A tale of two residents’ associations By Geremy Bordonaro The City of Toronto opened a winter respite drop-in shelter in late January in a commercial building that’s not far from the site of a proposed condominium development opposed by local residents like Margaret Atwood and Galen Weston. Even though Atwood and other well-known residents of […]
NEWS: Shelter offers temporary respite (March 2018)
March 22nd, 2018 · Comments Off on NEWS: Shelter offers temporary respite (March 2018)
ON THE COVER (April 2016): Tracking history in the Annex
April 7th, 2016 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER (April 2016): Tracking history in the Annex
Photo Courtesy Philip Desjardins A canoeist portages across Bay Street on Davenport Road during last year’s Davenportage, an annual trek made by history buffs along Gete-Onigaming, an old Aboriginal trail that links the Humber and Don rivers. “Portage” by Philip Desjardins is one of 15 photographs that comprise Solitaire, curated by Becky Parsons for QSQ Giclee Boutique (845 […]
Who is Jane Beecroft: Dragon of City Hall or First Nations Truth Speaker?
November 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment
By Susan Oppenheim I met Jane Beecroft in 2008, when she brought flyers into my shop for the opening of a nearby historical restoration. At the time I knew nothing of heritage work, the Community History Project (the group she founded), or the Tollkeeper’s Cottage, and I had little interest in the undertakings at the corner of Davenport […]