The developer, KG Group, says that it has an excellent construction safety record, and the neighbours will be unaffected as the apartment building goes up. But some parents say that at the very least, there will be vibration, noise and dust. The TDSB says it’s assessing the risk from construction, and a report on that will be released in April.
Hundreds protested outside the U.S. consulate in Toronto on Monday morning to oppose Donald Trump’s travel ban.
For one Canadian family, serving in the Second World War really meant sacrifice. John Dufort recalled a powerful entry his father made in his diary before deciding to enlist in Canada’s war effort.
“He wrote in his diary, ‘My older brother Paul and my older sister Mary have all left and gone off to war,’” he said. “’We are selling our house here in Saskatoon and who knows if we will ever see each other again.’”