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Entries Tagged as 'News'
FOCUS: Federal election candidates queried (Oct. 2019)
October 17th, 2019 · 2 Comments
ON THE COVER (Sept. 2019)
October 8th, 2019 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER (Sept. 2019)
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NEWS: City fails to maintain park (Sept. 2019)
October 8th, 2019 · Comments Off on NEWS: City fails to maintain park (Sept. 2019)
Staff unresponsive to concerns about Paul Martel Park
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By Juan Romero
If you are on Madison Avenue, just north of Bloor Street West, you will see on the west side of the street a place with benches and grass right behind the Spadina bus station; that place is Paul Martel Park, a spot that the city has apparently forgotten about.
NEWS: Bike lanes to extend to High Park (Sept. 2019)
October 8th, 2019 · Comments Off on NEWS: Bike lanes to extend to High Park (Sept. 2019)
Annex advocacy group wants to hold city to its promise
By Juan Romero
The City of Toronto has approved the extension of the bike lanes on Bloor Street from Shaw Street to High Park and a local activist group is trying to make sure the project gets fulfilled.
CHATTER: Gas pains on Harbord, Tabares honoured (Sept. 2019)
October 8th, 2019 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Gas pains on Harbord, Tabares honoured (Sept. 2019)
Last spring, long-time Harbord Village business owner Tino Tabares learned that the building that housed his gas station, Torreira Import Auto Service, was going up for sale. With the business under threat, the neighbourhood stepped up to help, but in the end, it was not enough.
CHATTER: ARA Cornfest Delights (Sept. 2019)
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CHATTER: Heart Garden to honour residential school victims (Sept. 2019)
October 8th, 2019 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Heart Garden to honour residential school victims (Sept. 2019)
The congregation at Trinity St. Paul’s United Church at 427 Bloor St. is awaiting an overhaul of its garden. Located at the corner of Major Street and Bloor, the new garden will be dedicated to victims of the residential school system and the legacy of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
FOCUS: Annex’s own little Italy (Sept. 2019)
October 8th, 2019 · Comments Off on FOCUS: Annex’s own little Italy (Sept. 2019)
Institute promotes Italian culture for all
By Juan Romero
ON THE COVER: (August 2019)
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NEWS: Plans for a “slender” building (August 2019)
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Compromise found for new build on 300 Bloor St. W. church site
By Ahmed Hagar
A redesigned and more “slender” 29-storey tower looks to be the future for 300 Bloor Street, after a lengthy public process and, finally, an agreement between developers, city councilors, and residents.
NEWS: CTS art programs cut (August 2019)
September 2nd, 2019 · Comments Off on NEWS: CTS art programs cut (August 2019)
Classes cut in wake of funding changes
By Juan Romero
The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has approved a budget reduction plan for the 2019-20 school year. The budget reduction comes as a result of the provincial government’s education cuts across Ontario in the past year.
NEWS: Robarts lets in the light (August 2019)
September 2nd, 2019 · Comments Off on NEWS: Robarts lets in the light (August 2019)
Expansion to add study space to face of library
By Ingrid Philipp
CHATTER: Excavators discover giant rock off Bloor Street (August 2019)
September 2nd, 2019 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Excavators discover giant rock off Bloor Street (August 2019)
Residents got a taste of the ice age in the form of a large boulder found at a construction site on Bloor Street at Major. Construction workers excavating the location of a new parkette dug up the boulder at the end of July.