Some local residents are up in arms over a locked gateway that they say denies them access to a long-beloved walking and jogging route in midtown Toronto’s South Hill neighbourhood. On one of his regular runs in April 2022, local resident Edward R. Anderson, 77, was surprised to find that the normally open entrance to … [Read more…]
The Harbord Village Residents’ Association, a community organization with a history of local activism dating back to the late 1960s, is spearheading a campaign to preserve a Bur Oak tree in downtown Toronto, estimated to be over 300 years old. The tree, situated at the bottom of Chapel Hospice Laneway between Brunswick and Major, south … [Read more…]
The Oakwood-St. Clair community in Toronto is one of the most park-deficient neighbourhoods the city, and with a slew of new condominium developments on the way, it is only getting worse. That’s why a coalition of residents associations and community groups in the area got together and put together a plan to expand and enhance … [Read more…]