Community policing strategy in Regent Park continues to divide residents
Some residents are calling for an increase in the presence of neighbourhood police officers in the downtown area.
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NDP Toronto Centre candidate Brian Chang expresses empathy with residents in the riding
“I live in this riding and I understand just how hard folks in Toronto Centre are working to make ends meet.” Campaign office of Brian Chang. (Photo by Michael Phoon, Toronto Observer) The 2019 federal…
Resident faces ‘revitalization’ of community housing
Tanisha Pessoa is anxious and frustrated. For a year, she’s wondered if she will soon be forced to move out of her social housing unit in Allenbury Gardens.
“What will I do when I can’t afford the cost of living in my new home?” she asked. “The thought of being displaced because they’re building condos that cost more than my rent, worries me.”
Chow doesn’t have many nice things to say about Tory
Near the end of the mayoral debate at Regent Park on October 8, each candidate was asked to say something positive about another. “Well, Mr. Tory has nice-kept hair,” said Chow, after a speech of…
Arrests made in Regent Park shooting
Toronto Police have made two arrests following the Wednesday shooting in Regent Park, that left one man in serious but non life threatening condition.
‘School of Hard Knocks’ could be heading to Toronto
Rugby fans in Toronto will be rooting for Justis Danto-Clancy in the coming weeks as the 23-year-old hopes to bring a Canadian version of the U.K.-based TV series “School of Hard Knocks” to Ontario’s capital….
Development puts candidates at odds in Ward 27
A candidate running in the Toronto ward vacated by Coun. Kyle Rae says development continues to present the greatest problem in the downtown neighbourhood. Ward 27 has more than a dozen candidates vying for the…
Music teacher wants high school students to let loose
Three Toronto high school’s are expanding their concert musical programs into uncharted – and unscripted – territory. Under the guidance of 22-year-old Toronto musician, teacher and entrepreneur Mitch Wong, students at De La Salle College, University of Toronto Schools and St. Clement’s School are learning how to jam.