Entries Tagged as 'Annex'
ON THE COVER: Keeping an eye on our greenspace (Aug. 2020)
September 9th, 2020 · No Comments
NEWS: U of T’s unique laneway homes (Aug. 2020)
September 9th, 2020 · No Comments
Sustainable design was key to plan to build these and more
By Mary An
NEWS: Residents reject plans for Planetarium site (Aug. 2020)
September 9th, 2020 · No Comments
New plans fail to quell concerns
By Tanya Ielyseieva
CHATTER: “More than a farmers’ market” re-opens safely (Aug. 2020)
September 9th, 2020 · No Comments
After a long delay, the volunteer-run Bloor and Borden farmers’ market is open and ready for another season. The market takes place Wednesdays from 3-7 p.m. It’s located in the Green P parking lot off Borden Street just south of Bloor Street.
CHATTER: Spadina Road getting new pipes (Aug. 2020)
September 9th, 2020 · No Comments
According to the City of Toronto, each year it replaces approximately 3000 substandard water service pipes during planned construction projects. This summer they are tackling the water main beneath Spadina Road between Bloor and Dupont Streets, which is more than 130 years old.
NEWS: Police Safety Scholarship winner (August 2020)
September 9th, 2020 · No Comments
Harbord Collegiate student makes a difference, TPS takes notice
MARY AN/GLEANER NEWS
By Mary An
GRADING OUR GREENSPACE: Grading the green (August 2020)
September 9th, 2020 · No Comments
Park it here
In this year’s installment of evaluating park spaces within the Gleaner’s catchment area, our observers noted the impressive revival of Queen’s Park North showing what a great city can do when it focuses its imagination and resources. The neglected Euclid Avenue Park, near Koreatown, shows what happens when these resources are withheld. Compiled by Mary An, Tanya Ielyseieva, and Nicole Stoffman.
EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Aug. 2020)
September 9th, 2020 · No Comments
READ MORE BY BRETT LAMB:
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (July 2020)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Apr. 2020)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Mar. 2020)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Feb. 2020)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Jan. 2020)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Dec. 2019)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Nov. 2019)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Oct. 2019)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Sept. 2019)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How nice (August 2019)
Tags: Annex · Editorial · Opinion
EDITORIAL: When “expert” plans look more like a gamble (Aug. 2020)
September 9th, 2020 · No Comments
It’s a plan created by experts, and teachers need to step-up. That’s what Premier Ford and his ministers are saying about their back-to-school plan for Ontario students. The plan, which deserves some praise for permitting some two dozen school boards across the province to have their high school students take half their courses online, effectively reduces class sizes. The elementary school strategy, however, has garnered a less than enthusiastic response from school boards, teachers, parents, and – experts. Five hundred new nurses, and thirteen hundred additional custodians are being hired, but this will do nothing to reduce direct transmission between students or between students and staff. Let’s take a closer look.
Tags: Annex · Editorial · Opinion
FORUM: Making it green (Aug. 2020)
September 9th, 2020 · No Comments
Parks must grow with the city
By Mike Layton
As summer slowly comes to a close, it is important to reflect on the ways that our city has developed during these challenging times. Our response to the pandemic has uniquely highlighted that investing in public green spaces and active transportation infrastructure means a better quality of life for Torontonians.