More school kids in Toronto are going hungry. Here’s how the city could help.

TCDSB Breakfast program

THE GREEN LINE DOCUMENTERS NOTES MORE SCHOOL KIDS IN TORONTO ARE GOING HUNGRY. HERE’S HOW THE CITY COULD HELP. The city’s Executive Committee talked about the funding needed for school meal programs that would help children year-round, including the summertime. Students with the Toronto Catholic District School Board breakfast program. : Provided by Toronto Catholic…

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The totally non-extensive guide to evictions

A rental apartment near Lawrence Ave. W. and Weston Rd. as seen in December 2023. Ninety per cent of purpose-built rentals in the GTA were built more than 40 years ago, with 10 times fewer rental units built since 2000 than in the 1960s and 1970s. Aloysius Wong/The Green Line.

THE GREEN LINe’s TOTALLY NON-EXTENSIVE GUIDE TO EVICTIONS Evictions are complicated. This tool is designed to help you get started. A rental apartment building near Lawrence Ave. W. and Weston Rd. : Aloysius Wong/The Green Line. Sahaana Ranganathan Toronto Metropolitan University Master of Journalism graduate with a passion for community-based storytelling. Currently living in the…

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Toronto moves towards stronger protections against renoviction

Matlow and Fletcher Housing and Planning Committee, Oct 30 2024

THE GREEN LINE DOCUMENTERS NOTES TORONTO MOVES TOWARDs STRONGER PROTECTIONS AGAINST RENOVICTION WITH NEW BYLAW City councilors and tenant advocates talked about a proposed bylaw that would curb bad-faith renovictions that force tenants out and offer clearer protections and compensation options for renters. Coun. Josh Matlow (centre) and Coun. Paula Fletcher (right) spoke in favor…

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Will Toronto get more affordable child care spaces despite provincial funding cuts?

THE GREEN LINE DOCUMENTERS NOTES WILL TORONTO STEP UP TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE CHILD-CARE SPACES DESPITE BUDGET CUTS? With 48 school-based child-care projects cancelled by the province, families in Toronto’s most under served areas face growing challenges in accessing affordable child-care options. Gem Lee Herder says it’s been hard to find affordable child care across downtown…

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