Side-by-side condo tower development on Davenport
COURTESY CITYZEN AND GREYBROOK REALTY PARTNERS
By Nicole Stoffman
NEWS: Too close for comfort (Winter 2022)
March 14th, 2022 · 2 Comments
COURTESY CITYZEN AND GREYBROOK REALTY PARTNERS
NEWS: Creating a friendlier Dupont (May 2019)
May 28th, 2019 · Comments Off on NEWS: Creating a friendlier Dupont (May 2019)
Creation of city square and Dupont greening to begin this summer
By Nabahat Hussain
NEWS: Slowing the flow (Summer 2018)
August 12th, 2018 · Comments Off on NEWS: Slowing the flow (Summer 2018)
Spadina Road from Bloor to Dupont streets will be narrowed to create a safer space for pedestrians and cyclists. The new lanes will be installed in August, with tree planting and the widening of the sidewalks done at a later date. COURTESY MARTIN REIS
City moves to narrow car lanes on Spadina Road
By Temi Dada
NEWS (NOVEMBER 2016): OMB opened
November 18th, 2016 · Comments Off on NEWS (NOVEMBER 2016): OMB opened
Residents glimpse settlement offer
By Brian Burchell
In an effort to bring transparency to the Ontario Municipal Board’s (OMB) mediation process, Joe Cressy (Ward 20, Trinity-Spadina) took the unusual step of bringing a developer’s confidential settlement offer to the community for comment before that offer is voted on by Toronto City Council.
NEWS (SEPTEMBER 2016): Trains in the night
September 15th, 2016 · Comments Off on NEWS (SEPTEMBER 2016): Trains in the night
Potential disaster averted
By Brian Burchell
Two Canadian Pacific freight trains collided on August 21 sending two locomotives and several rail cars off the tracks just north of Dupont Street near Howland Avenue. The trains were going in opposite directions and one clipped the tail end of the other as it failed to execute a safe pass.
EDITORIAL (SEPTEMBER 2016): Train derailment changes the conversation
September 15th, 2016 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL (SEPTEMBER 2016): Train derailment changes the conversation
The August 21 twin train derailment on the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) line at Dupont Street is a reminder of just how much of a potential disaster is ticking away on our doorstep. It adds urgency to what is no longer a theoretical conversation.
ON THE COVER (AUGUST 2016): DUPONT DERAILMENT
August 26th, 2016 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER (AUGUST 2016): DUPONT DERAILMENT
PHOTO COURTESY ARLYN MCADOREY: A Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive derailed near Howland Avenue and Dupont Street on Aug. 21 after two of its freight trains collided, the cause of which remains unknown. Posting on Twitter shortly after the derailment, Transport Canada said that its rail and dangerous goods specialists were on site, and that a minister’s observer had examined the scene. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has also announced that the derailment is under investigation. The Gleaner will follow up in the September edition.