February 23rd, 2014 Shawn Star Town Crier CURBING EROSION: Design guidelines for Forest Hill Village would ensure all future developments in the area are in keeping with the look of the neighbourhood. Councillor Josh Matlow is on a mission to protect Forest Hill Village and to ensure it doesn’t become a distant memory. [...]
On Thursday, February 27, Metrolinx will be hosting a public meeting for information on the construction of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT. The meeting will be an Open House format with an opportunity to view displays and speak one-on-one with Metrolinx staff. The meeting will be held from 6:30 pm to 8 pm [...]
February 19th, 2014 Toronto Life Jean Grant After lagging behind other cities for almost a decade, Toronto’s sad food-truck scene may finally be about to flourish. Next month, city councillors will put forward a series of recommendations that could release the city’s truck owners the tangle of red tape that’s been impeding them [...]
REMINDER: You're Invited to a Community Skating Party at June Rowlands (Davisville) Park! After working closely with parents in our community, I'm delighted to announce that the "SkinnamaRink" natural ice rink (near our newly named Sharon, Lois & Bram Playground) at June Rowlands (Davisville) Park is now open for fun! This season, Hodgson Rink [...]
February 19th, 2014 Laurie Monsebraaten Toronto Star Marilyn Miller stands outside the midtown apartment building she has called home for more than 20 years. She has been hit with her third above-guideline rent increase in a decade. Toronto senior Marilyn Miller loves the midtown apartment she has called home for more than 20 [...]
February 19th, 2014 Robyn Doolittle Toronto Star Finally, after nearly seven years of planning, thousands of hours of debate, and a disastrous first attempt, Toronto is on the verge of passing street food policy that could actually lead to street food being sold. “It’s going to happen. Come hell or high water,” [...]
February 15th, 2014 Paul Clarke Toronto Star After months of confusion surrounding a 10-minute grace period for parking tickets, something is finally being done — again, that is. On Feb. 24, the city’s management committee will discuss an amendment that will give drivers a 10-minute grace period after their parking meter has expired. While this [...]
February 14th, 2014 James Armstrong Global News TORONTO – It will be at least 12 months before Metrolinx makes a recommendation on whether to build a Yonge relief subway line. Metrolinx staff released their timeline for several projects – including the relief line – Friday that will attempt to ease gridlock across the GTHA. But [...]
February 6th 2014 Scarborough Mirror Inside Toronto On balance and considering their limitations, Toronto council put together a proper so-so budget for 2014. It’s too bad that in the midst of all that mediocrity, the most vital debate in the 2014 budget deliberations didn’t quite happen. That’s not to say that there wasn’t [...]
February 3rd 2014 Tess Kalinowski Toronto Star The politicians say Scarborough hearts are set on a subway. But the latest online survey suggests that — given the facts — voters across Toronto, including those in the east end, would prefer an LRT. Leger Research found 61 per cent of respondents preferred an [...]
