So, how’s business? When I ask that question of independent business owners-and I always do because these frontline professionals know what’s going on locally-I get an earful about what the economy has meant to their bottom line and their plans for the future. Working to maintain status quo in 2012 when customers spent less, costs […]
Neighbourhood Attractions
Runnymede Fire Station Survives – For Now
Neighbourhood residents can breathe a sigh of relief as city council voted to save the Runnymede fire station during its budget meeting Wednesday, Jan. 16. While approving Toronto’s 2013 operating budget, city council voted to restore 83 frontline firefighter positions and to maintain fire trucks slated for removal from five stations as part of the […]
Clean Train Coalition Appeals Court Decision Re: Airport Rail Link Plan
The Clean Train Coalition is seeking leave to appeal a recent decision of the Ontario Divisional Court to deny access to justice for claims based on the right to a healthy environment. The Coalition was not entitled to argue its case challenging the Metrolinx plan to run diesel trains on the air rail link from […]
West Toronto RailPath Gets National Urban Design Award
The West Toronto RailPath isn’t just a trail running through west Toronto neighbourhoods; it’s a linear park which ties together multiple levels of city life. It’s a stunning example of the rails-to-trails concept and one which has just garnered Scott Torrance Landscape Architect Inc. in conjunction with Brown and Storey Architects, a Certificate of Merit […]
Bloor West Village Ukrainian Festival Starts Today!
Descendents of one of the first Ukrainian immigrants to settle in Canada will serve as Parade Marshals during the 16th annual Toronto Bloor West Ukrainian Festival. Wasyl Elaniak’s granddaughter and great-granddaughter, who still live on the family homestead in Edmonton, built by Elaniak in the 1890s, will travel to Toronto to be a part of […]
High Park Playground Rebuild Completed
High Park’s Jamie Bell Adventure Playground reopened Friday with a brand new castle after the old one was destroyed by arson. After the park was torched in March plans to rebuild began immediately spearheaded by HGTV celebrity Mike Holmes with the help of Toronto fire and police and members of the community. At the opening […]
