Sheppard West

The province is launching a review of OMB. For many communities, it is too late, but could such a review ever achieve its goals?

Neighbourhood activists say they worry about the noise and mess that hundreds of undergraduates could bring. And locals fear the towering structure coming to 245 College, between Huron St. and Spadina Ave., will set a precedent for the construction of other tall buildings in the area. .

After an unsuccesfull attempt at OMB to stop a development in their community, residents face a $3.2M cost. The developer they were fighting outspent the families involved and now wants to be reimbursed for his $3.2 million legal bill.

After such a tragedy , where people died or were forcibly evacuated, it is only natural to inquire how could this happen and whose fault was it. As details are starting to emerge, it becomes clearer and clearer that government idiocy and lack of foresight have played an important role in the tragedy.

Between a fatal stabbing at Jane and Finch and a condo replacing the Shriners building, the news could be better.

The greenbelt article is very long, but we think it’s important, and so is the Downsview tour. Lastly, a few words on a crime that happened at Jane and Lawrence.

The pressure to increase property taxes seems to be increasing in Toronto. That outcome is strongly resented by most members of our community.

Planning developments in Toronto at City Age (and the brothers who ignored the planning notices), as well as what Vancouver is doing about its unmoving vacancy rate and how and what the minimum wage does in helping the poor.