A bylaw banning the possession, sale and consumption of shark fin products in Toronto was passed at City Hall on Tuesday. Following the lead of Brantford, Oakville and Mississauga, Toronto city councillors voted 38 to…
As the ombudsman of Toronto, Fiona Crean was looking forward to having a meeting in Scarborough where residents could voice their concerns. Instead only two residents, along with Councillors Michael Thompson, Paul Ainslie, Chin Lee and Glenn De Baeremaeker showed up at Scarborough Civic Centre for the Sept. 29 meeting.
A pet shop owner in Toronto doesn’t like plans to regulate the sale of cats and dogs at his store. Last May, Coun. Glenn De Baeremaeker (Ward 38,) proposed a bylaw that would ban the…
Some consider it a delicacy, it can cost up to $200 a serving and, if some city councillors have their way, it may soon be banished from Toronto’s restaurants. The move to ban shark fin soup in the city is now in the hands of the municipal licensing and standards committee after a council meeting last week that pushed the issue ahead.
A request to redirect funds intended for a Scarborough pedestrian bridge to playground equipment instead was turned down at an April 5 city budget meeting. The proposal was made by Coun. Glenn De Baeremaeker when it was revealed the 2003 plans to build the 25-metre bridge had gone nowhere.
SmartCentres, a Canadian real-estate developer plans to build an $18-million, 9,500-square-metre mall at the site anchored by a Wal-Mart at Markham Road and Eglinton Avenue East.
Scarborough councillors have opposing views when it comes to Rob Ford’s promise to cancel Transit City and turn the gravy train into a subway.
Scarborough needs more entertainment. Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker et al can expound all they want about “urban villages” in progress. But these urban villages are just artificial little shopping villas that give us nothing we didn’t already have.
Zoos are no place for pandas. And the reasons Toronto Zoo board members are using aren’t captivating enough.
Observer looks at the state of roads, housing, and transit as Scarborough’s population expands at a rapid rate.