Join the thousands of Torontonians who’ve signed up for our free newsletter and get award-winning local journalism delivered to your inbox COVID has amplified social issues that have long existed at Jane and Finch It’s also revealed the resiliency of the community the parking lot at the Jane Finch Mall on the south-east corner of Jane Street and Finch Avenue West was a hive of activity—a steady stream of workers and students flowing through it on their way across the city People waited at the two adjacent bus stops to get on the overcrowded 35 Jane or the 36 Finch West buses crisscrossing the longitudes and latitudes of the city to get to class or to head to work as cleaners personal support workers or security guards Others would park their minivans—ladders loaded on roof racks and trunks filled with tools of their trade—to grab cups of coffee before picking up coworkers and heading onward to construction sites Temporary foreign workers would assemble between 5:30 and 7:00 a.m to be taken to work on a farm or a factory A handful of people stand outside the FreshCo waiting for the grocery store to open at 7:00 a.m A store employee drags a metal dustpan across the asphalt its grating rumble punctuating the low hum of street sound as he flicks cigarette stubs with a broom into the contraption’s recess a swell of people flows into the parking lot some have also donned clear or blue latex gloves A physically distanced line-up builds outside the Tim Hortons While the 35 and 36 aren’t as packed as usual from the growing line it’s clear the buses will hold far more than fifteen passengers per vehicle This working class neighbourhood made up of predominantly immigrants and racialized people cannot afford the luxury of staying at home—even as the Ontario government has extended all COVID-19 related emergency orders until the end of June The data matched expert opinion that COVID-19 disproportionately affects neighbourhoods with primarily Black Eileen de Villa also acknowledged that income and employment are key determinants in neighbourhoods that show higher case numbers For the people who call this neighbourhood home Glenfield-Jane Heights is one of 31 Neighbourhood Improvement Areas designated by the city. According to a 2016 city profile more than half of the residents have a mother tongue other than English and almost 9 percent have no knowledge of English People in this neighbourhood can trace their roots to Vietnam with more recent arrivals from the Philippines and Nigeria Almost 60 percent of residents describe themselves as immigrants “The experience of the virus in Jane and Finch is just an extension of the daily experience of living in Jane and Finch,” says Sam Tecle a PhD candidate in sociology at York University who grew up in a highrise apartment building off of Finch Avenue West People are employed in precarious work environments Black women in my own family work as personal support workers who have to work in multiple places to be able to stitch together an income that barely covers the bills.” Local agencies already active in the community quickly adapted their limited resources to try to meet the new needs of an already vulnerable population But Tecle says that with work ranging from “retail staff at Tim Hortons UPS workers or [temporary workers at factories]” the majority of residents are unable to stay at home It’s no wonder that Glenfield-Jane Heights is one of the hotspots for COVID-19 in the city “It’s a prime place for the virus to proliferate.” when news first started trickling in about a global pandemic across the world COVID-19 seemed like a distant problem that couldn’t intrude on their tight-knit community says Suzanne Narain a supply teacher and a resident member of the Jane Finch Action Against Poverty organization Even as headlines about people hoarding toilet paper and hand sanitizer started to dominate the news but essential workers had to work,” she says It quickly became clear that those who were living in marginalized communities “It started to feel scary because our families and friends are essential workers.” Narain’s parents work as cleaners at a doctor’s office and they kept working throughout the pandemic They were not given safety equipment at the beginning The messaging coming from [Toronto Public Health] was confusing: Don’t wear a mask the frustration and anxiousness building in her voice While Narain’s parents managed to avoid contracting the virus wasn’t as lucky.That’s not her real name; she doesn’t want to use it because of the stigma attached to disease “People don’t want to come near you,” says Brown Brown says she got the virus from her workplace, Hawthorne Place Care Centre, one of the five Ontario long-term care homes included in a military report that outlined horrific conditions at the facilities ranging from abusive treatment of seniors to blatant disregard for infectious control measures “Everything started from Hawthorne,” she says Even though one of the residents had been diagnosed on  March 30 with COVID-19 personal support workers were not given any personal protective equipment (PPE) until April 13 After enduring a constant pain in her chest through much of March Brown contacted her family doctor on April 13 and got a doctor’s note three days later and stopped going to work she visited a hospital a week later but was sent home after routine tests such as a chest x-ray and blood work When the pain spread from her chest to her back and left hand she went to the Humber River COVID-19 Assessment Centre on April 23 She got a positive COVID result two days later and immediately went into quarantine in her townhouse near Finch Avenue West and Keele Street One of her daughters also contracted the virus and she sent the other daughter to stay at a family friend’s house Her two sons managed to avoid catching COVID-19 with everyone constantly disinfecting the common spaces “At one point I thought I was going to die and water gets in your face and you can’t breathe I thought I was going to lose my breath,” she says Brown has been coping with her recovery from COVID-19 by praying It takes everything off your mind,” she says she’s mentally preparing herself to return to work sometime in July The money she’s been getting through the COVID-19 relief fund offered by the federal government just about covers her rent and other bills While Brown was able to quarantine at home many residents of the neighbourhood aren’t able to practice safe physical distancing a resident member of Jane Finch Action Against Poverty and a community health worker at the Black Creek Community Health Centre There are many intergenerational families living in close quarters in the apartment buildings Stepping out of their apartment in a high-rise tower can become a source of unease especially due to concerns over shared spaces such as elevators “I know about a woman who was working in a long-term care home who got sick who works as a grocery store clerk also got sick The family finished their quarantine and are now back at work even though they are struggling with childcare,” she says Walking down from the intersection of Jane Street and Finch Avenue West to Firgrove Crescent on a recent Friday afternoon GoPaul points out a series of housing options—from the market rent Palisades apartment building towering at the intersection to a townhome complex run by Toronto Community Housing further south you’d hear music coming out of these backyards so the playgrounds would be filled with children,” she says She’s still not used to the quiet that’s taken over this community where she’s been living since the early 80s Stopping by a food bank running out of one of the buildings at Firgrove Crescent GoPaul checks in with the two women running the community-led operation “There’s definitely been an increase in the number of people coming through,” says Hazel Reis her voice warm and inflected with a patois lilt Besides prevailing issues such as food insecurity the situation has been compounded by other stay-at-home necessities In an area that’s home to marginalized people families lack basic resources such as access to computers at home or to the internet—all necessary for children to participate in school Accessing government subsidies has been a challenge for a many immigrants or newcomers who aren’t fluent in English “Then the government announces they will penalize people who were committing fraud People became anxious—what if they filled out the forms incorrectly Local agencies had already been working in the community to address domestic violence and mental health concerns prior to the pandemic Some of the ongoing revitalization projects that would have provided residents with better housing opportunities have also come to a standstill “Life is a little bit in limbo,” says GoPaul pointing to a row of boarded up townhomes that are scheduled to be demolished the parking lot of the plaza at Jane Street and is bustling two Black women dressed in bright African print dresses check the fruit punnets lined up on shelves outside the store while a Vietnamese couple look through a large cardboard box of ripe jackfruit a masked and gloved employee points to a box of disposable masks residents are still figuring out their new normal Despite all the challenges of living and working in Jane and Finch executive director of the Black Creek Community Health Centre A former resident of Jane and Finch for 15 years she’s well aware of the adversities faced by clients who come to the health centre as well as the way local community organizations and resident-run initiatives come together in a time of crisis “As an organization we responded fairly quickly in the community and have the luxury of seeing people in their home environments Sometimes you can have a family of eight living in an apartment building unit,” says Prescod with so many family members locked up in close quarters “We’re now in a place where we’re trying to think of the fall out,” she says “What will we have to deal with once things start to open up There’s a lot of damage that needs to be undone.” Service providers in the community feel a sense of frustration at the lack of infrastructure provided to them by government authorities just as the community feels constantly overlooked Resources have been allocated to the neighbourhood but it’s nothing compared to the millions of dollars invested in hospitals and funding an education system that doesn’t serve this community very well But that also deepens the resolve of the people living here “This is a community that is used to the stigma,” says Prescod.” They are already stigmatized through poverty by postal code by NIA designations… We counter that with the resilience of the neighbourhood Aparita Bhandari is an arts and life reporter in Toronto She has been published in Canadian and international media including CBC Her areas of interest and expertise lie in the intersections of gender She is the producer and co-host of the Hindi language podcast Ian Willms is a Toronto-based documentary photographer and member of Panos Pictures He is a freelance contributor to The New York Times award-winning journalism 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Island is quiet and peaceful Join the thousands of Torontonians who've signed up for our free newsletter and get award-winning local journalism delivered to your inbox non-profit journalism from corners of Toronto too often overlooked The relationship between the Jane Finch Community Tennis Association (JFCTA) in Toronto and Tennis Canada has been a successful one that dates back 16 years. Recently, it was solidified thanks to the newly-established Game. Set. Equity. Community Tennis Grant presented by National Bank that will assist the JFCTA with their Coaching Certification Stream The funding provided by the grant will expand the program’s capacity in training and its ability to subsidize female participants between the ages of 13-24 who wish to obtain their Instructor Certification and Community Tennis Facilitator status The Coaching Stream provides 48 hours of on-court tennis development over 8 weeks and this year 29 women took part with four of them receiving subsidies to pursue the instructor certifications The JFCTA not only aims to make tennis more appealing to women but they also want to create employment opportunities in the sport and an economic pathway with social implications that will help underserved communities including the Neighborhood Improvement Areas of Black-Creek and York University Heights as identified by the city of Toronto The composition of these neighbourhoods has higher averages of low-income households and single-parent families when compared to the city averages By leveraging professional development as the centrepiece the JFCTA will encourage parents and guardians to see the value of female participation in sports “The funding will provide an incredible opportunity to support the development of our female members as coaches and tennis facilitators It is our belief that their successful certification will inspire and motivate other female participants to play and one day follow in their footsteps,” explained Alan Ma Manager of Special Projects & Initiatives The JFCTA will be taking part in several activities surrounding the National Bank presented by Rogers in Toronto including the Unmatched conference featuring keynote speaker Maria Sharapova as well as a Centre Court demonstration on Thursday evening with members of their Girls Program Since the return to in-person programming following the COVID-19 pandemic the JFCTA has steadily built back its strength and capacity thanks in large part to the women and girls in the program who have gone above and beyond to ensure that they can serve over 200 participants per year That’s one of the many reasons why Ma is so committed to creating occasions for them to grow and have a measurable impact in tennis Tennis Canada today announced the 2024 recipients of the High Performance Recognition Program With $100,000 awarded to the program this year a total of nearly $300,000 has now been invested in the initiative that.. The Quebec university tennis league held its championships at the end of March Northwest Toronto’s Jane and Finch community is full of single-family houses townhouses and highrise apartment buildings and Emily Lau enjoy a warm summer’s day in Jane and Finch at the foot of the San Romanoway buildings Oneel Isheq takes a shot on Emmanuel Opoqu at a newly refurbished basketball court in Jane and Finch THE ISSUE: Jane and Finch's reputationLOCAL IMPACT: Residents say there's good and bad but the media needs to report on more positive aspects of the area and the information within may be out of date and people can be seen walking to their local shops Yes, the sun shines on this Jane and Finchneighbourhood just as it does on any other Yet that’s not the image that comes to people’s minds when they hear “Jane and Finch.” The perception is that this community where 100 languages are spoken is home only to gangs and gun violence Our reputation is not what we are,” said 19-year-old Juan Gomez who was out playing basketball with his friends on a newly refurbished court on Shoreham Drive saying the community’s reputation is inaccurate “We don’t deserve the whole Jane and Finch is a dangerous area thing,” he said “I think our community is getting better and we just need that little push of hope to say look at this community He says there are still too many young people drawn to the gang lifestyle He sees students at school joining gangs or trying to “A lot of people I know want to join gangs because of the respect you get from it,” he said 31 Division – which has an area of responsibility in western North York – in the past 10 years it has seen far more shootings than any other of the city’s 17 police divisions There were 703 shooting incidents between Jan according to the city’s neighbourhood equity score which looks at issues such as economic opportunity are the worst and second worst neighbourhoods Claudia Robinson is a lifelong Jane and Finch resident their children attend the same schools they went to as kids who was at a park on Driftwood Avenue with her kids “We are only portrayed in media negatively you only hear about those negative incidents You don’t hear about beautiful days where the kids are riding their bikes But they do hear about gang activity in their neighbourhood and even know people who join gangs Its bad reputation is part of the problem in trying to uplift the neighbourhood executive director of Black Creek Community Health Centre The organization is trying to change the narrative on the community “Let’s look at some of the positives that come out of this neighbourhood and maybe shift the perception a little bit because that might help improve the reputation and the morale of the people who live here,” she said “I know young people who don’t want to use their addresses when they apply for jobs because they think they’ll be judged negatively,” Prescod said Prescod concedes the community does have problems The high-density neighbourhood has many low-income households leaving their kids without supervision and vulnerable to bad influences funding to social service programs has been reduced over recent years making life harder for the poorest of people Prescod said when politicians start addressing poverty in a meaningful way and when media starts focusing on the positive aspects of the community that will make a difference in the lives of the people living in Jane and Finch and Emily Lao enjoy a warm summer’s day in Jane and Finch at the foot of the San Romanoway buildings the community’s reputation doesn’t stop them from loving it “It’s just like everywhere else,” Rasack said but Jane and Finch shouldn’t be solely known for the negative things that happen here.” Disclaimer: These poll results are not scientific. 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infrastructure notably the soon to open Finch West Line 6 Light Rail Transit (LRT) have catalyzed an opportunity for comprehensive change.  An aerial view looking southeast to the Jane and Finch Mall The redevelopment would bring about a blend of residential and institutional elements across seven blocks The plan includes ten residential towers and two additional mid-rise buildings all varying in height to create a diverse skyline seven buildings would range in height from 8 to 50 storeys Seven of the towers would be at least 30 storeys The total Gross Floor Area (GFA) would be 196,866m² with 4,703m² dedicated to retail. The plans also include 465m² of indoor community space and a 500m² childcare facility Looking south from Finch Avenue to the Jane and Finch Mall Redevelopment The redevelopment plan is structured in two phases set to rise on current parking areas at the northwest corner of the site lays the groundwork for this ambitious transformation This phase would introduce the initial 2,730 condominium units across approximately 191,200m² of space This approach allows for the mall's continued operation during the redevelopment with the FreshCo location within the mall being the last retailer to vacate ensuring the availability of essential services for the community throughout the transition the indoor and outdoor amenities would span 1,448m² each The project proposes a total of 400 parking spaces with 267 equipped as Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) to support sustainable transportation a comprehensive bicycle parking plan is in place featuring 2,109 long-term and 214 short-term bicycle spaces A 1,846m² community plaza and new public parkland totalling 8,448m² are planned designed to become vibrant gathering spaces for the community Two neighbourhood parks would be located on the east side of the site separated by one of the four streets planned as a network of new roads.  Looking west to the one of the new streets planned for the site In 2019 the property owners laid the groundwork for redevelopment by launching the jfm+ (Jane Finch Mall Plus) process a collaborative effort aimed at involving mall tenants and local community members in shaping the site's future alongside a concurrent Site Plan Approval (SPA) application seek to establish a robust planning framework that aligns with the evolving needs of the Jane and Finch community.  An aerial view of the site and surrounding area The redevelopment's location alongside the upcoming Finch West Line 6 is pivotal in its design and function spanning 11km with 18 stops and expected to open later this year is one of the next big steps in Toronto's transit expansion enhancing connectivity across the city's northwest corridor are situated adjacent to the site's northeast and northwest corners This immediate proximity positions the development within the stops' Protected Major Transit Station Areas (PMTSAs) so the redevelopment is designed as a transit-oriented community 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 Spearheaded by Stanford Homes and designed by Arcadis adjacent to a 17-storey rental apartment that will be retained is set to redefine the landscape of the Glenfield-Jane Heights neighborhood in Toronto The construction of the tower will involve several critical stages and components that reflect the complexity and scale of such a development the foundation work for a high-rise of this magnitude is substantial It involves deep excavation and the installation of a robust piling system to support the structure’s considerable height and weight The use of advanced techniques and materials in the foundation will ensure the building’s stability and longevity Storeys reports that the structural framework predominantly reinforced concrete with steel elements is designed for durability and to maximize space within each unit a combination of glass and composite materials will not only provide an aesthetic appeal but also contribute to the building’s energy efficiency This is particularly important as the design aims for a seamless integration of modern architecture with environmental sustainability The tower will include 451 new units for a gross floor area of 28,717 sq One of the notable challenges in constructing a high-rise in an already developed area like Jane Street is managing the logistical aspects of construction without disrupting the local community and existing infrastructure This includes coordinating the delivery of materials and handling construction waste efficiently Advanced planning and the use of just-in-time delivery systems are crucial to minimize disruption and maximize efficiency Another challenge is ensuring the safety of construction workers and the public Implementing stringent safety protocols and continuous training for workers are priorities for the project management team This not only helps in preventing accidents but also ensures compliance with municipal and federal safety regulations Sustainability is a core component of the project with the building designed to meet high standards of energy efficiency and environmental friendliness This includes the installation of a state-of-the-art HVAC system The construction process itself incorporates practices such as recycling materials and using locally sourced materials to reduce the carbon footprint and website in this browser for the next time I comment Ontario Construction News is the province's first digital daily construction trade newspaper that complies with Ontario Construction Act regulations for publishing notices and certificates Contact us: insights@ontarioconstructionnews.com The City of Toronto has updated a map of location-based COVID-19 data after the one released Wednesday contained incorrect data A statement on the website below the map says a technical issue caused the error The incorrect map had the Scarborough-Rough neighbourhood hit the hardest by the coronavirus with 400 cases The map now says the area only has reported 190 The area with the highest amount of cases is now the Glenfield-Jane Heights neighbourhood with 286 It also showed the hardest hit areas to be the northeast and northwest parts of the city The accurate map shows the northwest quadrant to have the highest volume of cases per 100,000 residents Humber Heights-Westmount currently has the highest rate per 100,000 residents at 1,507 A statement underneath the map on the city’s website reads “Please note there was a technical issue in related to this map that has since been resolved CityNews has reached out to the city for more information as it is still unclear what caused the error Eileen de Villa said the data is based on where those who have caught COVID-19 live and does not necessarily reflect where they were exposed to the virus de Villa stresses she did not want those areas to be stigmatized and added that neighbourhoods with lower case numbers aren’t inherently safer from COVID-19 Toronto #COVID19 maps released by @TOPublicHealth yesterday were incorrect. This new image represents the cases per 100,000 residents in different areas of the city. pic.twitter.com/vMTVKswsHF — Mark McAllister (@McAllister_Mark) May 28, 2020 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 Photo courtesy of Jane Finch Community and Family Centre Staff When the WHO declared the COVID pandemic on March 13 the lives of billions of people were impacted The lives of most Canadians changed forever For some Canadians there has been a silver lining – no more hours spent commuting they saw their business revenues and salaries increase the COVID-19 pandemic has been the culmination of 40 years of crisis The city’s poorest neighborhoods are contained in northwest Toronto When the City of Toronto developed their neighborhood equity score system back in 2014 This did not happen overnight – this has been the case for over three decades has had decades to create and apply good policy to support the residents of Jane and Finch In the years since the City instituted the neighborhood equity ranking system there has been almost no substantive reallocation of resources into neighborhood based social services The Province has deliberately and systemically cut and reduced the funding of organizations that support low-income and racialized residents These same social service organizations have been at the forefront of the COVID-19 crisis since day one We have signed families onto affordable internet; distributed hundreds of donated technology devices; called provided mobile internet access and laptops and one on one training to isolated seniors; delivered over 6,000 meals and food hampers; distributed thousands of masks and flyers with key public health information; accompanied vulnerable residents to COVID testing and over the past 6 weeks have helped hundreds sign up for vaccines and transportation to clinics Our work has kept many people out of hospitals and has allowed thousands to access food and social supports during yet another period of crisis for the residents of Jane and Finch Yet when all the vaccines are distributed and life starts to feel normal again for the majority of Torontonians what will change for the residents of Jane and Finch They have risked their health to continue to go to work grocery stores and delivery companies that have allowed the rest of us to “stay home and stay safe” and the essential workers of Jane and Finch have yet to be able to take a paid sick day How many decades into a crisis will it take before the lives of our working poor There are immediate solutions that can be implemented for all Ontario workers to have access to ten days of paid sick days and permanent pandemic pay increases for all essential and front-line workers reallocation of law enforcement dollars into expansion of mental health service access annual cost of living increases included in all government service contracts with social service organizations When we raise the incomes of our poorest workers allow people to stay safe at home when needed increase access to social services supports and give everyone equal access to information we are making the City better for each and every one of us who live here Michelle Dagnino is the executive director of the Jane/Finch Community and Family Centre a social services agency based in Black Creek founded by local residents over 40 years ago 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 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 five 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 five in the district of North York 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 Banbury Road and Barrydale Crescent on Friday There have been 11 residential break and enters reported in Banbury-Don Mills in 2025 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Driftwood Avenue and Wilmont Drive on Wednesday There have been two residential break and enters reported in Black Creek in 2025 A break-in was reported at a house near Dombey Road and Peterdale Road on Thursday There have been two residential break and enters reported in Glenfield-Jane Heights in 2025 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Canyon Avenue and Sheppard Avenue West on Monday There have been three residential break and enters reported in Lansing-Westgate in 2025 A break-in was reported at a house near Heathcote Avenue and Lauderdale Drive on Sunday There have been 11 residential break and enters reported in St 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 Located along Jane Street in North York midway between Sheppard and Finch avenues, a Tower-in-the-Park site infill development proposed by Stanford Homes would introduce a 30-storey condominium tower adjacent to a 17-storey rental apartment. Designed by Arcadis, the development at 2775 Jane Street in Toronto’s Glenfield-Jane Heights neighbourhood would add density to an area set to benefit from the upcoming completion of the Line 6 Finch West LRT It is currently home to the South Gate Towers a 17-storey residential building typical of the mid-century Tower-in-the-Park architectural style Adjacent to the existing building is an unprogrammed grassed lawn area that is now slated for development and commercial facilities along Jane Street Looking east to the current site and apartment building to be retained The Zoning By-law Amendment application envisions a residential tower standing 30 storeys or 101.7m north of the rental building to be retained including grade-related townhomes at the base The tower would rise from a podium that transitions from two storeys at the street level up to six storeys aiming to incorporate the high-rise smoothly into its surroundings including 323m² at grade and 579m² on the 11th floor directly connected to an expansive outdoor roof amenity The project would feature 904m² of outdoor amenities including a 403m² area set between the existing and new buildings The design includes a three level underground garage providing 251 resident parking spots all of which would accommodate electric vehicles Plans include 307 long-term and 44 short-term bicycle parking spots The building would be equipped with five elevators for a ratio of approximately one elevator for every 90 units which indicates reasonable wait times for residents The site is served by two of the TTC’s busiest bus routes providing access to Pioneer station on University Line 1 and Jane station on Bloor Line 2 While there are currently no dedicated cycling lanes on Jane Street this is set to change with the planned improvements under the 2022-2024 Cycling Network Plan and the RapidTO initiative which is considering enhancements such as priority bus lanes and cycling lanes will introduce a high-capacity rapid transit route along Finch Avenue West This LRT line will include a station at the Jane/Finch intersection Directly north of the site at 2801 Jane Street is a 12 storey proposed building, and the 13-storey Yorkwood Condos is under construction. Adding further density to the neighbourhood is the TCHC Firgrove-Grassways Revitalization proposal with plans for seven new buildings with affordable rental options An aerial view looking northeast to massing of recently proposed (purple) and approved (blue) development applications To the north, closer to Jane Street and Finch Avenue, Yorkgate is proposed at 22 storeys. Most notably, the ambitious Jane and Finch Mall Redevelopment proposal by the future LRT station would transform the shopping centre into a masterplanned community where a mix of seven buildings and towers would range from 8 to 47 storeys that tracks projects from initial application.​ Stay up-to-date on all things Canadian tennis courtesy of exclusive interviews Search by subject and explore the latest news in multiple formats including articles Bianca Andreescu won her first title at any level in over five years beating Leylah Annie Fernandez in the doubles.. 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Gabriel Diallo took advantage of his lucky loser spot to win his first-round match in Madrid Shoreham Public School is part of the Jane-Finch neighbourhood where opportunities and services are not meeting the need ON - NOVEMBER 11 - __Voices of the Community - Suzanne Narain is a PhD student at the University of Toronto social entrepreneur and has run for city council She lives in the Jane and Finch neighbourhood.____ Of Toronto’s 31 “neighbourhood improvements areas” Black Creek and Glenfield-Jane Heights have the lowest scores in terms of well-being and social equity Both neighbourhoods fall within the Jane-Finch community an area that a new report shows is getting worse not better in terms of social services and economic opportunities ON - NOVEMBER 11 - __Voices of the Community - Anna-Kay Brown is a parent who has 2 children She lives in the Jane and Finch neighbourhood ____ Of Toronto’s 31 “neighbourhood improvements areas” Black Creek and Glenfield-Jane Heights have the lowest scores in terms of well-being and social equity ON - NOVEMBER 11 - __Voices of the Community - Nathan Baya is a student at Seneca College studying to become a social service worker and is a resident of the Jane and Finch neighbourhood.__Of Toronto’s 31 “neighbourhood improvements areas” Black Creek and Glenfield-Jane Heights have the lowest scores in terms of well-being and social equity ON - NOVEMBER 11 - __Voices of the Community - Sabrina “Butterfly” GoPaul is a community health worker at Black Creek Community health centre __ Of Toronto’s 31 “neighbourhood improvements areas” Black Creek and Glenfield-Jane Heights have the lowest scores in terms of well-being and social equity ON - NOVEMBER 11 - __Voices of the Community - Wanda MacNevin is the Director of Community Programs at the Jane and Finch community and family centre__ Of Toronto’s 31 “neighbourhood improvements areas” Black Creek and Glenfield-Jane Heights have the lowest scores in terms of well-being and social equity Beleaguered Jane-Finch neighbourhood calls on municipal provincial and federal action to address poverty The Jane-Finch community held a meeting and nobody came Not Toronto councillors Georgio Mammoliti or Maria Augimeri Only Councillor Anthony Perruzza showed up this is typical for us,” said Wanda MacNevin of the Jane-Finch Community and Family Centre “Our five political representatives have never sat down in a room together to discuss our needs or what they can do to help provincial and federal politicians to hear the results of a survey conducted by a local task force that asked residents what “neighbourhood improvement” meant to them The survey was the community’s response to the Toronto Strong Neighbourhood Strategy 2020 a 15-year city effort to improve the health and wealth of its poorest districts Of Toronto’s 31 so-called “Neighbourhood Improvement Areas,” Black Creek and Glenfield-Jane Heights scored lowest in terms of health an area in the city’s northwest corner that residents say is getting worse in terms of social services and economic opportunities “There is a profound level of poverty and lack of engagement of local politicians,” said MacNevin a member of the Jane-Finch Toronto Strong Neighbourhood Strategy Task Force which conducted the survey as part of a larger report on the area’s woes “How does a community like Jane-Finch change or grow in an environment like this the politicians have to be talking to each other.” Sgro and Sergio sent representatives to the meeting But he spent most of his time checking his cellphone who grew up in the neighbourhood and is an outreach worker for the Black Creek Community Health Centre “While individuals in this community are incredibly resilient there are so many structural problems that resiliency alone will not overcome,” she said “Our schools have the highest expulsion rates in the city And our residents are disproportionately subject to police carding and other forms of racism.” raised her three children in the area and has been involved as both a resident and a service provider for 25 years She is also frustrated by the neighbourhood’s continuing struggles but most of the grassroots community programs are under financial pressure Many area residents rely on precarious employment with no health benefits it means they can’t afford to fill prescriptions when they are sick “And we all pay more when they end up in hospital,” she added Ill health is also related to residents’ lack of access to nutritious food Fear of crime keeps many indoors and robs them of the simple pleasure and physical benefit of walking in their neighbourhood With few jobs in the neighbourhood and poor transit many residents are forced to buy cars to get to work And yet the area’s high rates of automobile vandalism and theft mean drivers with Jane-Finch addresses pay more for car insurance than those in other parts of the city the scarcity of affordable child care means young mothers can’t go back to school to upgrade their skills or pursue employment Living conditions also add to the community’s woes Public housing buildings that date to the 1970s are in dire need of repairs “We want to see the public and private sector take responsibility for their properties and bring them up to acceptable standards,” said GoPaul “We don’t want the land sold to fund the kind of gentrification and resident displacement we have seen downtown.” who criticizes GoPaul and other social service workers as the only people in the area who benefit from public money “These buildings need to be torn down and replaced with mixed-income neighbourhoods,” he said who was recently re-elected to Justin Trudeau’s new Liberal government has complained bitterly about how nine years of Conservative rule in Ottawa has short-changed Jane-Finch Successive Conservative budgets did little to promote job creation and ignored single parents struggling students and unemployed workers in Humber River-Black Creek who says she has also called meetings with area councillors and has not been able to get them all to attend bemoaned the lack of a common political front “One of the things that is damning to communities is when you don’t have that social cohesion and you don’t have the political cohesion recognizing the challenges and trying to find solutions would be a much better way to go.” “Now that we’ve got a minister for families children and social change — which is the first time ever — we’re going to be able to look at these areas and I hope work together with the city and province to make sure we’ve got funding.. Trudeau’s new tax-free child benefit could pump as much as $500 a month more into the wallets of low-income families with children “That should stop people from having to go to food banks at the end of the month I think it’s going to make a huge difference in communities like ours,” she said who has sent the Jane-Finch task force report to Mayor John Tory Premier Kathleen Wynne and numerous other public officials isn’t going to wait for area politicians to act She and the other task force members are making plans to meet with the mayor Deputy Mayor Pam McConnell and Deputy Premier Deb Matthews who are both in charge of poverty reduction for their respective governments “We are tired of our area being treated like an afterthought,” she said whose family came to Jane-Finch from Guyana in the late 1970s She and her brother grew up in a five-bedroom house with her parents grandparents and more than a dozen extended-family members Narain is working on her PhD in social justice education at the University of Toronto and still lives with her parents who work as cleaners seven evenings a week She will graduate with a student debt of more than $60,000 a married mother of a 7-year-old boy and 21-month-old daughter moved to Toronto from Jamaica to live with her father and stepmother when she was 9 years old Brown moved to Jane-Finch when her son was born and she went back to school She expects to complete her BA in criminal justice from Humber College next spring But lack of affordable child care meant she had to send her daughter to Jamaica to live with her mother for six months last year so she could continue her studies rapper and spoken-word artist who grew up in Jane-Finch with an older brother and younger sister He is attending Seneca College in the Social Service Worker program “so I can one day get a job to help people in my community.” is a community health worker at the Black Creek Community Health Centre and a mother of two sons whose empathy and effectiveness on the job comes from having experienced many of the same family and personal traumas as those she helps because private landlords won’t take a risk on tenants like her who carry more than $50,000 in student and credit card debt the community programs director for the Jane-Finch Community and Family Centre has lived and worked in the area for 40 years During that time she has seen the area transform from a community of Italian and Jamaican immigrants to a neighbourhood of more than 100 ethno-cultural groups making Jane-Finch one of the most culturally diverse and rich communities in Canada Although there are more community groups serving the area today she says few have been able to expand to adequately meet the area’s growing needs What neighbourhood improvement means to residents of Jane-Finch * Free Wheel-Trans for seniors and the disabled * Publicly funded drug and alcohol rehab centre * Better quality food in stores and food banks * Incentives for landlords to improve their buildings and not increase rent * More access to high school and post-secondary education for adults * Annual reports on city spending to improve the area Jane-Finch Toronto Strong Neighbourhood Strategy Task Force There were 10 vehicles reported stolen in the district from March 20 to March 26 Toronto Police Service received 36 reports of a stolen vehicle between March 20 to March 26 including 10 in the district of North York In total 460 auto thefts have been reported in the City of Toronto since Jan 1 — down 81 per cent compared to the same period in 2024 A vehicle was reported stolen from a curbside near Broadleaf Road and The Donway East on Sunday There have been four auto thefts reported in Banbury-Don Mills in 2025 Two vehicles were reported stolen from these locations: a curbside near Burbank Drive and Windham Drive on Thursday a residential parking lot near Elkhorn Drive and Red Maple Court on Sunday There have been five auto thefts reported in Bayview Village in 2025 A vehicle was reported stolen from a curbside near Chiswick Avenue and Hearst Circle on Sunday There have been seven auto thefts reported in Brookhaven-Amesbury in 2025 A vehicle was reported stolen from a curbside near Parkway Forest Drive and Sheppard Avenue East on Saturday There have been five auto thefts reported in Don Valley Village in 2025 A vehicle was reported stolen from a curbside near Chalkfarm Drive and Marlington Crescent on Tuesday There have been 10 auto thefts reported in Downsview-Roding-CFB in 2025 A vehicle was reported stolen from a driveway near Blossom Crescent and Firgrove Crescent on Friday There have been four auto thefts reported in Glenfield-Jane Heights in 2025 A vehicle was reported stolen from a curbside near Hendon Avenue and Yonge Street on Friday There have been eight auto thefts reported in Newtonbrook East in 2025 A vehicle was reported stolen from a curbside near Parkwoods Village Drive and York Mills Road on Wednesday There have been five auto thefts reported in Parkwoods-Donalda in 2025 A vehicle was reported stolen from a curbside around Brian Drive and Sheppard Avenue East on Saturday There have been two auto thefts reported in Pleasant View in 2025 Find out where auto thefts were reported in East York, Etobicoke, Old Toronto, Scarborough and York Police reported nine new residential break and enters in North York between April 12 and April 18 Police reported nine new residential break and enters in North York between April 12 and April 18. That’s two 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 six to 43 bringing the city’s preliminary total for 2022 to 717 — down ten per cent compared to the same period last year Two new residential break and enters were reported for Banbury-Don Mills The first occurred at a house near Gladwyn Road and Norden Crescent on Saturday The second occurred at a house in the Mellanby Place and Tangmere Road area on Sunday There have been seven residential break and enters reported in Banbury-Don Mills in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Bedford Park-Nortown It took place at a house in the Dunster Avenue and Mason Boulevard area on Sunday There have been 11 residential break and enters reported in Bedford Park-Nortown in 2022 Two new residential break and enters were reported for Flemingdon Park The first took place at an apartment near Grenoble Drive and Vendome Place on Friday The second took place at an apartment near Don Mills Road and St There have been eight residential break and enters reported in Flemingdon Park in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Glenfield-Jane Heights It occurred at an apartment in the Demaris Avenue and Yellowstone Street area on Wednesday There have been four residential break and enters reported in Glenfield-Jane Heights in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Hillcrest Village It took place at an apartment in the Rock Mossway and Spanish Mossway area on Tuesday There have been four residential break and enters reported in Hillcrest Village in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Humber Summit It took place at an apartment in the Aviemore Drive and Islington Avenue area on Thursday There have been five residential break and enters reported in Humber Summit in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Humbermede It took place at a house in the Storer Drive and Windhill Crescent area on Monday There have been four residential break and enters reported in Humbermede 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 Toronto Public Health has released an interactive map showing where COVID-19 cases are most concentrated Neighbourhoods with more cases have higher rates of poverty COVID-19 is hitting neighbourhoods in poorer suburban neighbourhoods of Toronto hardest according to new data gathered by Toronto Public Health which was published May 27 on Toronto Public Health’s website indicates that while there are reports of COVID-19 infections in every neighbourhood in Toronto the greatest concentration is in north-west Etobicoke north-west North York and north-east Scarborough – in neighbourhoods that also register high levels of poverty based on studies done in the last two weeks our mapping indicates that people living in the north-west and the north-east of the city now have the highest number of cases,” said Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health Dr Eileen De Villa at a May 27 city hall news briefing The city has released an interactive map that shows stark contrast between some of Toronto’s wealthier neighbourhoods toward the south and centre of the city and those at the edges The current map replaces an earlier map that incorrectly showed different concentrations but still indicated that poorer neighbourhoods were hit harder West Humber – Clairville showed 258 cases in the north-west corner of Etobicoke and the Beaches just 12.Greenwood-Coxwell had just 11 cases Neighbourhoods in North York’s west-end were by comparison much harder hit York University Heights had 250 cases; Glenfield-Jane Heights had 286 cases; Downsview-Roding CFB had 249 cases Mayor John Tory told reporters the data came as no surprise to him “But what it offers is a huge opportunity to help people De Villa and Tory said the data would be used to target those neighbourhoods with high levels of COVID-19 with a combination of better information about how to self-isolate “If we are able to identify certain areas where testing might be more beneficial we can bring testing with our healthcare providers so that people may be able to access that,” said De Villa There are all sorts of interventions that might be amenable.” De Villa and Tory both acknowledged that the geographic areas where the outbreaks are worst maps well with areas where poverty is higher “It is well-established in public health that things such as income housing and employment are all important social (health) determinants,” De Villa said “What we’ve described thus far around the activities we might engage in are the short term actions There are longer-term actions which are necessary to address issues around income Tory underlined his commitment to the city’s Poverty Reduction Strategy in the longer term “(Poverty) was a reality before the pandemic and it’s a reality that we’re trying to address as aggressively as we can,” said Tory “We have people in different parts of the city who are living in very different circumstances and there is no more important issue than this to make sure we provide every support we can.. This data will simply reinforce our decision to do whatever we can – to take whatever measures we can that will help these people.” 2020: This story has been updated from an earlier version that relied on incorrect figures from Toronto Public Health’s interactive map is a reporter and columnist for Metroland Media Toronto He is also an author of speculative fiction His most recent book is VOLK: A Novel of Radiant Abomination Masks being handed out in front of the Black Creek Community Health Centre at Sheridan Mall community activists have spoken out and generated attention to race-based discrepancies in how COVID-19 has affected different communities local neighbourhood Glenfield-Jane Heights has been one of the hardest hit When Reverend Paul of Sea Mission Inc heard this he and the Korean community sprung into action.  Having worked in the Jane Finch community for years the organizers at Sea Mission Inc who are dedicated to changing the lives of forgotten members of society felt it was unacceptable the way that this part of the city was being ignored They pledged to donate 100,000 masks to the Jane and Finch community 50,000 of them to the Black Creek Community Health Centre.  MPP Tom Rakocevic helped facilitate and give away some of these masks citing them as a huge benefit to this often overburdened and underserved community they are sold out everywhere.” Rakocevic is an active voice speaking out about systemic barriers in the Jane and Finch community which led to such high rates of COVID-19 community spread.  Community partners pose at the mask giveaway on July 30th Executive Director of the Black Creek Community Health Centre thanked the organization for their donation and we really can’t say enough to thank you.” Black Creek Community Health Centre as well as MPP Rakocevic and local City Councillor Anthony Perruzza have pushed for more testing options locally eventually having pop-up clinics opened nearby where residents could get tested for COVID-19.  Councillor Perruzza thanked everyone for their hard work as well stressing how important masks are in the fight against the pandemic He spoke of the need for preventative care in protecting the health and wellbeing of constituents and thanked the BCCHC for their consistent work in providing for clientele who are made to be marginalized through our institutions and laws “This pandemic brought out an innate quality in humans People started to call people they were worried were isolated and alone This pandemic has really brought up the buried good inside us.”  To learn more about the work Sea Mission Inc please visit http://www.seaprisonmission.org/about-us.html When urban planner André Darmanin took the route in May it was the first time he’d taken transit since before the pandemic the visible signs of people commuting to and from work were all around him—a person in a No Frills shirt others in work boots and construction gear complaining to the driver about the lack of social distancing on the bus.” With the city’s recent release of COVID-19 neighbourhood-level data we now know that the 35 Jane cuts through many of the hardest hit areas in the city Setting aside the outbreaks in health care institutions and looking at only community cases (the city calls them “sporadic” cases) working class neighbourhoods in Toronto’s northwest has become the city’s COVID-19 epicentre Heading north from the train tracks just above Dundas the 35 Jane first arrives in Rockcliffe-Smythe a working-class neighbourhood with two and a half times the city’s median rate of sporadic cases predominantly Black neighbourhood: three times the city’s median By the time the bus reaches the upper end of the city—Weston and Black Creek—rates climb to five times the city’s median When compared to some of the best-off neighbourhoods a resident of Weston or Black Creek is 23 times more likely to get COVID-19 than someone living in The Beaches The COVID numbers are sobering but not surprising given that they precisely match the outlines of the broader inequalities of the city and vulnerability to illness come together What’s striking is that these socio-spatial factors which normally shape health outcomes at an imperceptible pace This pandemic feels more like a natural disaster rapidly engulfing an entire region but only devastating areas where race and class divisions are most pronounced The story of COVID-19 in Toronto is actually the story of two pandemics laid atop one another The tragic situation in long-term care homes when the majority of deaths in Toronto were confined to health care institutions We’ve seen this familiar story before—during Hurricane Katrina and just about every natural disaster that comes into contact with racial and economic inequality Black residents were two-thirds less likely to evacuate than whites When Katrina slammed into New Orleans in the early hours of August 29 most of the city’s 460,000 inhabitants had already evacuated we saw desperate people clinging to whatever personal belongings they still had stranded on rooftops in the Lower Ninth Ward Analysis later confirmed what we all saw on the rolling news coverage: 80 percent of people stranded on rooftops were Black “Didn’t these residents get the same warning to evacuate as everybody else?” the line of enquiry usually went with close to 40 percent making below $10,000 US a year The majority of people there said they had heard the evacuation order but chose to ignore it for a whole host of reasons: they didn’t own a car didn’t have family elsewhere to evacuate to Retreating to a safe place in the face of danger was a luxury not everyone could afford And centuries of inequality had ensured that many of those least likely to afford it were Black we’ve seen that public health instructions are only as successful as citizens’ ability to follow them the TTC sent out the following tweet on March 31: “35 Jane: Your route has been identified as very busy before 7 a.m to encourage physical distancing.” They also requested riders to practise physical distancing at bus stops and on vehicles If you’re a shift worker who leaves for work between five and seven in the morning which a third of people in these neighbourhoods do on a regular basis you don’t have a choice in the same way that people in the Lower Ninth Ward didn’t have a choice to evacuate to a safer location announced the very next day that six extra buses would be added to the route But this second pandemic isn’t about public transit you quickly realize that people still have to congregate in warehouses and clean emergency rooms while the rest of us work from the safety of our bubbles People who study natural disasters call this social vulnerability—the conditions that make certain communities more susceptible to disasters than others the first pandemic will have its day of reckoning When the dust finally settles on the long-term care situation Addressing the second pandemic will be harder The lesson of a long history of natural disasters that exploit communities at the margins of a city sadly shows that lasting change is nearly always promised but rarely realized In order to prevent the next natural disaster—which might be a second wave of COVID or something entirely different—we need to make fundamental changes to our neighbourhoods and not just the surface routes that run through them Tai Huynh is the founding editor-in-chief and publisher of The Local. He writes, occasionally, about urban health and inequality. Follow @taimhuynh.bsky.social, email tai@thelocal.to There were seven residential break and enters reported in the district from Dec Toronto Police Service received 24 reports of a break-in at a home between Dec including seven in the district of North York In total 1,784 residential break and enters have been reported in the City of Toronto since Jan 1 – down 54.3 per cent compared to the same period in 2023 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Cummer Avenue and Ruddington Drive on Monday There have been 22 residential break and enters reported in Bayview Woods-Steeles in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Hullmar Drive and Wheelwright Crescent on Saturday There have been eight residential break and enters reported in Black Creek in 2024 Two break-ins were reported at these locations: an apartment near Haymarket Road and Wilson Avenue on Tuesday an apartment near Haymarket Road and Wilson Avenue on Friday There have been 31 residential break and enters reported in Downsview-Roding-CFB in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Eddystone Avenue and Jane Street on Friday There have been 13 residential break and enters reported in Glenfield-Jane Heights in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Dumont Street and Nipigon Avenue on Monday There have been 14 residential break and enters reported in Newtonbrook East in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Brookbanks Drive and Underhill Drive on Thursday There have been 13 residential break and enters reported in Parkwoods-Donalda in 2024 Toronto’s top three neighbourhoods finished 2024 with average home prices below $1 million even after years of steady price appreciation diverse neighbourhoods and world-class dining As the most multicultural city in the world Toronto is a global business and economic hub with a vibrant cultural scene While affordability remains a major challenge for the city’s home buyers access to top universities and a strong job market are just two of the reasons many still focus their home search on the 416 Here are the top 50 Toronto neighbourhoods for real estate purchases in 2025 slide the columns right or left using your fingers or mouse or download the data to your device in Excel Source: Toronto Regional Real Estate Board has the highest value score of all neighbourhoods in the city this year the average home price in Black Creek was $705,222 up 51% from five years earlier—yet nearly $400,000 less than the Toronto average Black Creek Community Farm is a nine-acre urban farm that hosts events sells discounted organic produce and includes four-season greenhouses and a forest trail The neighbourhood is also home to the reimagined Village at Black Creek an open-air museum celebrating local and Indigenous history Public transit options are readily available providing access to downtown Toronto and surrounding areas is part of the Line 1 Yonge–University subway line and includes a regional bus terminal Located along the Etobicoke–Brampton border Steeles Avenue and Toronto Pearson International Airport making it ideal for commuters and frequent travellers The community features the 250-acre Humber Arboretum and the scenic Humber River Woodbine Mall and Fantasy Fair are just five minutes away The average home price in West Humber–Clairville was $869,927 at the end of 2024 secondary and alternative schools within its borders Kingsview Village–The Westway neighbourhood is gaining momentum in Toronto’s Etobicoke region The average home price was $869,862 at the end of 2024 It offers strong investment potential for home buyers particularly for families looking to put down roots Kingsview Village–The Westway retains a classic suburban feel with wide streets the highest share among Toronto’s top three neighbourhoods.  Toronto’s real estate market progressed at a more measured pace in 2024 With no spring surge in real estate activity “Sellers who needed to sell were often willing to accept lower offers, providing strategic buyers the opportunity to secure properties at more favourable prices,” says eXp real estate agent Dan Chiasson Condominiums were a good option for buyers priced out of detached homes An oversupply of condo listings fostered a balanced market Successful sales relied heavily on presentation—well-staged units attracted prompt offers while poorly presented properties struggled Many single renters and first-time buyers purchased studio one-bedroom and one-bedroom-plus-den condos priced between $400,000 and $600,000 With rents averaging about $2,000 per month in 2024 (for a two-bedroom apartment) buying a studio became a practical entry point into the market “These options weren’t really available when the market was more competitive,” Chiasson says.  two-bedroom condos were also highly sought-after “Buyers acted quickly when finding one within budget particularly those focused on long-term investment or extra living space.” Answer a few quick questions to get a 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The content provided on our site is for information only; it is not meant to replace advice from a professional There were 12 residential break and enters reported in the district from Nov Toronto Police Service received 27 reports of a break-in at a home between Nov including 12 in the district of North York In total 1,807 residential break and enters have been reported in the City of Toronto since Jan 1 – down 49.6 per cent compared to the same period in 2023 Three break-ins were reported at these locations: a house near Abbeywood Trail and Barrydale Crescent on Monday a house near Bluejay Place and Oxbow Road on Thursday an apartment near Leslie Street and Tottenham Road on Saturday There have been 34 residential break and enters reported in Banbury-Don Mills in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Brooke Avenue and Greer Road on Wednesday There have been 33 residential break and enters reported in Bedford Park-Nortown in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near La Dolce Vita Drive and Millennium Drive on Wednesday There have been 16 residential break and enters reported in Brookhaven-Amesbury in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Blossom Crescent and Firgrove Crescent on Tuesday There have been 12 residential break and enters reported in Glenfield-Jane Heights in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Havenbrook Boulevard and Manorpark Court on Saturday There have been nine residential break and enters reported in Henry Farm in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Lanyard Road and Unser Gate on Monday There have been five residential break and enters reported in Humbermede in 2024 a house near Olsen Drive and Shamokin Drive on Sunday an apartment near Don Mills Road and Graydon Hall Place on Tuesday a house near Estelle Avenue and Hillcrest Avenue on Sunday an apartment near Doris Avenue and Holmes Avenue on Tuesday There have been 32 residential break and enters reported in Willowdale East in 2024 Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in. 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Create Account the data displays both the total number of cases per neighbourhood and the number of infections per 100,000 people We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Play VideoArticle contentFor total number of cases the Rouge neighbourhood in the city’s extreme east ranks the highest at 400 followed by Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown with 384 Lambton-Baby Point — a wealthy enclave in the former city of York between the Humber River and Jane St. Andrew-Winfields — an area bordered north-to-south by the 401 to York Mills Rd Mayor John Tory said he wasn’t surprised by the results into the socio-economic characteristics of some of those neighbourhoods and the kinds of work settings in which people work the accommodations that they often live in sometimes many members of a family together,” he said “It provides more of an opportunity for the virus to spread inside those households than what otherwise might be the case.” Eileen de Villa said that while knowing which areas of the city are hardest-hit is valuable from a public health point of view she warned against using the map to stigmatize those living there “Where a person lives does not necessarily indicate where they picked up COVID-19,” she said “You are at risk of getting COVID-19 anywhere when you are in close contact with the respiratory droplets of someone who is infected with the virus.” She also warned against assuming the map indicates parts of the city people should avoid “Areas with lower rates of COVID-19 cases are not inherently safer from a COVID-19 perspective,” she said As of Tuesday — the most up-to-date information available at press time — there are 10,525 cases in Toronto Three-hundred fifty-six patients were in hospital TEN HARDEST HIT TORONTO NEIGHBOURHOODS(Source: City of Toronto Public Health) Rouge (400 cases)Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown (384 cases)Milliken (365 cases)West Humber-Clairville (357 cases)Woburn (325 cases)Glenfield-Jane Heights (305 cases)Agincourt North (301 cases)Agincourt South-Malvern West (301 cases)Downsview-Roding-CFB (277 cases)York University Heights (249 cases) transmission or republication strictly prohibited This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. 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By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy You can manage saved articles in your account There were 15 residential break and enters reported in the district from Jan Toronto Police Service received 31 reports of a break-in at a home between Jan including 15 in the district of North York In total 99 residential break and enters have been reported in the City of Toronto since Jan 1 – down 83.8 per cent compared to the same period in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Brucedale Crescent and Heathview Avenue on Wednesday There have been two residential break and enters reported in Bayview Village in 2025 A break-in was reported at a house near Bruce Farm Drive and Craigmont Drive on Saturday There have been two residential break and enters reported in Bayview Woods-Steeles in 2025 a house near Broadway Avenue and Cardiff Road on Saturday an apartment near Bayview Avenue and Kilgour Road on Saturday There have been two residential break and enters reported in Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills in 2025 A break-in was reported at a house near Gleneagle Crescent and Kingslake Road on Wednesday There have been four residential break and enters reported in Don Valley Village in 2025 an apartment near Dubray Avenue and Paxtonia Boulevard on Tuesday a house near Anthony Road and Northgate Drive on Friday There have been three residential break and enters reported in Downsview-Roding-CFB in 2025 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Ferrand Drive and Rochefort Drive on Wednesday This was the first residential break and enter reported in Flemingdon Park in 2025 an apartment near Driftwood Avenue and Grandravine Drive on Thursday an apartment near Dombey Road and Kanarick Crescent on Sunday A break-in was reported at an apartment near Ardwick Boulevard and Songwood Drive on Tuesday This was the first residential break and enter reported in Humbermede in 2025 A break-in was reported at a house near Centre Avenue and Pamcrest Drive on Wednesday This was the first residential break and enter reported in Newtonbrook East in 2025 A break-in was reported at a house near Dallas Road and Lister Drive on Friday There have been two residential break and enters reported in Newtonbrook West in 2025 A break-in was reported at a house near Clipper Road and Van Horne Avenue on Friday There have been two residential break and enters reported in Pleasant View in 2025 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Ivan Nelson Drive and Robert Hicks Drive on Monday There have been two residential break and enters reported in Westminster-Branson in 2025 will be starting her school year like many others in Thorncliffe Park – at home Thorncliffe Park has been identified as one of Toronto’s hotspots for COVID-19 where residents are at high risk for new cases Many are fearful that sending kids back to school may exacerbate the issue “She’s scared because maybe the little kids have coronavirus,” said Nela Of the 1,400 students enrolled at Thorncliffe Park Public School only 57 per cent have indicated they’re returning in person as elementary schools in the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) are set to reopen to students next week 63 per cent of all TDSB students have indicated they’re returning to class in person while 28 per cent have confirmed they will be learning online instead is much more marked when spread across neighbourhoods nearly 80 per cent of kids are going back to school in person The numbers are similar in the Beaches neighbourhood said her concern is focused on how the school will keep her kids safe as it was already overpopulated to begin with “In my kid’s [class] they already have about 30 kids just before COVID so are we really sure that they’re going to have 30 kids or less?” asked Taylor Some parents in the neighbourhood have taken even more drastic action One parent CityNews spoke to who wished to remain anonymous said he moved his kids to another country to live with their grandparents rather than risk sending them to school in Thorncliffe Park a community representative who is active in the Thorncliffe area says he’s concerned about how flu season will play into the uncertainty of kids going to school and parents are worried they won’t be able to tell the difference between it and the virus they both work and they can’t afford babysitting or child care That’s why their kids go to school,” he says adding he’s had many conversations with parents in the neighbourhood They’re working class and they don’t have anyone to babysit […] They need support for that too.” 39 of the 80 schools deemed high risk have less than half of kids registered to return in person right now the TDSB has 31 high-risk schools with at least a third of students confirmed to be moving online Incidents where the board received no response as to whether students are electing in-person or online learning are high too with schools scrambling to find out the final numbers by next week These numbers are paired with the fact that the kids opting to stay home also come from some of the lowest income households in the city with a significant number not speaking English at home Thorncliffe Park has twice the city’s overall poverty rate at 45.5 per cent compared to Toronto’s 20.2 per cent average The median household income in the Jane-Finch neighbourhood is between $46,580 and $51,964 said they are seeing much higher numbers in schools than what they have been told is safe “Even though they are smaller numbers than in other schools across the GTA what we know is that [in] these high-risk neighborhoods these schools are going to be at a higher risk of COVID,” said Dagnino Among the six elementary and middle schools which serve the majority of the Jane-Finch community the number of students returning to class in person averages just between 40 and 47 per cent Travel to and from school in high-density neighbourhoods is another reason parents have chosen to keep children at home especially in multi-generational households another mother from the Thorncliffe Park community said some parents wait upwards of an hour to take the elevator down in high-rise buildings Dagnino says the extra load means they’re turning to grandparents and other relatives for support “[There] are a lot of parents who can not afford to miss school or not able to [have] accommodations that allow them to work from home so they need to keep their children at home so that they’re not risking illness even if it’s not cold,” said Dagnino “There’s just so many different components of risk and schools seems to really be flash point for all these different convergences of everything that we’re afraid of when it comes to COVID,” added Dagnino 1400 students enrolled at Thorncliffe Park PS – 57% returning in person 494 students enrolled at Fraser Mustard ELA – 55% returning in person Median household income: $46,595 (Toronto average: $65,829) More than twice the city’s poverty rate (45.5% LIM-AT vs city’s 20.2% average) 58% of households don’t speak English at home (city average 29.2%) – 6.4% of residents can’t speak English at all 386 kids enrolled at Firgrove PS – 41% in person 320 kids enrolled at Yorkwoods PS – 37% in person 330 kids enrolled at Topcliffe PS – 47% in person Almost a quarter living in low-income (23.4% vs city’s 20.2% average) 44% of households don’t speak English at home 242 kids enrolled at Gosford PS – 40% in person Almost a quarter living in low-income (23.4% LIM-AT vs city’s 20.2% average) Map of TDSB schools at high-risk for coronavirus DJ equipment costs a pretty penny and this financial barrier blocks many Torontonians from learning the artform The Junction’s DJing community has seen ups and downs since the COVID-19 pandemic flatlined work opportunities Rebuilding now means bringing in new talent to the neighbourhood in Toronto’s west end Offshore Studio set up shop in The Junction in October to teach locals who want DJing skills without the financial stress of purchasing expensive equipment Students can book low-cost sessions or free introductory sessions Miles Freedom and Joseph Clarke aim to create an accessible space that helps experienced DJs and beginners connect through music “We’re trying to address the accessibility issue for DJing It’s pretty expensive to get DJ jobs especially just for a young person or even if you’ve been working forever and you kind of just want to get started or kind of get back into deejaying,” Spence explained “Using [DJing equipment] is pretty not difficult Spence added that there are a lot of local music stores and venues making it easy for Offshore Studio to fit in to The Junction’s music scene local DJ and creative lead at Love Music Initiative says he’s helped students who already have equipment but wanted a coach to take them to the next level “Getting access to gear is a little bit easier [though it’s] still costly but to be perhaps coached by someone or find a space where they can learn either individually or in a larger group setting is very hard because space is not cheap and it’s not always accessible in the hours that you would want it to be,” De Graaf explained Aspiring DJs outside of The Junction have come to the neighbourhood because there aren’t a lot of accessible studios across the city Glenfield-Jane Heights resident Keiffe Manzano tested his passion for DJing at home before discovering Offshore on Instagram “I would buy a controller on Amazon…just to learn and I was just like learning through YouTube tutorials on how to do the basics,” he explained “When I first went to the first session [at Offshore] thank God’ because I could see how they do it and they teach you Operating [DJ equipment] at first is kind of complicated “It’s very accessible because there’s TTC stops here According to the Music Industry Strategy: 2022-2026 survey conducted by Toronto-based consultancy Nordicity and the City of Toronto’s Music Office respondents indicated that access to collaborative hubs and studio space would help address barriers that exist in the city’s music industry A Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) staff member has died of COVID-19 the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) says “CUPE Ontario’s 280,000 members mourn the loss of our sister, a CUPE education worker @TCDSB, who passed away after contracting COVID-19. Our solidarity and condolences to her family, friends, and all her union colleagues,” the union said in a tweet Wednesday afternoon. “We’ve recently learned of a tragic death of a staff member of the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB),” said Shazia Vlahos “This unfortunate news is a huge loss to our entire TCDSB community.” Vlahos said they are providing support services to the school community According to the TCDSB COVID-19 website the school has two confirmed cases of the virus: a staff member and a student Toronto Public Health declined to provide details on where the education worker may have contracted the virus “While we appreciate the desire for more information we must balance the public health reason to release the information requested and this individual and their family’s right to the protection of personal health information and right to privacy,” said Dr the city’s associate medical officer of health Francis De Sales School is near the intersection of Jane Street and Finch Avenue in Toronto’s north-west corner which has some of the highest rates of COVID-19 in the city City data indicates that the area of Black Creek – north of Jane Street and a block away from the school – has 846 cases per 100,000 people It's a nightmare no car owner wants to imagine: you return to your parking spot only to find your car missing This nightmare has unfortunately become a reality for many car owners across the city as auto thefts have already surpassed records with over two months still left in the year According to the Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal the city saw 6,572 auto thefts in 2021 alone This total is considerably higher than the average auto thefts from the 2014-2020 period in which average auto thefts by year were 4,552 The last time auto thefts were below the annual average was back in 2017 A new interactive map by Transparent Canada reveals the top neighbourhoods where auto thefts are most prevalent in the city The information is based on the City of Toronto's published data Toronto auto thefts by neighbourhood in 2021. Photo Credit: Transparent Canada  the top 10 with the highest total auto thefts in 2021 were: The top 10 neighbourhoods with the lowest total auto thefts in 2021 were: The Toronto Police also revealed the totals for auto theft locations Auto thefts by premise type in Toronto in 2021, from the Toronto Police Service's Public Safety Data Portal Totals for 2022 have already surpassed 2021 numbers, with year-to-date auto theft offences already at 7,117 at the time of writing. According to Toronto Police, auto thefts account for over 20 per cent of the major crimes committed in Toronto in 2022 Major crime indicators by type in Toronto, year-to-date in 2022, from the Toronto Police Service's Public Safety Data Portal New vehicles with keyless fobs are being specifically targeted during this heightened wave of car thefts with thieves using sophisticated devices such as radio frequency amplifiers to capture fob signals from inside the house and extending it to the car Other criminals have attached Apple AirTags to hard-to-see places on high-end vehicles for later location and theft Toronto Police have advised the public to avoid leaving keyloss fobs near the front door overnight Marcanadian 2014This article was published more than 11 years ago A new measure is being used to rank Toronto's neighbourhoods – the "neighbourhood equity score" which combines ratings for economic opportunity participation in decision-making and physical surroundings change the way Toronto's 140 neighbourhoods are evaluated by city staff when they decide where to direct services The new rankings are likely to set off a lively debate about the city's role in providing social services and what areas of the city are most deserving of extra funding and attention – all against the backdrop of the fall civic election The new measures were developed in conjunction with researchers at St Michael's Hospital's Centre for Research on Inner City Health and are adapted from work done by the World Health Organization Welcome to The Globe and Mail’s comment community. 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