What alternate routes can cyclists take on Bloor Street, Yonge Street and University Avenue?
THE GREEN LINE GUIDE TO… Alternate cycling routes in Downtown Toronto David Shellnutt explains the safety risks on different cycling infrastructure in the city. : Amartya Smaran/The Green Line. JAMES WESTMAN Humber journalism graduate. Existential threat tracker. Has explored every park and trail in Toronto, with a map to prove it. Believes Tommy Thompson Park…
Read MoreArtists vs. affordability: Here’s how Toronto plans to keep creatives in our city
THE GREEN LINE DOCUMENTERS NOTES Artists vs. affordability: Here’s how Toronto plans to keep creatives in our city Drawing from her experience dedicating co-op housing units to artists in Don Summerville and Riverdale, coun. Paula Fletcher asked the Toronto Music Advisory Committee to endorse affordable housing for creatives. Artscape’s residential building on West Queen West…
Read More2025 Ontario elections guide
THE GREEN LINE GUIDE TO… 2025 ontario election The Ontario Legistlative building in Queen’s Park. : Benson Kua/Wikimedia Commons. The Green Line The Green Line is an award-winning, hyperlocal publication that delivers information you can actually use in your daily life.  Feb. 13, 2025 Provincial politics affect Torontonians every day. This spring, the city…
Read MoreToronto once cleared the Alexandra Park homeless encampment. Here’s how the city might change its ways.
THE GREEN LINE DOCUMENTERS NOTES Toronto once cleared the Alexandra Park homeless encampment. Here’s how the city might change its ways. On Feb. 6, the Federal Housing Advocate presented a report to the City of Toronto’s Housing Rights Advisory Committee on human rights approaches to homeless encampments. Karen Chan’s tent in 2023 at Allan Gardens…
Read MoreEverything you need to know about Toronto’s ‘Buy Local, Buy Canadian’ campaign
THE GREEN LINE DOCUMENTERS NOTES Everything you need to know about Toronto’s ‘Buy Local, Buy Canadian’ campaign On Feb. 5, Toronto City Council discussed motions to respond to Trump’s tariff threats. The City of Toronto wants to develop clear and recognizable labels to be placed on all Canadian goods. : Amartya Smaran/The Green Line. Eugene…
Read MoreDo you have to get tenant insurance, and disclose it to your landlord?
THE GREEN LINE GUIDE TO… Getting and disclosing your tenant insurance Residential buildings on George Street. : Yara El Murr/The Green Line. Sahaana Ranganathan Toronto Metropolitan University Master of Journalism graduate with a passion for community-based storytelling. Currently living in the Annex. Always down to get matcha or milk tea. Â Jan. 31, 2025 Do…
Read MoreHow the city will (and won’t) stop stormwater from flooding our basements
THE GREEN LINE DOCUMENTERS NOTES How the city will (and won’t) stop stormwater from flooding our basements During the Jan. 28 Executive Committee meeting, frustrated residents pushed for urgent sewer infrastructure upgrades — but the city shelved a proposed stormwater charge on commercial parking lots. An art installation at Nathan Phillips Square in May 2022 …
Read MoreToronto’s Board of Health just joined the fight to keep the Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Site open
THE GREEN LINE DOCUMENTERS NOTES Toronto’s Board of Health just joined the fight to keep the Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Site open Toronto’s Board of Health met on Jan. 20 to discuss how the closure of supervised consumption sites will impact services offered by Toronto Public Health, and how the city can respond. The Neighbourhood…
Read MoreHow a non-profit in Yorkville wants to expand long-term care for Toronto’s seniors
THE GREEN LINE DOCUMENTERS NOTES How a non-profit in Yorkville wants to expand long-term care for Toronto’s seniors The Toronto and East York Community Council approved an expansion of long-term care home Belmont House to address the urgent need for more senior housing. Seniors at Belmont House started a knitting group during quarantine. : Belmont…
Read MoreChime in on the city’s plans for the future of Scadding Court Community Centre
THE GREEN LINE DOCUMENTERS NOTES Chime in on the city’s plans for the future of Scadding Court Community Centre City staff held a drop-in community consultation on Jan. 8 at Scadding Court Community Centre to update residents on plans to rezone the area where the centre and the adjacent public library are located. City of…
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