Rodger Burnside, Author at Streeter

Keep 18-hole golf course at Dentonia Park, committee says

January 12, 2022January 20, 2022 Rodger Burnside Brad Bradford, Dentonia Park, Taylor Creek Park, Victoria Park Avenue, Walk Toronto

A city committee is urging the existing 18 holes at the Dentonia Park Golf Course be maintained, despite calls to reduce it to nine holes.

Public libraries like St. James Town closing

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Staffing shortages to shut down nearly half of city’s public libraries

January 4, 2022February 14, 2022 Rodger Burnside closures, COVID-19, Dawes Road Library, Forest Hill Library, Leaside Library, libraries, Locke library, St. James Town Library, Toronto Public Library, Victoria Village Library

Nearly half of all Toronto’s public libraries are closing as of Monday — but not due to COVID-19 precautions.

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‘Temporary’ bike lanes to be made permanent, council decides

December 16, 2021December 17, 2021 Rodger Burnside Bayview Avenue, bike lanes, Bloor Street, city council, Danforth Avenue, Dundas Street East, Joe Cressy, John Tory, University Avenue

Drivers, cyclists and pedestrians had better get used to the bike lanes installed last year as temporary parts of the ActiveTO initiative.

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Writer and former Hells Angels head Donny Petersen reported dead at 74

December 15, 2021December 15, 2021 Rodger Burnside author, Donny Petersen, Hells Angels, motorcycles, obituary

Donny Petersen, author and former president of the Hells Angels motorcycle club in downtown Toronto, has reportedly died at age 74.

Sold over asking sign to illustrate need for speculation tax

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Colle seeking speculation tax to curb ‘out-of-control’ housing prices

December 10, 2021December 10, 2021 Rodger Burnside flipping, housing prices, John Filion, Mike Colle, real estate, speculation, taxes

Egliinton-Lawrence councillor Mike Colle is seeking support for a provincial tax on speculation in the housing market.

Forest Hill scene of one of five outbfreaks

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COVID-19 outbreaks reported at three schools in and around Forest Hill

December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 Rodger Burnside COVID-19, Eitz Chaim Schools, Forest Hill Junior and Senior Public School, Holy Rosary Catholic School, McMurrich Junior Public School, outbreak, Toronto District Catholic School Board, Toronto District School Board, Toronto Public Health

Three schools in the Forest Hill and midtown areas are among five schools Toronto Public Health has identified as having COVID-19 outbreaks.

branches place in coffin at tree funeral

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Tree funeral calls for burying Ontario Line

November 29, 2021December 1, 2021 Rodger Burnside Jimmie Simpson Park, Metrolinx, Ontario Line, Paula Fletcher, Peter Tabuns, Save Jimmie Simpson

They came to a tree funeral, but it was the planned Ontario Line they wanted to place underground in Leslieville.

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Grenoble Public School forced to shut down over COVID-19 outbreak

November 23, 2021November 23, 2021 Rodger Burnside coronavirus, COVID-19, Grenoble Drive, Grenoble Public School, Toronto Public Health

Grenoble Public school in Flemingdon Park is closed as of Nov. 23 after 15 confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported.

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38 of city’s outdoor ice rinks to open this month

November 19, 2021February 14, 2022 Rodger Burnside Alexandra Park, Broadlands Community Centr, Cedarvale Park, College Park, Dieppe Park, Eglinton Park, Greenwood Park, Jimmie Simpson Park, Kew Gardens, Monarch Park, North Toronto Memorial Community Centre, Ramsden Park, rinks, Riverdale Park East, Rosedale Park, shinny, skating, Trinity Bellwoods Park, Wallace Emerson Park, Withrow Park

A sure sign of winter coming: you can strap on your skates for a spin on one of Toronto’s outdoor ice rinks as early as a week tomorrow.

55 Division site to become affordable housing

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Affordable housing development to be considered for 55 Division property

November 16, 2021November 16, 2021 Rodger Burnside 55 Division, affordable housing, Dundas Street East, Housing Now, Victoria Park Station

The city may have found a new use for the site of the 55 Division police station on Carlaw Avenue after it’s relocated to Danforth Avenue.

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Parking lots by York Civic Centre to become Housing Now site

November 14, 2021November 16, 2021 Rodger Burnside Eglinton Avenue West, Eglinton Crosstown LRT, Housing Now, John Tory, York Civic Centre

Four sites, including parking lots by the York Civic Centre on Eglinton Avenue West, have been added to the city’s Housing Now initiative

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Poppy project pays tribute at Leaside retirement residence

November 12, 2021November 12, 2021 Rodger Burnside Alan Redway, Bessborough Drive Elementary and Middle School, Millwood Retirement Residence, Millwood Road, poppies, remembrance, Remembrance Day, veterans

A Leaside retirement home worked with students to create the Poppy Project, a novel Remembrance Day tribute.

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Local reps call for city control of cannabis shop sites

November 10, 2021November 10, 2021 Rodger Burnside Bloorcourt BIA, cannabis, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Marit Stiles, Paula Fletcher

Two councillors and a BIA manager joined MPP Marit Stiles in calling for the province to give the city more say in cannabis shops locations.

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Sidewalk, curb-lane patios to become permanent dining experience in Toronto

October 28, 2021October 29, 2021 Rodger Burnside CafeTO, city council, executive committee, John Tory, patios

The city’s executive committee yesterday approved extending the CaféTO initiative allowing sidewalk and curb-lane patios indefinitely.

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Pedestrian fatality on O’Connor Drive sparks local petition

October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 Rodger Burnside Donlands Avenue, O'Connor Drive, Pape Avenue, Paula Fletcher, pedestrians, Petition, traffic safety

A petition addressing danger on O’Connor Drive, following the death of a man Oct. 19, has drawn more than its target number of signatures.

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