Sheppard West

The Downsview Park has taken decades from promise to existence and it seems like it will take a few more. It is nonetheless entertaining to read the “visions”.

Toll Roads may not be an optimal solution, but with Toronto willing to maintain the lowest property taxes in the are while cementing its reputation as a world class city, alternate sources of financing have to be found.

What would Friday night be without a good ol’ shooting?

A recent gruesome murder around the Jane and Finch area saw a stabbing victim seeking help in the closed Humber River Finch hospital. ERS came to the closed hospital but they were too late – he died of his wounds shortly thereafter. Now Police is asking for the public’s help.

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

Residents were left guessing what may have affected the water taste in the past couple of days and the government is looking to change the landlord and tenant act with a view to improve landlord protection.

It is no secret that Toronto’s amalgamation, perpetrated by the Conservatives, happened against the will of the voters. In Montreal it happened on the same oppositional background under the Liberals. Two decades later, it is clear that the cost savings that were supposed to happen did not, we still do not have a harmonized legislation and corruption has increased, while representation and local democracy weakened.

Twenty year old man was robbed after being struck in the head this past Saturday.

News of interest keep accumulating! This time, a space centre is being built in the Downsview Park and he hear an explanation on hydro bills.

We have recently learned about a teen shot dead outside a housing complex at Shoreham Ct. This is North of Driftwood and South of Steeles. more > Here's a photo of the street from Google Maps: The full text, as published by CP24: Police say that a 17-year-old boy is dead after he was shot in front of his North York home on Saturday morning. The shooting took place in front of a Toronto Community Housing complex on Shoreham Court near Jane Street at around 11:50 a.m. Police say their preliminary invetigation suggests that the shooter or shooters fired on the victim over a fence before fleeing the scene. The victim was taken to hospital by someone other than paramedics but was pronounced dead a short time later. Police initially said that a young child had been shot, however they later corrected themselves and said that the victim is 17. According to police, there are a number of witnesses who are currently being interviewed at a nearby station. Police also plan to review surveill...

Yesterday an acid cloud threatened residents at Bloor and Lansdowne, which is a bit South of our area.

Two artists have started trolling Old City Hall (and, presumably, other sites) with fake “Development Proposal” signs as a commentary on the condo boom.

Sadly, this weekend passed with another stabbing, but fortunately, the victim had non-life-threatening injuries.

Ever since the #amalgamation, #Toronto has its own culture clash, pitting suburbanites vs downtown core hipsters on issues such as social housing and public transportation. It is therefore useful to see how this culture clash plays South of the border.

Sadly, Jane and Sheppard sees yet another double shooting, with one in stable condition while the other victim was rushed to a trauma centre with serious injuries.

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

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.

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.

In some themed Thanksgiving news, a shooting results in no victims and native bugs invade.

Earlier this year, when the school year started, we learned about a school bus driver shortage. Now we’re learning about suboptimal performance of said companies.

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

Having represented our neighbourhood at the OMB, we continue to monitor developments on the urban planning front..

In this instalment, a victim goes to hospital on his own and two bank robbers are arrested.

We have two stories happening this week in the past couple of days. First is about preventing crime by discovering a small arsenal and arresting a suspect, while the second involves the survival of a stabbing victim.

Could this march make life better here? Little by little, we guess.

The owner of a highrise apartment building near Jane and Finch has pleaded guilty to several fire code offences and has been fined $71,000 after a woman died in a blaze at the building in April 2015.

The burned remains of a victim's body were recently discovered in a fire pit in the Northwood Park, at Sentinel and Sheppard and police needs help identifying the body.

Police is investigating a stabbing in our area and tow truck drivers are protesting a new law.

Toronto Police is seeking the assistance of the public in investigating a sexual assault that took place in the Keele Street and Downsview Park area.

After an announcement that his cancer was not responding to treatment, Rob Ford died unexpectedly, leaving many of his fans, some in our community, mourning.

Lawyer Phanath Im is giving back to the community she grew up in through her involvement with Osgoode law school's community legal aid clinic being launched in Jane-Finch on Thursday. The clinic will help precarious workers in need of legal help. .

An elderly pedestrian died after being hit by a car.

A shooting back in April 2015 resulted in the officer who did the shooting being investigated.

A homeless shelter in Leslieville has been the subject of political maneouvering, resident protests and NIMBY-ism, an not only..

Our big city cannot wait for SmartTrack to come or evolve, so TTC is showing some initiative and launches new routes, smartly.

Luckily, nobody died or will have to die this time.

It's hard to imagine, but the same intersection saw 2 drunk drivers colliding with police cars within hours.

The new year started with a bit of snow, but snow quickly turns to mud.

As we begin the new year, we send you our best wishes, together with some fresh news from Toronto’s press.