ON THE COVER Let it flow (Summer 2019)
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NEWS: Patio proposal moves ahead, tentatively (Summer 2019)
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Layton helps forge a compromise for cheesecake purveyor
By Nabahat Hussain and Juan Romero
After a lengthy dispute with the Harbord Village Residents’ Association (HVRA), the recently opened “LeTao Sweets” bakery is up and running with tentative plans for a patio next summer.
NEWS: Chess for everyone (Summer 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: The Bloor-Borden Farmers’ Market is back (Summer 2019)
July 16th, 2019 · Comments Off on CHATTER: The Bloor-Borden Farmers’ Market is back (Summer 2019)
The farmers’ market at Bloor and Borden returns to the Annex the first week of June and will be open every Wednesday from 3-7 pm until the last week of October. Look for the Green P parking lot just south of Bloor and you’ll catch sight of the action.
EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Summer 2019)
July 16th, 2019 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Summer 2019)
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- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (May 2019)
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- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How nice (December 2018)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (City Election 2018)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (October 2018)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How nice (Aug./Sept. 2018)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Summer 2018)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (July 2018)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Election Special 2018)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (May 2018)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Spring 2018)
EDITORIAL: Time for Ford to press “eject” (Summer 2019)
July 16th, 2019 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Time for Ford to press “eject” (Summer 2019)
A recent poll confirms that Doug Ford’s favourability ratings are falling hard and fast. His level of support is lower than Kathleen Wynne’s was at the end of her tenure, lower, as the president of Mainstreet Research Quito Maggi says, than any incumbent premier has ever seen this soon after being elected.
FORUM: Top takeaways for our community from Ontario’s 2019 budget (Summer 2019)
July 16th, 2019 · Comments Off on FORUM: Top takeaways for our community from Ontario’s 2019 budget (Summer 2019)
Education, health care, social services, legal aid, all on chopping block
By Jessica Bell, MPP (University—Rosedale)
On April 11, the Ford government presented their first budget called “Ontario’s Plan to Protect What Matters Most”. It’s an ironic title, considering how many cuts to key services are included. Below is a brief round-up of some of the biggest announcements and their impact on our community.
GREENINGS: Not sure what’s worse, climate crisis or denying it? (Summer 2019)
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GRADING OUR GREENSPACE: Open spaces in the heart of the Annex (Summer 2019)
July 16th, 2019 · Comments Off on GRADING OUR GREENSPACE: Open spaces in the heart of the Annex (Summer 2019)
Lots of places for ambling with a dog, playing sports, or watching the world go by
This is our first set of park reviews for 2019. The Annex and its surroundings are blessed with a rich array of green space — much of it under the umbrella of city parks. We grade them here, every year using many parameters. Many a venue to run your dog, laze away a day, grab a seat in the sunshine, or shade, push a child on the swing set, the Annex has it all.
LIFE: Losing the hood (Summer 2019)
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Tree canopy of Harbord Village depleted by 20 per cent
By Nabahat Hussain
A thorough tree inventory in Harbord Village shows that the neighbourhood’s tree canopy has decreased by 20 per cent in the past 12 years. This rate of decline is similar to that of trees in the Annex, north of Bloor.