March 28, 2017 Updated: April 15, 2017 Oliver Moore The Globe and Mail Commuters board a TTC subway at Kennedy Station in Scarborough. Pro-subway advocates on Toronto city council beat back an attempt to get more information about an alternative for Scarborough transit, instead pushing the [...]
March 28, 2017 Updated: March 29, 2017 Chris Fox CTV News On Tuesday city council voted 27-17 against a motion from Councillor Josh Matlow that would have asked staff to prepare an “apples to apples comparison” between the subway extension to the Scarborough Town Centre and a previously abandoned plan to replace the Scarborough RT [...]
March 28, 2017 John Rieti CBC News Mayor John Tory says city council should be debating the finer points of the Scarborough subway plan rather than trying to scrap it and go back to a proposed light rail alternative. (John Rieti/CBC) The issue of the [...]
March 23, 2017 Jennifer Pagliaro The Toronto Star Toronto Councillor Josh Matlow asks TTC CEO Andy Byford a question during the Scarborough transit debate at city hall on July 13, 2016. (Chris So / Toronto Star) In light of new facts which indicate a more than 50% increase in the projected costs of the one-stop Scarborough [...]
February 28, 2017 Erin Ruddy Canadian Apartment Toronto Skyline The controversial topic of rent control in Ontario is back in the news after two Toronto City councillors voiced concerns about what they are calling “unethical” rent hikes across the GTA. As [...]
February 28, 2017 May Warren Toronto Metro Tenants who can’t afford rent increases of hundreds or even thousands of dollars might be left looking for a new place, if their unit is in a building built after 1991. Councillors Ana Bailao and Josh Matlow are [...]
February 14, 2017 Peter Edwards The Toronto Star Toronto firefighters fight a six alarm blaze at the Badminton and Racquet Club, near Yonge Street and St. Clair Avenue W. (Steve Russell / Toronto Star) The Badminton and Racquet Club of Toronto has been a community favourite in the St. Clair Avenue West and Yonge Street area [...]
February 8, 2017 Jackie Northam 90.3 Kazu (California State University) The Trump International Hotel and Tower opened in Toronto on April 16, 2012. In the years since, "There were parts of the building itself that fell down onto the street and actually shut [...]
January 22, 2017 The South Bayview Bulldog Councillor Josh Matlow of Ward 22 has flagged some meetings of interest for residents. A second gathering to hear ideas for the new park space at 196 and 240 Manor Road will take place at Manor Road United Church at Manor and Forman Avenue on Monday, February 27 at 6:30pm [...]
December 30, 2016 Francine Kopun The Toronto Star The Yonge and St. Clair neighbourhood in Toronto is about to get a new look. The intersection will undergo redevelopment on all four corners which will include the revitalization of retail spaces, the unification of building exteriors, and a re-design of the streetscape, street furniture, and paving. [...]
