Women Walking in Lane (Watercolour) by Jim Prince from his collection Toronto Winter Themes is featured on our cover this issue. From his biography: “Jim Prince’s paintings received critical attention right from the start. Shortly after completing art school in Toronto in 1954, Jim exhibited on several occasions at the Art Gallery of Ontario with […]
ON THE COVER (Dec. 2019)
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NEWS: OCAD students design bike rings (Dec. 2019)
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Traditional and contemporary pieces win competition By Khyrsten Mieras New bike racks are being added to the Annex’s urban landscape after OCAD announced the winners of its design contest in mid-November. As part of the Bloor Street Revitalization Project, students in two OCAD classes took part in a competition last year to design bike racks […]
NEWS: New mural for Major (Dec. 2019)
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Parkette location chosen to celebrate Bloor’s rich offerings By Khyrsten Mieras The Bloor Annex BIA is expanding its Bloor Street Revitalization Project with the addition of a new mural to showcase the neighbourhood’s rich offering of culture and diversity. In August, the BIA sent a request looking for mural proposals from local artists to design […]
EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Dec. 2019)
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EDITORIAL: Ford “proud” of cancelling green energy contracts (Dec. 2019)
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Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government is cancelling 758 renewable energy contracts, including a newly constructed wind farm in Prince Edward County, a move that will cost the Ontario taxpayer at least $231 million. The PCs are not only hard pressed to justify the move from a fiscal perspective, but it also makes no sense from a […]
FORUM: Affordable housing is a growing crisis (Dec. 2019)
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Inclusionary Zoning is the answer for responsible development in Toronto By Mike Layton Development in Toronto is continuing to boom. However, we are not building affordable housing at the same pace as we are luxury condominiums. Our waiting lists for affordable housing continue to grow and we are now above 100,000 names on the active […]
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ARTS: Corridor calendar chock full (Dec. 2019)
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Chrismukkah, mystery, music, and more along the Arts Corridor By Meribeth Deen Hop off the Bloor line anywhere between Bathurst and Bay streets to enjoy any number of the unique adventures offered in the city’s most diverse arts and culture district. This month, the Bloor Street Arts Corridor will bring festive cheer and more to […]
GREENINGS: Moral cowardice fuels our failures (Dec. 2019)
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Silence on Hong Kong and climate crisis has parallels On November 11, Canadian leaders extolled the virtues of soldiers who lost their lives defending the ideals of democracy. On that day, we might have told the story of the nearly 2,000 Canadian soldiers who fought to defend Hong Kong against Japanese invasion in 1941. Five […]