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Ontario Place’s West Island trees on death watch
Ian Darragh looks at the legal and other challenges to the Ford government's plans, and whether they give any faint hope the trees can be saved from clearcutting.
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OP-ED: The lessons of the Dundas St. building collapse
Dominique Russell argues that the City of Toronto needs to consider expropriating neglected affordable housing properties
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Event: “Broadway Plan impacts” – Grassroots sidewalk briefing, Aug. 28th
“Broadway Plan impacts” – Grassroots sidewalk briefing DATE: Wed, Aug 28, 2024 TIME: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM LOCATIONS: West 7th...
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(Re)Learning a Lot
The history of the world is plagued by the erasure of important cultures and their built environments. Within the context of contemporary cities, the...
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Documenting the collapsed Dundas Street buildings
Photographer Peter MacCallum captured images of the four matching storefronts at 606-614 Dundas West in their prime, and after they had deteriorated.
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UCS #18: Humpty Dumpty
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch.
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From drainage ditch to vibrant, pollution-absorbing habitat
Douglas Counter fought City Hall and won the right to help clean Marie Curtis Beach by transforming the ditch in front of his Etobicoke property into a rainwater infiltration garden
By Trent Weston -
Embracing the Future: An Interview with Kobus Mentz
How to be future-relevant at a time of global crises.
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NEW ISSUE: Sounds of the City
In an urban environment, noise is an inescapable part of life - but it can be for better or for worse. Issue 67 explores the good and the bad of noise in Toronto
By Dylan Reid -
UCS #17: Highrises help fight the effects of climate change!
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch.
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Perspectives in Place: Dungeons and Dragons – A Quest for the White Picket Fence
Once upon a time, in a land not–so far away, a local Writer stepped out of an elevator and into the lobby of a shopping mall in Vancouver. Frantically...
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Listen Up! What birdsong tells us about everyday life
Not every bird's sound is beautiful, but from before dawn to after dusk, they reveal a lot about the world around us.
By Sarah B. Hood
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered