One Toronto neighbourhood that's been classified as a "food desert" by some locals is getting a new grocery store — however not everyone seems to be happy with the brand that's taking over.  The term — which has been applied to Scarborough's Cliffcrest community by some — describes an area where residents' access to affordable and healthy options is restricted or nonexistent due to the lack of grocery stores within a convenient travelling distance.   After years of vacancy, the shopping centre at the heart of the community, Cliffcrest Plaza is gearing up to welcome a small format No Frills location located on the southeast corner of Kingston Road and McCowan Road has served the Scarborough community for over 50 years.  The shopping centre previously included a Dominion grocery store when it first opened up in the 1960s At the time, former Ward 36 (Scarborough Southwest) Councillor Brian Ashton said the Foodland closure had left the community "stunned and abandoned," adding that many 1950s and 1960s "planned communities have retail plazas at their heart."  The plaza is now home to a Shoppers Drug Mart community members have long been anticipating a supermarket return to Cliffcrest Plaza and that day is (almost) around the corner Rumours of a No Frills opening swirled on local Facebook pages this month where many rejoiced at the news of a supermarket finally popping up within walking distance for many.  "Everyone has been crying out for another grocery store in this location easy to walk to for seniors or those who don't drive Finally getting one and people are complaining about the brand...No Frills Just saying," one resident wrote.  "At last it's no longer a food desert Good for the neighbourhood," another local said.  That also is a good indicator that the plaza won't go anywhere anytime soon (to condos) grocery stores tend to take on long leases," one comment reads.  Canadian real estate developer First Capital purchased the 6.9 acres of land on which the plaza is nestled for a staggering $31 million blogTO reached out to First Capital for more information regarding the future of the plaza the developer did not have any comment to share at this time.  Despite a new option for food shopping in the neighbourhood others pointed out that there is another existing No Frills location just over two kilometres away at 2471 Kingston Rd "It would have been great if it was an independent company instead Something different for the neighbourhood," one resident wrote.  I feel like this chain is monopolizing the area Would live a Farm Boy or even a Sobey's," another person said.  confirmed to blogTO that the No Frills location will be "opening in 2025," although they did not share any further details.  Toronto police say a male pedestrian in his 50s was struck by a vehicle in Scarborough on Saturday afternoon Officers were called to the area of McCowan Road and Kingston Road The pedestrian suffered serious injuries and was transported to a hospital by paramedics Police say the driver remained at the scene The effort to relieve congestion with a tunnel under Highway 401 is now on PM Mark Carney's radar Premier Ford listed the project as one of Ontario's top priorities in need of federal support Ontario Premier Doug Ford calls on Prime Minister Mark Carney to prioritize a list of projects including the proposed Highway 401 tunnel Monday is calling for rain and thunderstorms Stella Acquisto has the long-range forecast Could we see another indefinite pause on postal service in the country Negotiations are underway again as Canada Post and the workers’ union try to cut a deal to avoid a lockout or strike later this month 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 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 March 25 to March 31 Toronto Police Service received 31 reports of a break-in at a home between March 25 and March 31 including seven in the district of Scarborough In total 358 residential break and enters have been reported in the City of Toronto since Jan 1 – down 81.6 per cent compared to the same period in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Dowry Street and Reidmount Avenue on Wednesday There have been three residential break and enters reported in Agincourt South-Malvern West in 2025 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Dunlop Avenue and Silvio Avenue on Monday There have been two residential break and enters reported in Clairlea-Birchmount in 2025 A break-in was reported at a house near Midland Avenue and Riviera Drive on Friday There have been two residential break and enters reported in Cliffcrest in 2025 A break-in was reported at a house near Harfleur Road and King Louis Crescent on Friday There have been seven residential break and enters reported in L’Amoreaux in 2025 A break-in was reported at a house near Bramblebrook Avenue and Captain Hall Court on Thursday There have been three residential break and enters reported in Milliken in 2025 A break-in was reported at a house near Hoptree Avenue and Staines Road on Monday There have been two residential break and enters reported in Rouge in 2025 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Dubarry Avenue and Morningside Avenue on Sunday There have been two residential break and enters reported in West Hill in 2025 Find out where residential break and enters were reported in East York, Etobicoke, North York, Old Toronto and York This story was automatically generated using open data collected and maintained by Toronto Police Service. 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have an FSI of 4.3 on the trapezoid-shaped lot at the southwest corner of Kingston Road and St Quentin Avenue Step-backs provide terraces for some units and — incorporating a 7.55m setback along the southern property — transition the development down to the surrounding area’s low-density homes to the south Looking northWest across St Quentin Avenue top the proposal The building would bring 88 residential units to the site in a mix of 65 one-bedrooms (74%) Two of the one-bedroom units would be located fronting onto St Quentin Avenue with a landscaped setback of 5m along the public right-of-way A total of 352m² of amenity space is proposed A green roof is planned for the top of the mechanical penthouse 55-space underground garage would be accessed from St Quentin Avenue TTC buses operate along Kingston Road west of the site serving Victoria Park and Kennedy stations while more frequent service is available a short walk north at St Clair Ave East The proposal is about 1.4km from the ScarboroughGO 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 The City of Toronto has investigated the rapid decline of two trees beside this Cliffside Drive home in Scarborough Neighbours allege poison was used to facilitate removal of trees protected by a bylaw An image from the website of Bass Homes Inc shows this mature tree at 29 Cliffcrest Dr as green and healthy when the photo was taken Following some work on the property in July neighbours of a vacant house at 29 Cliffcrest Dr and the information within may be out of date Several one-inch holes had been bored around the base of the tall evergreen in front of the two-storey home The tree’s needles turned from green to rusty red in a matter of weeks Several residents concluded the mature evergreen and another behind the home had been poisoned to facilitate their removal warning people to keep children or dogs away from the base of the front-year tree “People who walked by close to it could taste it,” Karen Berger “My lungs started to burn and become painful so I contacted my doctor kept all windows and doors closed on that side of our house and moved downstairs to our guest apartment.” said a yellow substance touched her sandal-clad foot as she retrieved her young godchild who was playing with pinecones near the evergreen’s base Her foot “burned for over a day afterwards,” she recalled 30 its Urban Forestry Division was actively investigating the matter a herbicide commonly used to control unwanted vegetation,” but though Forestry staff conducted interviews they did not find enough evidence to prove intentional poisoning destroyed or removed a tree protected by a Toronto bylaw which can result in fines from $500 to $100,000 with Provincial Offences Act charges laid for injuring or destroying a tree or removing one without permission In 155 tree cases since 2019 in which the city laid a charge Records show the Cliffcrest property has been owned since March 22 by Bilkis Banu a builder whose website lists 29 Cliffcrest as one of its properties under development and displays a rendering of a replacement home Other pictures on the website show both trees around the existing house in winter or early spring Attempts over several weeks to contact Munshizada and Bass Homes by phone email and text message for an interview were not successful 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 A developer has applied to build a 10-storey condominium building with ground-floor commercial units at 2872-2882 Kingston Rd. One 10-storey mixed-use proposal in Scarborough's Cliffcrest area appears to have crossed a line • A city report says the half-acre lot at the corner of Harewood Avenue “is not appropriate for the size and scale” of the proposed mixed-use building which doesn’t transition appropriately to the north • The report says the current proposal has some ground-floor retail and 145 condo units, more than the 104 included by Toronto’s Goldberg Group in 2018. • The Cliffcrest Scarborough Village SW Residents Association suggests the proposal may make crossing Kingston less safe for pedestrians, including R.H. King students. The group asked Scarborough councillors to support refusal during a Feb could lead to a hearing at Toronto’s Local Planning Appeal Tribunal 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 A bungalow home surrounded by greenery with unobstructed views of Lake Ontario just went on the market Situated in the middle of nature, it's hard to believe the home at 27 Cliffcrest Dr. is in the city. The property is on sale for $1.6 million which may seem a bit steep for a small four bedroom home but the surrounding land makes it worth it The home at 27 Cliffcrest Drive is surrounded by greenery The bungalow looks very ordinary from the street — it is a standard red-brick home with a garage the home looks like a typical brick bungalow the fireplace and wood panel walls look a bit dated Parts of the home look in need of a refresh But the bright kitchen leads out to a glass-walled sunroom so even on the coldest Toronto days you can enjoy the outdoors while warm inside This room looks perfect for relaxing and basking in the sun A second room also opens to the outdoors with a panel of windows There is no shortage of light in this house the garden looks to be a wild tangle of plants or it could be worked into lush landscaping There is a mass of plants in the backyard with a view of Lake Ontario likely more visible in winter As it borders Scarboro Crescent Park and Bluffer's Park the view of Lake Ontario won't be blocked by development Wooden steps lead down to a ravine in the back A trip to the beach is within walking distance and so are the spectacular Scarborough Bluffs but it is definitely a rare find in a city of condo towers and postage stamp lots Realtor.ca Il Fresco restaurant at 3081 Kingston Road - Mike Adler/Metroland Il Fresco has impressed people in the Cliffcrest area with its menu of reasonably priced Italian favourites Also popular with diners are the mixed seafood bowl The restaurant has a well-stocked bar and good selection of wines An express lunch menu is served daily until 3 p.m One diner commented two pizzas her family sampled and added the tiramisu her son was served “was very nicely displayed and smooth to the taste.” previously had another Il Fresco on King Street East in downtown Toronto www.ilfresco.ca EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been edited to note that the restaurant is located in Cliffcrest trace by a ribbon of brighter streetlights.  1913-built St Angustine's Seminary in Scarborough dominates the Cliffcrest area image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor TwinHuey The artist BC Johnson worked on a mural this summer on the outer walls of a sushi restaurant in Scarborough’s Cliffside area and has continued painting murals on neighbouring buildings on Kingston Road Graffiti tags and peeling paint are visible on signs for Cliffside Village which like a lot of the public streetscape of Kingston Road in Scarborough has seen better days The artist BC Johnson worked on a mural this summer on the outer walls of a sushi restaurant in Scarborough's Cliffside area Gerard Arbour wants to see business improvement on Scarborough’s Kingston Road but he’s not pushing for a business improvement area Arbour said at his office in Cliffside Village last week Cliffside’s own BIA voted itself out of business in 1994 the same year Arbour started practicing chiropractic care there areas where the city matches amounts merchants pay for extra street improvements and marketing but Arbour said trying that along Kingston Road now wouldn’t be a popular idea and we don’t even have a match lit right now,” he said “Adding more taxes to the businesses will go over like a lead Zeppelin Arbour explained he doesn’t think BIAs are bad Birch Cliff and Scarborough Village aren’t getting value for the property taxes they pay already To “raise the bar on K.R.” and prove that point he recently surveyed not just the merchants in those places but other people who care about Kingston Road’s commercial areas About 95 per cent of the 408 people who responded through his Facebook page said they weren’t satisfied with the state of the road Asked to name obstacles to “business improvement,” 83 per cent of respondents said there weren’t enough “quality” businesses on the road and most thought motels and shelters and a lack of municipal streetscape improvements were a problem Arbour pointed out the Cliffside Village signs put up in the 1990s by the BIA are tagged with graffiti and their wood is falling apart He pointed to medians overgrown with weeds “If we’re expected to take care of our property the city should be expected to take care of theirs,” he said There are long-abandoned lots and buildings in Cliffside was hidden from view by an overgrown hedge and plywood boards painted with the words the latter seeing mid-rise condominium projects because of its nearness to The Beach many first-floor storefronts are used as homes their windows covered with blinds or curtains has said he wants to encourage formation of a BIA anywhere on Kingston Road but just getting owners together is challenging A new city experiment is trying to encourage merchants on Rogers Road to form an association and then a BIA by providing them up front with economic studies of the area Kingston Road was another possible candidate for this shortcut program and city officials have said it will be tried there Arbour joined a village revitalization group which had the city match funds to modernize the facade of commercial buildings “It was a very popular program and then it just got discontinued,”  he said And he worked for a year on an Avenue Study the city approved in 2009 to guide future development The only result of that study so far for Cliffside is a “hole across the street” for a future condo and he insisted the city can do many simple things to improve the streetscape before other condo projects arrive hired by Mural Routes to paint wilderness scenes this summer on the outer walls of Ikki Sushi at 2328 Kingston Rd. continued working on his own to paint nearby buildings He was busy painting the rear of Cliffside Pharmacy to look like a cottage “The drug store said they don’t want to know who said graffiti taggers have stopped covering his work who hopes his survey will lay groundwork for a “loose” business association has started another Facebook page called Kingston Road Business Directory Cliffcrest has become one of the latest Scarborough neighbourhoods to start going through a massive redevelopment In the last few months several homes have sold in the area (many for over-asking), some have already been rebuilt and now even more are up for sale is just one of the latest to be listed for sale with hopes of cashing in on the wave of new construction This three-bedroom, one-bathroom bungalow is being sold directly via the owners and is listed for $1,799,999 the owner decided against posting pictures of the interior "We believe the value is in the lot itself," he told blogTO the home is livable and currently occupied by us but due to the lot size we know the inevitable outcome will be that my childhood home will be redeveloped." The unassuming house is sitting on 0.33 acres of land and there's a vacant lot directly behind this property meaning there's even more possibility to expand the owner explains that it was "purchased by a third-party from Toronto Hydro upon their decommissioning of an unused electrical transformer."  So you'd need to buy that person out if you wanted that lot too The property is surrounded by mature trees and there are three inside the lot Location wise this property is decently situated including The Bluffs and several walking trails and parks it's within walking distance of several schools as well as it's close to the University of Toronto Scarborough campus And it's not the worst for transport links with the Scarborough and Eglinton GO stations being a five-minute drive away But even though the neighborhood is quickly being developed and the home is sitting on a sizeable chunk of land I can't help but feel this property is slightly overpriced HouseSigma, a technology platform that utilizes artificial intelligence technology to estimate Canadian home values, estimates this home at $1.9 million most of the comparable homes in the neighbourhood have sold for just over $1 million in the last few months the owner makes a strong case for his listing price For example, he mentions 68 Scarborough Heights Blvd. which is  on the same street and sold 20 days ago for $1.3 million but was sitting on less than a third of the land 90 Scarborough Heights Blvd He also points me to his website that breaks down other properties and their values as a comparison point So as the Toronto real estate market continues to heat up maybe it will sell for close to the asking price or even over ListedbySeller.ca A man is dead and two people are facing charges after a shooting in Scarborough's West Hill neighbourhood A man is dead and two people are facing charges after a shooting in Scarborough’s West Hill neighbourhood Toronto police announced a shooting had been reported in the area of Kingston Road and Morningside Avenue and advised people to use caution in the area police said responding officers found a man with multiple gunshot wounds in critical condition police provided more information about the shooting police said the shooting was reported at a plaza at 5:13 p.m a man and woman were located in a vehicle and arrested have both been charged with second-degree murder and gun offences They were both scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday morning Anyone with information related to the investigation is asked to contact homicide investigators at 416-808-7400 This was the second shooting in as many days in south Scarborough a man was seriously injured in a shooting in Scarborough’s Cliffcrest neighbourhood police said officers responded to reports of a shooting near Kingston Road and Faircroft Boulevard Officers found a man with multiple gunshot wounds who was rushed to hospital with serious injuries Kingston was closed between Bellamy Road and Rockwood Drive for an investigation Anyone with information related to Sunday evening’s shooting can contact 43 Division at 416-808-4300 Anonymous tips related to either of the shooting investigations can also be provided through Crime Stoppers at 222tips.com or 416-222-TIPS (8477) checks on apple trees at Fool’s Paradise on the Scarborough Bluffs Monday The non-profit group which helps people harvest fruit on their properties in Toronto is expanding into southwest Scarborough A map from Nature Canada’s 2022 report on urban forest equity shows neighbourhoods with higher populations of Black Indigenous and people of colour (BIPOC) tend to have less tree cover Maybe Scarborough isn’t as green as people say Residents often mention the Rouge Valley and other large parks as reasons to live there but research for the David Suzuki Foundation finds Scarborough has less tree cover overall than other parts of Toronto Researchers led by Félix Lorrain-Landry of University of Quebec in Outaouais reported the city’s forest canopy isn’t distributed fairly: “whiter and wealthier” areas as measured by the Index of Multiple Deprivation of the 2016 Census in micro-neighbourhoods of 800 people Compare a map of Scarborough showing tree density with one showing areas with the lowest median incomes and most diversity and “they are opposite of one another,” Lorrain-Landry said in an interview He hasn’t researched Toronto’s governance or politics and said he “couldn’t say exactly a yes or a no” whether systemic racism has shaped its urban forests “But if city governments cared as much about visible minorities and lower income people as they did about whiter neighbourhoods I am sure parts of Scarborough could be greener by now,” Lorrain-Landry said the report said diversity of the trees themselves — a factor in helping urban forests survive climate change and pests such as the emerald ash borer — was notably less in two northwestern Scarborough neighbourhoods Other studies, including one just released by Nature Canada also found inequity in urban tree distribution with tree cover estimated in 2018 at 28.4 to 31 per cent is aiming at 40 per cent by 2050 After surveying 1,471 Toronto residents on whether they wanted more trees and would support the city spending 50 per cent more on plantings the Suzuki Foundation researchers concluded the city could aim for 60 per cent tree cover We can interpret this as a demand from the population,” Lorrain-Landry said The report recommends “planting priority” for Scarborough and other districts with low tree cover and greater species diversity for neighbourhoods like Tam O’Shanter-Sullivan because these would otherwise be at “higher risk of rapid deterioration following a disturbance” such as another invasive pest As demographics shifted in some Toronto neighbourhoods built for working class people Lorrain-Landry called this phenomenon “green gentrification.” Forestry and Recreation (PFR) Division said on Sept 8 said it has not fully reviewed the findings PFR added the city adopted a new equity-based decision-making approach last year to address canopy distribution providing “a mechanism to address the inequitable distribution of urban forests” by “focusing on neighbourhood-scale interventions.” PFR also developed the Urban Forestry Grants and Incentives Program which in partnership with non-profit groups since 2017 has planted over 70,000 trees and shrubs in projects within all city wards and Neighbourhood Improvement Areas On Sept. 24. one Scarborough group, the Cliffcrest Butterflyway, hosted a free giveaway of 800 trees and shrubs the city provided project director with Not Far From The Tree check on apple trees at Fool’s Paradise on the Scarborough Bluffs Monday which helps people harvest fruit on their properties in Toronto Not Far From The Tree a non-profit that helps residents maintain fruit trees as well as to harvest and distribute fruit had previously operated only in Toronto’s core but this season expanded services into south Etobicoke and southwestern Scarborough There’s demand for more trees across the city adding though the group doesn’t provide trees With the average price of a home in Toronto hitting $986,085 by the end of 2020 — over $1.5 million if you're in the market for a detached house in particular — it's pretty slim pickings for those hoping to find a place to live that's One recent listing is significantly less terrifying than some others in recent memory but is still shocking given the size and state of the house compared to its asking price The exterior of the house, compared with the home next door. From the RE/MAX listing one bathroom home at 68 Scarborough Heights Blvd. is notably small for its price at first glance appearing absolutely miniscule and shoeboxy next to the newer build next door But it's arguably not the size that is the worst part of the house which seems to have been recently occupied by some residents who've chosen to leave their trash behind The state of the kitchen. From the RE/MAX listing The photos of the kitchen show that it leaves much to be desired not only because of the questionable cupboard colour choice and the fact that it needs a total gut but also for the mess that no one thought to clear up beforehand and shows that the house has not been well-maintained as is also apparent by the roof that obviously needs to be reshingled and the yard that needs some maintenance The previous homeowners did not do the best job at cleaning the place From the RE/MAX listing Other rooms in the house show similar levels of disarray old furniture and junk strewn all over the place It's the closet full of literal garbage and the creepy rocking horse in the photo below for me: Photobomb from a creepy rocking horse facing a bunch of trash does not make for a good real estate listing photo. From RE/MAX This retro carpeting is admittedly pretty darn cool despite the fact that it would probably need to be removed '70s aesthetics are in, but this carpet may be in questionable condition. Photo from the RE/MAX listing But these doors and essentially all of the home's interior fixtures would definitely have to go The dangling wires and more filth on the floor are just the icing on the cake: The house needs a deep clean and a lot of work. Photo from the RE/MAX listing Some tidying and staging really could have done wonders for this listing which would even still seem unreasonably priced given that it's a very small home in Cliffcrest not even remotely close to the downtown core RE/MAX Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.