I have worked in journalism for almost a decade. All of my lessons can be compressed into one simple thesis: that journalism is most useful when it puts people at the centre. It is how I have defined important journalism work over continents and across different roles. When I moved to Toronto in 2024, it was what I was looking for.

The Green Line first came to me through a workshop at my former job, before it returned to me as an immigrant navigating settlement in Toronto. I find community — warts and all — to be an encapsulation of what makes our lives wholesome; and in pursuing community to make my life wholesome, I found The Green Line’s Action Journey on safe bike commuting, which meant the world to me as a cycling enthusiast. I later attended an Action Journey event on third spaces in Toronto and mentally marked The Green Line as a third space itself. How else do you describe a place for meeting people, building community and finding yourself in a new city? The Green Line was also how I heard about Bike Brigade, where I would volunteer for months, helping me familiarize myself with Toronto.

What The Green Line did for me is what it has done for many people since it launched in 2022, and continues to do: put people at the centre of its journalism. Since I joined The Green Line in 2026, my work has been to help TGL achieve this with more people. In a climate surrounded by misinformation, coupled with the growing concern that the dead internet theory is becoming reality and the need to find more spaces to connect with others, we are focusing on the important work of building for people at the core of what we do. It is why we have recently revamped our website to allow Torontonians — like you — to create an account, so we can understand how to better create communal spaces for and with you.

If you haven’t already, please create an account here to support us.

Beyond our community spaces, I am a huge fan of the rockstars I work with. Adele, Aia, Anthony, Enid, Juan, Julia, Savannah and Yara ensure that The Green Line provides information that you actually find useful. For example, our recent coverage of the 2026 Toronto Election helped people make decisions down to the ward level, showing the lengths we go to make it easy for Torontonians to understand the city around them. As unemployment and underemployment rise, we have also committed to amplifying job opportunities with livable wages. Plus, we share tips on affordability, housing, transit and so much more.

In more ways than one, The Green Line is restoring a sense of pride and functionality that many newsrooms have lost. None of this is possible without you and the support we have gotten from you over the years. Simply taking the time to read this appeal during your busy workweek is a form of that support. But why stop there? The work we do is important and our team wants to be able to do more of it. But we can’t reach our next goals without your support. Please create a free account and consider upgrading to a paid membership to help us expand our work and our community, so our journalism continues to serve everyone in Toronto.

I believe in The Green Line’s mission to keep putting people at the centre of its journalism. If you do, too, join us.