The farmers’ market at Bloor and Borden returns to the Annex the first week of June and will be open every Wednesday from 3-7 pm until the last week of October. Look for the Green P parking lot just south of Bloor and you’ll catch sight of the action.
CHATTER: The Bloor-Borden Farmers’ Market is back (Summer 2019)
July 16th, 2019 · Comments Off on CHATTER: The Bloor-Borden Farmers’ Market is back (Summer 2019)
EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Summer 2019)
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- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (May 2019)
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EDITORIAL: Time for Ford to press “eject” (Summer 2019)
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A recent poll confirms that Doug Ford’s favourability ratings are falling hard and fast. His level of support is lower than Kathleen Wynne’s was at the end of her tenure, lower, as the president of Mainstreet Research Quito Maggi says, than any incumbent premier has ever seen this soon after being elected.
FORUM: Top takeaways for our community from Ontario’s 2019 budget (Summer 2019)
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Education, health care, social services, legal aid, all on chopping block
By Jessica Bell, MPP (University—Rosedale)
On April 11, the Ford government presented their first budget called “Ontario’s Plan to Protect What Matters Most”. It’s an ironic title, considering how many cuts to key services are included. Below is a brief round-up of some of the biggest announcements and their impact on our community.
GREENINGS: Not sure what’s worse, climate crisis or denying it? (Summer 2019)
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GRADING OUR GREENSPACE: Open spaces in the heart of the Annex (Summer 2019)
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Lots of places for ambling with a dog, playing sports, or watching the world go by
This is our first set of park reviews for 2019. The Annex and its surroundings are blessed with a rich array of green space — much of it under the umbrella of city parks. We grade them here, every year using many parameters. Many a venue to run your dog, laze away a day, grab a seat in the sunshine, or shade, push a child on the swing set, the Annex has it all.
LIFE: Losing the hood (Summer 2019)
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Tree canopy of Harbord Village depleted by 20 per cent
By Nabahat Hussain
A thorough tree inventory in Harbord Village shows that the neighbourhood’s tree canopy has decreased by 20 per cent in the past 12 years. This rate of decline is similar to that of trees in the Annex, north of Bloor.
ON THE COVER (May 2019)
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NEWS: Cities trump space (May 2019)
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U of T School of Cities build to replace McLaughlin Planetarium
By Ahmed Hagar
NEWS: Wychwood Library aims to attract (May 2019)
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Demolition of 1970s element makes way for modern addition
By Nabahat Hussain
NEWS: Creating a friendlier Dupont (May 2019)
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Creation of city square and Dupont greening to begin this summer
By Nabahat Hussain
CHATTER: Community Builder of the Year: Neil Jain (May 2019)
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The Annex Residents’ Association (ARA) presented Neil Jain with the Community Builder of the Year award during their meeting on April 25. “The award recognizes a good neighbour in the Annex community who has contributed in the areas of social justice, heritage, and environment,” according to the vice chair of the association, Albert Koehl.
CHATTER: St. Stephen’s safe-injection site loses provincial funding (May 2019
May 28th, 2019 · Comments Off on CHATTER: St. Stephen’s safe-injection site loses provincial funding (May 2019
On April 1, the provincial government, led by Premier Doug Ford, announced they would keep funding fifteen overdose prevention sites in the province, while cutting funding for three. St. Stephen’s Community House in Kensington Market located on Augusta Avenue is one of the two sites at risk of closure in Toronto.