ON THE COVER: Enjoy your trip (Feb. 2020)
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NEWS: Affordable housing brought to Bathurst (Feb. 2020)
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Feds invest $200 million
By Tanya Ielyseieva
NEWS: U of T loses eight in plane crash (Feb. 2020)
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Community mourns the deaths of students, staff
By Tanya Ielyseieva
The University of Toronto has confirmed that eight members of the university community died in the crash of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752, on January 8.
LOCAL HEROES: MPP Bell honours pharmacare advocate (Feb. 2020)
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Little Italy’s Nav Persaud makes the case for free meds
By Nicole Stoffman
This article is the first in a series about local residents making a difference in our community. These unsung heroes were brought to the Gleaner’s attention by MPP Jessica Bell, who honoured them at her Annual Community Celebration, in December of 2019.
CHATTER: Zero-waste grocery opens on Bathurst (Feb. 2020)
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According to Statistics Canada, from 2002 to 2016 the total amount of waste collected in Canada increased by 11 per cent, the equivalent of 3.5 million tonnes. Low and no waste grocery stores are a market-driven response to the trash problem, and they seem to be catching on.
CHATTER: Ten Thousand Villages folding (Feb. 2020)
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After seventy-four years in business, the Canadian company Ten Thousand Villages announced the close of its head office, distribution centre, web store, wholesale operations, and several remaining company stores.
EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Feb. 2020)
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READ MORE BY BRETT LAMB:
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Jan. 2020)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Dec. 2019)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Nov. 2019)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Oct. 2019)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Sept. 2019)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How nice (August 2019)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Summer 2019)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (May 2019)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Spring 2019)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How nice (December 2018)
Tags: Annex · Columns · Opinion
EDITORIAL: Fictions, falsehoods and a crisis in leadership (Feb. 2020)
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On February 21, members of all four Ontario Teacher’s Unions walked off the job leaving 2 million students out of school and leaving parents scrambling for childcare. Meanwhile, the Ontario government has been trying to sell citizens a story about striking teachers: that they are fat cats led by union boss “thugs” looking to gouge us of tax dollars. The premier likes to paint himself as a hero out to save us all, rescuing the province in a time of crisis, but the only crisis the electorate can buy into at this point is a crisis in leadership – his leadership.
Tags: Annex · Editorial · Opinion
FORUM: Budget challenges at City Hall (Feb. 2020)
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Not all priorities can be met by property tax base
By Mike Layton
It is with great pride that I have the privilege of serving on the City of Toronto’s Budget Committee, which allows me the opportunity to help shape the direction of services over the coming year. Simply put, the annual budget is a chance for Toronto to set priorities as a city and take action on what needs to change.
Tags: Annex · Columns · Opinion
FORUM: Catastrophic climate change is here. How do we respond? (Feb. 2020)
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Australia is the canary, we must act now
By Jessica Bell
Australia is my original home, and it is experiencing a climate catastrophe. Armageddon fires are still burning up the country. Half a billion animals are dead. Towns have been destroyed. Billions are needed for rebuilding.
Tags: Annex · Columns · Opinion
GREENINGS: Short-term gains lead to long-term losses (Feb. 2020)
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Province has no business case for reckless cuts
By Terri Chu
Last year, Premier Ford and friends dropped $231 million of “taxpayer” money on killing wind energy projects. It’s one thing to not build any more but spending money to cancel projects? That’s next level “respecting” taxpayer money (as he likes to say). What this government has shown us is that it cares not one whit for being fiscally responsible and it cares not one whit for the best interests of the citizens.
ARTS: Bloor St. Culture Corridor celebrates Black History Month (Feb. 2020)
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February corridor offerings abound
By Meribeth Deen
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Fear of high buildings groundless (Feb. 2020)
February 27th, 2020 · 1 Comment
Tall structures can curb urban sprawl
In May 2020, the Annex Gleaner celebrates 25 years of publishing. In celebration, we are republishing highlights of our past; this feature, Fear of High Buildings Groundless by city-building columnist Alfred Holden, is from May 2001. As thirteen developments are going up in the Annex area it appears Holden’s views were prophetic.