New plans fail to quell concerns
By Tanya Ielyseieva
Entries Tagged as 'News'
NEWS: Residents reject plans for Planetarium site (Aug. 2020)
September 9th, 2020 · Comments Off on NEWS: Residents reject plans for Planetarium site (Aug. 2020)
CHATTER: “More than a farmers’ market” re-opens safely (Aug. 2020)
September 9th, 2020 · Comments Off on CHATTER: “More than a farmers’ market” re-opens safely (Aug. 2020)
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 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Spadina Road getting new pipes (Aug. 2020)
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 · Comments Off on NEWS: Police Safety Scholarship winner (August 2020)
Harbord Collegiate student makes a difference, TPS takes notice
MARY AN/GLEANER NEWS
By Mary An
ON THE COVER (July 2020)
August 7th, 2020 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER (July 2020)
OBITUARY: Architect leaves indelibe marks (July 2020)
August 7th, 2020 · Comments Off on OBITUARY: Architect leaves indelibe marks (July 2020)
Martel was a planner and architect who turned parking into parks
COURTESY MICKEY FRATERMAN
By Nicole Stoffman
NEWS: Boutique condos planned for Davenport (July 2020)
August 7th, 2020 · Comments Off on NEWS: Boutique condos planned for Davenport (July 2020)
Latest submission taller than earlier versions
By Tanya Ielyseieva
BBB Architects have come back to the community with a new plan for 350 Davenport Rd., near Dupont. Originally submitted in 2015 at 7 storeys (24.2 meters) this project has had multiple re-submissions. The most recent, made in April 2020, is for a mid-rise, mixed-use building with luxury boutique condos at 8 storeys (30 meters).
NEWS: Big-hearted barber gives back (July 2020)
August 7th, 2020 · Comments Off on NEWS: Big-hearted barber gives back (July 2020)
Jack Shewahy provides free haircuts &?a meal to homeless
This feature was created pre-COVID closures. We waited to publish it until the Barber House has re-opened. It’s helpful to remember that before the pandemic many front-line professionals, like Jack Shewahy, could also be credited with giving back to their commuities. Now they are open again for business, practicising safe protocols, and still trying to be a “good example for people”.
CHATTER: Sally’s Fright finds a home in Yorkville (July 2020)
August 7th, 2020 · 1 Comment
Yorkville’s Gallery Gevik has acquired, Sally’s Fright (1968), a rare colour-field landscape painting by William Ronald from the collection of Paul and Joan-Wilsher Martel. Ronald was a trailblazer, founding Painters Eleven in 1953, a collective of artists that introduced abstract art to Canada. The 9×12 foot work was a birthday gift for Mrs. Martel, a modern artist in her own right, from her husband in 1968. Mr. Martel, an architect who led many greening projects in the Annex, passed away on April 3, 2020. Joan predeceased him in 2017.
NEWS: St. Peter’s Church’s pastor succombs to COVID-19 (July 2020)
August 7th, 2020 · Comments Off on NEWS: St. Peter’s Church’s pastor succombs to COVID-19 (July 2020)
Paulist Father Richard Colgan, 68, died of complications from COVID-19 at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. on Monday, May 25. A former pastor at St. Peter’s Church on Bathurst St., Father Colgan served as a director of novices at the Paulist Fathers’ formation house of studies in Washington D.C.
CHATTER: Virus-killing tech used at check-out counter (July 2020)
August 7th, 2020 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Virus-killing tech used at check-out counter (July 2020)
Between May 20 and June 1, a grocery store on Bathurst St took part in a cutting edge experiment to make sure customers took virus-free goods home from their store. The Summerhill Market (1014 Bathurst) worked on a pilot project of a machine called the X-Germinator which uses non-toxic UV light to damage the molecular structure of viruses in less than 30 seconds.
ON THE COVER: Halfway there (May 2020)
June 15th, 2020 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER: Halfway there (May 2020)
READ MORE ON MIRVISH VILLAGE:
- CHATTER: A deeper history buried in Mirvish Village (August 2019)