Re “Bike lane plan up for debate” (January 2016): As someone who has actively chased better Bloor Street biking for over a decade, I should be very happy that bike safety changes may finally occur, but I’m not fully pleased. By only doing a part of Bloor Street in the already well-served Annex area (where […]
LETTERS (April 2016): Annex cyclists already well served
April 7th, 2016 · Comments Off on LETTERS (April 2016): Annex cyclists already well served
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FORUM (April 2016): Home inspectors act receives unanimous consent
April 7th, 2016 · Comments Off on FORUM (April 2016): Home inspectors act receives unanimous consent
Bill 165 offers consumer protection, unifies industry [pullquote]“If passed, Bill 165 will regulate the home inspection industry by licensing home inspectors.”[/pullquote] By Han Dong On March 3, 2016, Bill 165, Licensed Home Inspectors Act, 2016, my private member’s bill, received unanimous consent in the Ontario Legislature, and was referred to the committee on regulations and […]
ARTS: Bringing art to the people
April 7th, 2016 · Comments Off on ARTS: Bringing art to the people
Transforming neighbourhoods into open air galleries By Annemarie Brissenden The 416 Project, an ambitious city-wide guerrilla art installation, is set to hit the Annex in the coming weeks. Canadian artist Jorge Molina is installing 416 six inch by six inch canvases on wooden utility poles in 35 neighbourhoods across Toronto. Each canvas depicts what Molina […]
ARTS: Discover Mirvish Village’s artistic diversity
April 7th, 2016 · Comments Off on ARTS: Discover Mirvish Village’s artistic diversity
Galleries & Studios Hop returns to Markham Street April 23 and 24 By Annemarie Brissenden A Lithuanian pioneer of avant-garde photography will be in the spotlight during the Mirvish Village Galleries & Studios Spring Gallery Hop later this month. Still relatively unknown in North America, Vitas Luckus (1943-87) was a Soviet-era photographer whose work […]
ARTS: Scotiabank Contact Photography Festival celebrates its 20th year
April 7th, 2016 · 1 Comment
Several local galleries are participating in this year’s Scotiabank Contact Photography Festival, now in its 20th year. The largest photography event in the world, the festival features 1500 artists in 200 exhibitions across the Greater Toronto Area. Mark your ballot on May 17 at 918 Bathurst for The Dark Room 5.0, which will feature a […]
GREENINGS (April 2016): Provide help or stand aside
April 7th, 2016 · Comments Off on GREENINGS (April 2016): Provide help or stand aside
Relentless OMB stifles creative green projects [pullquote]“I’ve come to the conclusion that the overriding factor in municipalities getting nice things is sheer willpower.”[/pullquote] By Terri Chu Every time someone mentions a great municipal infrastructure project on the other side of the pond (usually in a really progressive nation like Germany or Sweden), I mutter some […]
LIFE: A portrait of our neighbourhood
April 7th, 2016 · Comments Off on LIFE: A portrait of our neighbourhood
Meet the Bathurst bird babicka By Michael Chachura In the parkette in front of Bathurst Station an elderly lady sits feeding the pigeons and the squirrels. Sun, rain, snow, or sleet, she’s here on the bench with a bag full of bread and some seeds. Why she feeds the animals, she doesn’t know. She’s not […]
Rexall to take over Brunswick House
March 23rd, 2016 · Comments Off on Rexall to take over Brunswick House
Pharmacy drugstore chain says it will respect building’s heritage By Annemarie Brissenden The Brunswick House has a new tenant. Rexall, a pharmacy drugstore chain, will be taking over the first floor of the building at 481 Bloor St. W., confirmed landlord Larry Sdao. The betting lounge on the upper floors will be moving out, and […]
March 9th, 2016 · Comments Off on
NEILAND BRISSENDEN/GLEANER NEWS Annex resident, Governor General’s Performing Arts Award Winner, and Order of Canada Member R.H. Thomson (shown here at The Green Beanery at Bloor and Bathurst streets) stars as a prominent historian and Quebec sovereigntist navigating the ravages of dementia in You Will Remember Me playing at the Tarragon Theatre (purchase tickets) until […]
NEWS: Preserving a sense of community
March 9th, 2016 · Comments Off on NEWS: Preserving a sense of community
Seaton Village loved for its friendly, low-key character By Annemarie Brissenden In Seaton Village, children regularly run the risk of being late for school, but the blame lies squarely on the shoulders of their parents. In this everyone-knows-everyone neighbourhood — still a friendly hamlet that’s home to residents who have lived there for decades — […]
ARTS: What does it mean to remember?
March 9th, 2016 · Comments Off on ARTS: What does it mean to remember?
Play starring R.H. Thomson opens at Tarragon By Annemarie Brissenden “Who are you, again?” asks Edouard, the family patriarch at the centre of You Will Remember Me, now playing at the Tarragon Theatre until April 10. It’s a much repeated, at times humorous, refrain that serves not only as a reminder of the dementia that […]
NEWS: Once-seedy theatre renewed as climbing venue
March 9th, 2016 · Comments Off on NEWS: Once-seedy theatre renewed as climbing venue
By Michael Chachura A new rock-climbing gym has opened its doors at Christie and Bathurst streets. Basecamp Climbing (677 Bloor St. W.), which revamped the Metro Theatre, features 40-foot climbing walls and routes that target all levels of difficulty. Currently they have 70 routes, and they pledge to offer one new route each day. Basecamp […]