Contributed by Avery Florence — After introductions, the second question often asked upon arrival at Fairy Creek is “Are you arrestable?” These questions, always asked with a smile, are your welcome package. They are your initiation to a world of resistance, community, decentralized leadership to a suffocating reality of police presence, and to the certainty of […]
Contributed by Karen Joan Watson — We live in a strange world. But Canada has advantages during this time of Covid-19, climate crisis, democracies under pressure, social injustice and long-term care emergencies. During Covid, our federal government quickly gave out CERB (a form of universal basic income during crisis) and business grants and loans to keep […]
I would like to introduce myself; my name is Peter Stubbins and I am running in Toronto Centre for the Animal Protection Party of Canada (APPC). Personally, I bring to you deep experience with a career as a physiotherapist, municipal politician, businessperson, and 40 years of ecological activism. What can I do for the riding? […]
Everybody knows about the tortoise and the hare and how that race turned out. Now our Parliament St. neighbourhood has a new folktale plot: Cabbagetown boy starts racing late, quickly takes the lead, and can’t stop winning. Forget the tortoise! Ari Korkodilos began racing at age 13 with kids who had started five years earlier. […]
We are Anita Bostok and Norman Hathaway and we’re proud to contribute this regular feature where you get to know the people and businesses that make Cabbagetown so special. If you’d like to be featured or would like to nominate someone please get in touch. Suhas Malik In 2010, the Malik family opened The […]
“In 100 words or less. If you are elected, how would your office make an impact that will be felt locally, in Toronto Centre?” Brian – Toronto Centre is my home. Like you, I work, play, bike, eat, and shop here every day. I believe in a community that’s safe and healthy, so […]
Our children have grown up with it. We pass by it to fall in and out of love. We see it when we eat, shop, drop kids ,walk , ride and drive.…and it never gets tired, old or outdated. The iconic Cabbagetown mural by artist Ryan Dineen is now 20 years old. When people […]
A heart felt, first hand look at the day to day life of a front line worker in a safe injection site. Contributed by an anonymous front line worker. — I woke up late this morning. Luckily I live close to the site where I work, so it’s easy for me to arrive on time. […]
Contributed by Chris McNutt Host of the the weekly podcast the McNuttiest Dimension. Whew! We’re finally on the other side of the Lion’s Gate Portal, and hopefully everyone made it through successfully with your DNA activated and avatar upgraded – or something like that. All good, right? Or maybe … WTF are you even talking […]
Opinion contributed by Andre Bermon, Publisher of the bridge community newspaper. — In the last City Council meeting before the summer recess, our public servants put history to the test. In a 17-7 vote, council decided that the name Dundas, referring to an obscure 18th-century British politician, should be stripped from all Toronto signage. […]
