An increasing number of business tenants are being forced to move or close on Avenue Road in the stretch between Lawrence Avenue West and Wilson Avenue. Dan Kahnert, owner of Kahnert’s Furs + Outerwear, just recently had to move his family business a few blocks north to the corner of Avenue and Joicey Boulevard after … Continued
With a new underground LRT station at Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue East coming down the rails for 2020, electronics manufacturer Celestica has applied for a rezoning of its 60-acre site near that intersection. The plans came to the City of Toronto’s staffers in early August and request a change from the current employment … Continued
As your local MPP during this critical time of transformation on our local streets, skyline and roadways, I believe it is imperative that bright and inspirational designs be injected into our cityscape. It is bad enough that we have 40- and 50-storey towers that block our skies, but we also have grey concrete slabs everywhere … Continued
With all this talk of “Augtober” and a supposedly cooler-than-normal summer, Richmond Hill has still proven a great place to be this season leaving us with very warm memories, and there’s more to come in the fall. We’ve seen a variety of live music performed throughout the summer (and it is all free). One of … Continued
I’ve learned in my years as a councillor that it is the small things that count the most. Over the years, I have learnt that although it is exciting and invigorating to plan our major projects — a new downtown at the Vaughan Metro Centre and a new hospital being built beginning next year are … Continued
The mostly residential neighbourhood of Clark Avenue West and New Westminster Drive has seen 20 total break-ins in the past 10 months, with half of those from this summer alone. Constable Andy Pattenden with the York Regional Police (YRP) said that the pattern of the break-ins indicates that many of the robberies may be connected. … Continued
With the mid-August merging of two longstanding local funeral homes, City of Toronto staff and Toronto City Council are anticipating a new mixed-use development application. Having operated for more than 130 years, the Humphrey Funeral Home – A.W. Miles Chapel Limited and the 65-year-old Murray E. Newbigging Funeral Home announced the amalgamation of their operations … Continued
Anti-Arab and Anti-Semitic graffiti shocks Thornhill
On Aug. 5, I had the honour of hosting the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, to meet with members of the Toronto Aviation Noise Group and other area stakeholders to discuss the impact aircraft noise is having on our residential communities, such as Leaside, Lawrence Park, Hogg’s Hollow and the Don Mills area. A … Continued
Local resident and her team, This Bag Ain’t Prada, step up for others
Local couple share a love of volunteering and life together
Local woman created Thornhill prom for Holocaust survivors
