Last spring, long-time Harbord Village business owner Tino Tabares learned that the building that housed his gas station, Torreira Import Auto Service, was going up for sale. With the business under threat, the neighbourhood stepped up to help, but in the end, it was not enough.
CHATTER: Gas pains on Harbord, Tabares honoured (Sept. 2019)
October 8th, 2019 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Gas pains on Harbord, Tabares honoured (Sept. 2019)
CHATTER (Oct. 2017): Margaret is back
November 2nd, 2017 · Comments Off on CHATTER (Oct. 2017): Margaret is back
Marco Cupido and Gary Bloch help their children cut the ribbon to mark the official reopening of Margaret Fairley Park, also on October 14.
They were joined by Joe Cressy (Ward 20, Trinity-Spadina), and Harbord Village Residents’ Association chairs past and present, Gail Misra, Gus Sinclair, and Tim Grant.
NEWS (AUGUST 2017): Expanding the city’s cycling network
September 13th, 2017 · Comments Off on NEWS (AUGUST 2017): Expanding the city’s cycling network
Study proposes to use laneways as bike lanes
By Geremy Bordonaro
Could Toronto’s network of laneways be integrated into the city’s cycling infrastructure? A recently launched study may answer that question.
Sponsored by the Laneway Project, Laneways as Bikeways explores whether laneways could be converted into bikes lanes.
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CHATTER (JULY 2017): Larry Sdao receives Community Builder Award
August 1st, 2017 · Comments Off on CHATTER (JULY 2017): Larry Sdao receives Community Builder Award
The Harbord Village Residents’ Association (HVRA) has given Larry Sdao its Community Builder Award. Sdao owns 481 Bloor St. W., formerly home to the Brunswick House. HVRA chair Gus Sinclair said that Sdao worked with the community to deal with “an intractable problem that was the Brunswick House business [Sdao’s former tenant]”.
NEWS (MAY 2017): Restored Brunswick House reopens
May 26th, 2017 · Comments Off on NEWS (MAY 2017): Restored Brunswick House reopens
Exhibition features musical memorabilia

PHOTO BY GEREMY BORDONARO/GLEANER NEWS: Rexall Brunswick features many nods to history and community, such as this street sign.
By Annemarie Brissenden
NEWS (MARCH 2017): Westbank presents latest proposal
March 22nd, 2017 · Comments Off on NEWS (MARCH 2017): Westbank presents latest proposal
Community, city closer to approving Mirvish Village development
By Geremy Bordonaro
NEWS (JANUARY 2017): Laneway living
January 23rd, 2017 · Comments Off on NEWS (JANUARY 2017): Laneway living
Should infill take precedence over upward building?
By Brian Burchell
With affordable housing at a premium in Toronto, two councillors are proposing to open up the city’s 2,400 laneways to infill development.
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Higher crime rates in 14 Division
January 23rd, 2017 · Comments Off on Higher crime rates in 14 Division
Rise attributed to Entertainment District
By Geremy Bordonaro
Rapid population growth and the proliferation of night clubs within the ever-expanding Entertainment District appear to have led to an increase in crime last year in 14 Division, but that trend has not migrated to the Annex.
NEWS: Farmers’ market thriving but under threat due to declining provincial dollars
August 25th, 2016 · Comments Off on NEWS: Farmers’ market thriving but under threat due to declining provincial dollars

PHOTO BY GEREMY BORDANARO/GLEANER?NEWS: Doug Eiche (background) sells his honey at the Bloor-Borden Farmers’ Market. An initiative of the Harbord Village Residents’ Association, the market runs every Wednesday until Oct. 19 from 3 to 7 p.m. out of the Green P parking lot just south of Bloor Street between Borden and Lippincott streets. The market’s 22 stalls also offer bread, vegetables, meats, wines, and fruits from a variety of producers.