MPP Jessica Bell pays homage to community contributors
By Jessica Bell
Our Community Recognition Awards recognize the people who help make University-Rosedale a wonderful place to live. Here’s some of our recent award recipients.
Seniors’ Advocate
FORUM: Celebrating our local leaders (Spring 2022)
April 11th, 2022 · Comments Off on FORUM: Celebrating our local leaders (Spring 2022)
CHATTER: 3-alarm blaze in Kensington (Nov. 2020)
December 4th, 2020 · Comments Off on CHATTER: 3-alarm blaze in Kensington (Nov. 2020)
ON THE COVER (Sept. 2019)
October 8th, 2019 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER (Sept. 2019)
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CHATTER: Clinic not spared by Ford’s reversal (Summer 2019)
July 16th, 2019 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Clinic not spared by Ford’s reversal (Summer 2019)
Despite Premier Doug Ford’s announcement that some of his proposed funding cuts are being reversed, cuts to Kensington Market’s St. Stephen’s Community House remain intact.
CHATTER: St. Stephen’s safe-injection site loses provincial funding (May 2019
May 28th, 2019 · Comments Off on CHATTER: St. Stephen’s safe-injection site loses provincial funding (May 2019
On April 1, the provincial government, led by Premier Doug Ford, announced they would keep funding fifteen overdose prevention sites in the province, while cutting funding for three. St. Stephen’s Community House in Kensington Market located on Augusta Avenue is one of the two sites at risk of closure in Toronto.
FORUM: Meddling in municipal affairs (May 2019
May 28th, 2019 · 1 Comment
Province’s intrusion will impact quality of life
By Michael Layton
Since the province decided to cut Council in half, there has been a clear trend of decision making that aims to marginalize the City of Toronto and its residents’ voices on many critical issues. The trend continued this month as the province revealed details of their plan to try and steal our subway, and made life-and-death decisions about addiction treatment.
Tags: Annex · Columns · Opinion
NEWS: Pausing to preserve (City Election 2018)
October 17th, 2018 · Comments Off on NEWS: Pausing to preserve (City Election 2018)
Demolition freeze for Kensington Market
By Temi Dada
In mid July, Toronto City Council voted to prevent the demolition of commercial and mixed-use buildings for one year in Kensington Market. This gives the city time to complete work on designating the market a Heritage Conservation District (HCD), and makes sure that developers don’t tear down any buildings in a bid to launch a redevelopment project before the HCD gets finalized.
CHATTER: Church raising funds to preserve glass (July 2018)
July 18th, 2018 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Church raising funds to preserve glass (July 2018)
The Church of Saint Stephen-in-the-Fields has launched a fundraising campaign to save its historic stained glass windows. One of Toronto’s oldest buildings, the Anglican church at 103 Bellevue Ave. in Kensington Market was built in 1858. The impressive stained glass windows date from 1878, and were built by one of the leading stained glass studios in Canada at the time.
CHATTER: Celebrate the solstice with Kensington’s festival of lights (Dec. 2017)
December 15th, 2017 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Celebrate the solstice with Kensington’s festival of lights (Dec. 2017)
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FORUM: Looking back on 2017 in Ward 20 (Dec. 2017)
December 15th, 2017 · Comments Off on FORUM: Looking back on 2017 in Ward 20 (Dec. 2017)
Ensuring our communities are livable, sustainable, and equitable
By Joe Cressy
It wouldn’t surprise you that we’ve had a busy year together in Ward 20. We’ve made critical strides as we work to build our communities and a city that is more equitable and sustainable for all. We’ve worked hard on the dozens and dozens of development files that populate downtown, creating new green spaces, and building livable communities. And as we look back on another year, we have a lot to be proud of.
Tags: Annex · Columns · Opinion
CHATTER (Nov. 2017): Kensington Market HCD enters planning phase
November 24th, 2017 · Comments Off on CHATTER (Nov. 2017): Kensington Market HCD enters planning phase
Planning has officially begun on the Kensington Market Heritage Conservation District, after city staff and Taylor Hazell Architects spent more than a year studying how best to preserve the area’s unique character. It comes shortly after the National Film Board of Canada released a Heritage Minute about the history of the market’s cultural diversity.
CHATTER (FALL 2017): Dispensary search leads to 15 charged
October 12th, 2017 · Comments Off on CHATTER (FALL 2017): Dispensary search leads to 15 charged
The Toronto Police Service executed a search warrant at the Canna Clinic Dispensary in Kensington Market on September 11.
The police seized a large quantity of cannabis and cannabis-related substances including 169 kilograms of marijuana, 14.5 kilograms of marijuana oil, and 5 kilograms of a highly potent marijuana extract known as shatter. Approximately $14,000 in cash was seized along with the drugs.
Tags: General
NEWS (AUGUST 2017): Regulating short-term rentals
September 13th, 2017 · Comments Off on NEWS (AUGUST 2017): Regulating short-term rentals
Vacancy rate for apartments getting even lower
By Geremy Bordonaro
If you’re coming to the Annex for a quick visit, you’re in luck. From hotels to condos to student residences, there’s lots of places that will give you a taste of what’s it like to live in Toronto’s most livable neighbourhood. If you actually want to live here, however, you’re out of luck. Long-term housing, especially affordable housing, is at a premium.