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, [...]
July 10, 2017 Stephen Wickens The Globe and Mail The intersection at Eglinton Avenue and Yonge Street is increasingly busy with the addition of thousands of condo units and construction in the area. Office projects have lagged. (Jennifer [...]
July 9, 2017 The South Bayview Bulldog Deer Park will shortly receive branded street signs identifying the neighbourhood. Read more: Deer Park street signs set for the place “deer come to feed”
July 6, 2017 Dave Nickle North York Mirror Toronto Council has voted to replace the board of the Toronto Parking Authority following a scathing report by the city's Auditor General. - David Nickle/Metroland Earlier this month a controversial land deal from the Toronto Parking [...]
July 5, 2017 Jennifer Pagliaro The Toronto Star A Henning St. resident is not pleased with a development at the foot of their street. City staff have recommended approval of a condo tower on Eglinton Ave. West near the busy intersection at Yonge St. (Steve Russell / Toronto Star) A 24-storey condo that local councillors said [...]
June 27, 2017 Jennifer Pagliaro, Jayme Poisson The Toronto Star The Toronto Parking Authority was preparing to purchase this property near Finch Ave. W. and Hwy. 400. (Bernard Weil / Toronto Star) A recently revealed inflated land deal negotiated by the Toronto Parking Authority involving a seasoned lobbyist, a sign consultant and a city councillor should [...]
June 27, 2017 John Rieti CBC News The Toronto Parking Authority nearly spent $2 million above market value to purchase this piece of land near Finch Avenue W. and Highway 400, the auditor general reports. (Google) Councillors have warned the City's Auditor General that the [...]
June 27, 2017 John Rieti CBC News Seniors now make up 15 per cent of Toronto's population, according to the latest census. A report from Social Planning Toronto breaks that down further, mapping where those seniors live. (J.P. Moczulski/Canadian Press ) About 15% of the [...]
June 21, 2017 May Warren The Toronto Star Councillor Josh Matlow said he hopes to learn more on why fire inspection reports aren't publicly available. (Bernard Weil / Toronto Star file photo) Councillor Josh Matlow has expressed concern over a lack of transparency around fire investigations and questions why fire inspection reports are not publicly [...]
