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ON THE COVER: Redo of intersection itself a hazard (Oct./Nov. 2024)

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

By Austin Kelly

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Tags: Annex · News · On the cover

NEWS: An attempt to stem renovictions (Oct./Nov. 2024)

November 8th, 2024 · Comments Off on NEWS: An attempt to stem renovictions (Oct./Nov. 2024)

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. 

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Tags: Annex · News

NEWS: Hot Docs/Bloor Cinema to reopen (Oct./Nov. 2024)

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. 

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GRADING OUR GREENSPACE: Annex parks report card (Oct./Nov. 2024)

November 8th, 2024 · Comments Off on GRADING OUR GREENSPACE: Annex parks report card (Oct./Nov. 2024)

Third instalment of the Gleaner’s review of area parks for 2024

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

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Tags: Annex · Life

CHATTER: Trinity-St. Paul’s blesses all creatures great and small (Oct./Nov. 2024)

November 8th, 2024 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Trinity-St. Paul’s blesses all creatures great and small (Oct./Nov. 2024)

The annual tradition pays tribute to the creatures we love. ROSE HABERER/GLEANER NEWS

If you happened to be at the Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts this past Sunday, Oct. 6,  you would have found the pews full of people replaced with a gaggle of pointy eared, furry friends, there for the annual Blessing of the Animals. 

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EDITORIAL CARTOON: Disinformation 101 (Oct./Nov. 2024)

November 8th, 2024 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL CARTOON: Disinformation 101 (Oct./Nov. 2024)

“Tunnel Talk”

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Tags: Annex · Editorial · Columns · Opinion

EDITORIAL: Fact-checking Ford (Oct./Nov. 2024)

November 8th, 2024 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Fact-checking Ford (Oct./Nov. 2024)

Premier Doug Ford, while apparently unable or unwilling to address urgent provincial crises in health care, education, and the ongoing existential threat of climate change, has instead told an Empire Club luncheon last week that he is planning to “rip out bike lanes on major roads such as Bloor Street.” The elites at the lunch were thrilled, a group whose praise Ford craves.

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Tags: Annex · Editorial · Opinion

LETTER TO THE EDITOR (Oct./Nov. 2024)

November 8th, 2024 · Comments Off on LETTER TO THE EDITOR (Oct./Nov. 2024)

RE: Road safety for some, sometimes

I appreciated Albert Koehl’s excellent editorial piece regarding the serious hazards bike riders face as underlined by the recent death of a young female cyclist on Bloor Street. 

Construction projects and aggressive motorists indeed present a serious challenge to bike safety especially in situations where there are merge points. 

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Tags: Annex · Letters · Opinion

FORUM: A busy legislative agenda ahead (Oct./Nov. 2024)

November 8th, 2024 · Comments Off on FORUM: A busy legislative agenda ahead (Oct./Nov. 2024)

TTC and safety initiatives dominate

By Dianne Saxe

Fall is a lovely time in University-Rosedale. Mornings are cool, summer gardens yield a few more delights (my cherry tomatoes are still ripening), and the leaves are starting to turn yellow, orange, and red. Fresh fall apples are crisp and tart; farmers’ markets are bursting with produce and looking ahead to Halloween. I always enjoy fall celebrations, such as the Annex Residents’ Association cornfest, BENA’s social and the HVRA fall fair’s auction and concert. Thank you to everyone who said hello.

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Tags: Annex · Columns · Opinion

FORUM: Bike lanes are a solution to congestion, not the cause (Oct./Nov. 2024)

November 8th, 2024 · Comments Off on FORUM: Bike lanes are a solution to congestion, not the cause (Oct./Nov. 2024)

Ford adds fuel an to an ugly culture war of drivers versus cyclists

By Jessica Bell

Queen’s Park should be solving our biggest challenges, like climate change, homelessness, and fixing our public services, from health care to schools.

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ON THE COVER: More fireworks for Dominico Field (Sept. 2024)

November 8th, 2024 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER: More fireworks for Dominico Field (Sept. 2024)

Toronto Maple Leafs Connor Lewis (L) and Jose Vinicio charge through smoke and fireworks during pregame player introductions at Christie Pits on August 24. The Leafs went down to defeat against the Barrie Baycats, bringing their 2024 season to an early end.
CRAIG AIKIN/GLEANER NEWS

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Tags: Annex · On the cover

NEWS: City plans to convert Green P to housing (Sept. 2024)

November 8th, 2024 · Comments Off on NEWS: City plans to convert Green P to housing (Sept. 2024)

Kensington Market parking lot set to become affordable housing 

Artist rendering of the proposed new build at 35 Bellevue Ave. COURTESY MONTGOMERY SISAM ARCHITECTS

By Meredith Poirier

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FOCUS: Band of Storytellers tells a tale (Sept. 2024)

November 8th, 2024 · Comments Off on FOCUS: Band of Storytellers tells a tale (Sept. 2024)

Brunswick House mural an Afrofuturistic tribute to Albert’s Hall 

Pictured above (from left) are Neiland Brissenden from the Bloor Annex BIA, artist Komi Olafimihan, storyteller Norman Richmond, and filmmaker-interdisciplinary artist Saroja Ponnambalam. COURTESY AYESHA KHAN/STEPS PUBLIC ART

By Ammara Khan and Meredith Poirier

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