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GRADING OUR GREENSPACE: Annex parks’ report card (Dec. 2024)

December 16th, 2024 · Comments Off on GRADING OUR GREENSPACE: Annex parks’ report card (Dec. 2024)

Each year the Annex Gleaner reviews the many parks and parkettes in our coverage area using a variety of criteria.

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FOCUS: Community Safety Scholarship awarded to Sean Chen (Dec. 2024)

December 16th, 2024 · Comments Off on FOCUS: Community Safety Scholarship awarded to Sean Chen (Dec. 2024)

Chen has made an impact at Harbord Collegiate By Ammara Khan In a world where community connections can feel fleeting, 18-year-old Sean Chen proves that one passionate and dedicated individual can make strong and lasting impacts. Prior to starting his first year at Toronto Metropolitan University in business management, Chen’s efforts were recognized and rewarded […]

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EDITORIAL CARTOON: Today’s flavour: cookie dough (Dec. 2024)

December 16th, 2024 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL CARTOON: Today’s flavour: cookie dough (Dec. 2024)

SEE MORE EDITORIAL CARTOONS: EDITORIAL CARTOON: Disinformation 101 (Oct./Nov. 2024) EDITORIAL CARTOON: Get ready for Eglinton! (Sept. 2024) EDITORIAL CARTOON: Staggering Progress! (Summer 2024) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (June 2024) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (May 2024) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice: NIMBYism 101 (Apr. 2024) EDITORIAL CARTOON: Why can’t they get along??? (Mar. 2024) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How to drive in Toronto (Feb. 2024) EDITORIAL CARTON: “Someone’s getting rich!” (Dec. 2023) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How […]

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EDITORIAL: Bill 212 causes congestion (Dec. 2024)

December 16th, 2024 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Bill 212 causes congestion (Dec. 2024)

Bill 212, Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024, is a reckless piece of legislation based on the false premise that bike lanes add to traffic congestion and are bad for business. The Annex is a shining example of how neither is true.

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FORUM: Time to file your vacant home tax declaration (Dec. 2024)

December 16th, 2024 · Comments Off on FORUM: Time to file your vacant home tax declaration (Dec. 2024)

Not to late for the flu shot or an updated COVID vacine By Dianne Saxe Two years have now passed since I was first elected to Toronto city council, and I am tremendously proud of the improvements we have made together.  I feel especially satisfied for having earned a reputation at city hall for doing […]

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FORUM: Dangerous road safety bill is a distraction (Dec. 2024)

December 16th, 2024 · Comments Off on FORUM: Dangerous road safety bill is a distraction (Dec. 2024)

It’s as if being premier is too hard and he would rather be mayor of Toronto By Jessica Bell The Conservatives anti-bike bill went to committee in mid-November. It came into committee bad, and it went out worse. The Conservatives introduced an 11-page amendment that gives the government power to remove the entire Bloor, University, […]

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Tags: Annex · Columns · Opinion

ON THE COVER: Redo of intersection itself a hazard (Oct./Nov. 2024)

November 8th, 2024 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER: Redo of intersection itself a hazard (Oct./Nov. 2024)

The City of Toronto is readjusting bike lanes and pedestrian crossings at the busy intersection of Bloor and St. George streets. The initial redesign which replicates a European style of lane safety caused as much of a problem as it had originally looked to solve for both cyclists and pedestrians.

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Tags: Annex · News · On the cover

NEWS: An attempt to stem renovictions (Oct./Nov. 2024)

November 8th, 2024 · Comments Off on NEWS: An attempt to stem renovictions (Oct./Nov. 2024)

The City of Toronto is developing a new bylaw that is aimed at supporting tenants and stopping renovictions from happening. The bylaw is being modelled after successful initiatives in other cities, particularly Hamilton.

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GRADING OUR GREENSPACE: Annex parks report card (Oct./Nov. 2024)

November 8th, 2024 · Comments Off on GRADING OUR GREENSPACE: Annex parks report card (Oct./Nov. 2024)

The reviews accompanying the grades also let the reader know what makes each space unique. This is the third instalment of reviews for 2024.

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CHATTER: Trinity-St. Paul’s blesses all creatures great and small (Oct./Nov. 2024)

November 8th, 2024 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Trinity-St. Paul’s blesses all creatures great and small (Oct./Nov. 2024)

If you happened to be at the Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts this past Sunday, Oct. 6,  you would have found the pews full of people replaced with a gaggle of pointy eared, furry friends, there for the annual Blessing of the Animals.  The Blessing of the Animals is celebrated each […]

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EDITORIAL CARTOON: Disinformation 101 (Oct./Nov. 2024)

November 8th, 2024 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL CARTOON: Disinformation 101 (Oct./Nov. 2024)

Say something really stupid

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EDITORIAL: Fact-checking Ford (Oct./Nov. 2024)

November 8th, 2024 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Fact-checking Ford (Oct./Nov. 2024)

How does Ford justify his intrusion into municipal governance and his attack on bike lanes? 

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