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 […]
CHATTER (FALL 2017): Dispensary search leads to 15 charged
October 12th, 2017 · Comments Off on CHATTER (FALL 2017): Dispensary search leads to 15 charged
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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 […]
CHATTER (JULY 2017): Public consultation begun on potential Airbnb regulation
August 1st, 2017 · Comments Off on CHATTER (JULY 2017): Public consultation begun on potential Airbnb regulation
As the city struggles with a shortage of affordable rental housing, Toronto City Council’s executive committee has opened up a draft plan to register and license short-term rentals typically offered through Airbnb to public consultation. Anecdotal evidence suggests that Airbnb has tightened the rental market in Toronto, and that some areas, including Kensington Market, have […]
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CHATTER (JUNE 2017): It’s flea (market) season
June 30th, 2017 · Comments Off on CHATTER (JUNE 2017): It’s flea (market) season
Flea markets are coming to two of the area’s most historical neighbourhoods. The Kensington Market Flea Market will launch June 25 and run every last Sunday of the month from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. until October 29. “I’m a part of the Kensington community and I always thought a flea market would be a […]
NEWS (MARCH 2017): Preserving culture and history
March 22nd, 2017 · Comments Off on NEWS (MARCH 2017): Preserving culture and history
Process to designate Kensington Market underway By Geremy Bordonaro After a year of study and consultation, the city is going ahead with the process to designate Kensington Market a Heritage Conservation District (HCD). The decision was announced at a community consultation meeting last month. “It’s a two-year process,” said Joe Cressy (Ward 20, Trinity-Spadina). “By […]
CHATTER (MARCH 2017): Kensington Market workshop teaches how to respond to drug overdoses
March 22nd, 2017 · Comments Off on CHATTER (MARCH 2017): Kensington Market workshop teaches how to respond to drug overdoses
Nearly one hundred bar and restaurant staff from Kensington Market participated in a free workshop on how to deal with drug overdoses on Feb. 27. Organized by the Kensington Market BIA and Joe Cressy (Ward 20, Trinity-Spadina), the workshop taught participants how to recognize and respond to an overdose. Queen West Central Toronto Community Health […]
NEIGHBOURHOOD PROFILE (MARCH 2017): Invisible geography
March 22nd, 2017 · Comments Off on NEIGHBOURHOOD PROFILE (MARCH 2017): Invisible geography
Tracking the rivers under our feet By Geremy Bordonaro It may be hard to fathom now, but the Annex was once home to three major creeks: Taddle, Garrison, and Russell. They are the area’s lost rivers, buried or incorporated into the city’s sewage system in the late 1800s. “For people, it’s often like ‘Oh my […]
CHATTER (FEBRUARY 2017): The beat goes on
March 5th, 2017 · Comments Off on CHATTER (FEBRUARY 2017): The beat goes on
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FORUM (JANUARY 2017): Conserving past to enrich future
January 23rd, 2017 · Comments Off on FORUM (JANUARY 2017): Conserving past to enrich future
Protecting heritage doesn’t mean freezing areas in time By Joe Cressy As is often said, Rome wasn’t built in a day. In comparison, Toronto may be a relatively young city, but that doesn’t mean we have no history to speak of — far from it. Preserving our city’s heritage is critical. It tells us something […]
CHATTER (DECEMBER 2016): Beguiling to enchant Kensington Market
December 20th, 2016 · Comments Off on CHATTER (DECEMBER 2016): Beguiling to enchant Kensington Market
Mirvish Village’s internationally-known comics and graphic novel retailer The Beguiling has already begun moving to its new location at 319 College St. Its sister store, Little Island Comics on Bathurst Street, will be closed. The store’s Peter Birkemoe says he expects to open the new location just before Christmas, and be fully operational by January. […]
FORUM (NOVEMBER 2016): Our dynamic Kensington Market
November 18th, 2016 · Comments Off on FORUM (NOVEMBER 2016): Our dynamic Kensington Market
Protecting the intangible along with the tangible By Joe Cressy Ward 20 is home to some of our city’s most vibrant neighbourhoods — communities characterized by unique and diverse groups of neighbours, businesses, physical structures, contemporary public art, and iconic cultural destinations. And, neighbourhoods that are actively working on initiatives to transform forgotten laneways and […]
CHATTER (SEPTEMBER 2016): Painted streets launch in Kensington
September 15th, 2016 · Comments Off on CHATTER (SEPTEMBER 2016): Painted streets launch in Kensington
READ MORE: ARTS: Bringing art to the people (April 2016) FORUM: Untapped potential: Animating our local laneways (February 2016) by Joe Cressy NEWS: Incubating micro-retail: Laneways untapped realm of urban design (December 2015) by Annemarie Brissenden NEWS: Graffiti artist Erica Balon creates mural on Bloor Street West (July 2015) by Justine Ricketts ARTS: A […]