Four Toronto councillors are asking that the City of Toronto’s planning and housing committee analyze how Hamilton’s new renovictions bylaw could be adopted by Toronto. On Wednesday, Councillors Paula Fletcher, Mike Colle, Frances Nunziata, and Parthi Kandavel submitted a joint request letter to the committee to look at Hamilton’s Renovation and Tenant Relocation By-law, to
The city of Toronto is set to make changes to its noise bylaw after a lengthy review and some are concerned the new rules could put a serious damper on outdoor music festivals. It was announced that the city of Toronto is currently reviewing its noise regulations. Specifically, the city is looking into its regulations
Thankfully city councillors came to their senses and did not pass a bylaw requiring cats to be on leashes if they went outside. Mayor Tory rightly acknowledged that such a bylaw would be impossible to enforce because outdoor cats are outdoor cats and don’t really care about the opinions of anyone, let alone meddling councillors.
When the city was looking to promote laneway suites across the city as one way to help with the housing crisis, one slice of Toronto was allowed to opt-out and laneway homes are still not permitted in the area bounded by Avenue Road, the Canadian Pacific (CP) Limited rail corridor, Yonge Street, Rosedale Valley Road,
Karen Stintz is a former city councillor, elected in 2003, and was a chair of the TTC. She lives in Ward 8. Affordability of housing is becoming recognized as one of the greatest policy challenges in urban centres. The housing market continues to defy logic, and prices have increased to the point that home ownership
Flying a kite in a Toronto park may sound innocent, but it can be illegal under certain circumstances. A post on Reddit recently ignited a lot of discussion over the legality of flying kites in the city’s parks. In the post, Peter Jung, a 47-year- old North York resident, said he was stopped by a
For more than a year, residents living near the house have been complaining about noise violations and disruptive behaviour by renters staying at the property.
Ward 2 councillor Carmine Perrelli to take claim to court in August
Residents claim place of worship in private home causing parking woes
Mint Bar on Eglinton Ave. E. was convicted on one charge of operating a nightclub without a licence
Mint Bar, a local establishment that has been the subject of numerous noise complaints, has a Dec. 13 court date.
Neighbours living on a residential street in the Bridle Path area are concerned that a local physician is running a psychiatry practice from her home without the home being appropriately zoned.
Nearly a month after the city ordered the Bronfmans, one of Toronto’s most prominent families, to remove portions of a wrought-iron fence standing at 18 feet, neighbours are frustrated about the lack of action.
Richmond Hill residents, town staff and local residents met on Oct. 20 to discuss how the David Dunlap Observatory can be protected should an application to develop the site be submitted.
Staff at the Town of Richmond Hill are busily reviewing the recommendations made by the Conservation Review Board in order to draft a report that will help determine the fate of the David Dunlap Observatory.
INSPIRED BY THE local food movement, a growing number of urbanites have adopted smallscale chicken farming. In a time when everything from luncheon meat to bean sprouts are being recalled, producing one’s own food just seems safer, say advocates.
Toronto city councillor Josh Matlow is calling for a fresh take on how the city governs its parks after taking a photo of a bewildering sign at a park that seems to disallow most things for which people would come to a park. Matlow contends there are too many outdated and confusing rules that are
Last month, Toronto City Council unanimously adopted Councillor Dianne Saxe’s “The More Great Eats” motion to set up a pilot program in the University-Rosedale neighbourhood next year. This will temporarily ease the rules surrounding mobile vending licences. Street food trucks are extremely popular on the University of Toronto grounds, especially the St. George campus, but
A collection of properties at the corner of Queen Street West and Brock Avenue is on the market for $22,500,000. This is the same site where, in the spring of 2021, community members raised concerns about the demolition of historical buildings on the site to make way for a mixed-use development. In Sept. 2020, an
Less than two weeks ago, a cyclist was killed after being hit by the driver of a large dump truck near Queen’s Park on Bloor Street East. Hundreds showed up for a memorial ride last week. Although all the facts have not come to light yet to draw any definite conclusions, a massive construction dumpster
A new report suggests that Canadians love their neighbourhoods, with the majority (86 per cent) saying they like the quality of life and liveability their hoods offer, and 50 per cent liking it a lot. The RE/MAX 2024 Liveability Report shows that the 10 most liveable neighbourhoods in Canada are mainly nestled across cities in
A new business on the Ossington strip, dubbed a social bar, that garnered significant interest and criticism from the local community, which took over from a long-standing Home Hardware store that shut down in 2021, is getting closer to opening. IDK Social Bar, self-declared as “Toronto’s first social bar”, is under construction at 172 Ossington
Over the past few months, the Toronto Parking Authority has been getting more attention than usual. Known as the Green P, the agency manages parking lots, electric charging stations, on-street parking, the city’s bike sharing program and some real estate. The TPA is a unique city agency because of the amount of money it brings
When the first illegal magic mushrooms dispensary opened in Toronto, it was a novelty. Then the second opened, with more planned, and now the city finds itself back where it was more than five years ago when illegal, or ‘grey market’, cannabis dispensaries were opening up at breakneck speed ahead of potential legalisation. In the
The Toronto Police Service (TPS) will be increasing its presence at Ashbridges Bay Park/Woodbine Beach this Victoria Day long weekend to ensure everyone is safe. In a news conference on Thursday morning, Superintendent Kim O’Toole of 55 Division said police will particularly be stepping up their presence via bicycles, foot patrols, and on ATVs in
