How to overcome political disillusionment with Fizza Khalid
THE GREEN LINE’S CHANGEMAKER INTERVIEW How to overcome political disillusionment with Fizza Khalid For our February 2025 Changemakers newsletter, we spoke with one of the faces behind the Scarborough Environmental Association about local activism. PORTRAIT OF FIZZA KHALID IN FRONT OF A WALL OF FOLIAGE. 📸: CHRISTIAN KEAY. Adele LukusaA graduate of TMU, Kitchener native…
Read MoreKnow Your Neighbour: Maggie Helwig
THE GREEN LINE VIDEO STORY know your neighbour: maggie helwig Maggie Helwig, the rector and priest-in-charge of the Church of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields, talks about what the city and neighbours can do for unhoused people living in encampments. Maggie Helwig is the priest of the Church of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields in Kensington Market. : CHUN HE/The Green…
Read MoreScarborough transit access: ‘No, it’s not equal. Definitely not equal.’
A Green Line data analysis shows that the more racialized a Toronto ward is, the fewer subway stops that ward has on average.
Read MoreA cinematic journey through Woburn
THE GREEN LINE VIDEO STORY A cinematic journey through woburn The Green Line takes Torontonians on a journey through our lens to uncover the aesthetic side of Woburn, a neighbourhood in Scarborough. A plaza sign for Rumi Plaza at 565 Markham Rd. in Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn. : Anthony Lippa-Hardy/The Green Line. Anthony Lippa-Hardy Mississauga native currently studying…
Read MoreWoburn’s Gujarati roots thrive in tightly knit Scarborough community
THE GREEN LINE VIDEO STORY Woburn’s Gujarati Roots Thrive in Tight-Knit Scarborough Community Real people with real stories in the neighbourhood of Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn. This Woburn resident cites helping an elderly woman at a bank as one of his favourite local memories. : Anthony Lippa-Hardy/The Green Line. Anthony Lippa-Hardy Mississauga native currently studying journalism at Toronto…
Read MoreScarborough Subway saga: Will it ever open?
Some local residents are increasingly skeptical about the timely completion of their long-awaited Subway Extension.
Read MoreIt took 10 years to fix this woman’s bathroom. But her landlord is still jacking up rent.
Tenants at 399 Markham Rd. say building management is quick to make cosmetic repairs, but slow to address issues inside their units.
Read MoreRock and hard place: In Scarborough’s industrial lands, locals must choose between housing and jobs
New residential buildings tower over industrial zones in Scarborough and across Toronto, bringing in much-needed housing, but putting heavy industry jobs at risk.
Read MoreCommuters feel stranded by decision to replace decommissioned Scarborough RT with buses until 2030
The Green Line team looks at alternative solutions that will help local commuters get around after the RT is decommissioned later this year.
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