You will also start receiving the Star's free morning newsletter Scarborough—Agincourt 2025 federal election live results. Browse live results for all 343 ridings 202 of 202 polls are reporting as of 4:21 p.m. Follow our full coverage of the 2025 federal election 202 of 202 polls are reporting as of 4:21 p.m. Follow our full coverage of the 2025 federal election is projected to be re-elected in Scarborough—Agincourt is in second place with 21,314 votes (42.35%) and Dan Lovell 19,138 voters cast ballots at advance polls Looking for another riding? Here are the full results for the 2025 federal election. The Liberals have 169 races called in their favour They have 8,535,128 votes and 43.69 per cent of the popular vote The Conservatives have 144 races called in their favour They have 8,059,938 votes and 41.26 per cent of the popular vote The Bloc Québécois have 22 races called in their favour They have 1,232,095 votes and 6.31 per cent of the popular vote The New Democrats have seven races called in their favour They have 1,231,198 votes and 6.3 per cent of the popular vote The Greens have one race called in their favour They have 243,471 votes and 1.25 per cent of the popular vote There were three independents and four vacancies in the 338-seat Commons the Commons has grown by five ridings starting with this election This article was automatically generated using data provided by Canadian Press and will update as riding results become available Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account These incidents were reported by police in the past week and reportedly occurred in the past two weeks There were six residential break and enters reported in the district from Dec Toronto Police Service received 24 reports of a break-in at a home between Dec including six in the district of Scarborough In total 1,784 residential break and enters have been reported in the City of Toronto since Jan 1 – down 54.3 per cent compared to the same period in 2023 A break-in was reported at a house near Alexmuir Boulevard and Edgeway Gate on Tuesday There have been 11 residential break and enters reported in Agincourt North in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Eglinton Avenue East and Transway Crescent on Monday There have been 10 residential break and enters reported in Kennedy Park in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Blue Pond Place and Goldhawk Trail on Saturday There have been 11 residential break and enters reported in Milliken in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Denton Avenue and Macey Avenue on Friday There have been 13 residential break and enters reported in Oakridge in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Galloway Road and Kingston Road on Friday There have been 26 residential break and enters reported in West Hill in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Bellamy Road North and Pandora Circle on Monday There have been 21 residential break and enters reported in Woburn in 2024 Find out where residential break and enters were reported in East York, Etobicoke, North York, Old Toronto and York This story was automatically generated using open data collected and maintained by Toronto Police Service. The incidents were reported by police in the past week and reportedly occurred in the past two weeks, but recent crime data is preliminary and subject to change upon further police investigation The locations have been offset to the nearest intersection and no personal information has been included for privacy reasons Police reported 11 new residential break and enters in Scarborough between May 24 and May 30 and the information within may be out of date Police reported 11 new residential break and enters in Scarborough between May 24 and May 30. That’s one more than was reported during the previous week (you can find the latest reports for the city’s other neighbourhoods here) Toronto’s overall weekly incidents rose by nine to 62 bringing the city’s preliminary total for 2022 to 1,030 — down three per cent compared to the same period last year One new residential break and enter was reported for Agincourt North It occurred at a house in the Lunsfield Crescent and Sandhurst Circle area on Thursday There have been eight residential break and enters reported in Agincourt North in 2022 Two new residential break and enters were reported for Clairlea-Birchmount The first took place at an apartment near Southmead Road and Victoria Park Avenue on Thursday The second took place at a house near Florens Avenue and Presley Avenue on Friday There have been 16 residential break and enters reported in Clairlea-Birchmount in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Cliffcrest It took place at a house in the Gradwell Drive and Kingston Road area on Sunday There have been three residential break and enters reported in Cliffcrest in 2022 Two new residential break and enters were reported for Eglinton East The first took place at an apartment near Brimley Road and Eglinton Avenue East on Sunday The second occurred at a house near Brimley Road and Eglinton Avenue East on Monday There have been six residential break and enters reported in Eglinton East in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Kennedy Park It took place at an apartment near Huntington Avenue and Lorraine Avenue on Monday There have been six residential break and enters reported in Kennedy Park in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for L’Amoreaux It occurred at a house near Colinayre Crescent and Kimbermount Drive on Saturday There have been eight residential break and enters reported in L’Amoreaux in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Milliken It occurred at an apartment near Alton Towers Circle and Mccowan Road on Friday There have been nine residential break and enters reported in Milliken in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Tam O’Shanter-Sullivan It took place at a house in the Jade Street and Lejune Road area on Thursday There have been 10 residential break and enters reported in Tam O’Shanter-Sullivan in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Woburn It took place at an apartment in the Lawrence Avenue East and Mossbank Drive area on Thursday There have been 17 residential break and enters reported in Woburn in 2022 Find the latest reports of residential break and enters for Toronto’s other neighbourhoods This story was automatically generated using open data collected and maintained by Toronto Police Service. The incidents were reported by police in the past week and reportedly occurred in the past two weeks, but recent crime data is preliminary and subject to change upon further police investigation Click here to see Canada's most comprehensive listing of projects in conceptual and planning stages TORONTO — North American Development Group (NADG) has announced further progress on its redevelopment plan for Agincourt Mall in Toronto reaching the site plan application stage for the 26-acre project Toronto City Council last year approved a zoning bylaw permitting development of a high-density mixed-use community with over 4,000 new residential units NADG is working with the city to secure approval of its site plan application for the first phase of the project as well as the detailed design for the public streets and related servicing and infrastructure Phase one of the redevelopment will include two towers of 26 and 42 storeys atop a six-storey podium with retail uses at the base of each tower The site is located at the northeast corner of Kennedy Road and Sheppard Avenue near the Agincourt GO Station The recently redeveloped station will offer all-day two-way service as Metrolinx continues its capital investment program and upgrades its infrastructure with new tracks and grade separations Future phases of the redevelopment will include more retail at grade Two new parks totalling 3.7 acres will be deeded to the city The approved plan also includes four privately owned public spaces and a multi-use path offering pedestrian and cycle access to the GO station the community will include 4,300 units ranging from one-bedroom to three-bedroom units in 10 new towers ranging in height from 11 to 43 storeys based on podiums The new community will offer affordable housing units spread throughout the site The approved plan also includes a child care facility with indoor and outdoor space as well as a new community meeting place “We’re pleased with our progress,” said Steve Bishop NADG’s vice-president of development services “Our original vision of transforming Agincourt Mall into a vibrant community to live The end result will be a great addition to the Agincourt community.” TORONTO — A new condo development along the Yonge and Finch corridor was recentl.. 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A development that aims to turn a Toronto mall into a new mixed-use community is one step closer to reality The North American Development Group (NADG) has revealed updates and new details about its planned revitalization of Scarborough's Agincourt Mall Toronto City Council approved a zoning by-law amendment that permits the project to proceed and NADG is currently working with the City to secure approval of its Site Plan application for the first phase of the redevelopment as well as the design for public streets and related infrastructure "Our original vision of transforming Agincourt Mall into a vibrant community to live NADG’s Vice President of Development Services "We are pleased to be advancing our Phase One Site Plan Application with the City of Toronto The end result will be a great addition to the Agincourt community." Phase One of the project will see two towers replace what is currently a Walmart The towers - one rising 26 storeys and the other soaring to 42 storeys - will sit atop a six-storey podium metres of retail space will line the base of each tower READ: Towering Rental Complex Planned for Scarborough Strip Mall Site mixed-use community will include a variety of small and large shops A new retail promenade will be characterized by boulevard cafés the community will include a childcare facility and a new non-profit community space pedestrian-friendly community with wide sidewalks and enhanced connections to the surrounding community," Bishop said The plan includes two City-deeded parks that will span a combined 3.7 acres as well as four new privately-owned public spaces A new multi-use path will link new and existing green spaces and connect to the redeveloped Agincourt GO Station the development will transform the mall into a new residential community with over 4,300 units in 10 towers which will range from 11 to 43-storeys and sit atop podiums Affordable housing units will be spread across the community as well "Renewal at Agincourt Mall can be a catalyst in strengthening one of Scarborough’s most significant neighbourhoods," NADG said "Creating new community infrastructure will make this area of Toronto more vibrant more connected and better suited for tomorrow." As major improvements are underway across the Stouffville GO Corridor is preparing to install a new north pedestrian tunnel at the Agincourt GO Station beneath the busy railway This work is all part of improving Agincourt GO Station giving transit customers better station amenities and access to future all-day Building an underground passage is no easy task but after installing the south pedestrian tunnel in 2019 the elevator and stairwell accessways on either side of the track have been constructed over the last several months Shoring systems were installed and the areas adjacent to the track were excavated to allow for the concrete structures to be cast in place The precast concrete sections of the tunnel that will go below the tracks have been fabricated offsite and will be delivered to the station before the major track closure this weekend A section of track will be removed to allow the tunnel crossing location to be excavated underground utilities will be put in place and a steel beam grid will be installed to act as the foundation and support the concrete tunnel sections Prepping for the tunnel installation: Pouring the concrete cast of the tunnel roof The precast concrete tunnel sections will then be lowered into place by a crane The sections are connected and the structure tensioned A sub ballast layer is constructed on top of the tunnel along the alignment of the track to support the weight of the train the rail track is reconnected and ballast (rocky material) is tamped down between the rail ties The installation will be a major achievement; however travellers will have to wait a little longer to use the tunnel as it will open to the public next year Metrolinx News gives you an inside look and breaks down the tunnel install step-by-step it’s hard to believe all of this work happens over the course of one weekend A major track closure is planned to accommodate this crucial stage of construction Crews will be working over the weekend of December 11-13 to install the tunnel and must close rail service on the Stouffville line as the work requires disconnecting and digging below the tracks Stouffville GO customers that plan to make this part of their weekend route are advised to plan ahead check schedules online and be prepared to take a GO bus over the weekend Regular GO train service will resume on Monday Although pedestrian tunnels are a less visible form of crossing in comparison to an overhead pedestrian bridge they are an important part of pedestrian safety and community connectivity and this will be especially true for those that live or work in the Agincourt community This new north tunnel will replace the path along Marilyn Avenue and drastically improve pedestrian connections to and through the station While installing the tunnel marks a major milestone in the project construction it will be some time until the tunnel will be fully open for passenger use Additional amenities will need to be installed including lighting When the Agincourt GO construction is complete customers will have access to a new second track and platform a renovated existing platform and two new pedestrian tunnels with elevators This work supports GO Expansion for more frequent two-way service on core segments of the network To learn more about Agincourt GO visit here by Teresa Ko Metrolinx communications senior advisor Using LiDAR technology to scan beneath the surface of work sites Guideline enhanced following engagement with Indigenous communities Building a career in ecology – and transit We’ll help you find your way to YYZ from downtown Toronto Personal information is collected under the authority of the Metrolinx Act Personal information you provide will be used add you to an e-mail list that may send promotional messages or otherwise provide you with a personalized experience There were seven residential break and enters reported in the district from Jan Toronto Police Service received 38 reports of a break-in at a home between Jan including seven in the district of Scarborough In total 137 residential break and enters have been reported in the City of Toronto since Jan 1 – down 82.6 per cent compared to the same period in 2024 Two break-ins were reported at these locations: a house near Alexmuir Boulevard and Homedale Drive on Wednesday a house near Bushmills Square and Montezuma Trail on Wednesday There have been three residential break and enters reported in Agincourt North in 2025 A break-in was reported at a house near Acheson Boulevard and Byford Street on Saturday There have been two residential break and enters reported in Centennial Scarborough in 2025 Four break-ins were reported at these locations: an apartment near Birchmount Road and Finch Avenue East on Saturday a house near Collingsbrook Boulevard and Solway Court on Sunday a house near Buena Vista Avenue and Southlawn Drive on Sunday There have been five residential break and enters reported in L’Amoreaux in 2025 Join the thousands of Torontonians who’ve signed up for our free newsletter and get award-winning local journalism delivered to your inbox Scarborough-Agincourt is one of the most diverse wards in the city—81 percent of the population identifies as a visible minority and 66 percent of residents are immigrants Affordable housing is a key issue in the ward with 47.4 percent of households paying more than 30 percent of their income towards shelter costs Incumbent councillor Nick Mantas won a by-election in 2021 after former councillor Jim Karygiannis was removed from office due to campaign overspending during the 2018 election There are six candidates in the race for the Scarborough North city council seat which had a large ballot consisting of 27 candidates Mantas won with just 27 percent of the votes and he will be defending his seat against five challengers and Bill Wu (see their fact-checked bios in the next section) The matrix below provides a head-to-head comparison of where council candidates stand on key issues The Local combed through city council records to review all the decisions made over the last four years and identified a dozen votes that are the most telling on different issues: homelessness We then sent the challengers a survey asking them how they would have voted on those same 12 motions adding the results to what we already know about how Nick Mantas voted Firstly, four of the five challengers participated in the survey—permitting a head-to-head comparison among most of the candidates. However, since Nick Mantas was not a member of council for the entire four-year period, his positions on a number of issues are not known. Nick Mantas did not respond to The Local’s request to fill out the full survey Ongoing coverage of Toronto’s 2022 municipal election hyper-local coverage of competitive ward races across the city and a Candidate Tracker tool to keep you informed this fall We don’t elect people to oversee any other specific public service The Toronto Police take three times longer than they should to get to the most urgent emergencies Why a $1.1 billion force doesn’t come when you need them Cost-cutting measures will push thousands of paratransit users onto the TTC with disabled and elderly riders forced into gruelling bus and subway trips The numbers don’t lie: this city’s incumbency advantage is the worst in North America Internicola wants to create more community mental health programming and extend the planned Line 4 subway further eastward to McCowan Road He also wants to increase police presence and the remove illegal guns as well as a encourage and control housing projects such that “developers contribute to the infrastructure of the area.” because they currently don’t come for “small stuff.” In survey responses to The Local he cited “youth mental health issues and employment” as the biggest issue in the ward Bill Wu is a coach at the Toronto Chinese Sports Club for children and youth, and according to his website, has a background in electrical engineering. His platform is not detailed but mentions speeding up the Scarborough subway extension hiring more police officers from visible minorities and keeping property taxes low Darren Frake is the principal of Canada International College, an Ontario Ministry of Education accredited private school, which he first joined as a teacher in 2010. On his Twitter account he describes himself as interested in progressive politics There was limited information about Frake’s campaign at the time of publication Information about this candidate could not be found at time of publication as well as provide early education about Truth and Reconciliation The City Clerk has voided the election for the MonAvenir school board in this ward The election will not take place on October 24 and a by-election will be held at a later date Contributors: Inori Roy, Ann Marie Elpa, Nikky Manfredi, Danielle Orr, H.G. 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retail anchors on site Those retail anchors — Walmart and a grocery store — will be re-positioned and re-formatted within the blocks Designed by Giannone Petricone Associates Inc. Architects Block 7 will include a 42-storey tower (Building 7A) and a 26-storey tower (Building 7B) separated by 35 metres and connected by a 6-storey podium The buildings feature sweeping curves along their lengths Within the base of Block 7 is a single-storey component to be occupied by commercial retail uses which will be wrapped in other smaller-scale retail units Walmart retail space also occupies the second floor comprises indoor amenity space –contiguous to exterior rooftop amenity– and east-facing units on the opposite side of the corridor The remaining retail rooftop houses the mechanical penthouse Residential units rise from the fourth floor The buildings’ cladding is proposed as a combination of brick various colours of solid and perforated metal Block 7 contains 659 new residential units and 13,560m² of retail gross floor area (GFA) The 659 total dwelling units are proposed in the following mix: 370 one-bedrooms (56%) 135 retail) are proposed to be accommodated between the ground level a three-level underground garage UrbanToronto will watch for updates on the development you can learn more from our Database file for the project you can join in on the conversation in the associated Project Forum thread or leave a comment in the space provided on this page UrbanToronto’s new data research service, UrbanToronto Pro, offers comprehensive information on construction projects in the Greater Toronto Area—from proposal right through to completion stages. In addition, our subscription newsletter, New Development Insider drops in your mailbox daily to help you track projects through the planning process.  Conservative Dasong Zou and Liberal Jean Yip are three of seven candidates standing in the Scarborough-Agincourt federal by-election on Dec community centre and YMCA - the Bridletowne Community Hub - are proposed for the field of Agincourt’s former Timothy Eaton Business and Technical Institute on Bridletowne Circle community centre and YMCA - the Bridletowne Community Hub - are proposed for the field of Agincourt's former Timothy Eaton Business and Technical Institute on Bridletowne Circle ask Scarborough-Agincourt voters what they want from their next MP and you’ll hear issues — speeding drivers minimum wage — which have nothing to do with Ottawa A byelection campaign in Scarborough-Agincourt is cruising toward its finish on Dec and apart from the moment Prime Minister Justin Trudeau showed up at the mall and was mobbed there’s been a predictable lack of excitement Scarborough-Agincourt has voted Liberal federally since its creation in 1988 A senior named Clarence says during his 12 years in the riding he cast ballots for Arnold Chan and another Liberal before him but adds he wants just one thing from the federal government; more money for pensioners “We see everybody get an increase except us,” he says Chan was elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2015 having spoken to Chan about running for the office shortly before he passed away She says the riding stayed with the party because Karygiannis and Chan cared for residents and brought their concerns to Ottawa “We addressed the needs of the community,” she adds including a large Chinese-Canadian population slowly shifting from Cantonese speakers of a generation ago to toward more recent arrivals speaking Mandarin the riding’s major neighbourhoods — Steeles Tam O’Shanter — all lost residents from 2011 to 2016 argues the area is now underdeveloped compared to North York and other parts of Greater Toronto “People are moving out of Agincourt for these reasons,” he says Liberals have not looked after the people here.” Zou mentions the Liberal plan to legalize marijuana several times parents and police want to keep the drug illegal it’s my responsibility to protect the kids.” who says people need more help fighting addictions is campaigning against a safe drug injection site in Scarborough which has yet to be proposed by any government and also what he terms on his pamphlet as “legalization of prescription heroin.” Last year the Liberals overturned a ban by the previous Harper Conservative government allowing doctors to once again prescribe pharmaceutical-grade heroin under a special-access program Yip says young people can get marijuana “in any high school,” and it’s better to legalize and regulate the drug educating children against its use and keeping sales to adults out of the hands of criminals acknowledging legalization is raised by voters but not as much as seniors’ issues “Some seniors have mentioned the lack of space and the lack of programs (for them) supports decriminalization of marijuana and dismisses the Conservative emphasis on drugs — “They play off fear,” he says — while adding it’s opioid overdoses the government should focus on who also mentions the lack of options in Agincourt for its growing number of seniors and an average income of $32,000 in the riding he says is below Toronto’s family poverty line He adds the Trudeau government is “unrelatable” to residents who have spent their lives in precarious contract work and that no party should monopolize politics in Agincourt “The point of democracy is we have a healthy discussion,” he says “The status quo has not worked very well here.” executive director Agincourt Community Services says Scarborough is still a go-to place for newcomers to Canada and its food bank strains to keep up with demand “things are really unaffordable in terms of housing Not talking about it doesn’t make (housing costs) go away.”   a woman circled the outdoor track of the former Timothy Eaton Business and Technical Institute a secondary school whose building is being replaced by townhouses United Way of Toronto and York Region and YMCA of Greater Toronto are partners hoping to build the Bridletowne Community Hub on the remaining half of the school site and Chan hoped to get federal funding it likely needs to start construction; Yip is promising to pursue those funds Also running in the byelection is Jude Coutinho for the Christian Heritage Party and two independents; John Turmel and Tom Zhu The riding is between Victoria Park and Midland avenues and stretches south from Steeles Avenue to Highway 401 is a reporter with toronto.com and Metroland Media Toronto who covers Scarborough and other overlooked parts of Toronto He worked previously for Metroland in York Region Scarborough residents have always complained of their second-class status. Some believe the burb has become little more than a fleeting afterthought post-GTA amalgamation Now a new report by social policy expert John Stapleton confirms this might be the case While poverty has become endemic to North Scarborough, none of Toronto’s 31 Neighbourhood Improvement Areas (NIAs) — communities earmarked for special support to tackle youth violence poverty and social service gaps — are located there policymakers calculate the average income after basic shelter costs Yet after using this equation in more than 140 neighbourhoods within the GTA seven in north Scarborough (north of Highway 401) have higher levels of poverty than those designated as NIAs The result leaves many Scarborough residents feeling short-changed by the city “Even though northern Scarborough has seven of the poorest of Toronto’s 140 neighbourhoods not one has an NIA designation: not Malvern which comes in 9th poorest; neither Agincourt North (29th) nor Agincourt South-Malvern West (32); not L’Amoreaux (34th),” the report says Flemingdon Park and Black Creek — all designated NIAs — rank as the top three poorest neighbourhoods says he hopes the analysis “helps to improve the way we target communities” for extra support “John is the first to acknowledge there is not enough money for those who get it,” he said “But let’s make sure we do it a bit better.” city staff at least acknowledge the limitations of the tools they have been using – and vow to leverage Stapleton’s data to bring about new decisions for those in North Scarborough next year But Councillor Jennifer McKelvie isn’t interested in waiting She plans to bring a motion to council asking city staff to consider designating her Scarborough-Rouge Valley ward an NIA neighbourhood immediately “In the 10 months since I have been elected I have witnessed the aspiration and resilience of the Malvern community,” said the first-term councillor in an email from Copenhagen where she is attending a municipal conference the inherent challenges associated with having the longest commute times in the entire city and the 9th lowest after-tax and shelter income make it very difficult for Malvern residents to get ahead.” it’s a similar reality where he lives in the neighbourhood of Milikin its malls,” Stapleton wrItes in the forward to his report Old Toronto is much better at taking care of itself than Scarborough,” he says the lack of public policy advocacy in northern Scarborough is stunning I know that when policy advocacy is done well north Scarborough does not take care of itself It is ineffective when it tries to fight back.” Stapleton notes that this is because of a class divide Northern Scarborough had the lowest voter turnout in the last civic election and the highest concentration of residents who commute over an hour to work daily It also contains the highest percentage of residents who don’t speak English or French at between 10 per cent and 49 per cent One resident embroiled in the situation is Bee Lee Soh an Agincourt rooming house resident who lives on less than $300 a month after paying rent She says her address has excluded her from participating in the Toronto Strong Neighbourhood Strategy 2020 a multi-year effort to improve the health and wealth of the city’s poorest communities Part of Lee Soh’s problem is the absence of affordable housing in the neighbourhood North Scarborough has the lowest level of subsidized housing per capita in the city And it has the lowest level of subsidized housing of all NIAs who says she has tried for years to become a member of a local resident advisory council for the strategy Let’s hope Stapleton’s report redefines the NIA designations and brings relief to those far reaches of the GTA – the ones most burdened by stigma Designed by Z Square Group for Welland Developments The site is located on the northeast corner of Glen Watford Drive and Sheppard Avenue East in the neighbourhood of Agincourt Agincourt GO Station is located a short ride by bus or within a 13 minute walking distance while Highway 401 is a 4 minute drive away and residential neighbourhood primarily consisting of detached homes can be found there is a small retail plaza and the railway corridor Though the subject site and immediate surrounding context currently consists of retail and commercial plazas redevelopment of two adjacent sites to the east at 23 and 25 Glen Watford with mixed-use higher density buildings containing various types of residential units are being proposed or are in progress Both proposals have received zoning approvals but are still seeking site plan approvals to proceed The massing of both are portrayed in the image below to the right of this proposal Looking northwest to 1 Glen Watford and Surrounding Site Context The proposal for 1-19 Glen Watford Drive would encompass a single 27 storey tower rising from a 6-storey podium The proposed density has an FSI of 7.59 while the proposed Gross Floor Area is 26,015m² for residential and 817m² of non-residential floor space The non-residential includes live-work units in the podium while the 385 residential dwelling units in the development would all be purpose built rental units in a mix of 247 one-bedrooms (64%) and 19 three-bedrooms (5%) providing for a range of options for different household sizes and income levels There are 336 vehicular parking spaces proposed as well as 299 bicycle parking spaces in a four level below-grade structure with four surface parking spaces above grade Total amenity space of 1,188m² in the development located indoors on the 7th level along with an adjacent rooftop terrace You can learn more from our Database file for the project drops in your mailbox daily to help you track projects through the planning process There were six residential break and enters reported in the district from Feb Toronto Police Service received 31 reports of a break-in at a home between Feb In total 187 residential break and enters have been reported in the City of Toronto since Jan 1 – down 82.9 per cent compared to the same period in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Finch Avenue East and Sandhurst Circle on Wednesday There have been four residential break and enters reported in Agincourt North in 2025 A break-in was reported at an apartment near South Bonnington Avenue and Willingdon Avenue on Sunday This was the first residential break and enter reported in Birchcliffe-Cliffside in 2025 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Bellbrook Road and Buena Vista Avenue on Thursday There have been six residential break and enters reported in L’Amoreaux in 2025 A break-in was reported at a house near Cresswell Drive and Hapley Drive on Friday This was the first residential break and enter reported in Morningside in 2025 an apartment near Glenda Road and Mason Road on Tuesday a house near Hill Crescent and Muir Drive on Monday There have been two residential break and enters reported in Scarborough Village in 2025 Scarborough-Agincourt candidate signs at Warden and Sheppard avenues earlier this week was a stronghold for Ontario’s Liberals until the 2018 provincial election when the party’s collapse left Agincourt under a Progressive Conservative MPP for the first time The 2022 election in the riding rematches the PC incumbent • Aris Babikian, Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario • Jacqueline Scott, Green Party of Ontario • Benjamin Truong, Ontario New Democratic Party • Soo Wong, Liberal Party of Ontario (The above candidates were invited to submit short profiles Those that replied have been linked to their online responses.) People in the riding are concerned about the state of their local hospital campus, Scarborough Health Network Birchmount, with some fearing the building would close or lose its emergency department. The Liberals have joined the PCs in promising a Sheppard Subway extension through the riding — instead of the now-shelved Sheppard East Light-Rail-Transit line — in the not-distant future A large amount of condominium-based development, including a remake of Agincourt Mall, is planned or underway in the riding. At least some of this is fuelled by an anticipated higher-order transit line on Sheppard Avenue though construction of such a line wouldn’t start for at least a decade It stayed a Liberal seat for 31 years until 2018 when Progressive Conservative Aris Babikian defeated a two-term incumbent • Scarborough-Agincourt is between Victoria Park Avenue in the west and Midland Avenue in the east and stretches between Highway 401 in the south and Steeles Avenue in the north and Tam O’Shanter-Sullivan neighbourhoods as well as part of Agincourt and Milliken • Nearly 80 per cent of Scarborough-Agincourt’s residents are racialized people and 45 per cent of them identify as Chinese • Two thirds (66 per cent) of its residents are immigrants and 29 per cent arrived in Canada between 2001 and 2010 • In the five years prior to the 2016 census the riding’s population grew by one per cent For profiles of Scarborough’s six ridings — and all others in Ontario — go to our story at: toronto.com/news/provincial-election/map-profiling-ontarios-124-electoral-districts/article scroll down and under the heading “Electoral district profiles,” you can choose from any of Ontario’s 124 ridings — including the six Scarborough ridings the previous election results and demographics There were three residential break and enters reported in the district from Dec Toronto Police Service received 25 reports of a break-in at a home between Dec including three in the district of Scarborough In total 1,779 residential break and enters have been reported in the City of Toronto since Jan 1 – down NaN per cent compared to the same period in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Macklingate Court and Melva Crescent on Saturday There have been 12 residential break and enters reported in Agincourt North in 2025 A break-in was reported at a house near Lyon Heights Road and Rintella Court on Wednesday There have been 13 residential break and enters reported in Bendale in 2025 A break-in was reported at a house near Lawrence Avenue East and Marine Approach Drive on Monday There have been 17 residential break and enters reported in Rouge in 2025 Shooting outside Agincourt Collegiate Institute where 16 year old boy was grazed in the head by a bullet Toronto District School Board said that Agincourt Collegiate Institute is currently under lockdown due to the police investigation in the area Toronto police responded to a call for a shooting near Midland and Lockie avenues near Agincourt Junior Public School and Agincourt Collegiate Institute A 16-year-old boy was in hospital after being grazed in the head by gunfire during a daylight shooting outside two Scarborough public schools Toronto police responded to a call for a shooting in the parking lot of Agincourt Collegiate Institute — near Midland and Lockie Avenues — at approximately 11:50 a.m When officers arrived on scene they located a 16-year-old in a parking lot who was taken to hospital with minor injuries Police later told the Star the teen was grazed in the head by gunfire Police said the shooting appeared to be a targeted isolated incident and that there were no concerns for public safety Investigators said they were searching for a male suspect who was wearing a blue Nike sweater with multiple zippers and dark pants Multiple neighbouring schools in the area were put under lockdown out of an “abundance of caution” according to police The schools were Agincourt Collegiate Institute Sir Alexander Mackenzie Senior Public School North Agincourt Junior Public School and St The lockdown at Agincourt Collegiate Institute was gradually lifted starting at 3 p.m Henry Kelsey Senior Public School and Iroquois Junior Public School were also put under a lockdown There was no sign of police at the school by 4 p.m. and the parking lot south of the school had mostly emptied out A bus driver who was not affiliated with the school said he had seen a police presence there earlier in the day was walking through a field behind the school after getting a call from someone he knew who alerted him about the shooting He said it was a “total shock” to hear of the shooting so close to home describing the neighbourhood as a “good little pocket” of the city that doesn’t regularly see a police presence if there was any disagreement you’d go to the back of the school and have it out “You’d almost think there’s no deterrent for gun activity And it’s sad that it seems there’s total disregard for human life.” Social workers were on scene to help students talk through what happened near the school communications and public affairs of Toronto District School Board said Agincourt Collegiate Institute’s principal David Fewson said the school would be open on Tuesday and support workers would be available to speak with students “for as long as they are needed.” “I would like to acknowledge our staff for their calm and expertise in following procedures today as well as students for their response to the lockdown situation,” Fewson wrote “I would also like to thank Toronto Police and Emergency Medical Services for their quick action.”  Forensic examination is currently underway and police are asking for the public’s assistance Anyone with further information or video footage should contact police Agincourt GO Station in Scarborough opens three new customer amenities marking major progress on station improvements A new accessible pedestrian tunnel has opened which will replace the existing at-grade pedestrian track-crossing at Marilyn Avenue for community members and GO users who need to cross between the east and west sides of the rail corridor The tunnel is located close to the north side of Agincourt GO and offers a safer way for pedestrians to get around the station The new tunnel includes enhanced lighting and CCTV cameras to enhance safety for pedestrians using this crossing The tunnel’s enclosed staircases and elevators are located on the east and west platforms The Marilyn Avenue track crossing has been permanently closed The second amenity opening at Agincourt GO is the new north parking lot bike shelters and pedestrian pathways connecting the station to the community via Marilyn Avenue and Agincourt Drive the full west platform is now open to the public All boarding restrictions have been removed and GO customers are able to use the full length of the platform to board the train While the station has reached these significant project milestones there is still active construction happening in different places at Agincourt GO and customers and community members are reminded to continue to be cautious when navigating around construction equipment and fenced off areas until this work is complete an Agincourt rooming house resident whose address excludes her from participating in city programs that could help lift her out of poverty Portrait social policy expert John Stapleton wrote a report calling on the province to raise the age of support for Crown Wards to 25 in Toronto Scarborough has long complained of its second-class status as part of the Toronto megacity.And when it comes to poverty a new report suggests the city is indeed shortchanging some of Scarborough’s neediest communities Scarborough has long complained of its second-class status as part of the Toronto megacity a new report suggests the city is indeed shortchanging some of Scarborough’s neediest communities None of Toronto’s 31 so-called Neighbourhood Improvement Areas — communities earmarked for special support to tackle youth violence poverty and social service gaps — are in north Scarborough says the report by social policy expert John Stapleton when average incomes after shelter costs are calculated in each of Toronto’s 140 neighbourhoods have higher levels of poverty than those designated as Neighbourhood Improvement Areas where Stapleton has owned a home for more than 40 years written in collaboration with the University of Toronto’s Neighbourhood Change Research Partnership using 2016 census data City staff responsible for the NIA program acknowledge current tools to assess neighbourhoods in need don’t capture the full picture and will use Stapleton’s report as part of a broader review over the next few years whose Scarborough-Rouge Valley ward includes part of Malvern says she plans to bring a motion to council asking city staff to consider designating the area an NIA now the numbers in his report confirm his experience in Milikin once a thriving middle-class part of the city which runs east of Midland Ave its malls,” Stapleton says in the forward to his report and the infrastructure and I know what that looks like and how it feels,” says the retired provincial social services bureaucrat who has advised federal provincial and municipal politicians on how to fight poverty As Toronto’s inner suburbs became less attractive they also become less able to advocate for themselves The northern part of Scarborough had the lowest voter turnout in the last civic election It has the highest concentration of residents who commute over an hour to work and the highest percentage of residents who don’t speak English or French at between 10 per cent and 49 per cent Toronto’s NIAs grew out of the Priority Neighbourhood strategy launched by the city and United Way Greater Toronto in 2005 to address an alarming growth of poverty and lack of social services in the city’s inner suburbs Thirteen areas were targeted for special attention City staff were assigned to co-ordinate local services and community planning And community groups were funded to work with residents to develop neighbourhood action plans start youth programs and launch other community-building activities the Priority Neighbourhood designation was changed to Neighbourhood Improvement Area largely due to concerns from some residents that the original label created a stigma the city and the United Way also introduced a new tool to designate NIAs called Urban HEART which looks at six areas including physical environment and infrastructure population health and disease-specific concerns But by looking at income — and not shelter costs — Stapleton argues the Urban HEART tool underestimates poverty in struggling parts of the city without large concentrations of social housing And this has led to neighbourhoods such as those in north Scarborough being left out That is because low-income residents living in private accommodation often spend much more than 30 per cent of their income on rent and therefore have less money to get by This is particularly true of the working poor and those living on social assistance It creates a “double or nothing” profile for poor neighbourhoods because areas that already benefit from an abundance of subsidized housing are more likely to get NIA status large areas of the city that need NIA resources — such as north Scarborough — don’t have them “simply because they have very little subsidized housing.” “After-shelter income is so obviously the key metric for determining need and vulnerability in a large city with extremely high private-market rents and extremely low public rents,” Stapleton said in an interview says her address has excluded her from participating in the Toronto Strong Neighbourhood Strategy 2020 Trauma from falling into homelessness over a decade ago and the daily struggle to survive on meagre Ontario Works benefits has made it difficult for Soh to find a stable job She fills her days volunteering and helping politicians understand poverty most recently as a member of former federal social development minister Jean-Yves Duclos’s national advisory committee on poverty Despite her extensive volunteer work in northwest Scarborough Soh says city staff have told her she can’t be a member of the advisory council because she wasn’t nominated by her “local planning table.” “But we don’t have a local planning table because we aren’t an NIA,” she said is persistent and after much badgering learned just last month that she would be permitted to participate “I am happy to be part of the advisory council But it just doesn’t seen right how I was treated,” she said Stapleton’s report shows that 17 of Toronto’s poorest neighbourhoods get no special attention by City Hall Ten of those communities are in Scarborough including seven in north Scarborough — north of highway 401 and east of Victoria Park Blvd at the request of Toronto Centre Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam city council voted to review the NIA status of North St Scarborough North Councillor Cynthia Lai said she also plans to raise Stapleton’s findings with city staff “to see if any action is warranted.” Lai said she has been advocating for more neighbourhood police officers “I agree north Scarborough has been neglected,” said Lai “It is one of the things that motivated me to run for council.” who oversees 10 community development officers assigned to work with the city’s 31 NIAs says the city will “definitely” be looking at Stapleton’s report along with other data and focus groups to broaden the Urban HEART assessment tool is the author of a new report that suggests the city is shortchanging some of Scarborough’s neediest communities Staff will report to council in the fall of 2020 to get the ball rolling he noted this doesn’t preclude more immediate action in communities such as North St where council has already approved increased support in the wake of devastating apartment fires and power outages in the area over the past year But there is no question NIA status is an advantage More than 220 city community grants of between $1,000 and $3,000 have been issued to NIA residents over the past three years And $12 million has been spent on community infrastructure The United Way invested about $17 million in the 31 NIAs and eight other high-need areas including Malvern and Steeles-L’Amoreaux in north Toronto Smith says the NIA model helps to co-ordinate a “multi-layered web of community supports provincial and local funding investments.” He is hoping to quantify those investments in his report to council next fall executive director of Agincourt Community Services Association has seen the impact of her area losing Priority Neighbourhood status in 2015 when the NIA model was adopted “For us who work in these communities and are on the ground we have to recognize there has been improvement over the years,” Soda said “But the Urban HEART tool didn’t factor in everything — particularly the housing piece And I think it puts this part of Scarborough at a real disadvantage without the status.” executive director of Social Planning Toronto also welcomes Stapleton’s report “I absolutely agree that north Scarborough is an area of the city that is underserved,” she said in an interview “Expanding on Urban HEART as an assessment tool for more equitable measures is needed.” Neighbourhoods that need the support shouldn’t have to be competing against each other The city could find the necessary funds by cancelling the “ill-conceived” $1 billion Gardiner Expressway rebuild or spending less on policing While the city works to expand it assessment tool Stapleton’s report would be a good place to get started now after-shelter costs alone give you a good indication of which (areas) need additional support,” she said “Reports like these are important to help us understand the full picture the diverse contexts and changing dynamics of poverty in the GTA,” said Nation Cheong the United Way’s vice-president of community opportunities and mobilization poverty looks different in different places,” Cheong added adapting and working together to tackle these challenges.” It’s been nearly four years since a devastating fire ripped through Scarborough’s Agincourt Recreation Centre but those who visit and run the popular community hub say it’s doing better than ever after an extensive restoration “Agincourt Recreation Centre is our only centre that has a pool within northeast Toronto and when the fire happened we were totally devastated because it closed so many programs,” Rhoda Potter the president of the Agincourt Village Community Association “The rec centre is our really only closest means of being able to meet.” She said with a surge in residential developments and an existing lack of recreational facilities in north Scarborough means the centre is “oversubscribed,” adding friends have told her they’ve had a tough time getting into aquafit classes on occasion “Agincourt Rec Centre needs to be expanded it desperately needs expansion,” Potter said “Our infrastructure has not kept up with the building we already have and the building that is proposed.” She recalled walking past the facility the day after the Jan “It looked like just one big icy blob,” Potter said “We’re a very close community in Agincourt and people were in tears because of the loss.” the aquatics coordinator of Agincourt Recreation Centre recounted how he got a call late in the afternoon while driving home advising there was smoke in the building After the on-duty staff evacuated everyone inside they called him back to say the conditions got worse I drove up the street on Rural (Avenue) and it was incredible and my first thought was ‘Hopefully the damage is limited.’ This is a significant operation for us for our communities in Scarborough and my first concern was how long we might not be able to reenter the building,” Sanger said Like many who were at the scene of the fire that day he remembered how bitterly cold it was — conditions fuelled by a wind blowing to the north Toronto Fire Services Chief Matthew Pegg was there too during the peak of firefighting operations he described just how impactful the weather was to his crews they’re walking and having to navigate ice so it was a tough night,” he said at the time Firefighters could be seen with ice layers on their uniforms and gloves requiring them to be frequently rotated out of their positions “When you see the firefighters and they’re crusted in that layer of ice What becomes unbearable is when they need to get in and get warmed up and get something to drink the roof structure at the time fed the fire in a major way Two-inch wooden planks were below a foot of insulation which allowed the fire to travel and made it difficult for firefighters to access It took close to 40 hours to extinguish the fire All the water that was poured onto the building eventually pooled in the basement of the property taking out the pool filters and the compressors for the arena’s ice rinks “The damage was significant and we joke around a lot ‘Can swimming pools burn?’ The answer is yes they can but the great thing is from an emergency perspective everyone was safely removed from the building,” Sanger said “I don’t think you can really appreciate the amount of damage now until you go back and see some of the pictures.” The shell of the Agincourt Recreation Centre pool and the waterslide after a fire in 2019 (left) and the view of the pool full of debris from the lifeguard office (right) Lifeguards and instructors were sent to various pools and programming was split up until the reopening in 2021 The hockey arena was able to reopen for the 2019-2020 hockey season Sanger documented the aftermath as well as the journey throughout the restoration he laid out various photos to illustrate how the pool area was particularly hard hit “People would show up just to take pictures and you could just see the devastation.” he said there were parts of the building with little to no damage The trees in the front lobby survived the fire as did the facility’s original bulletin board “The fire actually left most of the shallow end of the building untouched but it blew across the courtyard into our large banquet hall and then just continued to burn through the facility in that direction,” Sanger said He also praised the firefighters for mobilizing to defensively stop the fire from spreading to the area at the northeast corner of the structure as winds fanned the flames Sanger said those charged with doing the restoration took extra care to protect places like the pool deck where rubber was put onto the wheels of machinery “Every step was taken to try to maintain what was not damaged in the fire,” he said Sanger said he was often asked to have a hands-on role and ended up picking various tile colours He said the staff collectively picked blue for the signature waterslide that had to be reconfigured leaving the former bright yellow colour in the past there were positives to be found with the restoration there was also a little bit of a blessing here because we could upgrade some standards we made it more accessible and made it more beautiful,” he said “It’s a lot more beautiful than it was before and I think it’s more accessible and more available for our community.” When the facility finally reopened in July 2021 any hopes for a big welcome party were dashed due to COVID-19 restrictions at the time Sanger said staff were forced to do drop-in programs at Scarborough’s second-biggest recreation centre “It’s just such an important part of their lives,” Sanger said referring to the high number of seniors who visit the facility Sanger — who grew up in Scarborough — will be retiring He said to end his career at Agincourt Recreation Centre is “special” to him “You really see the value that a community centre like this plays in the community after you see some of the devastation and while it was nice to go to some of the other recreation centres around and see some of the people from Agincourt I think this was their home and they wanted to come back here,” he said at Agincourt Recreation Centre as crews cleared away the debris from the 2019 fire Warmer temperatures but showers are expected on-and-off for the next few days Meteorologist Natasha Ramsahai has your seven-day forecast Ontario Premier Doug Ford calls on Prime Minister Mark Carney to prioritize a list of projects including the proposed Highway 401 tunnel a mentally ill man who was killed in an Ontario prison is calling out the provincial government over the lack of correctional reform Monday is calling for rain and thunderstorms Stella Acquisto has the long-range forecast listen to NewsRadio Toronto live anytime and get up-to-the-minute breaking-news alerts weather and video from CityNews Toronto anywhere you are – across all Android and iOS devices Between the meteoric rise of online shopping and the growing brick-and-mortar dominance of glossy supermalls like Yorkdale Torontonians have less and less of a need for smaller community shopping centres What we do need in Canada's largest city — and desperately — is housing.. The sprawling site at Sheppard Avenue and Kennedy Road currently contains a Wal-Mart 1960s-era shopping centre anchored by No Frills NADG wants to redevelop this roughly 26-acre plot of land into a vibrant sustainable urban community with some 4,400 new residential units and a whole host of public realm improvements "Our Plan is a unique city-building opportunity to create a mixed-use community which reflects trends of living shopping and working in an urban landscape," reads a website dedicated to the project "This calls for contemporary architecture and exceptional and memorable streets One of the company's key goals is to create a central "retail square" surrounding by "accessible complete streets" where priority is given to pedestrians The square will act as a community gathering space surrounded by restaurants Rows of shade trees will shelter residents and visitors at the square in what NADG calls "the manner of the retail promenade." A brand new street pattern will be created throughout the site better linking the spaces within to the surrounding Scarborough community NADG hinges a significant portion of its plan on tapping into existing infrastructure "New roads will create additional options in a community that is currently well-served by transportation routes," reads the plan "Our design incorporates great streets for everyone with connection to the larger surrounding community the GO Train and future subway/LRT/SmartTrack." Calling the Agincourt Mall site "exceptionally well located," developers also point to the fact that seven parks can be found within a 15 minute walk and praise the adjacent Agincourt Public Library The new mixed-use community itself will contain a total of 10 buildings across seven blocks each with their own distinct feel and purpose residential units will be spread across a variety of building types including high rises with six to eight-storey podiums "Renewal at Agincourt Mall can be a catalyst in strengthening one of Scarborough’s most significant neighbourhoods," writes NADG of the plan "Creating new community infrastructure will make this area of Toronto more vibrant more connected and better suited for tomorrow." If all goes well with the remainder of its municipal approval process NADG will begin construction on the project sometime in 2021 All of the buildings currently standing will be torn down as part of a phased construction process, according to a company VP who spoke to Retail Insider a new community centre will be built with the purpose of connecting to the library giving locals even more of a reason to check out the recently-renovated TPL branch Like Cloverdale Mall, Galleria Mall and the Dufferin Mall Toronto's Agincourt Mall will completely transform over the next decade into a space where people can not only grab a Cinnabon North American Development Group The Dragon Centre in Agincourt is said to be the ‘first Chinese-themed mall in North America.’ - Staff file photo/NICK PERRY but in 1984 the Dragon Center was a beacon bringing a new wave of settlement to Agincourt And the one-storey indoor mall was tearing the Scarborough neighbourhood apart because it represented Chinese businesses some of the older Tiny compared to the Asian-themed malls and plazas which would be built to its north a 30,000-square-foot converted roller rink was still blamed by locals for the traffic congestion in the area the building on Glen Watford Drive was “the first Chinese-themed mall in North America,” and prompted what became an exodus from Toronto’s downtown Chinatown Arlene Chan writes in The Chinese Community in Toronto: Then and Now Chinese people had other reasons for moving to Scarborough grew from 1,810 in 1971 to 117,405 in 2006 the former borough’s last census before its amalgamation with Toronto “For them it was a dream come true: they could have a large house as the TTC was letting people try riding on the new Scarborough Rapid Transit line (sadly and the mall was advertising the car it would raffle in a lucky draw filled Agincourt Collegiate to discuss the problems they felt Dragon Center and nearby Chinese businesses were causing The mall’s Chinese merchants were not invited writes David Cheunyan Lai in Chinatowns: Towns Within Cities in Canada Accounts of the meeting record people shouting their refusal to allow bilingual street signs Some suggested use of “restrictive zoning” or a development freeze as a way to “defend our interests.” a flyer found its way into Agincourt mailboxes suggesting organized crime from Hong Kong and a new “open door” immigration policy were the real reasons behind Agincourt’s real estate boom Scarborough Mayor Gus Harris had already been accused of ignoring racism in Agincourt but this appearance of hate literature forced him to act A resolution by Scarborough councillors condemned the flyer and Harris admitted there was a “serious racial problem” in Agincourt he would take steps to stamp out “after intense pressure from Scarborough’s Chinese community and a meeting with (Ontario) Attorney General Roy McMurty.” The flyer incident was catalyst for forming the Federation of Chinese Canadians in Scarborough and for the report of Harris’s Task Force on Multicultural and Race Relations in Scarborough released that December the building near the intersection of Sheppard Avenue East simply looks tired Dragon Center contains small restaurants and shops either half-empty or spilling merchandise into the hall one store was selling five Phillipine movies for $10 A man sat at a table in the hall using scissors to clip the ends off pea pods the mall may vanish beneath another wave of development inspired by the Sheppard East light-rail line though work on that project has been delayed The latest version of a proposal to replace Dragon Center calls for towers of condominiums with a total of 640 units and an underground parking garage A petition from people of the neighbourhood in 2014 argued the proposal would “cause unacceptable negative impacts,” among them increased traffic and a loss of privacy There was nothing in the petition about saving the mall image retrieved from submission to City of Toronto which would have ranged from 20 to 45 storeys These changes result in a 17.6% reduction in residential floor area The residential portion of the development will be composed of 4,375 units down from 5,000 in the previous submission image courtesy of North American Development Group the broad features of the plan remain mostly unchanged One notable exception is the realignment of Public Road D previously referred to as “Park Circle.” Rather than form a complete crescent around the central park and allows for a more seamless connection to Ron Watson Park to the northwest There are also several adjustments to the locations and sizes of the proposed POPS The small parkette at the southwest corner of Kennedy Road and Bonis Avenue has disappeared while a “POPS Connector” has been added along Private Road B to replace the 0.35 acre square in Block 2 that will now be crossed by Park Circle The recent submission also includes a first look at the construction phasing plan The development will be built up in six phases. Phase one will see the construction of Block 7 which will contain new retail space for Walmart A portion of that store should stay open throughout construction temporary retail “pads” will be built adjacent to the new Public Road B to encourage the introduction of street-oriented retail to the site Street-oriented retail in the Agincourt Mall Redevelopment Phase two will extend construction to the west completing the northern portion of the site with the creation of Blocks 1 and 2 as well as the northern portion of the central park. Block 4—to be built during phase three—will include a new retail space for No Frills which will relocate there during phase four The rest of site will be built up through phases five and six with Block 5 being the last to be completed Permanent street-facing retail will then replace the temporary retail pads built there in phase one Looking west across Kennedy at Sheppard to the Agincourt Mall Redevelopment The project is now set to go through another round of community consultations and the first of the residential developments is expected to begin marketing this year It is expected that construction will start in 2021 Additional information and renderings for the project can be found in our Database file for the site You can get in on the conversation in our associated Forum thread UrbanToronto has a new way you can track projects through the planning process on a daily basis. Sign up for a free trial of our New Development Insider here Proposed changes to the federal election districts in Toronto would see parts of Scarborough transform into North York ridings The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission is proposing to scrap the riding of Scaborough-Agincourt reducing Scarborough's political representation in any upcoming federal elections The new proposals would extend the North York ridings of Don Valley East and North into the traditional Scarborough border past Victoria Park and Warden Avenue "Victoria Park, the long-time boundary for Scarborough, would now be in North York ridings! Many of our residents north of Eglinton and west of Warden would no longer be represented by Scarborough Members of [Parliament]," reads a petition from the Scarborough Community Renewal Organization Map of the proposed boundary changes in purple The petition states it is unfair for Scarborough to lose a riding especially since there are around 50,000 residents not counted in the last census meaning the population would actually be higher and not make the case to reduce the area's ridings "This would be a serious blow to Scarborough's political representation especially given that Scarborough's federal borders are normally used by the Province to establish provincial riding boundaries and municipal ward boundaries So Scarborough would lose representation at all three levels of government." It also points out that new developments coming in the near future will also increase Scarborough's population by thousands which the petition points out would be very confusing if a riding was now taken away "How is it that the City of Toronto grew in population but lost a federal seat whereas other parts of Ontario and the rest of Canada had areas that lost population but retained their representation?" The proposed ridings would include the new Scarborough Northwest and extend the boundaries of Scarborough-Rouge Park and Scarborough Guildwood "The proposed realignment impacts Scarborough's identity and our residents' connection to their neighbourhoods the community organization has asked residents to send submissions to the commission opposing the new boundaries organization members showed up at the commission's in-person hearing at the Scarborough Civic Centre to voice their concerns as well "I have lived in Agincourt all my life and it is not fair to lose our riding Our riding gets neglected and if it wasn't for the politicians who fight for us No to this change," reads one comment on the petition It will be brought to the commission on Oct the deadline for the written submissions period there have been more than 1,400 signatures added to the petition Agincourt Mall The North American Development Group is not a household name on UrbanToronto yet, but with its impeding plans to revolutionize the site of Agincourt Mall the Markham-based international real estate management firm and developer—with over $4 billion in enterprise value—is about to get a lot better known.  Agincourt Mall sits on 26 acres at the northwest corner of Sheppard Avenue and Kennedy Road the mid-sized mall is anchored by Walmart and No Frills and services lining the halls that connect them While the Mall still serves the neighbourhood most national brand retailers have moved on to malls with more regional pull like Scarborough Town Centre a couple of kilometres away across the 401 and some units in Agincourt Mall now sit empty Despite the mall being past its prime when North American bought it in 2014 Vice President of Development Services Steven Bishop tells us "we saw opportunities here." North American owns over 23 million square feet of leasable retail space in 11 American states and six Canadian provinces In the 416 its largest development is the Steeles Tech Campus at Steeles and Victoria Park but its huge Park Place big box centre at Hwy 400 and Mapleview in Barrie may be better known to those that head north occasionally At their massive Dartmouth Crossing complex in Halifax and the opportunities to transform this site—in the mold of the Shops at Don Mills but with residential above—was top of mind for the company Looking north up the 'Rambla' towards Agincourt Square image courtesy of North American Development Group and the concept is seen above from street level Conceptual site plan for Agincourt Mall Redevelopment The design introduces a new road pattern to the site sections of which can be closed to cars when a festival is planned but which emphasizes easy pedestrian connectivity throughout the site and to surrounding neighbourhood amenities The idea is to retain the two anchors—Walmart where the site plan above says "Anchor," and No Frills where the site plan says "Supermarket," and to build them in the centre of new blocks that have smaller shops and restaurants lining the outsides while housing will rise above in both mid-rise podiums and in high-rise point towers Offices could line the Sheppard and Kennedy frontages Looking west along Sheppard Avenue at the Agincourt Mall Redevelopment At the west end of the site, townhomes would look into a new park—part of a landscaped realm across the site designed by Janet Rosenberg + Studio The park—with corresponding green spaces across a new road near the west edge of the site—would connect to a seniors community to the west Looking northeast across the new park in the Agincourt Mall Redevelopment Served by buses on Sheppard and Kennedy, the redevelopment will have a couple of LRT stops at its doorsteps—if not a subway station someday—and before either of those two possible outcomes occur, it's an eight minute walk from the centre of the site to Agincourt GO station. That station is on the Stouffville GO line, which, it was announced yesterday will have two-way all-day service as of June 26 to add to the rush hour service it currently enjoys this corner of Scarborough is suddenly getting much connected to the rest of the GTA When presented to the community last week for feedback in a pre-application consultation Bishop told us that there was nothing of any consequence that needed to change in the plans: those who saw the concept plans were pretty happy with what was presented and in fact are looking forward to the mall getting this major makeover The company can now work on the numbers; how many units of residential will be sought for example or how many underground parking spaces they will want North American does say that they are looking to replace about 250,000 square feet of the existing 290,000 square feet of retail in the redevelopment The rest of the details are still to be finalized We will be back with more information on the Agincourt Mall redevelopment as plan crystallize further you can find more information and renderings in our Database file for the site serve their last lunch rush at their north Scarborough location There was a long line waiting for food at Agincourt Bakery on April 27 and there are no more cookies or pastries to enjoy at home But Agincourt Bakery and Italian Kitchen will be back That’s what the people behind the Pharmacy Avenue business had hinted strongly before serving up the last veal sandwiches on Tuesday his mother Dora and other members of the crew thanked customers for making the business feel welcome and a part of countless celebrations A Facebook posting said the business was beginning “a new chapter,” and hopes “you will all stay with us as we transform into something new.” The plaza Agincourt Bakery is in, and where it had expanded since the 1980s at Pharmacy and Huntingdale Boulevard is being emptied of businesses for a proposed townhouse development Jenna Angela Leo said she would suffer “terrible withdrawal” from the landmark’s loss cannoli or veal sandwich again,” the Scarborough woman said on social media “A piece of my grandparents,” long-standing customers who went to church nearby and have passed away Several of Toronto's vast car-centric shopping malls have embarked on ambitious plans to transform into residential-anchored communities, a shift brought on by declining brick-and-mortar business and skyrocketing land values Plans have been in the works to redevelop the 26-acre Agincourt Mall at Kennedy and Sheppard since 2017 the owners calling for a full demolition of the shopping centre and the phased construction of a new mixed-use community on its vast suburban site When those plans advanced with an updated vision in 2019 owner North American Development Group (NADG) predicted a 2021 construction start this process is only now nearing the finish line as the project team works with the City to finalize a plan NADG and its team have announced the next steps for the first phase in a long-term redevelopment that would see the current mall demolished and replaced by ten towers containing residential and office space The new community is planned to include over 4,300 residential units spread across ten towers ranging in height from 11 to 43 storeys A range of unit types would populate this new community including condos and affordable housing dispersed across the site NADG's Vice President of Development Services public spaces and enhanced connections to the surrounding community." city council approved zoning by-law amendments sought by the developer and NADG is currently in talks with the City to secure Site Plan approval for the massive redevelopment's first phase This marks one of the final steps in the planning and approvals process before shovels can hit the ground Phase 1 of the long-term redevelopment will see a pair of residential towers rising 26 and 42 storeys from a shared six-storey base housing 659 new residential units and 13,000 square metres of retail space Though the majority of the mall is destined for demolition key tenants and staples of the community — a Walmart and a grocery store — are to be relocated into new space on the site and integrated into the community A retail promenade will act as the backbone of this new shopping and dining destination A pair of public parks will be dedicated to the city within the plot combining for 3.7 acres of the total site area a group of four privately-owned publicly-accessible spaces and a multi-use path will add to what is promised to be a rich network of public spaces for residents of the new buildings and existing high-rises surrounding the site "Our original vision of transforming Agincourt Mall into a vibrant community to live is coming to fruition and we are pleased to be advancing our Phase One Site Plan Application with the City of Toronto," says Bishop who predicts that "The end result will be a great addition to the Agincourt community." All of this new residential density would be supported by the recently-renovated Agincourt GO Station two-way service in the coming years as part of a broad expansion program led by Metrolinx Woodside Square Mall construction - Dan Pearce/Metroland Scarborough councillors have approved Woodside Square plans for mixed-use redevelopment but without affordable housing its ward representative believes the area needs Scarborough North’s Jamaal Myers said he found it “perplexing” to hear consultations on the future of the mall near Finch Avenue and McCowan Road didn’t identify affordability as a community concern 1 issue I deal with almost on a daily basis,” he said during a Sept Councillors approved plans for 2,555 residential units and 13,188 square metres of retail and other non-residential space including an 88-space non-profit child care A consultant representing the owner said the existing mall building on Sandhurst Circle would stay as new buildings including six from 22 to 33 storeys tall and two 12-storey mid-rises are constructed in stages on what now are parking spaces A parking structure might one day be built above the mall Courtney Heron-Monk, a planner with Bousfields, said public consultations and an advisory group made clear residents see the mall as a social hub and support housing on the property “Affordable housing didn’t come up as a primary objective of the community,” she told the meeting Myers said most consultations took place under his predecessor but questioned whether they included views of younger residents recent immigrants and people with lower incomes His Scarborough colleagues approved a motion from Myers calling for “a collaborative and multilingual community engagement process involving residents stakeholders and local institutions” next year to assess “services assets and needs within the Agincourt North community given the Woodside Square redevelopment.” The Woodside Square redevelopment application is expected to go to Toronto city council for final approval on Oct Earlier this month we introduced plans by Markham-based international real estate management firm and developer North American Development Group to redevelop Scarborough's Agincourt Mall at the intersection of Sheppard Avenue and Kennedy Road an application has been submitted to the City for an Official Plan Amendment (OPA) to the Agincourt Secondary Plan which would allow the redevelopment of the commercial property with a mix of uses including retail the shopping centre was purchased by North American in 2014 The 317,425 ft² mall is surrounded by a large surface parking lot capable of accommodating about 1,700 cars In the over 50 years since the mall's opening the auto-centric planning principles that shaped the complex have fallen out of favour while retail trends and the needs of the community have changed over the years new municipal and provincial planning standards have opened up redevelopment potential for the site The proposed master plan by architects Giannone Petricone Associates calls for roughly 440,000 m² of new space The redevelopment would consist of 406,040 m² of residential uses, 8,490 m² of office uses, 23,685 m² of commercial retail uses, 1,940 m² of community facility space and 17,500 m² of open space including greenway linkages Among these spaces—the landscape plan for the site has been created by Janet Rosenberg + Studio—a 2-acre central public park will serve as the community's green heart surrounded by a half-moon shaped road dubbed 'Park Circle' on the plan Another major public space proposed is a pedestrianized road being referred to as 'The Rambla' inspired by the famously walkable street in Barcelona This space will act as a gateway to the complex from Sheppard heading into the centre of the site and terminating with a retail- and patio-lined public square Approval is being sought for 5,000 residential units with a unit mix made up of 57% one-bedroom units (The towns would front onto the site's central park space.) Central park proposed for the Agincourt Mall redevelopment Development across the site proposes thirteen towers spaced widely across the site The towers are shortest (as low as 20 storeys) to the south of the park to limit the shadows they cast upon it The tallest towers (as high as 45 storeys) are closest to the centre of the site and along the arterial road edges of Sheppard Avenue and Kennedy Road While most of the new retail space on the site is configured as street-facing shops and restaurants east of the park and along the bordering main streets two larger spaces located centrally are planned so that current the grocer and the Walmart can reopen in the development.  Land is being set aside in the plan to protect for a station should the Sheppard subway plan go ahead in the future Street level at Block 5 Additional information and renderings for the project can be found in our Database file for the site Just north of Sheppard Avenue in the Scarborough neighbourhood of Agincourt a pair of adjacent single-storey strip plazas are proposed to be replaced by more intensive developments The Dragon Centre at 23 Glen Watford—an indoor mall lined with small shops—and the unnamed strip plaza immediate north at 25 Glen Watford both currently serve the local Chinese community and have restaurants and services along with the retailers On the more southerly property which faces onto Sheppard Avenue behind a third strip plaza, the Shiu Pong Group of Companies is proposing two condominium towers to rise from a shared podium BKU Corporation aims to build a retirement residence ending to the east in a cul-de-sac where it meets Agincourt Park Looking east from Glen Watford at the two sites The plaza at right is not part of these applications including 6-metre mechanical penthouse levels but owing to Sheppard descending to dive under a rail corridor to the immediate east the buildings would reach 99.6 metres compared to the the bottom of Sheppard The condominium site would bring 551 homes to the area with 278 units in the west tower and 273 in the east Ten of the 551 units are two-storey townhomes at grade The building would be served by 1,412 m² of indoor amenity space on the ground and second levels as well as 851 m² of outdoor amenity space including a courtyard at grade between the two towers a three-level underground parking garage would provide 571 parking spaces and 27 spaces serving the retail component 377 bicycle parking spaces would also be provided A driveway along the west side of the property would allow the servicing of a potential future redevelopment of the strip plaza site at 19 Glen Watford Drive Site plan for 23 and 25 Glen Watford Drive image retrieved from submission to City of Toronto To the immediate north, a rezoning application for 25 Glen Watford Drive made in Summer 2016 by KBIJ Corporation, seeking permissions for an mid-rise retirement home, with retail at grade at the west end. Designed by CXT Architects Inc. the life-lease retirement residence is an 11-storey slab 43.4 metres high with stepbacks at the east and west ends that transition the building's massing down to meet the surrounding scale The project's 301 seniors' units would come in a mix of 259 single-room units at an average size of 44 m² 30 one-bedroom units at an average size of 65 m² and 12 two-bedroom units at an average size of 95 m² the building would include a 731 m² retail space facing Glen Watford Drive while an underground parking garage would serve the building with 117 parking spaces divided between 90 resident spots and 27 for visitors 12 parallel parking spots are planned along the new street in front of the residence Additional information and images can be found in our database files for the project or leave a comment using the field provided at the bottom of this page it may issue a building permit and the project can proceed to construction Aerial view of proposed plans for Agincourt GO Station The plans for Agincourt would be the first RER-expansion related work on stations on GO Transit's Stouffville rail corridor to advance to the construction stage. Metrolinx intends to transform the Stouffville line and the entire GO rail network into a regional express railway (RER) system to supply 15-minute electrified GO service to communities across the region System-wide RER infrastructure upgrades include: adding tracks; expanding stations; electrifying the network; operating new locomotives; and installing train-control systems to enable more frequent service In March Metrolinx and IO awarded a fixed-price contract of $254.5 million to EDTI to design build and finance the improvements for Agincourt and two other stations on the Stouffville line The consortium will also build a grade separation—an overpass—to carry GO trains across Steeles Avenue East the site design proposes a new station building with about 717 square metres (7,717 square feet) of space and a 200-square-metre (2,152-square-foot) 'ancillary' (or service) building The goal is for the new building to be LEED-certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification provides independent third-party verification that a building achieves high performance in key areas of human and environmental health.) The contractors will demolish the current station west-side platform to 315 metres long (1,033 feet) and build a similar platform on the east side of the tracks Two tunnels with elevators will allow passengers to cross between the east and west platforms at the north and south ends of the train area Platform canopies on both sides will integrate shelters with the entrances to tunnels and elevators Other contractors are already expanding the Stouffville rail corridor north of Agincourt station by building a second track the EDTI team will also build another track within the station site to connect with the new tracks beyond the station The rail design recognizes several constraints and the track width of the Sheppard Avenue East overpass The new station plan significantly increases pedestrian and cyclist access to the station The contractors will improve the walkway and stairway between the station and Sheppard Avenue on the west side of the tracks and build a new walk and stairs to and from Sheppard on the east side Another new pedestrian and cyclist access point will be at Dowry Avenue on the east side of the station north of Sheppard A pedestrian tunnel under the tracks will link Marilyn Avenue with Agincourt Drive and the residential areas east and west of the tracks The overall station design also includes 32 bicycle-parking spaces Canopies would cover shelter passengers on both platforms Five-metre-high (16-foot-high) walls will help protect the residents of nearby properties on Agincourt Drive and Reidmount Marilyn and Dowry Avenues from the noise and vibration usually resulting from frequent train operations To reduce the impact of construction on commuter-rail service EDTI proposes scheduling work that requires major track closures over weekends EDTI may also be completing various components of the project overnight to decrease disrupting vehicular traffic Metrolinx has planned to improve Agincourt GO Station entirely to support RER. Although renovating and expanding the station is not part of the SmartTrack project that the City of Toronto is helping to pay for Agincourt passengers may receive even more frequent service than the 15-minute RER threshold--with GO trains possibly stopping as often as every 5.5 to 10 minutes during rush hours Electric trains will eventually operate through the station IO and their contractor are delivering the project using IO's alternative financing and procurement model (AFP) the "AFP model is an innovative way of financing and procuring large public infrastructure projects" AFP uses private-sector resources and expertise and transfers project risks to those private-sector teams which are accountable for delivering the project on time and on budget EDTI consists of: developer EllisDon Capital Inc.; constructor EllisDon Civil Inc.; architects: Architecture 49; designers WSP / MMM; and financial advisor EllisDon Capital Inc The group expects to substantially complete the project by December 2020 The plan includes better pedestrian access to and from the station What do you think of the plan? You can leave your comment in the space provided below, or join the discussion in our forum by visiting the GO Transit service, construction, or SmartTrack threads to take part but they are united in opposing the way a federal commission is redrawing the electoral map of Scarborough on what residents of his riding tell him at a public forum next Tuesday Boundaries selected by the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Ontario will be used for the next scheduled federal election in 2015 It’s also likely that provincial ridings and municipal wards which largely conform to federal ridings in Scarborough would reflect their names and boundaries soon after The main issue stirring up local MPs is the commission’s proposal to create a new riding which would take in parts of what is now the riding of Scarborough-Agincourt north of Hwy 401 and the riding of Scarborough Centre south of it Some local MPs had expected Pickering-Scarborough East to be split into a new all-Scarborough riding of Scarborough East extending north and south of the highway When commissioners visited Toronto for hearings last fall Scarborough-Rouge River MP Rathika Sitsabaiesan supported by fellow New Democrat MP Dan Harris (Scarborough Southwest) said the communities of Morningside Heights and Malvern in her riding should not be separated “Many presentations argued for a more natural north-south orientation,” members said in a report which noted ”the commission was advised that if the boundaries of an electoral district had to cross Hwy it was preferable that this occur in the more mature and developed western portion of the Scarborough area.” The latest riding proposals agreed with these arguments prompting Karygiannis last month to accuse Sitsabaiesan of “gerrymandering.” Scarborough Centre Conservative MP James confirmed she has also filed an objection to the proposed boundaries and will join Karygiannis in arguing before a House of Commons committee in favour of the commission restoring the original orientation of the ridings James wouldn’t discuss her objections before presenting them to the committee but said people in her riding are concerned about the commission’s latest proposals for Scarborough which are expected to get final approval later this year McKay said there’s nothing sacred about the boundaries and giving Scarborough one more stand-alone MP (instead of a riding split with Pickering) is a step forward but he called the commission’s proposed reorganization “radical.” “The effect is to disappear Scarborough-Guildwood,” said McKay who would have to run for re-election either in Scarborough East or Scarborough Centre which would get a third of his current riding Tuesday at Curran Hall Community Centre on Orton Park Road in a part of his current riding which would be handed to Scarborough Centre under the current proposal whose riding wouldn’t change much under the proposal said he was fairly happy with the commission’s latest boundaries “I think they’re better reflective of Scarborough as a whole than what the commission originally proposed,” he said Harris has reserved the right to speak at the committee and said he will if someone proposes changes that will affect his riding More on the current federal Scarborough ridings and the proposed boundary changes is at www.redecoupage-federal-redistribution.ca 2014This article was published more than 11 years ago A new measure is being used to rank Toronto's neighbourhoods – the "neighbourhood equity score" which combines ratings for economic opportunity participation in decision-making and physical surroundings change the way Toronto's 140 neighbourhoods are evaluated by city staff when they decide where to direct services The new rankings are likely to set off a lively debate about the city's role in providing social services and what areas of the city are most deserving of extra funding and attention – all against the backdrop of the fall civic election The new measures were developed in conjunction with researchers at St Michael's Hospital's Centre for Research on Inner City Health and are adapted from work done by the World Health Organization Welcome to The Globe and Mail’s comment community. 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For more information on our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines and our Terms and Conditions JAKARTA — Activists and scientists have condemned a British conglomerate’s decision to resume gold exploration in Indonesia’s Batang Toru forest saying it threatens the world’s most endangered great ape Jardine Matheson Holdings controls the Indonesian conglomerate Astra International whose subsidiary Agincourt Resources operates the Martabe gold mine in northern Sumatra The mine is located in the only known habitat of the Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) fewer than 800 of the great apes remain in the wild The Martabe gold mine’s operation resulted in the clearing of 100 hectares (about 250 acres) of forest from 2016 to 2020 In 2019, Jardines issued a commitment to not expand farther into Tapanuli orangutan habitat, following a campaign by U.S.-based advocacy group Mighty Earth Mighty Earth detected 13 hectares (32 acres) of forest loss within the mining concession The clearing stopped recently after the company scrapped its plan to build a second waste facility for the gold mine and changed the location of planned exploration sites Agincourt recently announced it would press ahead with exploration of a new site north of the current mine Agincourt called the exploration “an essential stage of development to advance understanding of mineral deposits and viability of the area prior to making a decision on whether to proceed with future development.” The new site is located in an area called Tor Ulu Ala (TUA), which has been recognized by conservation group Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) as a key biodiversity area KBAs are defined as holding “a significant proportion of the global population size of a species facing a high risk of extinction and so contribute to the global persistence of biodiversity at genetic and species levels.” AZE sites are a subset of KBAs that require the most urgent need of conservation to prevent the imminent extinction of the site’s key species This raises the question of why Agincourt has directed its new exploration to be done in the TUA area and not another part of its 130,252-hectare (321,860-acre) concession the senior director for Asia at Mighty Earth Jardines’ Martabe gold mine is expanding in the wrong direction,” she said in a press statement “It plans to start operations inside an AZE area recently established to help protect the critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan and other threatened species.” The Tapanuli orangutan has lost 95% of its historical habitat due to hunting Those threats persist today and are compounded by mining infrastructure projects and the development of geothermal and hydroelectric plants That leaves the orangutan facing a much greater risk of extinction than previously thought and at the current rates at which its habitat is being lost and the ape is being hunted the extinction of the Tapanuli orangutan is inevitable during which it suggested the company assess the feasibility of expanding the mine to the south rather than north toward the TUA site we are urging Agincourt to immediately carry out the ARRC-IUCN [task force’s] recommendation,” said Andi Muttaqien executive director of Indonesian environmental and human rights advocacy group Satya Bumi Agincourt said the new phase of exploration was designed to be as low impact as possible on the surrounding environment including limiting the drilling area to 1 hectare from the previously planned 3.1 hectares (7.7 acres) Agincourt said the plan had been approved by a team of orangutan and conservation experts it hired called the Biodiversity Advisory Panel (BAP) and says it doesn’t intervene in the BAP’s work and that panel members work independently to identify map and mitigate risks to biodiversity at Martabe The ARRC Task Force, however, said it doesn’t consider the BAP to be independent due to the fact that its members are paid by the miner The panel members also self-review the data they collect said there seemed to be a common misunderstanding that Agincourt was blindly expanding its operations and thus threatening the survival of the Tapanuli orangutan The area and time period of mining are limited,” she told Mongabay “Agincourt has tried and is trying wholeheartedly to carry out its mining activities in line with sustainability principles particularly on minimizing and mitigating the risk on biodiversity What Agincourt is doing is beyond what’s required by the law and the BAP really appreciates this.” Rondang said the BAP had studied the TUA area to assess its viability to be explored and found that the plan by Agincourt in general wouldn’t threaten the orangutans “due to the experience and procedure that Agincourt has” and also the limited clearing The proposed activities are also largely confined to spots that were previously developed or explored; 13 of the 16 spots within the 1-hectare exploration site have been explored in the past He added the TUA area is home to degraded secondary forest Agincourt also commissioned an independent forestry and sustainability consultancy firm to assess the concession using satellite imagery The assessment concluded that the long-term impact of the planned exploration and development work was minimal this statement does not apply to the long-term impact of Agincourt’s expansion plans on HCS forest inside and outside the KBA,” Mighty Earth said Andi of Satya Bumi said he doubted the exploration will be limited to the 1-hectare area designated by Agincourt Mighty Earth campaign director Phil Aikman added that developing a new mining pit in the TUA area would likely have an environmental impact well beyond the 1-hectare footprint as it might involve building an access road from the existing pit in Ramba Joring to the TUA site “The further development of the Ramba Joring pit the building of the access road to TUA pit and the development of TUA pit will require a lot of infrastructure and blasting,” Aikman told Mongabay Mighty Earth also noted that the 1-hectare figure is the total area of all the drilling sites within the 30 hectares (74 acres) of the TUA site That means the entire 30 hectares could be impacted by the drilling and the subsequent fragmentation due to infrastructure development Rondang said logistical activities for the exploration will use helicopters instead of an access road Agincourt also said the exploration area is located outside protected forest area But just because the area isn’t formally protected doesn’t mean it’s not important for biodiversity and the survival of the Tapanuli orangutan “The statement is just using the term ‘protected area’ to make themselves sounds as though they don’t do illegally activities in protected areas Jardines said that while “the existence of a KBA does not prohibit the existence of a mine within its boundaries,” it recommended following “best practice in relation to environmental stewardship.” It added that “Martabe has in place industry-leading biodiversity practices and rehabilitation procedures.” Jardines also noted that the KBA boundary had been revised in January 2023 in which part of Agincourt’s operational area was included It said the KBA Secretariat made the change without consultation with Agincourt or other stakeholders impacted by the decision “We have reached out to the KBA Secretariat to find out why the boundary was changed and we are committed to open dialogue with them on how we can continue to protect this important area,” Jardines said said the secretariat doesn’t change boundaries “We evaluate proposals for new or re-assessed KBAs and if the criteria are met we approve the KBA,” he told Mongabay “A proposal was made to modify the boundary by people in Indonesia because they wanted the full extent of habitat where the Tapanuli Orangutan lives incorporated in the KBA because forest that was excluded was of lower altitude and deemed more important for the ape.” Plumptre added that the KBA status of the ecosystem doesn’t preclude activity by the private sector “But we do encourage that they aim to create net positive impact for the species or ecosystems that trigger KBA status where they have impacts,” he said Responding to the ARRC Task Force’s call for the mine’s operator to explore to the south instead of the north Jardines said the gold deposits south of Martabe are close to a residential area with a fairly dense population “So the likelihood of negative community impact is unacceptably high,” Jardines said these areas do not fall within the government approved [environmental impact assessment] boundary and have not passed the government feasibility test.” Agincourt’s last two annual reports show that the company has been exploring multiple areas south of the Martabe area Agincourt also has a rehabilitation plan that’s progressive the science panel member commissioned by Jardines It’s also another reason why the panel endorsed the exploration plan Onrizal said the panel had recommended Agincourt plant native tree species particularly those that are rare and serve as food sources for the Tapanuli orangutan With respect to the new areas planned for exploration Jardines said these would be rehabilitated immediately after exploration through planting of local trees grown at the mine’s nursery to allow the forest to “return as quickly and as naturally as possible.” Agincourt also has a plan to build a new facility for its dry mining waste covering 78 hectares (193 acres) for the existing mine The new tailings facility is needed because the existing wet tailings storage facility is nearing capacity An additional 20 hectares (49 acres) will be cleared “mostly in the immediate surrounding perimeters of the existing mining pits” to ensure proper slope stability and effective mine drainage This means that Agincourt plans to clear nearly 100 hectares of land The location of the new tailings facility has also raised concern “It is difficult to see how the integrity of this orangutan population can be maintained if Agincourt goes ahead with developing the TUA pit to the immediate east of [the new tailings facility],” Mighty Earth said part of the team that in 2017 described the Tapanuli orangutan as a new-to-science species said the survival of the great ape is at stake “Everyone who cares about wildlife and biodiversity conservation should strongly object to any further losses of the habitat of Tapanuli orangutan especially considering that the species has only about 5% left of its historic range,” he said “There is a lot of gold in the world but there is only one place which has this species.” Banner image: Two Tapanuli orangutans in Batang Toru forest Image courtesy of Prayugo Utomo/Wikimedia Commons FEEDBACK: Use this form to send a message to the author of this post The “fortress conservation” model is under pressure in East Africa as protected areas become battlegrounds over history and global efforts to halt biodiversity loss Mongabay’s Special Issue goes beyond the region’s world-renowned safaris to examine how rural communities and governments are reckoning with conservation’s colonial origins and trying to forge a path forward […] The city of Valparaiso has pulled the plug on an Agincourt data center project in Valparaiso Agincourt had been exploring the development of a data center campus on farmland east of Indiana 49 between County Road 400 North and County Road 500 North As reported by Lakeshore Public Media Mayor Jon Costas said Agincourt has agreed to withdraw from the project and to release its option on the land The company had not submitted any official plans but the project was said to include four two-story buildings residents voiced concerns about water and power usage In his official statement the mayor said the city council would not have further pursued the project without community and city council support as the land would first have to be rezoned for anything to be built Some residents remained frustrated that the proposal made it that far with a few council members agreeing that the city should have been more transparent with the incoming proposals voiced specific concerns about the potential health impacts of a data center project said the city had a habit of pressuring landowners for property only to sell it at a profit a few years later The site in question had first been acquired by the city as part of a plan by former Mayor Matt Murrphy to develop a sports complex comprising seven fields Agincourt Investments is a real estate developer with projects spanning Northwest Indiana and the US Though Indianapolis is the state’s major data center market the northwest region of the Hoosier State is gaining traction as developers seeking data center opportunities overspill across the Illinois/Indiana state border from Chicago Provident Realty recently proposed a seven-building campus in nearby Burns Harbor. Provident also proposed an eight-building data center campus in Chesterton in May 2024 Most recently the Hobart Plan Commission green-lighted a data center project from an unnamed developer Last year, a report from CBRE flagged Northern Indiana as a key emerging market in meeting North America’s increasing demand for capacity Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia operator of the Martabe gold mine in North Sumatera paid Rp 732 billion ($55 million) in various taxes and duties on its operation last year the company said in a statement over the weekend the company also paid $2.35 million in royalties to the government for its gold and silver sale last year Agincourt's total contribution to the government in royalties fees and duties in 2015 more than doubled the $28 million it paid in 2014 According to the 2004 law on regional and fiscal balance the South Tapanuli district is entitled to 32 percent of the royalties that Agincourt paid The provincial and the central governments will get 16 percent and 20 percent respectively Agincourt Resources booked a total revenue of $391 million having sold 302,448.38 ounces of gold and 2.56 million ounces of silver last year, in line with its production target. The company is among the few miners in Indonesia that saw its contribution to the government increase last year amid low global demand that undermined exports in commodity-producing countries "Despite unstable gold price in the international market the company continues to strive to improve efficiency so the company's contribution from mining activities to the state's revenue continues to increase from year to year," said Tim Duffy the president director of Agincourt Resources in the statement Agincourt Resources operates in 1,639 square kilometers of mining area under a contract signed in 1997 The Martabe gold mine is estimated to have a reserve of 7.4 million ounces of gold and 69 million ounces of silver with an annual capacity of 250,000 ounces of gold and 2-3 million ounces of silver sold Agincourt Resources for $775 million to a consortium led by EMR Capital Farallon Capital and two Indonesian investors last year Another Chicago overspill project in the works A developer is looking to build a data center campus outside Chicago in northwest Indiana As reported by NWI Times and the Chicago Post-Tribune Agincourt Investments LLC is exploring developing a data center in the city of Valparaiso Valparaiso is the county seat of Porter County in northwest Indiana – some 50 miles southeast of Chicago and 15 miles from the shore of Lake Michigan Agincourt is reportedly investigating the feasibility of a data center campus on farmland east of Indiana 49 between County Road 400 North and County Road 500 North according to Valparaiso's director of development The 249-acre site was previously acquired by the city as part of a plan by former Mayor Matt Murphy to develop a sports complex comprising seven fields The project was set to be funded with American Rescue Plan funding but costs were higher than expected and the new administration last year scrapped the project the Redevelopment Commission started looking for alternative proposals for the property Agincourt has a purchase option agreement with the city’s Redevelopment Commission signed last month that gives it exclusive rights to buy the land for $9 million – pending its investigations The company is looking to develop on around 180 acres Agincourt hasn’t submitted any plans to the Valparaiso planning commission or city council yet but the agreement notes the project would include four two-story buildings The company is described as a “well-capitalized developer with developments in Northwest Indiana and the United States.” “Agincourt Investments LLC is an experienced real estate developer that is well capitalized Developer has acquired or developed over 50 million square feet in real estate,” the company said in the purchase agreement the northwest region of the Hoosier State is gaining traction as developers seeking data center opportunities overspill across the state border from Chicago Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia Jakarta. United Tractors, a heavy equipment distributor controlled by Astra International, one of the largest Indonesian conglomerates, is acquiring a 95 percent stake in the Martabe gold mine in North Sumatra from Singapore-based Agincourt Resources. United Tractors' chief financial officer Iwan Hadiantoro said the company expects to wrap up the $1.14 billion deal in the next four or five months. "The fastest it will be in December," he told reporters on Monday (27/08). Martabe has a total enterprise value of about $1.2 billion, according to United Tractors, which is Indonesia's largest heavy equipment distributor. United Tractors will acquire the Martabe gold mine through its subsidiary, Danusa Tambang Nusantara. Its current owner, Agincourt, is a mining company belonging to a consortium led by EMR Capital, an Australian private equity firm focused on natural resources investing. EMR has a 60 percent stake in Agincourt, in which US investment group Farallon Capital Management owns 20.6 percent, Indonesian tycoon Martua Sitorus 11 percent, and Djarum Group 7 percent. According to Iwan, the company will fund the acquisition from its Rp 25 trillion ($1.71 billion) internal cash. United Tractors president director Gidion Hasan said Danusa has signed the acquisition contract with Agincourt Resources on Aug. 8. If the process goes smoothly, the United Tractors' subsidiary will hold the Martabe mine concession until 2043. United Tractors controls 60 percent of Danusa Tambang, while the remaining stake is owned by Pamapersada Nusantara, distributor of Komatsu heavy equipment in Indonesia. The Martabe gold mine, which covers 1,303 square kilometers in South Tapanuli, produces about 350,000 tons of gold a year. It booked $150 million in net income last year. According to Agincourt Resources annual report, Martabe, which is one of Indonesia's largest gold mines, has a potential reserve of up to 4.5 million tons of gold. Many companies have shown interest in the mine. One of them was China's Pengxin International Mining, which was reportedly trying to acquire Martabe from EMR Capital for about $1.5 billion. United Tractors Still Rely on Coal Industry On Tuesday, United Tractors' Gidion said the company is still making most of its profit from selling heavy equipment and from its services to mining contractors. United Tractors' portfolio also covers a coal mine, a power plant, and a gold mine. As 90 percent of the company's revenue still comes from mining-related services, Gidion said United Tractors wants to lower it to 65 percent, or 55 percent in the next three to five years. United Tractors also holds concession rights to eight gold mines in Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara. 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