August 26, 2017 The South Bayview Bulldog One local resident and business owner is voicing concern over the potential designation of 258 low-rise commercial buildings as heritage buildings. The designation would protect the buildings from demolition for a period of 60 days - within which residents could attempt to preserve the building based on its [...]
August 25, 2017 John Rieiti CBC News The city could add 258 commercial buildings, including this one at 1515 Bayview Ave., to its heritage register Despite the city's unimpressive history of preserving heritage buildings, the Toronto Preservation Board took an unprecedented step when they voted [...]
As Chair of the Tenants Issues Committee, I am very pleased to report that my colleagues supported our new Tenant Protection by-law to provide much needed protection for Toronto renters. The provisions in the by-law will be in force by July of this year. This success was the result of years of hard work with local tenant [...]
August 24, 2017 The South Bayview Bulldog A meeting this Thursday will discuss a recommendation to classify 258 low-rise commercial buildings on Yonge Street, Bayview Avenue, Mount Pleasant Road and Eglinton Avenue as heritage buildings. In order to be added to the Toronto Heritage Register, these buildings would have to be evaluated and deemed to [...]
The Yonge and Eglinton area has experienced significant growth and I believe it is vital that we ensure that the community is an attractive place to live, work and play. Our quality of life should always be the focus of urban planning.That's why I initiated a review of the area’s secondary plan (which should’ve been [...]
NOTICE OF MOTION Catching Up with the Past: Improving the City's Heritage Preservation Framework Moved by: Councillor Matlow Seconded by: Councillor Wong-Tam SUMMARY: The recent demolition of Stollery’s at 1 Bloor Street West is only the latest example of the City’s inability to stay ahead of development applications and preserve historic or architecturally [...]
August 14, 2017 The South Bayview Bulldog A petition has been started by Leaside resident Judy Weiss in an effort to persuade City Council to restore the 60 km/h speed limit on the Bayview Extension south of Pottery Road to the end of the extension. Read more: Petition to restore 60 km limit on Bayview south of [...]
July 18, 2017 Bryann Aquilar The Hamilton Spectator The sign on the south side of the Trump International Hotel has the M removed as the sign begins to come down in Toronto Monday As part of the purchase [...]
July 14, 2017 Alina Bykova The Toronto Star GoodLife Fitness, which is Canada's largest fitness chain, recently closed child-minding services at three of its locations, inconveniencing members who have small children. (Vince Talotta / Toronto Star) After the Goodlife Fitness announcement that some locations will no longer offer a childcare service for parents while they workout, [...]
July 13, 2017 CBC News Nancy Bent, a single mother who works outside of the home, says since her son, 4, was a baby, she has been dropping him off at the JUMP! program at the Goodlife Fitness near Mount Pleasant Road and Davisville Avenue, [...]
