Should infill take precedence over upward building? By Brian Burchell With affordable housing at a premium in Toronto, two councillors are proposing to open up the city’s 2,400 laneways to infill development. Arguing that residential growth in the city must not only be vertical and sprawling, Mary-Margaret McMahon (Ward 32, Beaches-East York) and Ana Bailão […]
NEWS (JANUARY 2017): Laneway living
January 23rd, 2017 · Comments Off on NEWS (JANUARY 2017): Laneway living
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EDITORIAL (DECEMBER 2016): Grappling with growth
December 20th, 2016 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL (DECEMBER 2016): Grappling with growth
Toronto is growing. The downtown population residing south of the Canadian Pacific Rail tracks at Dupont south to the lake and from Bathurst in the west to the Don Valley Parkway to the east is presently 250,000 and by 2041 is expected to be 475,000. New condo towers that dominate the skyline south of Queen […]
LETTERS (April 2016): Annex cyclists already well served
April 7th, 2016 · Comments Off on LETTERS (April 2016): Annex cyclists already well served
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 […]
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Ward 18 defeated cry foul
December 15th, 2010 · Comments Off on Ward 18 defeated cry foul
By Rebecca Payne Multiple campaign managers of Ward 18 (Davenport) candidates claim questionable tactics were used in the race, and are pointing their fingers at newly elected Councillor Ana Bailao’s campaign. Bailao edged out Adam Giambrone’s former executive assistant Kevin Beaulieu by 1,366 votes. Beaulieu’s campaign manager, as well as fellow Ward 18 contender Kirk […]
Election results for your ward
October 26th, 2010 · Comments Off on Election results for your ward
In Ward 20, Adam Vaughan easily won re-election with 74 per cent of the vote. Mike Yen, whose platform was very similar to Mayor-elect Rob Ford, and whose message of “Stop the War on Fun” resonated with local fraternities and bars, including the Brunswick House, came in a distant second with 3,601 votes. Dean Maher, […]
Toronto Election 2010: Ward 18
October 17th, 2010 · Comments Off on Toronto Election 2010: Ward 18
Ward 18 has a dozen registered candidates. Councillor Adam Giambrone is not seeking re-election. The Gleaner was not able to contact or find any information on candidates Mohammmed Muhit and Joanna Teliatnik. Ana Bailão: Ran in Ward 18 in 2003; worked for five years in MP Mario Silva’s office (Davenport). Aims to increase the level of participation […]