Progressive Conservative candidate Michael Kerzner celebrates his win in York Centre He won the riding with 12,875 votes or 46 per cent of the vote Progressive Conservative candidate Michael Kerzner has won the riding of York Centre and the information within may be out of date an entrepreneur who co-founded DNA Labs Canada received 12,875 votes or 46 per cent of the vote came in second with 8,984 votes or 32 per cent of the vote placed third with 3,935 votes (14 per cent) This has been an honour and a journey of a lifetime,” Kerzner said in an interview It was about a concept that might be old but I feel that it’s still relevant today that we should do service over self We should serve our community selflessly.” Kerzner said his goal is to engage as many people as possible in the “diverse riding” which stretches from Bathurst Street to Jane Street in North York “One of my greatest strengths was bringing people together through interfaith dialogue and to promoting tolerance and this is something that I look forward to doing.” York Centre is home to Toronto’s highest number of Filipino Russian and Jewish residents and includes the neighbourhoods of Westminster-Branson Downsview and part of York University Heights Kerzner said he pledges to listen and lead and “I want to do so with integrity and honesty.” He said the riding has an opportunity to “build tens of thousands of new homes” with the redevelopment of the Downsview lands “We have the opportunity to have the largest development project in the history of Toronto take place in York Centre.” who was sitting as an independent after being turfed by the PC party for questioning pandemic lockdowns in January 2021 He didn’t seek re-election and is currently a candidate in the 2022 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election Although the area had been a Liberal stronghold represented by Liberal MPP Monte Kwinter from 1985 until his retirement in 2018 Baber handily won the riding for the PCs in 2018 York Centre is roughly bounded by Steeles Avenue to the north The provincial riding was created in 1999 when provincial ridings took on the same borders as the federal ones He has been covering the crime beat since 2002 and has a passion for giving a voice to those affected by tragedy and looking at societal issues that may have contributed to it Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: \"our\") of the service provided by this web site (\"Service\") are not responsible for any user-generated content and accounts Content submitted express the views of their author only This Service is only available to users who are at least {age} years old you represent that you are this age or older or otherwise make available to the Service (\"Content\") may be reviewed by staff members All Content you submit or upload may be sent to third-party verification services (including Do not submit any Content that you consider to be private or confidential You agree to not use the Service to submit or link to any Content which is defamatory You are entirely responsible for the content of We may remove or modify any Content submitted at any time Requests for Content to be removed or modified will be undertaken only at our discretion We may terminate your access to all or any part of the Service at any time or re-publish your Content in connection with the Service These terms may be changed at any time without notice If you do not agree with these terms, please do not register or use the Service. 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multi-tenant commercial hub including a variety of commercial Surrounded by low-rise light industrial and warehousing to retail and residential buildings the site is part of the largely car-dependent Bathurst Manor neighbourhood To the south is the DUKE* Heights employment area Looking southeast to the plaza currently onsite First Capital's initial Zoning By-law Amendment application for the redevelopment was filed in December, 2019 for a pair of 27-storey towers plus one 11-storey and two 12 storey buildings the project has undergone resubmissions in August 2022 when the 11-storey building was eliminated in favour of adding 2,398m² of parkland in the southeast panhandle of the property to the adjacent and expansive G 2024 resubmission aims to resolve concerns regarding land use compatibility with the latter two standing 105.05m tall. The tallest towers would share a six-storey podium at the southeast corner of the site adjacent to the proposed public park spanning 2,821m² Residential units have been slightly reduced from the initial 1,171 units proposed in 2019 to 1,138 units in the current plan Looking northwest to the shared podium of the 32-storey towers The design includes a 13-storey building to the west fronting Dufferin and a 12-storey building to the north fronting Steeles The entire development is anchored by a total Gross Floor Area (GFA) of 91,737m² with a retail GFA of 3,365m² at grade in the 12 and 13-storey buildings slightly reduced since the initial proposal of 3,502m² There would be 2,640m² of indoor and 1,977m² of outdoor amenities The site would include a three-level underground garage a reduction from the initially proposed 1,206 spots This is alongside provisions for 779 long-term and 96 short-term bicycle parking spaces The towers would be equipped with three elevators in each of the three tallest buildings and two in the smallest building or approximately one elevator for every 80 to 119 units This indicates reasonable wait times for the shorter towers and longer than preferable wait times for the taller two The site is served by bus routes that connect to multiple TTC subway stations An aerial view of the site and surrounding area To the north in Vaughan, 80 Glen Shields Avenue calls for 7 and 9-storey towers. Westward near Keele Street, the Milestone Corporate Campus proposal entails a 40-acre business park with five buildings ranging from 5 to 8 storeys UrbanToronto will continue to follow progress on this development you can learn more about it from our Database file you can join in on the conversation in the associated Project Forum thread or leave a comment in the space provided on this page that tracks projects from initial application Bathurst Manor's mid-century modern homes have survived on the modesty of their owners This article was published more than 7 years ago Some neighbourhoods are media celebrities from the get-go that innovative "New Town" of the early-1950s or the late-1990s replacement for Greenwood Racetrack known as "Pleasantville," are no strangers to the glare of the spotlight such as Scarborough's Midland Park (started 1959) which sits between Sheppard and Finch avenues and Bathurst and Dufferin streets can soldier on under the radar for decades an architect/furniture designer who busies herself with store development for Roots Canada recently brought the latter to my attention who bills herself as a "retail marketechture specialist," has seen the devastation McMansions have caused in Don Mills and to the areas just to the south of Bathurst Manor and she and her neighbours are hoping to stem the tide "We need to rejuvenate the neighbourhood the way it was." which belonged to her husband before they met large living room with oversized windows (not quite floor-to-ceiling but close) original banisters and pickets on the stair a few original pin-holed light fixtures – "I'm not a vintage expert [but] there was no way I was going to get rid of those lights," she says – larger-than-period bedrooms and a bright basement for a home office And while it's expertly and lovely decorated today it still exhibits the lack of pretension characteristic of the neighbourhood an urban planner who now directs the "experiential" travel company WorldwideQuest grew up in a slightly smaller home on Acton closer to Bathurst She says her Hungarian Holocaust-survivor parents as with many other immigrant families in the neighbourhood purchased in 1957 and never considered moving elsewhere regardless of financial status "People lived very modestly in these houses they went on and they bought real estate everywhere and the Hungarian Jews became some of the biggest builders and owners of real estate … but they never collected any kind of show-wealth." that newbies to the neighbourhood feel the need to show their wealth via bricks-and-mortar today "Suburbia's not boring if you're escaping persecution." Housing in Bathurst Manor was and in an architecturally democratic spirit with no house much grander or meaner than any other." The first of those "decent" homes went up in 1954 as best as I can gather from studying real estate sales advertisements in the Toronto Daily Star's "Properties for Sale" pages (remember this is a neighbourhood that shied away from the spotlight) with the heaviest pushes for sales beginning in 1955 and continuing into 1956 Ernest Goodman Real Estate announced: "200 Homes Now Ready" at Acton and Elder St. built by "Delzotto and Sons," who would go onto to become behemoth Tridel and oversize 6-room bungalows" with features such as "1 or 2 luxuriously colored [sic] tiled bathrooms," "Youngtown [sic] all science kitchens," which I assume means they were equipped with Youngstown steel kitchen cabinets and "bonus closet space throughout." These were offered at $16,000 to $23,000 Goodman was highlighting Probar Construction's "The House of the Year" on Acton Avenue which consisted of a number of "7-Room Tri-levels." And realtors Brethour & Morris were presenting "California Split-Florida Ranch" luxury bungalows "designed by Canada's leading architect" – that they chose not to name – by Westdale Construction for $16,900 As the neighbourhood would mature into the late-1950s and early-1960s custom homes would be built closer to the ravine on Blue Forest Drive even the kids who grew up in those walked to school like she did; this closeness "Everything was focused on Wilmington Park and the plaza," she says ever saw the outside of Bathurst Manor; my mother didn't drive today kids get driven all over the place." as Toronto grew up and welcomed immigrants from other parts of the world (Canadian immigration policies which had favoured Europeans in the 1940s and 1950s In a hilarious 1988 essay published in The Globe and Mail "The Tweed Curtain," Jay Teitel confirms that while in the fifties and sixties "people in such places as Bathurst Manor and the Keele Street corridor had proclaimed their ethnicity with reserve when the city "officially discovered Toronto's unique cultural quilt street signs and creating ethnic tourist areas." While this was wonderful in some respects that attention could also be harmful by causing overdevelopment it's still an almost-intact mid-century modern enclave "I think that's what distinguished this area," confirms Ms people really didn't leave the neighbourhood." "And that's what I was hoping," interjects Ms "that people could come back and kind of rebuild it that way "They're perfect houses," finishes Ms. Cohen \nA mansion under construction next to a mid-century Bathurst Manor home.\n \nA home in the 1950s-era Toronto neighbourhood of Bathurst Manor.\n \nThe interior of Pauline Landriault’s home.\n \nBathurst Manor homes started construction in the mid-1950s.\n \nMany immigrant families purchased homes in Bathurst Manor and never left.\n Bathurst Manor remains a mostly-intact enclave of mid-century modern design.\n Dave LeBlanc is a contributing writer for The Globe and Mail While other kids were trading hockey cards Dave was charting the progress of the CN Tower and he’s been an architecture lover and Toronto advocate ever since Toronto Metropolitan University and York University He has worked in radio since 1988 and has written for Globe Real Estate since 2003 An authority on Modernist architecture (1945-80) Dave attended “Conserving the Modern” in 2005 and 2007 (Canada) Palm Springs’ Modernism Week (multiple times) and architectural conferences in the Netherlands and Spain He has served as a juror for the Ontario Association of Architects and the City of Toronto Dave’s writing has also appeared in The Toronto Star and Montreal Gazette In 2014-15 he hosted Where Cool Came From You will also start receiving the Star's free morning newsletter These incidents were reported by police in the past week and reportedly occurred in the past two weeks There were seven residential break and enters reported in the district from Jan Toronto Police Service received 20 reports of a break-in at a home between Jan including seven in the district of North York In total 68 residential break and enters have been reported in the City of Toronto since Jan 1 – down 84.3 per cent compared to the same period in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Goldthread Terrace and Wingstem Court on Tuesday This was the first residential break and enter reported in Bathurst Manor in 2025 A break-in was reported at a house near Bannockburn Avenue and Falkirk Street on Wednesday This was the first residential break and enter reported in Bedford Park-Nortown in 2025 Two break-ins were reported at these locations: a house near Lescon Road and Trailside Drive on Tuesday a house near Shippigan Crescent and Trailside Drive on Friday There have been three residential break and enters reported in Don Valley Village in 2025 A break-in was reported at a house near Ladner Drive and Pindar Crescent on Sunday This was the first residential break and enter reported in Pleasant View in 2025 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Farmstead Road and Leslie Street on Tuesday There have been five residential break and enters reported in St A break-in was reported at a house near Fawnhaven Court and Hidden Trail on Thursday This was the first residential break and enter reported in Westminster-Branson in 2025 Find out where residential break and enters were reported in East York, Etobicoke, Old Toronto, Scarborough 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 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 we have received numerous e-mails from our reader’s an overwhelming majority of you have told us that you would like the redevelopment in the Bathurst Manor Plaza to match the needs of the community When Sunnybrook produce store closed its doors for the last time in 2004 it signalled the beginning of the end for Bathurst Manor plaza in its current form Like many other strip malls located throughout the city the space had remained empty for more than a decade other businesses which used to be located in the plaza began to move away which has seen many of the city’s small community plazas levelled to the ground in order to make way for new residential developments had begun to come into play at Bathurst Manor Plaza An official plan to redevelop Bathurst Manor Plaza into a mix of low and high rise residential buildings had been put forth in 2006 want to create 44 townhouses and two 350 unit condominium buildings as well as some retail space on the property numerous community consultation meetings had been met by vocal opposition from local residents the developers have revised their re-zoning application four times with the latest revision having been made in 2012 “When I first moved into the neighbourhood I attended one of the many community meetings that had taken place,” said Michael Anthony “The meeting was a lot of people saying what they did not want and they weren’t putting forward any ideas on what they did want to see.” formed the Bathurst Manor Action Group and went door to door with pamphlets in an attempt to “mobilize the community.” which was formed in 2009 and has nearly 500 members on Facebook asking what they want to see done to the site contrary to what the developers might perceive the majority of residents that he’s talked to are not against redeveloping the plaza “We don’t want to see the plaza as it is now but we know that this area is going to be developed once and it has to be developed in the right way,” Anthony said “If we put two six to eight storey condo buildings in the middle of our neighbourhood where right now the tallest building is a very short three storeys it’s very obvious that structure was an add-on was not always there and it acts as an island in what is otherwise a very cohesive community.” the members of the Bathurst Manor Action Group would like to see townhouses developed on the site that are no more than three storeys high so they fit in with the overall look of the rest of the community adding that another important factor is to keep a strong retail presence on the site which would allow for all of the businesses currently operating in the plaza to return if they wished as well as to make room for more businesses such as a coffee shop “We want to have a walkable community.” he said we can’t walk to any of those things that we want to walk to because everything is moved to Finch or Sheppard or Bathurst or Dufferin.” a men’s clothing store located in the Bathurst Manor plaza agrees that the plaza needs to be revitalized and has been in business in the plaza for 20 years Derosa shared his feelings about the condition of the plaza As far as the proposed redevelopment goes Derosa mentioned “the big concern is the density that they want to stuff into the place but to get rid of retail would be disruptive to the residents of the neighbourhood We are concerned about upgrades that would be required for our sewers and overpopulation in our schools; those are the big issues” Derosa also mentioned that an overwhelming majority of residents he speaks with are concerned with aesthetics When asked about whether he would re-open Man About Town following a redevelopment Please continue sharing your thoughts about what you would like to see at the site with us at: info@downsviewadvocate.ca and join the Bathurst Manor Action Group on Facebook Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates The Downsview Advocate is a community newspaper that seeks to develop the civic fabric of the neighbourhood by fostering community dialogue and promoting civic participation Privacy Policy | Contact Us This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Sam Cossidente (at left) and partner Alessandro DeRosa’s Man About Town clothing shop may be the last business to close this month at Bathurst Manor Plaza on Wilmington Avenue in North York owners of the plaza have wanted to replace the neighbourhood retail landmark with condominiums Thirty years saw Man About Town move four times within the Bathurst Manor Plaza and the neighbourhood’s decaying retail centre will die completely “We’ll probably be the last tenant out,” Sam Cossidente the plaza on Wilmington Avenue was a community fixture and they used to be full every day,” Cossidente said owners The Biddington Group of Companies proposed a condominium-based re-development the remaining businesses must be out by July 31 who joined longtime owner Alessandro DeRosa when it became clear the store was moving to Rimrock Road owner Terry Kim has nowhere to go after 16 years between Dufferin Street and the West Don River but there’s no suitable location for his variety store “I knew most of my customers by first name,” said Kim Kim was confident the plaza would be demolished soon Signs and banners nearby thanked the people of Bathurst Manor Demi’s Restaurant announced its gratitude for 25 years still selling veggie slices and falafel sandwiches “filled to the max,” for 20 Irving Zelcer said he was retiring: “The plaza where my office has been located for 46 years is scheduled for demolition.” Biddington’s construction and development manager wouldn’t say when the bulldozers may finally come There’s been no definitive dates,” he said Thursday which until recently included two six-storey mixed-use buildings It’s now 288 townhomes and 10,000 square feet of retail who expects a staff report by year’s end and a community meeting in early 2017 residents don’t want the plaza to sit as a vacant eyesore 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 the intersection of Bathurst and Wilson has mostly been associated with a large pocket of Toronto's Jewish population With Bathurst Manor and B'Nai B'rith just blocks away this North York neighbourhood has begun to see a separate identity emerge more formally recognized by another name: Little Manila There are approximately 47 Filipino-owned businesses in the small area of Little Manila Consisting mostly of restaurants and bakeries serving up lechon Bathurst and Wilson is where you'll find the most Filipino-run businesses situated within walking distance of one another in the city the Filipino community saw a major surge in the 1980s and 90s which led to the creation of Little Manila as we see it today Many businesses in the area service those workig in the caregiving industry Due to the now-terminated Live-In Caregiver Program that allowed many people many immigrants were able to work and eventually bring their families to Canada The Wilson and Bathurst area became the perfect landing place: populated with an aging new immigrants were able to find work and homes outside of other Filipino-dominant areas like St You can get a huge feast to share at Wilson's Haus of Lechon Now with the annual Taste of Manila festival that draws thousands to the area every summer (pre-COVID) the neighbourhood has officially established itself as the hotspot for all things pinoy Pat's No Frills has both kosher items for the Jewish community and frozen Filipino favourites According to Taste of Manila's founder Rolly Mangante, Little Manila today encompasses 47 Filipino-owned businesses with restaurants serving Filipino silog breakfasts now outnumbering Jewish institutions like the breakfast spot Bagel World The Bathurst-Wilson Parkette acts as a gathering space for the Filipino community during special events you'll find the Bathurst-Wilson Parkette which acts as a gathering place for the community during special events like Philippines Independence Day Wilson's Haus of Lechon features an outdoor grill One of the most well-known restaurants in Little Manila right now is Wilson's Haus of Lechon a purveyor of Cebu-style suckling pig and rotisserie chickens Filipino-style Lechon is a roasted suckling pig often ordered whole for special events A quintessential meal at family get-togethers, lechon is ordered whole or by the pound. There are a few other establishments roasting up lechon in the area Da Best Filipino bakery has been selling Filipino goods for the past seven years In the same strip of businesses is also Da Best Filipino Bakery, a simple store that has stocked tons of Filipino goods, like Kare-Kare mix; dried chicharron (pork rinds) and instant pancit (noodles) which are simple and sweet buns popular in the Philippines The sweet scent of bread is the first thing you'll notice here: they sell bags of airy pandesal buns for $3.50 Kabalen offers Pampanga cuisine like adobo and sisig Right next to it you'll also find Kabalen, a secondary location of the original down the street on Bathurst which specializes in Pampanga-style dishes like adobo to-go with daily deals and student specials that include spaghetti and pancit The restaurant Jollytops take a page from the book of the giant Filipino fried chicken empire Jollibee selling student specials of fried chicken with spaghetti or palabok noodles takeout counter and grocery store rolled into one At FV Foods the bakery also has a downstairs grocery store that looks barren but actually has a decent number of staple items Head downstairs to access FV Food's underground market Shelves of Datu Puti soy sauce and classic snacks like Ding Dong and Boy Bawang corn nuts make up this sparse subterraneous space which are commonly filled and sent back to the Philippines FV also sells the quintessential balikbayan boxes used by the majority of families to fill up with Canadian goods and send back home Sampaguita Village is a Filipino institution in Little Manila Further along Wilson you'll find Sampaguita Village one of Little Manila's favourite restaurants among locals and tourists alike For over 25 years this humble spot has been serving lechon kawali sinigang and huge dishes of garlic fried rice for takeout or dine-in as reminiscent of the Philippines as Wilson Street can get This article was published more than 5 years ago Previous selling prices: $562,500 (2011); $448,000 (2008) This three-bedroom bungalow sits on a 58-foot-by-105-foot lot and is more updated than many homes of similar vintage nearby agent Mary Jo Vradis reckoned it would net around $1.1-million when it came to market late this April A buyer worked out a $1.08-million deal about a week later so we didn’t want to hold back [offers] and take chances and there wasn’t a ton for sale in that price point,” Ms “We were lucky too that the weather was nice at the time the 1,402-square-foot property has a remodelled eat-in kitchen with stainless-steel appliances.Royal LePage Estate Realty This 1,407-square-foot house with an attached garage is 62 years old as well as a remodelled eat-in kitchen with stainless-steel appliances Renovations were also done below in the self-contained suite formal cooking quarters and a recreation room with a gas fireplace “It was very well maintained and has a lot of potential plus my clients put in separate laundry facilities for the first and second floors “One of the [other] major selling features of this property was the two-bedroom basement apartment with a separate entrance Your house is your most valuable asset. 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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 “I grew up in the manor and am very familiar with the neighbourhood .All of us read the article in the Downsview Advocate and agree with Mr Pasternak We should rebuild the plaza with some modest residential [developments].- Leah“In the grand scope I could envision a 2 storey similar structure making more use of the land with a traditional northern "homey" type structure - roofed with shingles retail and possibly some modern type row of towns across Wilmington ” - Adam “I would like to see a grocery store a no frills or fresh content would help a lot in the community there are many people who don't drive and it would be great to be able to shop without having to take a taxi” – Mailyn“The current state of the plaza is in disrepair and creates a slum look to the area and needs it quick.” - Ira“I would like to see housing/condo and retail” – Earl“What I believe would be a major benefit would be an revamped updated plaza that will bring the community together A place where people can walk to for ice cream or a coffee shop The manor is a beautiful pocket that has potential to have a strong community; however it requires areas to bring a community together Adding buildings would just lead to more congestion and frustrate fellow neighbours.” - Residents of the Bathurst Manor“I think the development should go as planned Lets start digging” – PeterI've been a resident for 11 years We are desperate for a nice place to go to This whole area needs new restaurants and shopping I would appreciate a return of a small retail strip plaza with a continued presence of medical offices on site Increasing the residential population into this corner would be a terrible and reckless decision.” – Aaron“It would also be nice to have a place for little kids/babies since there are more and more young families moving in the neighbourhood Maybe even something like a kid's hair salon There were 28 residential break and enters reported in the district from May 14 to May 20 Toronto Police Service received 77 reports of a break-in at a home between May 14 and May 20 including 28 in the district of North York In total 1,556 residential break and enters have been reported in the City of Toronto since Jan 1 – up 25.5 per cent compared to the same period in 2023 A break-in was reported at a house near Bradgate Road and Chatfield Drive on Monday There have been 26 residential break and enters reported in Banbury-Don Mills in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Clifton Avenue and Shaftesbury Street on Saturday There have been eight residential break and enters reported in Bathurst Manor in 2024 Eight break-ins were reported at these locations: a house near Bayview Avenue and Meadow Larkway on Thursday a house near Bayberry Crescent and Citation Drive on Friday an apartment near Cusack Court and Sheppard Avenue East on Monday There have been 27 residential break and enters reported in Bayview Village in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Cummer Avenue and Ruddington Drive on Sunday There have been 18 residential break and enters reported in Bayview Woods-Steeles in 2024 a house near Brookhaven Drive and Lawrence Avenue West on Friday an apartment near Harding Avenue and Jane Street on Monday There have been 10 residential break and enters reported in Brookhaven-Amesbury in 2024 Four break-ins were reported at these locations: a house near Bellbury Crescent and Prattley Drive on Wednesday a house near Kingslake Road and Waddington Crescent on Thursday an apartment near Don Mills Road and Leith Hill Road on Friday a house near Kingslake Road and Koven Place on Sunday There have been 24 residential break and enters reported in Don Valley Village in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Epic Lane Road and William Cragg Drive on Saturday There have been 30 residential break and enters reported in Downsview-Roding-CFB in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Bangor Road and Burndale Avenue on Saturday There have been seven residential break and enters reported in Lansing-Westgate in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Aneta Circle and Newton Drive on Thursday There have been 12 residential break and enters reported in Newtonbrook East in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Greenview Avenue and Hendon Avenue on Sunday There have been 12 residential break and enters reported in Newtonbrook West in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Dukinfield Crescent and Lynedock Crescent on Saturday There have been 11 residential break and enters reported in Parkwoods-Donalda in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Hazelnut Crescent and Patrick Boulevard on Friday There have been six residential break and enters reported in Pleasant View in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Harrison Road and Sulgrave Crescent on Saturday There have been 47 residential break and enters reported in St Three break-ins were reported at these locations: an apartment near Clairtrell Road and Sheppard Avenue East on Friday an apartment near Clairtrell Road and Sheppard Avenue East on Sunday an apartment near Holmes Avenue and Yonge Street on Sunday There have been 33 residential break and enters reported in Willowdale East in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Conamore Crescent and Derrydown Road on Sunday There have been 11 residential break and enters reported in York University Heights in 2024 Police reported nine new residential break and enters in North York between May 17 and May 23 Police reported nine new residential break and enters in North York between May 17 and May 23. That’s three more than were 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 13 to 53 bringing the city’s preliminary total for 2022 to 965 — down four per cent compared to the same period last year One new residential break and enter was reported for Bathurst Manor It took place at a house in the Bayhampton Court and Cedar Springs Grove area on Thursday There have been two residential break and enters reported in Bathurst Manor in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Downsview-Roding-CFB It took place at a house in the Canton Avenue and Lexfield Avenue area on Friday There have been seven residential break and enters reported in Downsview-Roding-CFB in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Hillcrest Village It took place at a house in the Cliffwood Road and Loganberry Crescent area on Friday There have been four residential break and enters reported in Hillcrest Village in 2022 Three new residential break and enters were reported for Newtonbrook East The first took place at a house near Maxome Avenue and Pemberton Avenue on Saturday The second took place at a house near Conacher Drive and Nevada Avenue on Sunday The third took place at a house near Northwood Drive and Pheasant Road on Monday There have been 11 residential break and enters reported in Newtonbrook East in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Parkwoods-Donalda It occurred at a house in the Castlegrove Boulevard and Lionel Heights Crescent area on Tuesday There have been six residential break and enters reported in Parkwoods-Donalda in 2022 Two new residential break and enters were reported for Willowdale East The first occurred at an apartment near Doris Avenue and Hollywood Avenue on Friday The second took place at an apartment in the Doris Avenue and Sommerset Way area on Sunday There have been 17 residential break and enters reported in Willowdale East 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 The latest home prices and home sales data from the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board Compare house and condo sales in Bathurst Manor Here’s how North York’s housing market performed by neighbourhood in April 2024 according to the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board: Bathurst Manor and Clanton Park home prices averaged $1.26 million up 5.3 per cent from March 2024 and up 20.3 per cent compared to April 2023 Don Mills and Don Valley West home prices averaged $1.06 million down 17.1 per cent from March 2024 and down 23.4 per cent compared to April 2023 Lawrence West home prices averaged $2.22 million up 10.8 per cent from March 2024 and up 1.8 per cent compared to April 2023 North York Core East home prices averaged $1.09 million down 2.9 per cent from March 2024 and down 8.5 per cent compared to April 2023 North York Core West home prices averaged $1.26 million up 5.9 per cent from March 2024 but down 4 per cent compared to April 2023 North York Northeast home prices averaged $961,084 down 7.3 per cent from March 2024 and down 3.2 per cent compared to April 2023 North York Northwest home prices averaged $823,029 down 8.1 per cent from March 2024 and down 4.8 per cent compared to April 2023 North York Southwest home prices averaged $893,925 up 5.1 per cent from March 2024 and up 6.3 per cent compared to April 2023 Bridle Path and York Mills home prices averaged $3.46 million up 9.4 per cent from March 2024 and up 17 per cent compared to April 2023 Those home sale prices compare to an average of $1.15 million for the City of Toronto and $1.16 million for the Greater Toronto Area There were 23 home sales in April 2024 after an average of 22 days on the market and 120 active listings at the end of the month Sales were down 23.3 per cent and active listings were up 39.5 per cent compared to April 2023 Detached houses (↗) averaged $1.82 million up 10.8 per cent or $177,774 month-over-month and up 20.7 per cent or $313,461 year-over-year There were 12 detached house sales after an average of 16 days on the market and 43 active listings at the end of the month Apartment-style condos (↘) averaged $596,700 down 6.6 per cent or $42,250 month-over-month and down 9.2 per cent or $60,175 year-over-year There were 10 apartment-style condo sales after an average of 30 days on the market and 69 active listings at the end of the month the average sale price for all houses and condos in Bathurst Manor and Clanton Park has increased 122.5 per cent including a $976,194 gain for detached houses and a $218,615 gain for apartment-style condos There were 40 home sales in April 2024 after an average of 23 days on the market and 165 active listings at the end of the month Sales were down 25.9 per cent and active listings were up 73.7 per cent compared to April 2023 Detached houses (↘) averaged $1.97 million down 5.4 per cent or $112,851 month-over-month and down 13.6 per cent or $309,504 year-over-year There were 11 detached house sales after an average of 13 days on the market and 43 active listings at the end of the month Semi-detached houses (↘) averaged $1.02 million down 8.7 per cent or $97,083 month-over-month and down 8.1 per cent or $89,500 year-over-year There were four semi-detached house sales after an average of 11 days on the market and eight active listings at the end of the month down 22.9 per cent or $295,500 month-over-month There was one attached house sale after seven days on the market and 10 active listings at the end of the month Townhouse-style condos (↘) averaged $787,500 down 6.9 per cent or $58,500 month-over-month and down 9.1 per cent or $78,500 year-over-year There were two townhouse-style condo sales after an average of 25 days on the market and 12 active listings at the end of the month Apartment-style condos (↘) averaged $646,248 down 8.2 per cent or $58,073 month-over-month but up 1.3 per cent or $8,248 year-over-year There were 21 apartment-style condo sales after an average of 33 days on the market and 88 active listings at the end of the month the average sale price for all houses and condos in Don Mills and Don Valley West has increased 68.4 per cent including a $939,092 gain for detached houses a $345,790 gain for townhouse-style condos and a $301,974 gain for apartment-style condos There were 77 home sales in April 2024 after an average of 18 days on the market and 163 active listings at the end of the month Sales were down 3.8 per cent and active listings were up 31.5 per cent compared to April 2023 Detached houses (↗) averaged $2.86 million up 10.8 per cent or $278,216 month-over-month and up 6 per cent or $161,267 year-over-year There were 45 detached house sales after an average of 16 days on the market and 93 active listings at the end of the month Semi-detached houses (↘) averaged $1.65 million down 11.7 per cent or $219,504 month-over-month but up 2.5 per cent or $39,717 year-over-year There were five semi-detached house sales after an average of six days on the market and five active listings at the end of the month Attached houses (↗) averaged $2.07 million up 33.6 per cent or $521,000 month-over-month There was one attached house sale after two days on the market and one active listing at the end of the month Townhouse-style condos (↗) averaged $1.82 million up 111.3 per cent or $957,500 month-over-month and up 51.8 per cent or $620,000 year-over-year There were two townhouse-style condo sales after an average of 14 days on the market and three active listings at the end of the month Apartment-style condos (↗) averaged $1.21 million up 47.3 per cent or $387,711 month-over-month and up 19.1 per cent or $193,510 year-over-year There were 23 apartment-style condo sales after an average of 22 days on the market and 57 active listings at the end of the month the average sale price for all houses and condos in Lawrence West has increased 64.9 per cent including a $1.26 million gain for detached houses a $867,500 gain for townhouse-style condos and a $680,511 gain for apartment-style condos There were 93 home sales in April 2024 after an average of 23 days on the market and 293 active listings at the end of the month Sales were down 20.5 per cent and active listings were up 103.5 per cent compared to April 2023 Detached houses (↘) averaged $2.54 million down 1.6 per cent or $42,189 month-over-month and down 6.2 per cent or $168,562 year-over-year There were 15 detached house sales after an average of 35 days on the market and 72 active listings at the end of the month Attached houses (↗) averaged $1.68 million up 25.9 per cent or $344,500 month-over-month and up 0.8 per cent or $13,400 year-over-year There were two attached house sales after an average of 15 days on the market and four active listings at the end of the month Townhouse-style condos (↘) averaged $886,014 down 10.7 per cent or $106,486 month-over-month and down 24.4 per cent or $286,487 year-over-year There were seven townhouse-style condo sales after an average of 16 days on the market and 15 active listings at the end of the month Apartment-style condos (↗) averaged $779,914 up 6.6 per cent or $48,532 month-over-month and up 4.5 per cent or $33,826 year-over-year There were 69 apartment-style condo sales after an average of 22 days on the market and 198 active listings at the end of the month the average sale price for all houses and condos in North York Core East has increased 59.4 per cent including a $1.11 million gain for detached houses a $290,014 gain for townhouse-style condos and a $364,997 gain for apartment-style condos There were 73 home sales in April 2024 after an average of 20 days on the market and 228 active listings at the end of the month Sales were down 21.5 per cent and active listings were up 58.3 per cent compared to April 2023 Detached houses (↗) averaged $1.95 million up 3.8 per cent or $71,163 month-over-month but down 14.9 per cent or $341,880 year-over-year There were 28 detached house sales after an average of 16 days on the market and 81 active listings at the end of the month Semi-detached houses (↘) averaged $1.17 million down 8.3 per cent or $105,830 month-over-month but up 6.8 per cent or $74,433 year-over-year There were three semi-detached house sales after an average of nine days on the market and five active listings at the end of the month Attached houses (↗) averaged $1.29 million up 1.9 per cent or $24,000 month-over-month and up 3.9 per cent or $49,000 year-over-year There were two attached house sales after an average of 14 days on the market and eight active listings at the end of the month Townhouse-style condos (↗) averaged $892,857 up 20.9 per cent or $154,357 month-over-month and up 15.4 per cent or $118,874 year-over-year There were seven townhouse-style condo sales after an average of 13 days on the market and 20 active listings at the end of the month Apartment-style condos (↗) averaged $747,906 up 3.9 per cent or $28,361 month-over-month but down 3.2 per cent or $25,063 year-over-year There were 33 apartment-style condo sales after an average of 26 days on the market and 114 active listings at the end of the month the average sale price for all houses and condos in North York Core West has increased 74.8 per cent including a $870,009 gain for detached houses a $414,232 gain for townhouse-style condos and a $393,087 gain for apartment-style condos There were 104 home sales in April 2024 after an average of 24 days on the market and 361 active listings at the end of the month Sales were down 30.2 per cent and active listings were up 142.3 per cent compared to April 2023 Detached houses (↘) averaged $2.01 million down 2.5 per cent or $50,600 month-over-month but up 0.7 per cent or $13,901 year-over-year There were 14 detached house sales after an average of 29 days on the market and 71 active listings at the end of the month Semi-detached houses (↘) averaged $1.18 million down 2.3 per cent or $27,169 month-over-month and down 0.8 per cent or $9,737 year-over-year There were six semi-detached house sales after an average of eight days on the market and five active listings at the end of the month Townhouse-style condos (↗) averaged $910,200 up 15 per cent or $118,736 month-over-month but down 0.1 per cent or $506 year-over-year There were 15 townhouse-style condo sales after an average of 26 days on the market and 34 active listings at the end of the month Apartment-style condos (↘) averaged $740,862 down 1 per cent or $7,419 month-over-month but up 6.7 per cent or $46,432 year-over-year There were 69 apartment-style condo sales after an average of 23 days on the market and 251 active listings at the end of the month the average sale price for all houses and condos in North York Northeast has increased 75.3 per cent including a $1.02 million gain for detached houses a $438,514 gain for townhouse-style condos and a $371,299 gain for apartment-style condos There were 74 home sales in April 2024 after an average of 23 days on the market and 266 active listings at the end of the month Sales were down 20.4 per cent and active listings were up 57.4 per cent compared to April 2023 Detached houses (↗) averaged $1.25 million up 0.7 per cent or $8,454 month-over-month but down 10.8 per cent or $150,438 year-over-year There were 14 detached house sales after an average of 17 days on the market and 61 active listings at the end of the month Semi-detached houses (↘) averaged $941,978 down 2.4 per cent or $23,454 month-over-month and down 3 per cent or $29,515 year-over-year There were 23 semi-detached house sales after an average of 18 days on the market and 53 active listings at the end of the month down 4.3 per cent or $44,200 month-over-month and down 12.1 per cent or $133,875 year-over-year There were three attached house sales after an average of 13 days on the market and 15 active listings at the end of the month Townhouse-style condos (↗) averaged $717,222 up 11.2 per cent or $71,972 month-over-month and up 5.5 per cent or $37,323 year-over-year There were nine townhouse-style condo sales after an average of 16 days on the market and 34 active listings at the end of the month Apartment-style condos (↘) averaged $506,954 down 3.5 per cent or $18,182 month-over-month and down 3.5 per cent or $18,606 year-over-year There were 24 apartment-style condo sales after an average of 35 days on the market and 101 active listings at the end of the month the average sale price for all houses and condos in North York Northwest has increased 85.9 per cent including a $636,754 gain for detached houses a $492,391 gain for townhouse-style condos and a $260,807 gain for apartment-style condos There were 79 home sales in April 2024 after an average of 20 days on the market and 193 active listings at the end of the month Sales were up 9.7 per cent and active listings were up 27 per cent compared to April 2023 Detached houses (↗) averaged $1.24 million up 3.2 per cent or $38,449 month-over-month and up 6.4 per cent or $74,284 year-over-year There were 37 detached house sales after an average of 14 days on the market and 70 active listings at the end of the month Semi-detached houses (↗) averaged $1.01 million up 3.3 per cent or $32,000 month-over-month but down 1.3 per cent or $13,250 year-over-year There were three semi-detached house sales after an average of 16 days on the market and six active listings at the end of the month down 4.9 per cent or $45,667 month-over-month and down 9.5 per cent or $92,500 year-over-year There was one attached house sale after eight days on the market and three active listings at the end of the month Townhouse-style condos (↘) averaged $636,000 down 14.1 per cent or $104,000 month-over-month and down 2 per cent or $12,686 year-over-year There were seven townhouse-style condo sales after an average of 27 days on the market and 30 active listings at the end of the month Apartment-style condos (↘) averaged $531,335 down 10.1 per cent or $59,576 month-over-month and down 5.4 per cent or $30,240 year-over-year There were 31 apartment-style condo sales after an average of 26 days on the market and 84 active listings at the end of the month the average sale price for all houses and condos in North York Southwest has increased 92.1 per cent including a $648,681 gain for detached houses a $297,786 gain for townhouse-style condos and a $335,682 gain for apartment-style condos There were 25 home sales in April 2024 after an average of 32 days on the market and 132 active listings at the end of the month Sales were up 13.6 per cent and active listings were up 43.5 per cent compared to April 2023 Detached houses (↘) averaged $4.21 million down 1.3 per cent or $54,922 month-over-month but up 3.8 per cent or $155,381 year-over-year There were 19 detached house sales after an average of 32 days on the market and 105 active listings at the end of the month Semi-detached houses (↘) averaged $1.28 million down 5.8 per cent or $79,250 month-over-month There were two semi-detached house sales after an average of 18 days on the market and two active listings at the end of the month Townhouse-style condos (↘) averaged $1.33 million down 1.3 per cent or $17,700 month-over-month but up 3.8 per cent or $48,200 year-over-year There was one townhouse-style condo sale after 32 days on the market and 13 active listings at the end of the month Apartment-style condos (↘) averaged $926,267 down 29.4 per cent or $385,136 month-over-month and down 38.5 per cent or $580,483 year-over-year There were three apartment-style condo sales after an average of 48 days on the market and 10 active listings at the end of the month the average sale price for all houses and condos in St Bridle Path and York Mills has increased 54.9 per cent including a $1.69 million gain for detached houses a $528,000 gain for townhouse-style condos and a $32,566 drop for apartment-style condos Find out how the housing market performed elsewhere in the GTA. This story was automatically generated using data collected and maintained by the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board A man was taken to a trauma centre following a collision involving three cars in North York Thursday morning Debris can be seen scattered along Overbrook Place Thursday morning following a collision Police investigate a three-car collision in North York’s Bathurst Manor neighbourhood Thursday morning A man was taken to a trauma centre with serious injuries after being involved in a three-car collision in North York Thursday morning A man was taken to a trauma centre with serious injuries after being involved in a three-car collision in North York Thursday morning Toronto police responded to a call for a three-car crash in the Bathurst Manor neighbourhood on Overbook Place Firefighters had to rescue a man from a vehicle because the door wouldn’t open Police said airbags were deployed and the man sustained facial injuries as a result of the collision Paramedics took the man to a trauma centre with serious injuries The cause of the collision is under investigation Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1900, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477 or online at 222tips.com Wanted poster issued by the Metropolitan Toronto Police with an artistic (and inaccurate) depiction of the “Beatle Bandit” Matthew Kerry Smith drove to the intersection of North York’s Overbrook Place and Elder Street in a modified Ford Galaxie that contained guns He parked and began to prepare for the armed robbery he’d been planning Smith’s target — the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce at nearby Bathurst Manor Plaza — was dealing with the last customers of the day The intelligent but troubled son of a successful businessman and mentally ill mother twenty-four-year-old Smith had more than just money on his mind He harboured dreams of a revolution and viewed bank robbery as a means of financing it Smith had previously robbed two other banks at gunpoint and seized thousands of dollars He had tried and failed to steal weapons from an armoury and been jailed for leading police on a wild car chase Smith served in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) had donned one of these wigs to greet fans lined up to buy tickets for a pair of Beatles concerts His main weapon of choice was an air-cooled gas-powered Fabrique Nationale (FN) .308 (7.62 mm) semi-automatic rifle Smith packed a .45-caliber semi-automatic pistol in a belt holster There was some logic behind Smith’s choice of colour Smith had drilled a hole in one end of the guitar case large enough for the rifle barrel Smith now placed the FN rifle inside the case carefully poking the pink barrel through the hole He snapped the guitar case shut and exited his car Anyone who glanced his way would see a guitar case with a pink metallic object sticking out of it and never guess it was part of a rifle holding his guitar case and a pair of canvas haversacks Bathurst Manor Plaza was on Wilmington Avenue the shopping centre consisted of a nondescript cluster of retail and service outlets facing a parking lot Smith walked through the parking lot and toward the CIBC branch An exterior sign above an awning announced the presence of the CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE in bold capital letters Big windows along the south wall offered a view of the outside Smith’s attire instantly drew the attention of the roughly two dozen customers in the bank would later tell a courtroom that Smith “looked like a clown.” He worked as a furrier — a maker of fur garments — and was a veteran of both the Canadian Army and the Haganah (a predecessor of the Israel Defense Forces) Jack and Sally Blanc had two children: daughter Diane who resided elsewhere — lived in an apartment building at 242 Wilmington Avenue Their unit overlooked Bathurst Manor Plaza the family was intending to go on vacation Some bank customers recognized the CKEY name on Smith’s T-shirt and wondered if he was taking part in a publicity stunt These thoughts ended when Smith opened the guitar case and took out the FN rifle with the pink barrel He held the rifle in his right hand with the stock resting on his hip the pair of canvas haversacks in his left hand Smith stepped to the northwest corner of the bank Martens was inside chatting with salesman Hartley Lepofsky when Smith kicked the door open The men looked up in surprise at this outlandish character in the doorway Martens noticed the barrel of the weapon pointed at him was pink and briefly wondered if it was a toy gun “I don’t think this is very funny,” huffed the bank manager Smith fired a shot a few feet above Martens’ head The bullet blasted a hole in the wall measuring one inch in diameter and one-a-half-inches deep and the noise itself had brought me back to reality,” stated Lepofsky accountant Carman Lamb was stunned by the sound “I don’t know if you’ve ever heard a .308 in a close space,” he says today Even people who might not otherwise be fans recognized the Beatle wig their pudding-bowl haircuts an endless source of media fascination Smith tossed the canvas haversacks over the bank counter he pressed his left palm against the smooth surface of the countertop and leapt over it tucking his FN rifle under his right arm and hip as he vaulted Smith stood on top of Lamb’s desk and shouted because robbing banks is a tough way to make a living.” Excerpt from “The Beatle Bandit: A Serial Bank Robber’s Deadly Heist and the Insanity Plea that Shook the Nation” by Nate Hendley © 2021 The York Centre federal electoral district was created in 1952 It encompasses a 37-square kilometre portion of Toronto’s former borough of North York and is roughly bounded by the Toronto city limit to the north York Centre is home to the neighbourhoods of Westminster-Branson this riding is home to 104,319 people and has 69,504 electors on the preliminary lists The median total income of individuals in 2015 among recipients aged 15 years and over in private households is $29,937 A riding that is home to Toronto’s highest number of Filipino York Centre has been represented by Liberal Ya’ara Saks since 2020 THE RACE: *Candidate profiles and responses will be added as we receive them BIO: “I’m the Liberal Candidate for York Centre and have a master’s degree in international relations and diplomacy Before my election as MP in 2020 I was a local small business owner and a mental health advocate as the director of Trauma Practice for Healthy Communities a Toronto-based mental health charity.” WHY I’M BEST SUITED TO REPRESENT THE RIDING: “I live here It’s been my privilege to be your MP since last year and represent our community in Parliament I’ve gotten to know so many wonderful people and incredible stories of resilience and success and I want to continue that important work to make sure our community remains a great place to live New Democratic Party: Kemal Ahmed but is struggling to afford to live in the riding He is a McMaster Software Engineering graduate WHY I’M BEST SUITED TO REPRESENT THE RIDING: “I was the only candidate to attend the Downsview Park housing referendum and the Downsview workers strike We need leaders who show up for local issues and fight for change now The riding of York Centre has a higher order public transit project under construction: the Finch West LRT The project will be impacted by any transit funding decisions from the federal government employment and public health are cornerstone issues for York Centre electors York Centre was represented from 2004 to 2011 by Ken Dryden Conservative Mark Adler was elected in 2011 Liberal Michael Levitt then represented the riding from 2015 to 2020 York Centre encompasses about a 35 square kilometre portion of Toronto’s former Borough of North York and is roughly bounded by Steeles Avenue to the north Eight provincial ridings are located either fully or partially in North York: Humber River-Black Creek Don Valley East and Don Valley West — have no incumbents we take a closer look at York Centre riding The incumbent is running for election - just not for provincial politics who was sitting as an independent after being turfed by the provincial Progressive Conservative party for questioning pandemic lockdowns in January 2021 is currently a candidate in the 2022 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election (The above candidates were invited to submit short profiles Those that replied have been linked to their online responses.) The riding has a higher order public transit project under construction: the Finch West LRT The light rail line will run between Keele Street employment and health are cornerstone issues for York Centre electors We polled candidates on the top issues and four replied Progressive Conservative candidate Michael Kerzner said the top issues affecting York Centre residents are the cost of living and the need for good paying jobs we have a young population who are looking for opportunities to break into the trades and apprenticeships and become leaders themselves in science and innovation,” he said in an email Liberal party candidate Shelley Brown said affordability is the primary issue he hears from local residents “The cost of housing and of rent is soaring No one should be forced to move far from their families and their roots in order to find a home they can barely afford,” he said in an email NDP candidate Frank Chu said the key issues affecting York Centre are care for seniors affordable groceries and improved health-care access New Blue candidate Don Pincivero said in an email that the issues affecting residents are “increasing taxes Baber handily won the riding for the Progressive Conservatives in 2018 with 49.4 per cent of the vote • York Centre is roughly bounded by Steeles Avenue to the north • York Centre is home to the neighbourhoods of Westminster-Branson • York Centre is home to Toronto’s highest number of Filipino For profiles for all ridings in North York - and Ontario - link to our Metroland story at: thestar-qr.com/22022provincialridings scroll down and under the heading ‘Electoral district profiles’ you can choose from any of Ontario’s 124 ridings - including all of North York’s You’ll find specific riding information such as who’s running in the race the previous election result and demographics With new developments constantly being submitted to the City of Toronto for approval, and cranes popping up or being lowered, construction never seems to stop in Toronto. While we track all of this information on a daily basis with UrbanToronto Pro we provide a roundup of projects where construction has recently started Here are the projects that have broken ground – or were preparing to – over the past couple of months: 150 Dunn Avenue image courtesy of Montgomery Sisam Architects Located on the northwest corner of Dunn Avenue and Springhurst Avenue in Parkdale, the 4-storey affordable modular housing project is designed by Montgomery Sisam Architects for the City of Toronto's Modular Housing Initiative which is part of the HousingTO 2020-2030 Action Plan A ground breaking ceremony was held recently for the project the development will offer a total of 51 units.  WestLine Condos Developed by CentreCourt, the IBI Group-designed project is part of a larger 1,000 acre masterplanned community located at 1100 Sheppard Avenue West in Downsview The building will stand 14 storeys tall and house a total of 422 units Westmount Boutique Residences The 10-storey mixed-use condominium has begun construction at 700 Sheppard Avenue West in Willowdale, with a shoring rig appearing on site recently. Designed by KFA Architects for Quadcam Development Group, the building will come to have retail at grade and 128 residential units situated in the levels above Notting Hill Condominiums Shoring has commenced for 21 and 25-storey mixed-use condominium buildings designed by IBI Group for Lanterra Developments On the northeast corner of Eglinton Avenue West and Royal York Road in the Westmount area of Etobicoke this project will eventually boast another two towers The View Residences Shoring has also begun at the site of The View, an 8-storey residential building designed by Standard Practice for Condoman Developments with 30 condominium units at 507-511 Kingston Road in the Upper Beach area of Toronto.  House of Assembly Being developed by Marlin Spring, the 17-storey, 243-unit condo tower designed by Graziani + Corazza Architects at 201 Sterling Road in the Junction Triangle area of Toronto's West End has had its site cleared and two shoring rigs — amongst other machines delivered to the site — means that construction start is just around the corner Debut Waterfront Residences 2200 Islington image courtesy of Turner Fleischer Architects Although construction of its parking garage has been underway since March, construction is finally starting on this big-box retail site. Designed by Turner Fleischer Architects for RICE Group 2200 Islington is located on its southwest corner with Rexdale Boulevard in Etobicoke.  The Dylan image courtesy of Kirkor Architects Planners Shoring has begun for The Dylan at 831 Glencairn Avenue, a 10-storey condominium development on the way in the Glen Park area of North York. Designed by Kirkor Architects for Chestnut Hill Developments the development will house a total of 218 rental and condo units in addition to offering retail at its base.  Westerly Condos Shoring has also begun at the site of Westerly Condos, 20 and 27-storey residential buildings designed by Kirkor Architects for Tridel and Hollyburn Properties in the heart of Islington Village in Etobicoke They are located on the north side of Central Park Roadway between Islington Avenue and Cordova Avenue.  Geary Factory Lofts A ground breaking ceremony took place last month for this 4-storey office building designed by Kearns Mancini Architects for Intentional Capital on the northeast corner of Geary Avenue and Lightbourn Avenue in the Davenport neighbourhood The work will add two storeys above the existing building which will be renovated 400 King West The site at 400 King West is the process of being cleared for a mixed-use condominium building designed by BDP Quadrangle for Plaza. The 48-storey building will rise on the northeast corner of King and Charlotte streets Queen & Ashbridge 16 and 17-storey buildings at 1575 Queen Street East near Coxwell.  we will look at recent construction completions in Toronto Did we miss a project? Reach out to us and let us know if we did here. In the meantime, keep an eye out in our Forum for new construction projects starting or finishing up work this month More specific information on each of these developments will come soon you can learn more from our Database files for the projects you can join in on the conversation in the associated Project Forum threads 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 Rose and Sam Pacht attend the opening Friday of Shelley’s Elevator at the Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue The Pachts are founding members of the congregation and contributed financially to the construction of the lift named in memory of the late Shelley Wise who campaigned for it Shelley Wise didn’t live to see “her” elevator about seven months after former minister of human resources and skills development Diane Finley visited North York’s Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue to announce $75,000 in funding towards an elevator to accommodate people with disabilities in the five-storey building north of Sheppard Avenue between Dufferin and Bathurst streets As director of the synagogue’s Gan Yeladim Day Care Centre on the second floor Wise was distraught that children in wheelchairs or using walkers had to be turned away and she campaigned passionately for the elevator Wise herself had difficulty climbing stairs since she used two canes to walk after a fall at a grocery store left her injured “It’s difficult for me but it’s not about me we have to tell (parents) we can’t accept their children,” she told The Mirror at the funding announcement on March 4 “We want to be accessible to children and families of all abilities I think it’s very important to make our centre accessible dignitaries gathered at Beth Emeth for the dedication of the synagogue’s community hub project consisting of Shelley’s Elevator a new ramp and electronic doors for the Rabbi Joseph and Ruth Kelman Centre on the lowest level said her sibling would have been thrilled with the project made possible through funding from the federal government the Ontario Trillium Foundation and Beth Emeth donors “I think she would have been very pleased to see the project finalized and completed She was extremely intense about feeling there was a need for this in the shul,” she said “It would be going to provide support for a lot of people who need the support and (now) they have it I’m happy our family was part of the support system to get it finalized there was also a signing ceremony that will see the synagogue be an emergency place of refuge for Eva’s Initiative which provides shelter and programs for homeless youth the event recognized the synagogue as a safe haven for the Bathurst Manor community and beyond in times of emergency or disaster noting the building stood as a beacon during Toronto’s massive flood on July 8 The synagogue has been synonymous with accessibility for almost 60 years ago thanks in large part to founding rabbi Joseph Kelman that a promise builds relationships and trust He promised that no one should be left behind and denied access to structures or programs simply because of their special needs,” he said “And he built trust in the community as a whole that our synagogue must be more than just a house of worship It could act to serve the greater community in other ways.” Other speakers who praised the project included Rabbi Howard Morrison York Centre MPP Monte Kwinter and York Centre Councillor James Pasternak has been a reporter for more than 30 years The Carleton University journalism graduate has spent the majority of her career covering issues affecting communities in York Region She was also a news reporter in Toronto for eight years The proud mom of a grown daughter and a goldendoodle now covers Newmarket as well as some breaking news and regional issues The strip mall came into prominence in Toronto and North America at large in the years that followed the Second World War suburban areas were being developed en masse and no one was much concerned about the space taken up by surface parking lots The idea is to draw the would-be customer with a roadside sign and the promise of ease of commerce Unlike a major shopping mall or a grand hotel at a plaza or motel you can drive your car right up to to the door but there's was an incredible appeal to such convenience at the dawn of the automobile age Toronto's landscape isn't in danger of losing its ample strip malls anytime soon but the signs of their ultimate demise have started to show for the first time The plaza has been subsumed by the shopping mall and the power centre as ever bigger retail outfits slowly kill off the type of independent retail that was key to their existence More significantly, residential development pressure has finally started to reach the city's strip malls. Sunnybrook Plaza, the first of its kind in the city when it was built in 1952, will soon be a mixed use development home to an LRT station The new development will notably lack a surface parking lot Similarly, Bathurst Manor Plaza will close on July 31 but various proposals have been made over the last half decade for a mix of condos and retail During that period business has slowly dried up at Bathurst Manor much of it migrating to the much larger Rimrock Plaza to the southwest These days a plaza might even be torn down because it no longer suits the character of a neighbourhood and ceases to serve a use. Such is the case in Parkdale, where a small strip plaza at Queen Street West and Callender Street was razed a little over a year ago after the Sak's convenience store shut down and left the place vacant A few years ago at a debate regarding Toronto's aesthetic merits (or lack thereof) prominent architect Jack Diamond singled out the strip mall as one of the chief reasons why the city would not Forgetting the architectural argument, from a planning perspective, it only makes sense that such places are eaten up as the city's population increases. Toronto is a city that could benefit from more density, not less. Sunnybrook Plaza in particular is an example of postive redevelopment, as the Crosstown LRT should render the need for old school plazas mute All that said, there is something lost in the slow demise of the strip mall. I remember working at Netwonbrook Plaza (itself slated for redevelopment) when I was younger There was a palpable sense of community in the mall and certainly won't return with the type of retail that's built at the base of condos Wilmington Place Condos and Towns construction area at corner of Overbrook Place and Wilmington Avenue Tenants vacated the former Bathurst Manor Plaza in the summer of 2016 to make way for a residential development at the northeast corner of Wilmington Avenue and Overbrook Place • The Biddington Group of Companies is proposing 164 back-to-back townhouse units at the northeast corner of Wilmington Avenue and Overbrook Place • The number of units may be reduced pending the inclusion of retail space • The three-storey townhouses will range in size from 1,700 to 2,000 square feet and will include underground parking and private roads • The block at the Wilmington Avenue and Overbrook Place corner will be zoned commercial-residential to allow for potential retail opportunities with 30,000 to 40,000 square feet of space up for grabs • Project plans previously included two condominiums ranging in height from three to six storeys but have been revised to only include townhouses • Tenants of the former Bathurst Manor Plaza had to vacate in July of 2016 to make way for demolition began to decline about a dozen years ago when the grocery store shut down Toronto’s deputy mayor officially launched the city’s construction season on Tuesday announcing more than $1 billion in planned work that drivers will have to contend with during the busy season The city has unveiled a slew of projects to be completed in the coming months The work will include a $426 million investment in transportation infrastructure and a $713 million in water infrastructure and the snow is gone,” said Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie as she kicked off the season near a construction site in North York on Tuesday morning In addition to the investment for larger infrastructure projects the city has budgeted approximately $4.6 million in its pothole repair program The city currently has more than a $1 billion hole in its budget as a result of shortfalls stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic If more money doesn’t come through from the province or the federal government than McKelvie says there could be tough decisions moving forward “I’m confident we can get through this year’s construction season with the funding available,” McKelvie says “Next year’s projects are very The city is advising residents to plan their travel in advance and consider alternate routes People are also being advised that street parking could be impacted during construction season “Obey signage around work zones and be patient while traveling in and around work zones throughout the city,” reads a release from city staff Major construction projects planned this year: 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 and David Pagliari worked together to change the traffic flow at Dufferin Street and Kennard Avenue and David Pagliari worked with councillor James Pasternak to change the traffic flow at Dufferin Street and Kennard Avenue Sometimes it pays to speak up to your local city councillor.That’s the message from North York neighbours David Pagliari and Lennie Trifler who have over the years proposed ideas to ease traffic congestion in their neighbourhood some of which have been implemented by the city Sometimes it pays to speak up to your local city councillor That’s the message from North York neighbours David Pagliari and Lennie Trifler “Citizens in a community have a lot to offer,” said Pagliari who has been neighbours with Trifler in the Bathurst Manor area for more than 25 years “There’s a lot more great ideas that people have in communities across the city that could improve not only traffic flow but other issues.” James Pasternak about traffic problems at the corner of Kennard Avenue and Dufferin Street/Allen Road There were only two lanes on westbound Kennard: a left turn lane to go south on Allen and a lane to either turn right onto northbound Dufferin or go straight into a plaza on the east side of the intersection “Anybody that was sitting at that light that was going straight would back up the traffic behind them,” said Pagliari adding there were days when traffic was backed up for more than half a kilometre Pagliari proposed to widen the intersection to make room for three lanes and the city implemented his plan within a few years “His ideas were creative and transformative “We were able to come up with a solution with David’s help to create a redesigned intersection to allow access to the plaza (and) right-hand turn and left-hand turn lanes so the congestion and backup did get reduced.” Trifler reached out to Pasternak about the installation of a bike lane on northbound Wilmington Avenue at Finch Avenue that was causing traffic backup which made it tough for motorists to make a right turn “The striping was done incorrectly when the bike lanes were launched,” Pasternak said “We went back and corrected the striping so that vehicles knew they could cut into the bike lane and make their right-hand turn.” Pagliari and Trifler are advocating for more changes they say will ease traffic gridlock Among their proposals are: widening Dufferin to three lanes in each direction between Finch and Steeles avenues (like it is south of Finch and north of Steeles); having all lanes on Allen and Dufferin between Transit Road and Steeles open to all traffic (currently some stretches have one lane reserved for taxis buses and multi-occupant vehicles); and having an advanced green left turn on Transit Road to northbound Allen James Pasternak to make traffic changes in their neighbourhood Pasternak said the advanced green proposal is currently being studied “There should be an advanced green there to get the traffic flowing.” But the councillor doesn’t support widening Dufferin or taking away the bus “I don’t think there’s the support for that I don’t think TTC would agree to it,” he said Pasternak said that would just invite more motorists to use the road “Widening lanes rarely produces the results that people want and you’re taking capital money out of other projects that could be used to help traffic flow such as right-hand turn lanes.” Pagliari said Dufferin is “an absolute nightmare,” noting it could take 40 minutes to get from Finch to Steeles in rush hour “There’s going to be a cost involved; I get that Pagliari said he’s speaking out publicly in the hopes that other citizens will also bring their ideas forward in an effort to make positive changes Trifler noted neither he nor Pagliari are traffic experts but citizens who benefit or suffer from traffic conditions Pasternak said his office always values the input of residents and road users noting “it’s usually individual citizens that can spot problems.” There were seven vehicles reported stolen in the district from Feb Toronto Police Service received 32 reports of a stolen vehicle between Feb In total 332 auto thefts have been reported in the City of Toronto since Jan 1 — down 80.2 per cent compared to the same period in 2024 A vehicle was reported stolen from a curbside around Dufferin Street and G Ross Lord Park Trail on Friday There have been three auto thefts reported in Bathurst Manor in 2025 A vehicle was reported stolen from a curbside around Forest Manor Road and Helen Lu Road on Wednesday There have been two auto thefts reported in Henry Farm in 2025 Two vehicles were reported stolen from these locations: a curbside near Weston Road and Zappacosta Drive on Saturday a curbside around Lanyard Road and Weston Road on Tuesday There have been five auto thefts reported in Humbermede in 2025 A vehicle was reported stolen from a driveway around Conacher Drive and Risebrough Avenue on Sunday There have been six auto thefts reported in Newtonbrook East in 2025 A vehicle was reported stolen from a curbside near Brookbanks Drive and Valley Woods Road on Saturday There have been four auto thefts reported in Parkwoods-Donalda in 2025 A vehicle was reported stolen from a driveway near Betty Ann Drive and Christine Crescent on Friday There have been three auto thefts reported in Willowdale West in 2025 Find out where auto thefts were reported in East York, Etobicoke, Old Toronto, Scarborough and York In early May, Pinemount Developments and Cranson Capital celebrated the groundbreaking of The Hawthorne: an up-and-coming will bring premium amenities and innovative building design to North York The development site at 130 Gorman Park Road is arguably the perfect spot for the Toronto-based development firm to put their mark on has just not seen the love that most other avenues have seen and I think it's because we've slowly moved from south to north as the years have gone by And it is really a strong market that needs good well-designed housing for that pocket,” explains Oren Turkienicz Vice President of Acquisitions for Pinemount it's a lot of the same — retail and very service oriented — so I think we’re providing something different.” The Hawthorne will contain 170 new rental units “It's a higher-end product,” Turkienicz notes “We are also looking at providing not just what we call ‘tangible’ amenities involving some local commercial discounts for residents has just not seen that type of approach on a rental basis for a long time.” Another key thing to note about the project is the demographic it will cater to — or rather “The area is just on the edge of Clanton Park and Bathurst Manor which are both in transition between an older demographic and young families that are moving in The areas are very nice and housing is still in the [price] range that makes sense for young families to buy and grow their home base,” Turkienicz explains “So we're tailoring the units to match that and we're looking at the downsizer as well as young professionals looking for rental option to be in the area Cranson Capital raised $8M to finance The Hawthorne Founder and President of the Toronto-based investment firm says that they were “compelled” to invest in the project given Pinemount’s “successful track record in developing and selling apartment buildings.” “Their expertise in purpose-built rental housing from identifying sites to navigating zoning regulations to project delivery and made Pinemount an ideal partner for us as we ventured into the purpose-built rental housing sector,” Cranson shares Cranson highlights that it’s a “strategic move” to invest in the GTA's purpose-built rental in general right now — particularly when you consider the headwinds facing its condo counterpart condo developers are struggling to sell in pre-construction considering the high cost of construction and interest rates there is a significant decline in construction starts in 2023 and 2024,” he explains “Considering purpose-built rental projects do not need to pre-sale in order to start construction it could lead to lower construction costs for projects started in 2024 when projects are completed in 2027 and 2028 there will be a significant lack of new housing entering the market which should make demand for rental surge.” READ: Pinemount Leans Into The 'Longevity' Of Purpose-Built Rental Cranson shares that they were drawn to not only the prime and burgeoning location but also the project's proximity to public transportation; in fact the Sheppard West subway station is less than a 10-minute transit trip (or a 20-minute walk) away the size of the 170-unit project fits perfectly into our sweet spot for purpose-built rental properties,” Cranson adds “The vision and purpose behind the project make logical sense knows the neighbourhood The Hawthorne is coming up in quite well and he himself lives in the immediate area he knows that what Pinemount is bringing to the North York pocket is fresh and innovative — in more ways than one “I think it mixes the style and the innovation of the architecture as well as a sustainability implementation in terms of the prop-tech,” he says “I think the major differentiator here is that we're going with a geothermal system from an operational standpoint and from a sustainability standpoint And it benefits the end-user because their usage goes lower: everything comes from a geothermal base so their heating and cooling come from there.” Turkienicz points to the angle of the balconies and the layout of the lobby — features that lend the building architectural flair so that you're not moving into the building and smashing everything with your couch or with your bag or your [shopping] cart we’ve thought about it from that perspective: how do we change the look how do we differentiate our products from what the market’s offering while also understanding that it is a rental building and rental buildings need longevity in the way they're designed?” he says.a “This is something new; it's something different looking it's not imposing… I think it will be a breath of fresh air.” ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This article was produced in partnership with STOREYS Custom Studio While some people buy homes that are located close to work or that boast a high walkability score others choose their homes - and the neighbourhoods they're located in - based on the rating of the school district Many parents specifically choose neighbourhoods that allow their children to be within the postal code of particular schools to ensure a solid education which neighbourhoods in Toronto are considered some of the most prestigious in terms of school districts These five are home to some of the top-ranking schools in the city.. Located at the north-east end of Toronto in Markham, Milliken is an up-and-coming neighbourhood that boasts a vibrant Asian community. The area is home to some great high-scoring schools, including Port Royal Public School and Milliken Public School, which have a score of 8.1 and 8.3 out of 10, respectively, according to The Fraser Institute This suburban area features a plethora of modern along with a few townhouses and condominiums Homes in the neighbourhood are relatively affordable compared to other communities across the GTA making this a great area for parents to get into to send their kids to great schools and enjoy plenty of space without having to pay an arm and a leg for such a convenience According to the Fraser Institute's most recent school rankings Northmount School in the Don Mills neighbourhood of Toronto has been ranked among the top 5 this school received a perfect score of 10 out of 10 making it a highly sought-after school and thus making its surrounding neighbourhood of Don Mills a great option for parents One of the more popular and best-known neighbourhoods in Toronto Don Mills is a family-oriented area that perfectly blends a suburban with an urban feel The tree-lined streets surround plenty of different mixtures of residences that keep the real estate market in the area rather active A tranquil neighbourhood in the northern end of Toronto, Bathurst Manor is home to highly regarded schools, including William Lyon Mackenzie, which is one of the highest-rated public high schools in the city The school received an 8.8 out of 10 rate from the Fraser Institute Homes in the area are a mixed bag of ranch bungalows and contemporary houses with large frontages There are also enclaves of newer custom-built homes in exclusive subdivisions Lawrence Park is not only highly sought-after because of its schools, but also because of its reputation for being one of the safest in the city but the area is picturesque with its winding roads The homes in Lawrence Park are characterized as Tudor many of which have been lovingly restored to retain their original charm Perhaps the most well-known and prestigious schools in the area is Havergal College an all-girls boarding known for providing girls with an excellent education But other great schools are peppered throughout Lawrence Park surrounding Highway 404 between Steeles Avenue to the north and Finch Avenue to the south Hillcrest Village is a great example of a neighbourhood with great schools without the massive price tag attached to real estate Parents don't have to compromise their budget in the name of sending their kids to a decent school and Hillcrest Village is a testament to this Homes are relatively reasonably priced and include a mix of turn-of-the-century properties and more modern detached homes This Toronto community has some of the best schools in Toronto nearby, including Hillmount, Seneca Hill, and Arbor Glen, each of which has been ranked highly by the Fraser Institute '#' : location.hash;window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUQuery = location.search === '' && location.href.slice(0 location.href.length - window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash.length).indexOf('?') !== -1 '?' : location.search;if (window.history && window.history.replaceState) {var ogU = location.pathname + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUQuery + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash;history.replaceState(null "\/why-i-do-what-i-do-2\/?__cf_chl_rt_tk=81X.6IWr_dsduE_WH7qHM_ufd3HfoJpeHaX7kfnflBo-1746496823-1.0.1.1-RazCbaRn1bpKm9VPVqC1U79apMsYo98KOCPTXvw3r4U" + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash);cpo.onload = function() {history.replaceState(null ogU);}}document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(cpo);}()); this joint venture is bringing new residential and retail to Toronto’s Bathurst Manor neighbourhood This handy location will offer residents easy access to Sheppard West subway station, for quick commutes to Downtown Toronto and beyond, while just one stop further at Downsview Park station residents will find themselves on the doorstep of one of Toronto's largest and most versatile urban parks Conceptual plans for Downsview West District Brixen and Almega are looking to build on the area’s redevelopment. In particular, the lands adjacent to Downsview Park are transforming from the industrial and airport site into a vibrant mixed-use community The former De Havilland Aircraft and military site is set to become a home to future residents Directly adjacent to the Downsview Park subway and GO stations non-residential spaces will include new parks and educational facilities. In operation for several years now, the Downsview Park Merchants Market has long been a local favourite Drawing parallels to New York's Central Park Brixen sees Downsview Park as becoming a crucial community hub and urban oasis in Toronto It already serves as a green heart for leisurely picnics The masterplanned community beside it will include new streets designed by KPMB Architects for Northcrest Developments and Canada Lands Company the area has well-maintained fields for various athletic activities alongside attractions like K1 Speed Go Karting HoopDome offers basketball courts for all levels and the park houses an aerospace training site was recently recognized with BILD's Home Builder of the Year High-Rise and focuses on community-centric building practices a vertically integrated Canadian real estate development company founded in 2011 currently has more than $1 billion in active and completed projects Their partnership on this project combines their strengths in pre-development sales and management of construction and properties that tracks projects from initial application.​​​​​​ Residents of University Heights and Bathurst Manor are intimately familiar with the 36 Finch West bus and have taken notice of the recent changes made to the route the 36A carries eastbound passengers to Finch West station where they must transfer to another 36 bus to continue towards Finch Station those travelling west from Finch Station on the 36 must transfer to the 36A at Finch West Station.The odd quirk has drawn frustration from residents who view the transfer as an awkward and unnecessary part of their daily commute who travel eastward towards Finch Station for work in University Heights do not understand why the change was made.Britney explained “Finch West is a busy area with lots of offices and industry I think the change doesn’t reflect how people actually use the [Finch West] bus” pointing out that many of her co-workers travel to work from areas served by the 36A which no longer continues towards Finch Station Her coworkers must transfer at Finch West Station adding additional time and stress to their commutes.After contacting the TTC’s customer service line the split of the Finch West route was attributed to its high passenger traffic the 36 Finch West was the TTC’s third busiest bus route and its fifth busiest surface route overall averaging 43 100 weekday trips the split is the TTC’s effort to optimize traffic flow by increasing the service frequency of buses along certain parts of the route.However this has still left residents wondering why it has only been the 36 and not the TTC’s busier surface routes that has undergone such a change The two bus routes that have greater usage offer commuters routes without a midway transfer during the same weekday hours while travelling equivalent or greater distances “you can’t help but think this wouldn’t happen outside of Finch West and the Jane-Finch community Today when immigration and refugee issues are being used as a political football perhaps a good news story of one immigrant family can help change attitudes The story of Tony Loschiavo's family is one such tale that does the heart and stomach a great deal of good Today Tony is best known as the gregarious and engaging owner of Paese a wonderful Italian restaurant with locations in North York and downtown Toronto He is also the mastermind behind one of Toronto's best known catering businesses L'EAT (pronounced Elite) that provides reasonably priced menus of exquisite delights for dinner parties and other functions Tony's story is not atypical of many other hardworking immigrants whose families made their way to Canada to begin anew In the early 1960s the Loschiavo family packed their bags and left their home in Calabria Italy so that their children could have a better life in Canada With a passion for both food and cars he went to work in various restaurants at night as a means by which to support himself and his family During the day he attended George Harvey CI where he studied auto mechanics He cooked for friends and relatives both of whom encouraged him to take this natural ability further and so he did Combining both his love for cars and food he opened L'EAT at first a small catering service that delivered good home-style food quickly to businesses in downtown Toronto As the catering business grew Tony also grew his love for food by opening his first restaurant after purchasing a small pizzeria on Bathurst Street just north of Wilson As Tony explained it to me "Paese "in Italian means "village"; "Paesanos" are people from the same village has become that friendly place with Italo-Canadian charm where "Paesanos" could gather eat good food and feel welcome Tony wanted to up the food ante in a way that has never been seen here in Toronto So he took the new generation of his mother's tomato seeds which she lovingly planted and grew all these years in her own backyard bought a property a couple blocks from the Bathurst Paese and began a new venture He ultimately hired an Executive Chef who also had a love of gardening Executive Chef Chris Palik was the perfect gardener for Tony's latest dream Chris learned his vegetable gardening where he grew up in Prince Albert Saskatchewan "so we had to learn it well." Indeed he did Studying his culinary craft at Vancouver Community College Chris eventually made his way to Toronto where he is today considered one of Toronto's top chefs Last week I had the pleasure along with a few other journalists to see exactly how they utilize their 3000 sq.ft garden in the ethnic enclave of the Bathurst manor to produce fresh food delights that make the palate dance with joy Author with Tony (left) and Chef Chris holding San Marzano tomatoes Located a short walk from the Bathurst Paese the organic garden overwhelms you at first site With Toronto's short growing season work starts in May and the harvest produces by September And there was plenty; peppers of all shapes and heat (more about that later) lemon grass (a few sprigs in the lemon ice was delicious) And planting such a garden is not without its problems The earth in North York may be good to grow houses but not always the best for gardening Much topsoil must be used to ensure good growing potential Rain water is collected and used to augment irrigation and then there are the varmints squirrels and even possums know good vegetables when they smell them and chef Chris estimates that they lose close to one third of what they plant This despite a ferocious teddy bear used as a scare-bear plunked in mid-garden We were able to savour many of the vegetables as part of a wonderful lunch that Tony's team served in this backyard from the onion/garlic family a real delight and of course the peppers I'm not talking about your common red or green peppers I'm not even referring to what I thought were hot jalapeños Naga ghost peppers are the hottest variety of peppers known to man Peppers are measured for heat on what is known as the scoville scale which many of us require three cups of cold water if we bite into it A mere infant in comparison to the Naga pepper which weighs in at 900,000 units Chris tells one story of a Sous-chef who tried to eat one small naga pepper and found himself in bed for days recuperating It can be used but in small quantities mixed with many other ingredients to draw on its spice properly and much more topped off by a whole chicken wrapped in Italian bread Paese gets the benefit of the organic garden all through the summer Chicken pain au lait -- whole bread wrapped chicken Chef Chris put it best when he told me "I am one of the luckiest Chefs in the world to have this land to grow and use fresh vegetables in my restaurant" And Tony sums up both the food splendor and the immigrant experience explaining that his dream was "inspired in Italy but made in Canada." late Dowager Countess Bathurst Offered on 22 July at Christie’s in London late Dowager Countess Bathurst (1927-2018) was an influential figure in cultural and social circles in Britain she lived between homes filled with fine and decorative arts from all over the world Christie’s will offer for sale the collection of Gloria 18th-century English and European furniture Modern British paintings and decorative furnishings.  Early 20th century diamond tiara, attributed to Cartier, circa 1910. Estimate: £200,000-300,000 (US$260,000-390,000). Offered in Important Jewels on 30 July at Christie’s in London Gloria Wesley Clarry was born in 1927 in New York to British parents and by the late 1940s Gloria was enjoying success as a model working for the Couturiers Jacques Fath and Dior ‘She became known as Britain’s most perfect outdoor girl and was chosen to showcase British woollen fashion in Italy,’ says Christie’s Deputy Chairman Charles Cator ‘In our country world,’ says Cator ‘Gloria seemed like a figure from another planet She was soon immersed in the world of Modern British art. As a solicitor, her husband acted for a number of galleries, while his father, Albert Rutherston (1881-1953), and his uncle, Sir William Rothenstein (1872-1945) After David’s death in 1975, Gloria married Henry, 8th Earl Bathurst, and moved into the family’s splendid seat, Cirencester Park. In 1988 Lord and Lady Bathurst moved to Manor Farm within the estate, where Gloria remained until her death in 2018. ‘All of her works of art were combined in happy juxtaposition in the [house’s] elegant and comfortable rooms,’ recalls Cator. Read on to discover the stories behind a selection of works in the collection.  This beautiful embroidered Queen Anne bedspread (circa 1710) was almost certainly a personal gift from Queen Anne to Frances Apsley (1653-1727), wife of Sir Benjamin Bathurst (1639-1704) and intimate friend and Maid of Honour to both Queen Mary and Queen Anne. It has been treasured by the family as an historic heirloom since.  The design is a brilliant example of the finest early 18th-century Bizarre needlework. Bizarre designs were usually heavily brocaded with silk and several kinds of metal thread, and used in furnishings and clothing. The painstaking practice of painting on the reverse of glass was developed in China in around 1715, a pivotal moment in trade between China and the West. At that time, reverse mirror paintings were made almost entirely for export and reflect a highly romanticised vision of what China wished to portray to the West. artisans traced outlines of their designs on the back of the mirror plate They then used special steel implements to scrape away the mirror backing to reveal the glass that could then be painted After surviving the long journey from China to England, mirror paintings would have taken pride of place in the homes of the fashionable elite, very probably surrounded by other export objects, such as porcelain from the Jingdezhen kilns. When Lord Chancellor Henry, 1st Baron Apsley (later 2nd Earl Bathurst) wanted to build a prominent London house he turned to Robert Adam (1728-92), the most fashionable architect-designer of the period. The result was Apsley House, the magnificent five-bay mansion at the top of Piccadilly — its address was No. 1 London, and it subsequently became the home of the Duke of Wellington. Adam also designed the interiors — 26 of his designs for Apsley House are today preserved in Sir John Soane’s Museum in London including the design for this George III giltwood overmantel mirror Although some of the mirror’s original decorative mouldings were subsequently removed it still features the collared recumbent stag relating to Earl Bathurst’s coat of arms and the carving of all the mirrors for Adam’s Apsley House has been attributed to Sefferin Nelson (1769-c carver and gilder of Marshall St in London French actress and artist Sarah Bernhardt is thought to have sculpted the model for this striking bronze inkwell in 1879. Shaped in the form of a recumbent winged sphinx with a spiny reptilian tail, it marks a bold departure from the artist’s more conventional or Romantic subjects. Its form may be a direct reference to the artist’s own life: in 1879 Bernhardt was rehearsing for the role of Blanche de Chelles in Octave Feuillet’s play Le Sphinx. In the play the mysterious and demonic heroine wore a poison ring in the form of a sphinx. Sarah Bernhardt, Self-Portrait as a Sphinx (inkwell). Bronze, dark-brown patina. 12¼ in (31 cm) high. Estimate: £20,000-30,000. Offered in Classic Art Evening Sale: Antiquity to 20th Century on 29 July at Christie’s in London The inkwell appears to have been conceived on one level as a celebration of her role in Feuillet’s play, and on another as an evocation of what Bernhardt perceived herself to be. She was described by the critic Jules Lemaître as ‘a distant and chimerical creature, both hieratic and serpentine, with a lure both mystical and sensual’. Sign up for Going Once, a weekly newsletter delivering our top stories and art market insights to your inbox Never previously offered at auction, the 19th-century topaz suite pictured below left was bequeathed by HRH Princess Amelia to her lady-in-waiting, the Hon. Mrs George Villiers, great grandmother of Lilias, 7th Countess Bathurst.  A 19th-century topaz suite. Estimate: £18,000-25,000. Offered in Gloria: Property from the late Dowager Countess Bathurst on 22 July at Christie’s in London The outstanding cut-cornered rectangular aquamarine was given to Gloria by her first husband David Rutherston upon their engagement in 1965.  the British artist Albert Rutherston was the youngest of six children It has been suggested that his desire to become an artist was influenced by his artist brother William’s fashionable London lifestyle In 1898 Albert Rutherston enrolled at the Slade School of Fine Art, where he met Augustus John and William Orpen. It was around this time that he befriended Walter Sickert, whom he later introduced to his friend and Slade colleague Spencer Gore, the first president of the Camden Town Group. This late 18th-century Berlin porcelain dinner service was given to Henry, 3rd Earl Bathurst by Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm III King of Prussia in the early 19th century. The 3rd Earl served as Secretary of State for War and the Colonies from 1812, the height of the Napoleonic Wars. This would have been a notable diplomatic gift.  Philip de László’s portrait of Lady Apsley in a green dress with a jade bead necklace was a wedding gift to Lord Apsley from the Vale of the White Horse Hunt, the tenants of Cirencester Park and townspeople of Cirencester. influenced the composition of the painting ‘Please do not paint her [Lady Apsley] in a riding habit or her wedding dress,’ she advised the painter 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 Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker use the clues to find the culprit in careless crimes go undercover as a cat to solve the conundrum - the possibilities are endless with Escape from Marigold Manor All articles from our website & appThe digital version of Today's PaperBreaking news alerts direct to your inboxInteractive Crosswords, Sudoku and TriviaAll articles from the other regional websites in your areaContinueThe second book in the 'Solve it Your Way' series, Escape from Marigold Manor, follows the success of Escape from Cuttlefish Cove The series is written and illustrated by Bathurst author Rachel Jackson for readers aged eight to twelve The second instalment follows the interactive nature of its predecessor is that instead of escaping from a pirate island the reader takes on the persona of a detective in an interactive whodunnit and they've got to manage the crime scene; they've got to solve the clues and interview the suspects to solve one of many cases at Marigold Manor," Ms Jackson said "There are 32 cases in Escape from Marigold Manor and multiple endings there's even the opportunity to go undercover as a cat." Bathurst author and illustrator Rachel Jackson with her new book 'Escape from Marigold Manor' Picture by Alise McIntoshThe book will hit shelves across the region on Wednesday It will be for sale in independent bookstores and online and also available in chain stores nationwide Upon its release, BooksPlus in Bathurst and Collins Bookstore in Orange will promote the launch with free printable activities and an interactive in-store murder mystery puzzle Ms Jackson said these activities are the perfect way to keep kids and adults entertained during school holidays the book is another way for parents and kids to find common ground Ms Jackson herself said that she found the writing process to be an excellent method of family bonding With the first book dedicated to her eldest daughter Marigold Manor is dedicated to Ms Jackson's youngest daughter "It's hard to explain how much of a family activity this is for us and they sit next to me while I'm Illustrating and lovingly critique my work as only kids can do," she said "It has been just an amazing period of life to share this with them." 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Fresh daily! is set to go to auction in Bathurst this month All articles from our website & appThe digital version of Today's PaperBreaking news alerts direct to your inboxInteractive Crosswords Sudoku and TriviaAll articles from the other regional websites in your areaContinueBuilt about 1883 five bathroom Havannah Street property sits on 1104 square metres with a solar-heated swimming pool surrounded by established gardens The property will be auctioned on July 28 with a price guide of $1.6 million said the property was in need of a lot of work but he was drawn to the idea of restoring it to its former glory +4The property had a comprehensive renovation after it was purchased in 2007 Photos: SUPPLIED."It really required a complete internal rebuild," Mr Salama said big living spaces and garden were complete blank canvasses allowing the creation of a Tuscan-design space." the house is a nod to the Victorian era however the renovation included rendering some of the original blonde bricks which had been painted in the 1970s The property now includes a large kitchen with stone benches and both commercial and wood stoves and separate formal living and dining rooms and a separate lounge area The house's front balcony has mountain views and there's a rear balcony overlooking the pool There's also a courtyard entertaining area and side access to a five-bay carport Director of Raine & Horne Bathurst Grant Maskill-Dowton said historic features such as ornamental wood and gas fireplaces decorative cornices and Kauri floorboards are of particular appeal to buyers Being walking distance to parks and schools While 169 Havannah Street operated as accommodation for a short period of time According to Mr Maskill-Dowton the property has the advantage of being able to be rented as individual rooms due to the amount of bathrooms "However it's its grandeur and large block size so close to town that is appealing to buyers," he said "We have had a lot of out-of-town and local interest in the property." According to CoreLogic the median price of a house in Bathurst is $610,000 Sudoku and TriviaAll articles from the other regional websites in your areaContinueThe final promised to be an exciting affair since both players play off similar handicaps and Cooper’s strong start helped take her to a 6 and 4 success.  Cooper’s beautiful drives and well-placed approach shots onto the greens proved the difference.  CHAMPION: Manor Cooper was the Glanmire Cup winner Photo: CONTRIBUTEDBurke tried her hardest to cut back the lead but Cooper did not let up with the accuracy of her driving The Consolation final also took place on Tuesday open to those players who were knocked out in the opening round of the tournament The final pitted Judy Brownlow and Debbie Johnson against one another The match was evenly poised until the 13th hole when Brownlow hit a superb drive onto the green and Johnson’s shot went into the water This signalled a shift in momentum in the match and Brownlow went on to win the match 3 and 2 READ MORE: Thistleton enjoys a popular victory at Bathurst Golf Club READ ALSO: Bathurst’s long awaited win at ladies Silver Scratch teams event Keep up to date with the latest sports news by clicking here. Bathurst Golf Club women’s captain Jane Mitchell said all players did the club proud over the tournament “Both matches were played in a great spirit and there were good crowds on hand to watch and enjoy the contests,” she said “I would like to congratulate everyone who sought to qualify and then who played in the Glanmire “We had some terrific and hard-fought matches over the past four weeks “The ways in which the matches were played are a real tribute to women’s golf at Bathurst.” To get to the final players competed in a qualifying round followed by four rounds of knock-out match play making an appearance on the last day an outstanding achievement Cooper and Burke were impressive all tournament and each scored big semi-final wins Burke was a 5 and 4 winner while Cooper was home 4 and 3 Prior to that Cooper had survived back-to-back double playoff fixtures while Burke’s path to the final had been slightly less stressful You can now receive online headlines from the Western Advocate delivered straight to your inbox at 6am six days a week. 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