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Central Toronto Daily Updates

July 23, 2021July 23, 2021 Streeter staff 0 Comment ActiveTO, affordable housing, Alexandra Park, arson, automated speed enforcement, Bayview Avenue, bike lanes, Bloor Street West, break and enter, break-ins, Brian Chang, Clinton Street Public School, closures, collision, COVID-19, COVID-19 variant, dog poop, Dundas Street West, encampment, fatality, fire, first-degree murder, Food Basics, goat, green plan, gun control, hate, hate crime, homelessness, Howard Street, human remains, indecent act, Jessica Bell, Little Italy, Loblaws, methadone, Michelle Ross, New Democratic Party, noise, outdoor recreation, Palmerston Area Residents’ Association, parking permits, pedestrian, Qi Sushi, Queen's Park, ravines, RenovictionsTO, rents, retail robbery, road closures, road work, robbery, SafeTO, Seaton House, sexual assault, shooting, Shoppers Drug Mart, sinkhole, snow clearing, St. George Care Community, St. Joseph Street, Starbucks, streetcar, subway, Toronto Police, town hall, trafficking, Valentine's Day, vehicle break-ins, YMCA Child Development Centre, Yonge Street

A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in Central Toronto neighbourhoods.

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Riverdale-East York Daily Updates

July 20, 2021July 21, 2021 Streeter staff 0 Comment 55 Division, ActiveTO, arson, assault, automated speed enforcement, baseball, Bayview Avenue, Brad Bradford, Broadview Avenue, child care, child luring, child pornography, collision, COVID-19, Danforth Avenue, Dentonia Park Golf Course, fatality, fire, Freshco, gun control, home invasion, homelessness, homicide, housing, hydro rates, knife, live music, Loblaw Companies, Loblaws, methadone, Michael Garron Hospital, missing person, modular housing, murder, outdoor recreation, parking permits, Paula Fletcher, pedestrian, Peter Tabuns, power outage, rents, review, rinks, road work, robbery, SafeTO, sex assault, shooting, smoke alarms, snow clearing, stabbing, stunt drivers, swimming, Taylor Creek Park, Toronto Police, tow trucks, vaccinations, vaccine, Valu-Mart, Youth Leaders of East York

A quick look at news, views and things to do in Riverdale-East York neighbourhoods.

*FEATURED NEWS

Modular housing projects to go ahead, council decides

June 9, 2021June 10, 2021 Rodger Burnside Bracebridge Avenue, Brad Bradford, Cedarvale Avenue, City Council, East York Cares, homeless housing, homelessness, John Tory, modular housing, Trenton Avenue

The city is moving ahead with two modular housing initiatives, including a project in East York that has raised local controversy.

*FEATURED NEWS

East York community appears split over modular housing in their neighbourhood

February 25, 2021February 27, 2021 Rodger Burnside Brad Bradford, Cedarvale Avenue, homelessness, John Tory, modular housing, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Trenton Avenue

East York residents are being invited to discuss the proposed erection of modular housing for the homeless in their neighbourhood.

*FEATURED NEWS

A building of ‘new beginnings’ opens on Church Street

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 Rodger Burnside affordable housing, Church Street, homelessness, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, YWCA

This morning Mayor John Tory, Toronto Centre councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam and other city representatives re-opened a 13-storey affordable rental building for them at 389 Church St.

DAILY UPDATES

Leaside Daily Updates: July–August 2020

August 31, 2020November 22, 2020 Streeter staff bicycles, child pornography, CNE, collision, condominiums, COVID-19, demonstration, fields, gunfire, homelessness, noise, ParksPlayTO, permit parking, real estate, Roehampton Hotel, stabbing, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, teacher, traffic

A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in Leaside neighbourhoods.

*FEATURED NEWS

Midtown demonstrators divided in protest over homeless housing

August 16, 2020November 24, 2020 Rodger Burnside Broadway Avenue, demonstration, homelessness, John Tory, Josh Matlow, Mt. Pleasant Road, protest

A protest against homeless shelters in midtown drew about 100 residents but also an almost equal-sized group supporting the shelters.

NEWS

Gun charges related to Broadway Avenue homeless housing

August 12, 2020August 12, 2020 Jay Garak and Rodger Burnside Broadway Avenue, gun, homelessness, Redpath Avenue, Toronto Police

A 25-year-old man faces multiple charges after officers responded to a gun call near Broadway and Redpath avenues yesterday at 2:47 a.m.

*FEATURED NEWS

Homeless housing to move after fire, stabbing, local complaints

August 7, 2020August 10, 2020 Rodger Burnside Broadview Avenue, fire, homelessness, stabbing, Toronto Fire Services

The interim homeless housing program is leaving its 55–65 Broadway Ave. address to make way for redevelopment scheduled to begin in September.

Community Events THINGS TO DO

Aug. 19: Discuss the Roehampton Residence with city staff

August 5, 2020November 24, 2020 Streeter staff homelessness, Mt. Pleasant Road, physical distancing shelters, Roehampton Hotel

Midtown residents are invited to join a community engagement session on the Roehampton Residence at 808 Mt. Pleasant Road.

*FEATURED NEWS

Mount Pleasant concerned over physical distancing homeless shelter

August 3, 2020November 24, 2020 Brian Baker Broadway Avenue, homelessness, Josh Matlow, Mt. Pleasant Road, Roehampton Hotel

Residents and businesses near the Roehampton Hotel have expressed safety concerns with the introduction of the homeless shelter in the Mount Pleasant area.

*FEATURED NEWS

Residents group helping city house homeless on Broadway

May 18, 2020May 21, 2020 Monique Thompson Broadway Avenue, homelessness, Josh Matlow, Mary Anne Bedard, Republic Residents' Association

The City of Toronto has resumed its plans to clear out outdoor encampments and house the homeless in residential units, including at 55-65 Broadway Ave.

Glen Road bridge over homeless encampment

*FEATURED NEWS

One found dead after homeless encampment fire in Rosedale

May 2, 2020May 2, 2020 Rodger Burnside fire, Glen Road, homelessness, Park Drive Reservation Ravine, Yellow Creek

An occupant of a homeless encampment was discovered dead yesterday morning when firefighters responded to a fire under the Glen Road bridge.

Column VIEWS

Homelessness to be subject of next Toronto-St. Paul’s summit

January 20, 2018May 8, 2020 Carolyn Bennett Carolyn Bennett, homelessness, Toronto-St. Paul's

At the Toronto-St. Paul’s Summit on Affordable Housing this past November, it was clear that homelessness was at the forefront of people’s concerns. We made a commitment to hold another meeting focused on homelessness.

NEWS