Neighbourhoods
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Dovercourt tree tour and community bonfire
This Saturday, December 2 at 1:00p.m., arborist about town and Spacing contributor Todd Irvine of LEAF and local tree advocate Andrea Dawber of GreenHere...
By Dale Duncan -
Carlton Canyon
The walk west on Carlton has changed over the past year and become quite a nice and cozy canyon. The addition of the new glass condo just east of Yonge...
By Shawn Micallef -
Wednesday’s links
Suburbs focus hard on Miller [Toronto Star]: Toronto Mayor David Miller earned a strong mandate from the former city suburbs in last week’s...
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Soccer fields in the Port Lands — the continuing debate
A view from what will one day be called Lake Ontario Park. Thursday night, I went to the Port Lands Action Committee meeting to learn more about the...
By Dale Duncan -
Cariboo Avenue
(Crossposted with Spacing Votes — a tour of Cariboo Avenue) In a recent thread here on Spacing Votes, Danny Nardelli (the motorist responsible for...
By Shawn Micallef -
Last Pedestrian Sunday of 2006 in Kensington this weekend
This Sunday marks the final Final Pedestrian Sunday in Kensington Market of 2006. Here are some of the details: • Sunday October 29th – Rain or...
By Matthew Blackett -
Gentrify this
There’s been a lot of discussion in recent years in Toronto about the gentrification of formerly “ethnic” and low-income neighbourhoods...
By Dylan Reid -
Yes, In My Back Yard!
It seems neighbourhood groups are constantly fighting bad reps. Dispelling stereotypes isn’t always easy. Take the experience of Active 18, for...
By Dale Duncan -
Finally, a plan for affordable housing
How do we meet the growing need for affordable housing in this city? The problem has become so big, it’s almost overwhelming — each year more...
By Dale Duncan -
[murmur] & the Human River
On Sunday between 1:30-4:30pm [murmur] will be wandering along with the Human River following old Garrison Creek, long buried but still mighty (we...
By Shawn Micallef -
Give your 2 cents on the future of Lamport Stadium
Allan A. Lamport stadium is falling into disrepair, and the City wants to fix it. Problem is, as is the case with so many other things that need fixing in...
By Dale Duncan -
Negotiating neighbourhoods
John Lorinc writes about Section 37 in yesterday’s Globe and Mail. The term refers to part of the Planning Act that allows the city and developers...
By Dale Duncan