Chen (Dec. 2024)
Chen has made an impact at Harbord Collegiate
From left, P.C. Geoff Graham, Inspector Robert Choe, scholarship winner Sean Chen, Scholarship Coordinator Brian Burchell, and P.C. Jamie Breau at Toronto Police Service’s 14 Division. COURTESY TORONTO POLICE SERVICE
December 16th, 2024 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Bill 212 causes congestion (Dec. 2024)
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
December 16th, 2024 · Comments Off on FORUM: Time to file your vacant home tax declaration (Dec. 2024)
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
November 8th, 2024 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER: Redo of intersection itself a hazard (Oct./Nov. 2024)
Import of a Dutch design was a response to cyclist death at Bloor and St. George streets
City crews work to amend the recently redesigned intersection of Bloor and St. George by removing trip hazards that were injuring cyclists and pedestrians. BRIAN BURCHELL/GLEANER NEWS
November 8th, 2024 · Comments Off on NEWS: Hot Docs/Bloor Cinema to reopen (Oct./Nov. 2024)
A soft reopening is planned for third-party rentals
The Rocky Horror Picture Show returns to Hot Docs this Halloween. NEILAND BRISSENDEN/GLEANER NEWS
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