Here we go again, another year of the Parliament Street News. This is our first edition of the year and it was a long winter. But, what says spring better than the Forsythia Festival. After missing two years we went all out with the festival this year with lots of stuff about the founder Tony […]
Contributed by Andre Bermon, Publisher of the Bridge News. thebridgenews.ca What do you call it when bankers, fund managers, academics, a former provincial party leader, developers and a non-profit get together? Answer: the Ontario Housing Affordability Task Force. This group, mainly representing the private sector, looked at solutions to the problem of housing affordability. Their verdict: […]
Once again local residents are left little recourse but to take matters into their own hands in this recent letter to anybody at the city that might care. We are a group of residents living in the blocks between Gerrard and Carlton, Sherbourne and Parliament Streets. We have become concerned with the increasing amount of crime […]
Contributed by: Don Valley Art Club Show Committee For this Holiday Season a VIRTUAL GALLERY has been created for the benefit of both art lovers and the artists of the Don Valley Art Club. DVAC is one of Toronto’s most vibrant art clubs, established in the 1940’s. The original clubhouse was a small cabin in […]
Contributed by Nick Rondinelli – Owner of Heart2Heart CPR, nick@heart2heartcpr.com I am excited to share with my community some data that we collected from our overdose response training called Peer Support Responder. The training took place between June 1 to July 17th, 2021, and was conducted at our head office at 216 Carlton St. We have […]
When the Shelter Support and Housing SSHA can’t do what they want because zoning does not allow it, the councillors step in and change the zoning. Then the SSHA can now fulfil their mandate without consultation or input from the community. “we were not consulted,” the councillors say, or “we don’t have any say in […]
Contributed by: Don Valley Art Club Show Committee The Don Valley Art Club (DVAC) is one of Toronto’s oldest and most vibrant art clubs, established in the mid 1940’s. The original clubhouse was a small cabin in the Don Valley, with their first Art Show held there in 1949. It is a volunteer run organization […]
(Toronto) Homeless hotels continue to be a nightmare to residents and businesses in downtown Toronto, particularly in the financial and tourist areas of Yonge Street and Front Street where three homeless hotels are located within 800 metres of each other. Aggravated assaults, sexual assaults, theft, drug trafficking, property damage, propane tank explosions, arson, garbage, public […]
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 Ed Drass in communications at Gallery Arcturus, A not-for-profit art museum on Gerrard Street East. You can reach Ed @ info@arcturus.ca – This series is supposed to offer “Gentle” Treasure Hunts. Alas, our next stop may be a shock. If you head westward to the re-opened Allan Gardens Conservatory, prepare for surprises. First of all, […]
