Toronto police have charged a man after an investigation into a trio of suspicious incidents involving children in The Junction area Investigators say the incidents took place between February 13 and March 3 2025 in the Annette Street and Pacific Avenue area and the Humberside Avenue and High Park area police say two children were walking near Annette and Pacific when they were approached by an unknown male who attempted to get their attention by calling out to them and allegedly asking them to accompany him to an unknown location two children were walking in the same area when they noticed a man following them “The male tapped one of the children on the shoulder and told them to accompany him,” a police release alleges “Both children began shouting to attract attention The male tried to block the second child’s path but the child was able to run towards a passerby for assistance.” police say a child was walking in the Humberside Avenue and High Park Avenue area and was approached by an unknown man who tapped the child on the shoulder and attempted to start a conversation with the child officers were patrolling the area when they spotted the suspect and placed him under arrest was charged with 10 counts of fail to comply with a long-term supervision order and two counts of assault A Canadian man arrested on vacation has been proven innocent Melissa Nakhavoly with why he is still being held in the Dominican Republic 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 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 Toronto Policeresponded to three incidents involving the suspect near the Junction area between Feb of Toronto has been charged with two counts of assault and 10 counts of failing to comply with a long-term supervision order A man has been charged following three “suspicious” incidents involving children Police responded to three incidents involving the suspect near the Junction area between Feb. 13 and March 3, according to a press release Tuesday The children ran in the opposite direction and escaped the suspect two children were walking in the same area when the suspect began following them this time tapping one child on the shoulder and asking them to accompany him but the man tried to block the other child’s path before the child ran toward another person for help On March 3, the suspect approached another child, this time in the area of Humberside and High Park Avenue the man tapped the child on the shoulder and attempted to strike a conversation with two counts of assault and 10 counts of failing to comply with a long-term supervision order Police believe there may be more victims and are asking anyone with information to contact 416-808-1100 or Crime Stoppers online or at 416-222-TIPS (8477). 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Create Account The 49 megawatts the farm is projected to produce would be enough to power more than 10,000 homes the company hosted a public engagement session at the Royal Canadian Legion in Fredericton Junction a few people made the trip to learn more about the project dubbed the White Spruce Wind Energy Project “It would be connected to the New Brunswick power transmission grid,” Jason Parisé said the power generated would be fed into the NB Power grid and likely utilized “wherever there’s load nearby so good transfer towards Fredericton Junction A clear and concise roundup to start your weekday morning By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc The next issue of Morning Email Daily Gleaner will soon be in your inbox Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. “It will replace some of the existing fossil fuel sources on the grid here.” The cost of the project, being done in partnership with Woodstock First Nation, and Nikutik Limited Partnership, and the Soverign Wealth Fund, which was founded by the North Shore Mi’kmaq Tribal Council, is expected to be in the $150-200 million range and construction could take up to 18 months, all on Crown land, 11-15 kilometres south of Fredericton Junction. The group is hoping to start construction by June 2026. The public meeting Thursday was part of the steps necessary to have the project formally approved by  the province’s Department of Environment. Those in attendance were mostly hearing about it for the first time. Debbie Gillett, from Tracy, has lived in the area for 55 years. She said she was there to learn more about the windmills, and that she sees benefits and drawbacks, such as how it could change the scenery at their family  camp. “I think this is probably a good thing. I’m still kind of learning and processing all the things that they said,” Gillet said. Jason McLaughlin has a house and camp roughly six kilometres from the site. He attended the session with his father, Bob McLaughlan, who’s lived in the area at Upper Tracy all 68 years of his life. Jason said his biggest concern was not necessarily the noise from construction, but the low frequency sound from the turbines once they’re up and running. “(I’m) learning about it as I go,” Jason McLaughlin said. “I just heard about this.” When asked about the noise factor, Parisé said that’s a common concern in more populated areas, but as there no residential properties near the site, any noise heard from afar would be “negligible.” Parisé said the purpose of these open house sessions is to work with the community and see if there are other special interests in the area, or camps nearby, in case they need to make adjustments to the project. “It’s really about getting feedback, helping to integrate it into the project design.” transmission or republication strictly prohibited This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. 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feature brick panelling completed up to the 14th floor on the left and the 15th floor on the right Rows of windows feature black mullions and spandrel panels contrasting the masonry The central recessed section’s extensive glazing is visible up to the 12th floor the tower crane is hoisting materials to the top of the building The bare concrete of the mechanical penthouse rises in the upper right corner Looking north to the topped off House of Assembly In this view looking east from Sterling Road and Perth Avenue the fully clad upper levels of the west elevation rise above the open first two floors That area will include a retail lobby to the left and a retail entrance in the centre the top six floors at the northeast section of the building await cladding adjacent to the hoist The parking lot on the north side of the House of Assembly is planned as a future public pathway leading north to Bloor-Lansdowne GO station Looking east to House of Assembly from Sterling Road and Perth Avenue 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We also offer Instant Reports, downloadable snapshots based on location, and a daily subscription newsletter, New Development Insider, that tracks projects from initial application.​​​ The homicide unit is investigating after a woman in her 60s was found dead in a Junction home on Tuesday afternoon We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Play VideoArticle contentToronto Police say officers were called shortly after 2 p.m Police say a woman was found dead inside a residence and had trauma to her body Cops say investigators are working to identify who the victim is and notify her family Toronto Police identified the man who died after being shot in a parking lot at a North York plaza late Monday night officers responded to a call for a shooting just before midnight at Lawrence Plaza at Lawrence Ave Cops say a male victim was located in the parking lot and had been shot He was transported to hospital by medics where he was pronounced dead Investigators are asking anyone who was in the area at the time or who may have dashcam or video surveillance footage to contact police at 416-808-7400 Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477) A 35-year-old Toronto woman is facing fraud charges in an alleged scam targeting elderly residents Toronto Police say they received multiple reports in August of people who had become victims of fraud in what authorities say is commonly known as the emergency grandparent scam Police allege that phone calls were made to seniors advising that a family member Money was allegedly requested in cash from the victim to have their family member released on bail Cops say the victim’s home address was requested over the phone and the victim was allegedly told that someone from the court would attend to pick up the cash Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond The next issue of Your Midday Sun will soon be in your inbox a female suspect allegedly attended a victim’s home and picked up the cash from the victim Waldina Aranky was arrested and charged with attempted fraud over $5,000 Police say they believe there may be more victims An image of the suspect was released and she is known to drive a 2014 black A 29-year-old Toronto man accused of obstructing a police officer last month was arrested at a demonstration Tuesday Toronto Police say officers attended a demonstration on Sept 11 at Meridian Hall near Yonge and Front Sts Police allege that a group of protesters were demonstrating at an event at the venue Officers formed a line between the Meridian Hall front entrance and the demonstrators trying to enter the building Cops say one officer was assaulted by a demonstrator and the accused tried to obstruct the arrest police say the suspect was identified by officers at another demonstration and was taken into custody Ghassan Abulawi is charged with obstructing a peace officer A 50-year-old religious studies tutor from Brampton has been accused of sexual assault and investigators believe there may be more victims Peel Regional Police say the accused attended the residence of the 15-year-old victim on Sept police arrested and charged Abdul Qadeer Syed with sexual assault and sexual interference Investigators say the accused has been working as a private religious instructor for the past six years and they believe there may be additional victims Police in Durham say a male victim is in recovery after being stabbed during a robbery on a bike path in Oshawa last week. Durham Regional Police say officers responded last Friday at approximately 10:15 p.m. to a stabbing on the Oshawa Creek bike path, near Robson St. and Whiting Ave. According to police, two males had been walking along the bike path when they were approached by a group of people. The group allegedly robbed the victims, resulting in one of the two being assaulted and stabbed. One victim was transported to a Toronto-area trauma centre with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The other victim was not injured. Cops say the suspects fled before officers arrived. Investigators are asking anyone with cellphone, dashcam or surveillance footage or information about this incident to contact police at 1-888-579-1520, Ext. 2770. A 13-year-old boy was allegedly assaulted by three teenagers during a robbery in Whitby on Monday, police say. According to Durham Regional Police, officers responded to a robbery at about 10 p.m. in the area of Robert Attersley Dr. E. and Archstone St., near Baldwin St. S. and Taunton Rd. E. Police say the victim was at a nearby park when he was approached by three males who allegedly assaulted him before stealing his personal items, e-scooter, and clothing. The victim went to a nearby residence and contacted police. He sustained minor injuries. Police say the suspects fled before officers arrived. The suspects are all described as Black males, 5-foot-9 and about 16 years old. The first suspect was wearing a ski mask, black sweater, black pants and black shoes. The second suspect was wearing a black and white hoodie. The third suspect was wearing all black clothing. Investigators are asking anyone with cellphone, dashcam or surveillance footage or information about this incident to contact police at 1-888-579-1520, Ext. 1827. A 32-year-old Ajax resident is facing drug-trafficking charges in Thunder Bay, the OPP said Wednesday. Police say the charges stem from a search warrant executed at a Thunder Bay residence on Sept. 25 by the OPP-led Provincial Joint Forces Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team. During the search, police seized about 380 g of suspected cocaine, more than $20,000 in cash and fraudulent identification. Shaquille Evelyn is charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine), possession of proceeds of crime and possession of an identity document. This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy a mother of two in the west end of Toronto said a recent email from her child’s school was frightening and incomplete and the school sent us a link of safety rules.” She tells CityNews it wasn’t until she found a news release about the arrest of Lucas Petrini from the Toronto Police Service that she discovered the details “How is it this wasn’t blasted to everyone and how is it we don’t know about it until there is an arrest?” was arrested last Tuesday after allegedly approaching several children in the city’s west end Investigators say the incidents occurred between Feb Petrini was charged with 10 counts of failing to comply with a long-term supervision order and two counts of assault Petrini had also been previously convicted of kidnapping and repeatedly sexually assaulting a nine-year-old boy at knifepoint in Brampton He was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2010 for the 2008 attack and was released in 2018 with a 10-year long-term supervision order Concerned about Petrini’s past and the current allegations the parent council at Keele Street Public School issued a statement “We are gravely concerned about the possibility of his imminent release and the ongoing danger he poses to children.” A letter addressed to Parkdale-High Park City Councillor Gord Perks MP Arif Virani and Ontario Premier Doug Ford from the parent council advised them to take action “We urge you to take immediate and decisive action to ensure Mr Petrini is not released back into the community … we cannot afford to take risks when it comes to the safety of our children,” the letter reads in part whose children attend a nearby public school “The parents I’ve spoken with are frustrated there was no warning and our kids were walking the streets like nothing was happening.” With files from Michael Talbot of CityNews Andrew Parashis (right) and Andrew Cowe flip houses for a living Their latest project was a heavily water-damaged Junction semi that they flipped for double the purchase price They bought the heavily water-damaged home for $950,000 and sold it for over $1.8 million Andrew Parashis grew up working construction in Toronto with his dad from the age of 16 commute to job sites where he swept floors and helped as needed 10 to 12 hours a day His mom talked him into buying a house instead the first thing they do is buy depreciating items and rich people invest,” his mom echoing a sentiment from a personal finance book she was reading called “Rich Dad Poor Dad” by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter They co-invested in a rental property in Hamilton Parashis has bought and rented or flipped about 150 properties in Hamilton He hosts a YouTube Channel called Property Hustlers that details his adventures in real estate Flipping is big business across the Greater Toronto Area where nearly 30 per cent of existing housing was built in 1960 or before Re/Max Canada flagged renovations and rebuilds as “one of the most underestimated factors” driving up the value of detached houses which has shot up 35 per cent from 2019 to 2023 The Star asked Parashis and one of his business partners to walk us through the nitty gritty of one of their newest flips a brick semi-detached Victorian on a tree-lined street in the Junction which they bought for less than a million late last year and sold in June for almost double They agreed to pull back the curtain on the challenges of flipping in one of Canada’s most expensive real estate markets how much they really make and the one thing that drives them in this high-stakes industry old high school friends who reconnected after the pandemic love finding a property that only needs elbow grease and a few cosmetic upgrades to turn a quick sale two-bath property near Annette Street and Runnymede Road Water damage from a leaking roof stained the ceiling There were holes and cracks in the plaster walls The original hardwood floors creaked terribly The owner hoped to avoid a stream of nosy neighbours showing up at an open house to gossip about how far the home had fallen into disrepair so they asked if their realtor knew of any potential buyers Parashis and Cowe quickly did the math and stepped up Semis in the Junction have jumped 23 per cent in value over the past year and 120 per cent in the past decade The median sale price for semis in the neighbourhood was just over $1.08 million when the flippers purchased the home last November If Parashis and Cowe could gut and modernize this home on budget restaurants and High Park — would likely ensure a lucrative sale The owner agreed to let them apply for building plumbing and electrical permits with the city before the deal closed allowing them to hit the ground running on renovations soon after the property changed hands Parashis and Cowe thought their buyer would be a young family trading up from a smaller house or condo and planned the project accordingly First they asked questions: what did other 2.5-storey brick semis in the area sell for bungalows and small homes are disappearing the Star takes a look at the impact of house flipping on Toronto’s neighbourhoods and housing market Looking for a Toronto house under $1 million? So are house flippers. Here’s how they’re pushing up prices across the city An $845,000 loss, forced home sales: Is the era of the pandemic home flipper coming to an end? “We basically need to always look to not renovate beyond what the area commands,” explains Parashis you need to be able to show that things were done safely Nobody wants to move into a million-dollar home that somebody might feel has been hacked together.”  While Parashis often converts basements of his flips into in-law or rental suites his homework and his realtor’s advice assured him this feature wasn’t a priority on the street tore down non-structural walls to open up the main level The primary bedroom got built-in wall-to-wall closets quartz counters that look like Carrara marble and an island that seats three “Look at what’s going on around you and don’t get too emotional about it,” Parashis says on choosing finishes and features “We need to make something that is not going to offend somebody but is also not going to be completely unstimulating to somebody.” he experimented by installing an open-concept bathroom in the primary bedroom a design idea he borrowed from a boutique hotel “We got very mixed reviews,” says Parashis “I’ll never do it again.” they reached out to a private lender for a six-month open mortgage While the interest rate in situations like this is generally high at 10 to 15 per cent Parashis and Cowe said they’re focused on the potential profit margin and how quickly they can reinvest into the next project Parashis has been practising something called the “BRRRR method” (pronounced like brrrr though he’s skipping the rent and refinance stages on this one Parashis and Cowe relied on five friends to help provide the combined $350,000 in “hard cash” for the renovation plus an extra $85,000 in carrying costs The funds they raised through friends also covered closing costs The friends loan the money in exchange for a projected return on their investment pricing it under what they wanted in a potentially risky but calculated move to attract a larger pool of buyers who capped their search at a max price at $1.5 million The real estate listing called it a “showstopper” and a “stunning back-to-the-bricks renovation.” It highlighted the renovators’ attention to detail: stair lighting the revamped Victorian sold for $1.810 million which is about $800,000 more than the median value of a semi-detached in the neighbourhood The buyers turned out to not be a young family but a retired couple who wanted a nice space to host their grandchildren Cowe and their partners split a profit of roughly $300,000 which they divided based on a set percentage they agreed on before the project began The shares are weighted according to the level of risk they agree to carry and their assigned roles Cowe gets a larger cut because he acted as the project’s managing partner success carries a weight; it perpetuates the stereotype of the “greedy investor,” said Parashis “For the people who do particularly well there’s always an interesting driving force It sounds very fortune cookie-like when you say it but it really does seem more like money is a byproduct of that force.” it’s the voice of his mom in his head She died a few years after they started investing together who spent $30,000 on a private education to learn about real estate investing and creative financing when COVID-19 prompted him to rethink his career in the travel industry flipping allows him to work primarily from home Sometimes he works 12-hour days but there’s a lot of flexibility “It’s not really about money,” Cowe said 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 A man arrested by the Toronto Police Service (TPS) on Tuesday after an investigation into a trio of suspicious incidents involving children in the Junction area was previously convicted of kidnapping and repeatedly sexually assaulting a nine-year-old boy at knifepoint in Brampton was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2010 for the 2008 attack At the time, police said the boy was kidnapped at knifepoint on his way to school in Brampton managed to get the boy into a nearby home where investigators say the child was repeatedly sexually assaulted over a six-hour period The boy managed to escape into the woods behind his school and run home Police said the boy was understandably “traumatized.” ultimately serving eight years in prison before he was released in 2018 and began living in the Kingston area under a 10-year long-term supervision order According to The Kingston Whig-Standard newspaper Petrini’s presence in the community prompted Kingston Police to issue a rare public safety notice The Whig Standard also reported that Petrini had more than once violated some of the conditions of his release while living in the city with the Parole Board of Canada deeming him a “risk to society.” It’s not clear when Petrini began living in Toronto CityNews reached out to TPS to ask if the public was informed that he was living in the city but did not hear back before publication Petrini was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly approaching several children in the city’s west end was charged with 10 counts of failing to comply with a long-term supervision order and two counts of assault The friends and family of a 46-year-old Toronto-based jazz musician are remembering the woman as a beautiful and talented individual gone too soon Julia Cleveland was identified as the female victim fatally struck by a driver who was involved in a two-vehicle crash in the Annette Street and Pacific Avenue area on Monday night Toronto police said a Hyundai Elantra collided with a Hyundai Tucson The vehicle was redirected onto the northwest corner striking Cleveland and her partner as they were out for a walk in the Junction neighbourhood suffered minor injuries and was transported to hospital The driver of the Hyundai Tucson was also treated for minor injuries Tributes poured in following news of the woman’s death with friends and family members taking to social media to honour Cleveland described as an accomplished jazz musician and percussionist “Julia Cleveland was a wonderful person and kind all rolled into one,” read one post on Facebook “Unbelievably saddened to hear that you are gone,” another post read Cleveland was working as a finance manager with the Toronto Musicians Association Scott Shutt called the incident “tragic” as being hit by the vehicle involved was “unavoidable.” “Speed looks like it was a factor,” said Shutt who added the investigation is still ongoing when asked whether charges would be laid The drivers remained at the scene and are cooperating with the police Toronto police’s homicide unit is investigating after a woman was found dead in The Junction on Tuesday Officers were called to a residence in the area of Keele Street and Dundas Street West just after 2 p.m inside the residence with trauma to her body Investigators are working to identify the woman and contact her next-of-kin No further details were immediately available Critical care paramedic Christopher Wilkinson arrived at Westfield 30 minutes after Joel Cauchi attacked 16 people A New South Wales ambulance officer who attempted to save the lives of Bondi Junction stabbing victims on 13 April 2024 says he was “frustrated” after not being able to access injured and potentially dying patients Six people were stabbed to death by schizophrenic man Joel Cauchi at the Westfield shopping centre Critical care paramedic Christopher Wilkinson on Wednesday told the inquest into their deaths that he arrived on the scene at 4.03pm that Saturday Read moreWilkinson travelled to Bondi Junction from Bankstown in a critical care ambulance equipped with blood plasma and a surgical pack that allowed multiple surgeries on the scene “We were on scene only a short period of time … when a paramedic came down to us and said they had a baby who needed help,” he said on day three of the coronial inquest Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter The paramedic told the court he provided specialist equipment for the baby then went back to the triage station he had set up “I was tapped on the shoulder by a man who was covered in blood,” Wilkinson told the court He said the man was a doctor who told him that another man who had been brought out of the shopping centre urgently needed care and “he thought he was going to pass away” A CareFlight medical team was sent to take care of the patient Wilkinson and most other paramedics were not given access to the Westfield security guard Tahir was brought out on a stretcher Wilkinson was immediately “tied up with trying to treat him” They conducted surgery but Tahir was declared dead at 4.24pm “The family can rest assured that we did everything possible to save his life,” the paramedic told the courtroom A woman in her early 20s with a stab wound in her chest was then brought out she was able to talk in sentences,” he said She did not require the need of a medical team and was sent to hospital Another woman who was stabbed in the upper right part of her back was next did not have a high heart rate and was transported to hospital “I was left standing there wondering whether there were any other patients like Mr Tahir to be treated.” Wilkinson was told there was a “hot zone” established before Tahir was brought outside But the zone was not officially declared until 4.28pm He was told the hot zone was put in place after concerns were raised that there could be a second offender at large inside the shopping centre Wilkinson understood it was an “active situation” with the hot zone designation preventing paramedics from entering the Westfield “I was trying to understand why people weren’t coming out or we weren’t allowed in,” he said “I felt there was quite a long time involved in decision making for either paramedics to go in or paramedics to go out.” Wilkinson was highly experienced in active armed offender situations, he told the court, including in the case of fugitive Malcolm Naden He said it took “far too long” for the paramedics at Bondi Junction to be given access to potential patients inside the centre “Standing around on the outside … and not going in simply because there could be another offender,” he said He said he was frustrated “thinking that people may well be dying upstairs” Free daily newsletterOur Australian afternoon update breaks down the key stories of the day telling you what’s happening and why it matters He said he would have liked paramedics to have been able to take stretchers inside with a police escort there is a delay and sometimes that delay costs lives I think we need to change the way we do things.” Wilkinson acknowledged that a hot zone was designated with good reason He told the court the sound of Westfield’s emergency alarm made radio communication and conversation hard on the day heard a radio message at 4.01pm that intelligence suggested a second armed offender was at the scene and all crews were to remain in place and not move until advised he could see an ambulance marshalling and egress area had been set up “extremely well” The inquest heard a police officer at Bondi Junction had a conversation with a senior ambulance officer who asked whether the scene was a hot zone The ambulance officer then asked why paramedics were in a hot zone claimed the senior ambulance officer then allegedly told him: “If any of my paramedics get hurt or stabbed it’s on your head.” Armitage on Wednesday categorically denied saying or hearing those words He made the decision to withdraw all NSW ambulance personnel with a radio message at 4.28pm declaring Westfield a live hot zone a police review of security CCTV room footage determined there was no second offender the area would not have been hot,” Armitage said adding he would probably still have withdrawn paramedics from Westfield given there were no other victims at the scene Armitage said the hot zone declaration was not downgraded but should have been after he learned at about 5pm that there was no second offender “the NSW Ambulance response was all but concluded The court heard the hot zone declaration made no clinical impact Armitage said seamless communication between agencies was needed He said the volume of people still at the scene including children and an elderly woman who needed attention at the rear of an Apple store meant non-urgent ambulance care was in place into the early evening Both witnesses offered condolences to the family members of the victims A multi-building proposal at 43 Junction Road in Toronto’s Stockyards District has been revised in a resubmitted Official Plan Amendment application. Designed by Core Architects for Diamond Corp the updated plan greatly reduces proposed employment uses while adjusting the affordable housing terms The six-tower development would now range from 18 to 35 storeys designed by Core Architects for Diamond Corp The 2.6-hectare site at 5 and 43 Junction Road is bordered by Keele Street to the west the site includes surface parking and commercial uses like an LA Fitness A medical office located in the northeast corner of the site would be retained as part of the redevelopment The surrounding neighbourhood features a mix of residential Looking southeast from Junction Road to the LA Fitness at the current site In 2021 an initial application proposed six residential towers with nearly 1,888 units and 6,728m² of employment space The developer revised the proposal in 2023 to include a 6-storey office podium The latest revision to 43 Junction significantly reduces the amount of employment space slashing the non-residential Gross Floor Area (GFA) to just 3,095m² of retail use such as rising office vacancy rates and the lasting impacts of remote work trends.  Previous design by Core Architects for Diamond Corp The revised plan would also modify the affordable housing obligation the commitment was that affordable units would be maintained for 99 years but this has now been reduced to a 25-year term The developer has attributed this change to the legal and operational complexities of enforcing such a long-term obligation and the site falling outside of any Major Transit Station Areas (MTSA) The commitment aims to deliver approximately 80 to 100 affordable units representing 5% of the residential GFA set at Average Market Rent (AMR) The revised plan proposes 124,834m² of residential GFA with 2,001 residential units a reduction from the previous plan’s 126,453m² of residential GFA and 2,593 units It includes approximately 5,185m² of combined indoor and outdoor amenity spaces Bicycle parking has been increased to 2,231 spaces Phase 1 would feature 1,017 units across three buildings at 18 storeys (66.50m) The shorter towers would sit on a shared podium which would transition from a 7-storey height along Junction Road to a 4-storey streetwall with a GFA of approximately 58,697m².  Its three-level underground garage would provide 478 car parking spaces and 1,133 bicycle parking spaces With nine elevators servicing the three buildings Phase 1 would offer a ratio of one elevator per approximately 113 units indicating longer than preferable wait times Phase 2 would house 24-storey (84.50m) and 35-storey (117.50m) towers adjacent to the newly relocated public park spanning 2,380m² There would be 716 residential units with seven elevators or approximately one elevator per 102 units The single-level underground garage in Phase 2 would include 369 car parking spaces and 794 bicycle parking spaces Phase 3 comprises a single 18-storey tower standing at 63m This building is significantly scaled back from the previous two-tower proposal to maintain a mid-rise form along Keele Street With 268 residential units and three elevators there would be approximately one elevator per 89 units indicating minimal wait times for residents The single-level underground garage shared with Phase 2 would offer 202 car parking spaces and 304 bicycle parking spaces the area is served by the 512 St Clair streetcar and several TTC bus routes The development is located approximately 900m south of the future St Clair-Old Weston GO station UrbanToronto has a research service, UrbanToronto Pro, that provides comprehensive data on construction projects in the Greater Toronto Area—from proposal through to completion. We also offer Instant Reports, downloadable snapshots based on location, and a daily subscription newsletter, New Development Insider that tracks projects from initial application.​​​ Metrics details Reproducibility of Al/AlOx/Al Josephson junctions is a challenge for scaling up superconducting quantum processors The frequency uncertainty of the transmon qubits arising from the fabrication process is attributed to deviations in the Josephson junction microstructure and electrical properties we present a solution for this problem using the post-fabrication Josephson junction thermal annealing process The developed thermal post-exposure method allows not only to increase the junction resistance by 175% but also to decrease by 60% with a step of 10% in Rn which opens up new possibilities for tuning the frequency of qubits The resistance is shown to be strongly temperature dependent and is weakly dependent on the holding time The linear dimensions of the electrodes and the sidewalls contribution to the total JJ area also have a significant impact on the final resistance after annealing a theoretical model of the structure modification in a tunnel barrier with changes in oxygen concentration gradient is proposed The proposed thermal annealing approach can be used to form stable and reproducible tunnel barriers and scalable frequency trimming for widely used fixed-frequency transmon qubits we introduce a post-fabrication tuning JJ method for a controlled changing of a normal resistance Rn We demonstrate wide range of resistance tuning with an increase to 175% and a decrease to 60% for JJ areas of 0.01 We observe a not standard behaviour of the JJ tunnel barrier at temperatures of 200 and 300 °C Such annealing lead to a decreasing of the normal resistance We show the resistance depends on a temperature and a holding time and can decrease to 60% for a small junction area of 0.01 μm2 Our hypothesis is that some temperature exposure lead to reduce a normal resistance by the tunnel barrier thinner The thin layer contains a smaller TLS density that need to improve the qubit coherence We also believe our experimental results can helpful to understand the internal mechanisms of the tunnel barrier under thermal exposure the proposed technique allows to increase and decrease of the JJ normal resistance in a wide range and can be further improved with local JJ tuning techniques Obtained results open up possibilities for the scalable high coherence quantum circuits A total of 420 JJs inside 12\(\:\times\:\)12 mm2 area chip tested for each thermal annealing mode The quality and uniformity of the deposited electrodes were examined using scanning electron microscopy To investigate the microstructure of Josephson junctions lamellae were prepared and then examined using the facility of TEM which is equipped with an X-ray Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) The JJ room temperature resistance was individually measured using an automated probe station The stylus profiler was used to measure the surface roughness of the bottom JJ electrode Thermal annealing was performed in a rapid thermal process powerful multi-zone infrared lamp furnace The substrate temperature was controlled using thermocouples Annealing was performed in an argon atmosphere with varying temperature and holding time Typical process of thermal annealing at 400 °C with 10 min heating time and 60 min cooling time (a); SEM image of the fabricated junction used in this work with diagram of a single JJ (b); oxygen concentration gradient in the tunnel barrier at the Al/AlOx interface before and after thermal annealing (c); dependence of the change in the resistance value on the thermal annealing mode for JJ with area (above each mode indicated the coefficient of variation Rn): 0.010 μm2 (d) This result was noticed only in one mode of thermal annealing (400 °C and 60 min holding) for all JJ sizes Before reaching a certain temperature and holding time the system does not have enough energy for the transition from an amorphous state to a crystalline state This threshold is reached at 400 °C and holding times in the range of 10–60 min Dependence of the change in resistance on the thermal annealing mode for JJ with different contributions of the sidewall (junction area – 0.025 µm2) (a); TEM image of the AlOx layer (b); quantitative map of oxygen (atomic percentage) (c); cross-sectional line profile of the oxygen ratio from the marked area (zone I – centre) (d); cross-sectional line profile of oxygen ratio from the marked area (zone II – sidewall) (e) the thinnest region in the barrier may act as an active region or «hot spot» for tunnelling Increasing the RMS surface roughness of the electrode may decrease the percentage of the area involved in tunneling decreasing the effective area increases Rn Changing the resistance in both directions (increase and decrease) opens up new possibilities for the frequency detuning of superconducting qubits The developed method of thermal annealing allows not only to increase the junction resistance by 175% The tuning technique is capable of a step of 10% in Rn as the resistance decreases LASIQ allows you to point-to-point increase in resistance Our method allows us to roughly reduce the resistance by raising the frequency value After sorting Reference 38 is not cited in text Please either cite it or delete this reference from the reference list." To solve the problems of frequency collisions and decoherence of superconducting qubits we performed a systematic study of Josephson junction thermal annealing technology we fabricated a significant number of junctions and directly measured the change in their room temperature resistance depending on the thermal annealing mode We achieved an Al/AlOx/Al junction Rn increase of 175% and a decrease of 60% with a step of 10% in Rn The increase in JJ resistance is a typical result that can be obtained by crystallizing the amorphous structure of aluminum oxide and changing the bottom electrode morphology We suppose the resistance reduction connect with an effective thickness decrasing due to the diffusion of atoms in the oxygen concentration gradient Thermal annealing increases the effective junction area by equalizing the thickness of the tunnel barrier and incorporating the sidewalls into the tunneling process The results obtained open up new possibilities for frequency tuning of qubits: raise or lower the frequencies of already fabricated qubits across the chip The proposed method is compatible with technologies of local anneal Josephson junctions and their combination will allow tuning of the qubit frequencies over a wide range for scalable superconducting processors The data that support the findings of this study are available within the article and from the corresponding author upon reasonable request Atomic structure and oxygen deficiency of the ultrathin aluminium oxide barrier in Al/AlOx/Al Josephson junctions A quantum engineer’s guide to superconducting qubits Topological excitations and bound photon pairs in a superconducting quantum metamaterial Photon transport in a bose–Hubbard chain of superconducting artificial atoms High fidelity two-qubit gates on fluxoniums using a tunable coupler Quantum supremacy using a programmable superconducting processor Elimination of two level fluctuators in superconducting quantum bits by an epitaxial tunnel barrier 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Josephson junction Manipulating the quantum state of an electrical circuit Coherent quantum dynamics of a superconducting flux qubit Dephasing of a superconducting qubit induced by photon noise Quantum engineering of atomically smooth single-crystalline silver films Observation of large dc supercurrents at nonzero voltages in Josephson tunnel junctions CMOS compatible fabrication methods for submicron Josephson junction qubits Junction fabrication by shadow evaporation without a suspended bridge Improving Josephson junction reproducibility for superconducting quantum circuits: Junction area fluctuation Broadband SNAIL parametric amplifier with microstrip impedance transformer Optimization of shadow evaporation and oxidation for reproducible quantum Josephson junction circuits Fabrication of stable and reproducible submicron tunnel junctions Reduction of low-frequency 1/f noise in Al–alox–Al tunnel junctions by thermal annealing The effect of thermal annealing on the properties of Al–alox–Al single electron tunneling transistors Direct observation of the thickness distribution of ultra thin AlOx barriers in Al/AlOx/Al Josephson junctions Tunneling current and thickness inhomogeneities of ultrathin aluminum oxide films in magnetic tunneling junctions Download references Samples were fabricated and studied at the BMSTU Nanofabrication Facility (FMN Laboratory Institute of Theoretical and Applied Electrodynamics fabricated experimental samples and discussed results conducted the process of thermal annealing of the experimental samples conducted the electrical characterization of the experimental samples analyzed the experimental data and discussed the results All authors analyzed the data and contributed to writing the manuscript The authors declare no competing interests Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-74071-7 Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: a shareable link is not currently available for this article Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science The Madison Information Station dates from 1929–30 and is a National Historic Landmark It began its new life as an information station and bookstore during the summer of 1995 The rustic station contains touch-table exhibits and is staffed by a ranger Two different trailheads lead to Fairy Falls which at 200 feet (61 m) high is one of Yellowstone's most spectacular waterfalls The northern trailhead starts at the end of the Fountain Flat Drive and follows an old road across meadows and near hydrothermal features The southern trailhead starts at the Fairy Falls parking area and follows an old road along the edge of the Midway Geyser Basin Also along this trail is the side-hike up to the Grand Prismatic Overlook Trail to a wonderful view of Grand Prismatic Spring and the rest of the Midway Geyser Basin The Firehole River starts south of Old Faithful runs through the Upper Geyser Basin northward to join the Gibbon River and form the Madison River The Madison joins the Jefferson and the Gallatin rivers at Three Forks The Madison is a blue-ribbon fly-fishing stream with brown and rainbow trout and mountain whitefish the Firehole River is world-famous among anglers for its pristine beauty and abundant brown There are a lot of hydrothermal wonders to discover in this region from small geysers and fumaroles to more well-known mudpots and hot springs This is also a popular area in the summertime Terrace Springs is a small thermal area just north of Madison Junction where a short boardwalk leads out to hot springs Fountain Paint Pot is a popular stop where you can take in all four of the park's major hydrothermal features: fumaroles Fountain Paint Pot is one of the more famous mudpots in the park Next to Fountain Paint Pot is the Firehole Lake Drive This drive leads you past many hydrothermal features including Great Fountain Geyser and White Dome Geyser Further to the south is Midway Geyser Basin home to perhaps the most photographed hot spring: Grand Prismatic Spring Next to Grand Prismatic Spring is the massive steaming crater of Excelsior Geyser which back in the late 1800s was still erupting over 300 feet (91 m) into the air Firehole Canyon Drive follows the Firehole River upstream from Madison Junction to just above Cascades of the Firehole The drive takes you past 800-foot thick lava flows and to a viewing area of Firehole Falls Also along the drive is an unstaffed swimming area, which is very popular in the warmest part of the summer season. Learn more about the hazards of swimming and soaking in Yellowstone one of the larger campgrounds in the park and one that opens earlier in the spring and closes later in the fall than the other seasonal campgrounds Montana is right at the west entrance of the park Plan a night in one of twelve park campgrounds Discover lodging and camping options outside the park elk frequent the meadows from Seven Mile Bridge to Madison Junction herds of bison favor the meadows adjacent to the Madison and Gibbon rivers Bison often use the entrance road to travel from one foraging area to another their traditional summer habitat and breeding area Bald eagles have nested west of Seven Mile Bridge in recent years Several pairs of ospreys also nest along the Madison which you can read about at the Madison Information Station tells of explorers camping here in 1870 and deciding Yellowstone should be set aside as a national park Explorers did camp at the junction in 1870 but they apparently did not discuss the national park idea They camped in a location where people have camped for centuries Archeologists have found campfire remnants and bone fragments dating back at least 10,000 years Hikes in the Madison area meander through conifer forest Discover skiing and snowshoeing opportunities in the West Yellowstone/Gallatin area Learn about the accessibility options in the Madison area Stop by the Madison Information Station for park information Learn more about the amazing variety of destinations in Yellowstone Plan your visit by learning about current conditions Download the NPS app to navigate the parks on the go marks a significant densification for a rapidly redeveloping area bringing mixed uses to the historically industrial neighbourhood Block context plan for the Sterling Master Plan The earliest proposal for this block was Castlepoint Numa’s 10-storey Museum FLTS with a subsequent sale made to Marlin Spring The Sterling Master Plan — being carried out by three different owners — is divided into five further subdivided development blocks and POPS (Privately-Owned Publicly-accessible Space) Marlin Spring's initial proposal for Block 3B was a tower rising to 14 storeys from a 5-storey podium Previous design by Giannone Petricone Associates for Marlin Spring Developments designed by Giannone Petricone Associates for Marlin Spring Developments Where the previous Block 3B proposal rose to 51m and comprised 181 residential units the current submission would soar to 92.74m with 349 units The residential Gross Floor Area (GFA) would now be 21,097m² a significant increase from the previous 12,282m² This would be complemented by 1,206m² of non-residential GFA which includes retail and commercial spaces at grade This results in a Floor Space Index (FSI) of 8.53 on the block The design allocates 718m² for indoor and 525m² for outdoor amenities the design introduces retail and commercial spaces The two-storey daycare centre would face the Block 3D POPS to the south and have its own private elevator while three elevators would serve the residential suites resulting in approximately one elevator for every 116 units indicating slightly longer than preferable wait times for residents Three levels of underground garage would provide 97 parking spaces for residents plus 47 spaces for the Tower Automotive Building The proposal also includes 315 long-term and 36 short-term bicycle spaces for residential use the site is flanked by Dundas West and Lansdowne stations on Bloor Line 2 placing it within the Major Transit Station Areas of both subway stations The Bloor GO/Union Pearson Express (UPX) station is also within walking distance There are dedicated bicycle lanes along Bloor Street West an additional GO station on the Barrie line is planned near Bloor and Lansdowne potentially to commence service in November a redevelopment of the existing shopping centre would feature seven buildings ranging from 6 to 38 storeys that tracks projects from initial application.​​​​​ The Conservation Officer Service (COS) has attended and confirmed reports of a Grizzly Bear in the Function Junction and Cheakamus area of Whistler This is the same bear that was on the Western outskirts but has now moved to the South end of the community Residents and visitors are asked not to travel to these areas to view the bear to ensure the bear is not crowded and has the space it needs to feed and perform natural behaviours The following actions can be taken to reduce the risk of conflict with bears: carrying bear spray when hiking and biking can help if a situation escalates beyond an encounter Check around you to ensure there are no other bears cubs or a food source the bear may be trying to access If you do find yourself between a bear and cubs or a food source move calmly and quietly to the free area to create space between yourself Remaining calm and not making loud noise shows the bear that you are not a threat to them and want to leave the area Please report any conflicts with grizzly bears to the COS on: 1-877-952-7277.  For more information please visit: whistler.ca/bears Whistler’s most current fire danger rating is updated daily on the BC Wildfire Service’s Coastal Fire Centre website View current watering restrictions. Whistler: A place where our community thrives, nature is protected and guests are inspired. Learn More upcoming events and programs and important updates from Council conveniently delivered straight to your inbox Whistler: A place where our community thrives, nature is protected and guests are inspired. More Info The former chief of a Delta Junction-area volunteer fire department has been indicted on felony charges related to the alleged theft of some $400,000. The loss of funds forced the Rural Deltana Volunteer Fire Department to suspend operations last year A Fairbanks grand jury last month indicted 62-year-old Michael Paschall with two counts of first-degree theft and one count of falsifying business records. According to a news release issued last Friday by the state Department of Law Paschall also is charged with scheming to defraud evidence tampering and misapplication of property Rural Deltana board chair Dave Neuberger told KUAC early last year that board members contacted Alaska State Troopers after discovering what he called “accounting discrepancies.” “Once we discovered this serious breach of trust we took immediate action to address the situation,” Neuberger said Paschall had for years served as chief of Rural Deltana which provides fire protection to areas outside of Delta Junction And he held the secretary’s seat on its board of directors But the board fired him in January 2024 and removed him from his seat after an audit showed that $400,000 had been stolen from the department over the preceding seven years Board treasurer Nelson Grier said board members also discovered that Paschall had for years failed to pay for the department’s insurance policy “We did not have insurance for a substantial amount of time Grier said in an interview Tuesday that board members couldn’t get any other insurance company to cover the department so they shut it down and locked all its equipment in its two fire stations north and east of Delta Junction the board worked out a deal with the City of Delta to allow Rural Deltana volunteers to train with the city’s volunteers and cover their insurance while responding to a fire The city also agreed to lease Rural Deltana fire trucks “So we have kind of teamed with the city,” he said “The City of Delta has done a very good job in helping our firefighters get under their insurance policy … They’re our volunteer firefighters but they came under the city umbrella for responses.” Paschall left Alaska in January 2024 and is now living in North Carolina he declined to talk much about his indictment saying only that he’s “cooperating with authorities.” State investigators say Paschall falsified records to hide the $400,000 theft and that he took the department’s laptop with him when he left the state A spokesperson for the state Law Department said in an email Thursday that the case was assigned the Alaska Bureau of Investigations and that it was also investigated by the Alaska State Troopers’ Financial Crimes Unit The case is being prosecuted by the Law Department’s Office of Special Prosecutions Paschall pleaded not guilty to the charges during a hearing Wednesday at the Rabinowitz Courthouse in Fairbanks He also asked the court to appoint a public defender to represent him The court allowed Paschall to remain in North Carolina But he'll be required to pay a $250,000 unsecured bond if he does not appear at future court proceedings as ordered The case has been assigned to Judge Patricia Haines Editor's note: This story has been updated Sign In Subscribe Now A passenger on board a small aircraft that crashed at the Haines Junction airport has died the Yukon Coroner’s Service confirmed by press release on June 12.  The release identifies 68-year-old Jean-Jacques Gemme of Amherst Gemme was one of five passengers plus a pilot on the flight The notice from the coroner's service doesn’t provide the status of the other four passengers and the pilot.  Haines Junction RCMP went to a report of a plane crash at 1:52 p.m emergency medical services including air ambulance airport personnel and the Haines Junction Fire Department all took part in the emergency response The coroner’s service was notified shortly after 2 p.m when a death was confirmed at the crash site.  The release notes the Cessna U206 aircraft was flying commercially and returning from a sightseeing flight in the Haines Junction area Gemme and his partner had been travelling through the western United States and Canada The pair was en route to Alaska when they stopped in Haines Junction on June 10.  The Transportation Safety Board of Canada and the Yukon Coroner's Service previously confirmed they are investigating a fatal plane crash that took place in Haines Junction on June 10.  A notice issued by the safety board at 7:30 p.m on June 10 confirmed that it has deployed investigators following the crash of a Cessna aircraft operated by Rocking Star Adventures Ltd.  The coroner’s service continues to investigate alongside the safety board and RCMP and extended condolences to Gemme’s family and the Haines Junction community.  Contact Dana Hatherly at dana.hatherly@yukon-news.com  Dialogue and debate are integral to a free society and we welcome and encourage you to share your views on the issues of the day. 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To learn about our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines Metrics details An Author Correction to this article was published on 12 December 2024 This article has been updated The development of next-generation materials such as hBN and Ga2O3 remains a topic of intense focus owing to their suitability for efficient deep ultraviolet (DUV) emission and power electronic applications forming a pseudo-vertical pn hBN/Ga2O3 heterojunction device Rectification ratios > 105 (300 K) and \(\:\sim\)400 (475 K) are observed and are amongst the highest values reported to date for ultra-thin hBN-based pn junctions The measured current under forward bias is ~2 mA which we attribute to the shallow Mg acceptor level (60 meV) device performance remains stable and highly repeatable after a multitude of temperature ramps to 475 K Capacitance-voltage measurements indicate widening the depletion region under increasing reverse bias voltage and a built-in voltage of 2.34 V is recorded The hBN p-type characteristic is confirmed by Hall effect a hole concentration of \(\:7\times\:{10}^{17}\) cm−3 and mobility of 24.8 cm2/Vs is achieved Mg doped hBN resistance reduces by >108 compared to intrinsic material Future work shall focus on the optical emission properties of this material system This naturally leads one to consider the formation of hBN/Ga2O3 heterostructures where the aforementioned challenges can be overcome owing to their complementary material properties we show that Mg doped hBN (ambient wet-transfer process) on n-type Ga2O3 can lead to the formation of high quality stable pn junction diodes this is the first report of a pn heterojunction formed between multilayer p-type hBN and n-type Ga2O3 Vacuum base pressure was 7\(\:\:\times\:{10}^{-2}\) Pa prior to growth The electron carrier concentration is \(\:\sim\)1 \(\:\times\:\) 1018 cm−3 determined by Hall measurement (a) pn junction diode fabrication process (b) schematic of device structure and (c) the optical microscope (OM) image of the fabricated device (the scale bar is 400 \(\:\mu\:m\)) Morphological and thickness measurements were performed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) optical microscopy (OM) and atomic force microscope (AFM) X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was used to determine B: N stoichiometric ratio Raman spectra (JadeMat DPL 532 nm laser) was obtained with a 100 mW laser and 20 s integration time λ = 1.54 Å)) was used to confirm hBN crystallinity Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS) was performed using a ULVAC-PHI 5000 Versaprobe II system (He UV light source) with an energy resolution of 0.02 eV (beam diameter 300 μm) to locate Fermi level position The Mg acceptor level was identified through temperature dependent Hall effect analysis on a reference sample transferred onto sapphire substrate Capacitance-Voltage (C-V) and Current-Voltage (I-V) analysis is performed by a Solartron 1260 A impedance system and a HP4140B An ezHEMS system with a 1 T field switching capability was employed for Hall effect analysis (Van der Pauw configuration) (a) XRD spectrum of hBN (b) Raman spectrum (c, d) XPS spectra of B1s and N1s of Mg doped hBN (e) UV-VIS Tauc plot (f) UPS analysis of Mg doped hBN. (a) I-V measurement of Mg doped sample (the insert shows transferred Mg doped hBN on sapphire for Hall effect analysis) (b) Carrier concentration versus 1000/T of Mg doped hBN on sapphire a shoulder appears that we ascribe to Mg impurity incorporation A carrier concentration of 7 \(\:\times\:\:\)1017 cm−3 and a hole mobility of 24.8 cm2/Vs is measured at 300 K including a positive Hall voltage (a) Semi-log plot of I-V as a function of temperature (b) I0 plotted against 1000/T at −5 V (c) I-V measurement before and after high temperature measurements at 300 K (d) C-V at different frequencies and 1/C2 plot (secondary y-axis) In Fig. 4d built-in potential (Vbi) and doping concentration (NA) can be determined assuming an abrupt pn+ junction (Eq. 1) Extrapolation from 1/C2 yields a \(\:{v}_{bi}\) of 2.34 V from the linear gradient The 1/C2 gradient is non-linear implying a non-uniform doping profile at the pn junction interface A net NA concentration of 7.0 \(\:\times\:\)1017 cm− 3 has been extracted from the slope of the linear segment when ND is 1.0 \(\:\times\:\)1018 cm− 3 (Ga2O3 doping level) These findings are in agreement with Hall effect measurements (ΔEv < ΔEc34) Band diagram of the p-hBN/n-Ga2O3 junction by Anderson’s method Pseudo-vertical high performing hBN/Ga2O3 pn junctions have been demonstrated Rectification ratios > 105 and leakage currents < 0.2 \(\:\mu\:\)A are measured at 300 K and devices continue to operate reliably after high temperature ramping to 475 K C-V analysis indicates device performance follows classical pn junction behaviour as bias voltage varies The hBN carrier concentration is \(\:\sim\)7\(\:\times\:\)\(\:{10}^{17}\) cm−3 in reasonable agreement with C-V analysis UPS analysis suggests FLP effects are present and the theoretical Vbi is in good agreement with the measured value We expect further performance gains as hBN doping and growth improves The datasets used and/or analysed during the current study are available from the 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Volume 1 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fnimg.2022.1031253 Spinal cord cross-sectional area (CSA) is a relevant biomarker to assess spinal cord atrophy in neurodegenerative diseases the considerable inter-subject variability among healthy participants currently limits its usage Previous studies explored factors contributing to the variability yet the normalization models required manual intervention and used vertebral levels as a reference which is an imprecise prediction of the spinal levels In this study we implemented a method to measure CSA automatically from a spatial reference based on the central nervous system (the pontomedullary junction we investigated factors to explain variability and developed normalization strategies on a large cohort (N = 804) Following automatic spinal cord segmentation the spinal cord CSA was computed on T1w MRI scans from the UK Biobank database the CSA was computed at the level of the C2–C3 intervertebral disc the CSA was computed at 64 mm caudally from the PMJ this distance corresponding to the average distance between the PMJ and the C2–C3 disc across all participants The effect of various demographic and anatomical factors was explored and a stepwise regression found significant predictors; the coefficients of the best fit model were used to normalize CSA CSA measured at C2–C3 disc and using the PMJ differed significantly (paired t-test The best normalization model included thalamus sex and the interaction between brain volume and sex The coefficient of variation went down for PMJ CSA from 10.09 (without normalization) to 8.59% This study introduces an end-to-end automatic pipeline to measure and normalize cord CSA from a neurological reference This approach requires further validation to assess atrophy in longitudinal studies The inter-subject variability of CSA can be partly accounted for by demographics and anatomical factors Various neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) are associated with spinal cord (SC) atrophy, which is caused by demyelination, neuronal and/or axonal loss (Lukas et al., 2013; Bonacchi et al., 2020). New techniques have now become available through recent advancement in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and are relevant to assess SC atrophy (Moccia et al., 2019) SC atrophy at the upper cervical levels can be defined within its cross-sectional area (CSA) (Losseff et al., 1996; Lukas et al., 2013) The use of this metric is yet still limited due to considerable inter-subject variability Finding factors that contribute to the observed variability is important to improve the SC CSA's sensitivity and specificity the absence of a statistical difference could be explained by the relatively small sample size (30 participants) The effect of age on SC CSA needs further investigation small sample size and narrow range of age are limiting factors to assess the effect of age on SC CSA A notable difficulty for computing the axial canal area is the ability to properly segment it brain/skull metrics and sex are important factors to consider in a possible normalization method the mentioned normalization methods are only reported in the related papers; they are not easily reusable to integrate directly within analysis pipelines In addition to the biological-derived normalization strategy, previous studies have reported a variability in CSA measures associated with the MRI acquisition parameters, and segmentation method (Kearney et al., 2014; Papinutto and Henry, 2019; Chien et al., 2020; Cohen-Adad et al., 2021) the PMJ is a more appropriate landmark due to its proximity to the cervical SC hence limiting the required field of view in MRI scans compared to conus medullaris which could be more appropriate for lumbar SC measures While SC CSA variability across participants was shown to be associated with multiple demographic, anatomical and biological factors (Papinutto et al., 2015, 2020; Solstrand Dahlberg et al., 2020; Kesenheimer et al., 2021) no previous studies have addressed the variability associated with limitation of vertebral based SC CSA measurement in the search for a normalization method of SC CSA at a large scale In this study we quantify the contribution of various factors on the inter-subject variability in cervical SC CSA measurements. We notably introduce a method to replace the commonly used vertebral-based referencial system (Moccia et al., 2019) by an anatomical reference from the central nervous system to overcome the imprecise prediction of the spinal segments we (1) establish a fully-automatic MRI data processing pipeline to compute SC CSA (2) process MRI data from a subset (N = 804) of the UK Biobank database (3) introduce a method to automatically use the PMJ as a referential system to measure SC CSA (4) develop a statistical model and normalization method for SC CSA measurements 1,000 participants (48–80 years old 56.3% female) were selected from the UK Biobank database we could not base this number on any reliable power analysis the number of participants was selected as a compromise between the statistical power we wanted to achieve in comparison with the previously-published studies addressing similar scientific questions (typically <300 participants) and the time required to manually validate each step of the processing pipeline (visual inspection manual correction of SC segmentation and/or PMJ labeling and/or vertebral labeling) Participants with a history of neurological diseases were excluded from the study. Fields from the UK Biobank dataset included in the category Nervous system disorders1 were used to identify these participants This brought the number of participants from 1,000 to 972 Data used for this study were unprocessed NIfTI T1w structural scans from the UK Biobank Brain Imaging dataset (Miller et al., 2016) Images were acquired in four different assessment centers on a Siemens Skyra 3T running VD13A SP4 with a standard Siemens 32-channel receive head coil T1w structural scan has a field of view of 208 × 256 × 256 with an isotropic resolution of 1 mm3 The superior-inferior field of view of 256 mm typically covers down to C3 vertebral level which is relevant for the present study as SC CSA was measured around the C2–C3 vertebral level The UK Biobank data includes preprocessed data (corrected for gradient non-linearity and masked) however we could not use these data because the SC was masked out We therefore used the unprocessed T1w images as input of the processing pipeline described in the next section Data processing pipeline is based on spine-generic v2.6 pipeline2 (Cohen-Adad et al., 2021) and SCT v5.43 (De Leener et al., 2017). The processing pipeline and its documentation are both available on GitHub.4 SC CSA was computed using SCT's sct_process_segmentation with two different methods further explained below Correction for gradient non-linearities was applied on the T1w image and SC was segmented automatically and SC CSA was computed at C2–C3 levels and the centerline was extracted to compute SC CSA from the PMJ To overcome the limitation of SC segment prediction with vertebral bodies, SC CSA was measured from a distance of a neurological reference; we chose the PMJ (Stroman et al., 2008; Cadotte et al., 2015) First, the PMJ was identified using SCT'S sct_detect_pmj. Briefly, a 2D support vector machine trained with histogram of oriented gradient features (HOG + SVM 2D classifier) was run on the mid-sagittal slice to detect the PMJ (Gros et al., 2017) the mid-sagittal slice does not necessarily correspond to the anatomical medial plane if the participant's head is slightly tilted in the scanner for example We used a sliding window centered on the first estimated PMJ coordinate based on the mid-sagittal plane and computed cross-correlation within the window and its mirror image in the right-left orientation We assumed that the maximum cross-correlation corresponds to the right-left symmetry slice The HOG + SVM 2D classifier was run again on the updated medial plane The SC centerline was extracted from SC segmentation and the PMJ label using linear interpolation and smoothing The distance from PMJ is measured along the centerline following the arc-length The extent mask is centered at 64 mm from PMJ The second and more commonly used method to compute the SC CSA was to use C2–C3 vertebral levels as an anatomical reference for spinal segments (Casserly et al., 2018; Moccia et al., 2019). We proceeded to vertebral labeling using sct_label_vertebrae (Ullmann et al., 2014) SC CSA was then averaged across C2–C3 these images were excluded from the statistical analysis This brought the number of participants from 972 to 826 manual corrections were done on the segmentation and/or labeling Making these corrections ensured that the derived CSA measures are reliable Segmentations were corrected using ITK-SNAP by adding or removing voxels when appropriate we manually labeled the posterior tip of the intervertebral discs C1–C2 C2–C3 and C3–C4 using SCT's sct_label_utils All manual corrections were added to the dataset under the folder “/derivatives/labels” that follows the BIDS convention The whole analysis was then re-run and when existing the corrected segmentations/labels were used in lieu of the automatic segmentations/labels Processing was distributed across 40 CPU cores (one participant per CPU core) using sct_run_batch on a 64-core CPU cluster To study the relationship between the PMJ-based and vertebral-based CSA measures we built a scatterplot and derived a model We also computed the distance between the C2–C3 disc and PMJ median and coefficient of variation (COV) for both CSA measures were computed We performed a two-sided paired T-test to assess if there is a statistically significant difference between PMJ-based CSA vs All subsequent analyses were done on both CSA at 64 mm from the PMJ and at the C2–C3 disc a T-test for two independent samples was performed to establish if the mean CSA for male and female has a significant difference We fitted a linear and quadratic regression to assess the effect of age on SC CSA The level of significance was the same for both entry and exit tests we proceeded to a residual analysis and computed R2 Pearson's correlation coefficient between candidate predictors was used to choose which parameter to include in the stepwise model due to possible collinearity between parameters With the best multilinear regression fit, a regression-based residual method (Sanfilipo et al., 2004; Papinutto et al., 2020) was developed using the significant predictors where CSAmeasi is the computed SC CSA value from a given participant i, CSAnormi is the normalized CSA value, cj are the coefficients of the multilinear regression, Xj, mean  are the mean values of all significant predictors, Xj, measi are values for the given participant's predictors, for j predictors (Papinutto et al., 2020) Since this method assumes that the regression line slopes are parallel for both groups for sex (Sanfilipo et al., 2004) the interaction between significant predictors and sex was also explored afterward The interaction term corresponds to the predictor multiplied by sex (0 or 1) as we can see in the following equation: The effect of normalization was then evaluated by comparing the COV of the normalized SC CSA (CSAnormi) and the measured CSA (CSAmeasi) We also present the mean (μnorm) and STD (σnorm) of the normalized CSA measures (CSAnormi) and the z-score equation: In this study we compared SC CSA measured using the PMJ as a reference or the C2–C3 disc as a reference (more popular) When using the PMJ as a reference (64 mm caudal to the PMJ) the CSA ranged between 51.9 and 95.6 mm2 (mean ± STD: 66.2 ± 6.69 mm2) When using C2–C3 vertebral levels as a reference the CSA ranged between 51.5 and 96.9 mm2 (mean ± STD: 66.4 ± 6.61 Figure 3A shows the relationship between CSA at 64 mm from the PMJ and CSA at C2–C3 vertebral levels. The linear regression led to a R2 of 0.97. Figure 3B shows a scatterplot of the distance from the PMJ and C2–C3 disc Mean distance from the PMJ to the C2–C3 disc is 64.37 ± 5.53 mm (A) Scatterplot of PMJ-based CSA at 64 mm and vertebral-based CSA at C2–C3 vertebral levels (B) Scatterplot of the distance between the PMJ and the C2–C3 disc We found a significant difference between the CSA calculated at 64 mm from the PMJ and the CSA measured at the C2–C3 disc (paired t-test Ventricular CSF volume was the only parameter to present a non-significant correlation coefficient with both SC CSA measures (p-value > 0.05) brain WM and brain GM volume present the highest correlations out of all parameters (Pearson's r > 0.4) we notice in particular a very strong correlation between thalamus volume and brain Pearson's correlation among SC CSA Participants in this study include 43.7% of males and 56.3% of females. Figure 4 presents SC CSA violin plots for female and male with mean and STD We found a significant difference for CSA between female and male for both CSA at 64 mm from the PMJ and at C2–C3 disc (CSA(PMJ): t = −5.37 (A) Violin plot of SC CSA at 64 mm from the PMJ for female and male with mean (μ) and standard deviation (σ) for each sex and t-value and p-value from the two independent samples t-test (B) Violin plot of SC CSA at C2–C3 disc for female and male with mean (μ) and standard deviation (σ) for each sex t-value and p-value from the two independent samples T-test To explore the relationship between age and SC CSA, we calculated a linear and quadratic fit. The age of the participants ranged between 48 and 80 years old. The linear fits are presented at Figure 5 The constant and the linear coefficient are the same for both linear and quadratic fits per CSA methods (PMJ and C2–C3) The quadratic coefficient is very small for both methods (CSA(PMJ): 9.07 × 10−4; CSA(C2–C3): 4.75 × 10−4) There is almost no quadratic trend in both cases (A) Linear fit for CSA at 64 mm from the PMJ as a function of age (B) Linear fit for CSA at C2–C3 disc as a function of age Based on the Pearson's correlation analysis presented in Table 1 the following parameters were input in the stepwise linear regression: sex GM volume and brain volume have a very strong correlation (0.94 and 0.96) brain WM volume and GM volume were not included in the model to avoid collinearity The stepwise method yielded a model including brain volume and thalamus volume for CSA(PMJ) and CSA(C2–C3). The resulting model is shown in Table 2 for CSA at 64 mm from the PMJ and at Table 3 for CSA at C2–C3 disc Adjusted R2 is 0.265 for CSA(PMJ) and 0.271 for CSA(C2–C3) Both models show a significant association with CSA (p-value < 0.0001) Multilinear regression analysis for SC CSA(PMJ) (N = 804 participants) Multilinear regression analysis for SC CSA(C2–C3) (N = 804 participants) The presented model's coefficients led to the following normalization equation with thalamus volume and brain volume and their respective mean for CSA at 64 mm from the PMJ and at C2–C3 disc Normalized CSA(PMJ) had a mean and STD of 66.26 ± 5.72 mm2 and for CSA(C2–C3) With the CSA at 64 mm from the PMJ normalization COV went from 10.09 (CSAmeasi) to 8.64% (CSAnormi) With the CSA at C2–C3 disc normalization COV went from 9.96 (CSAmeasi) to 8.51% CSAnormi) a reduction of 14.61% Figures 6, 7 show scatterplots of CSA at 64 mm from the PMJ and at the C2–C3 disc with both predictors (brain volume and thalamus volume) separated for sex we observe that the slopes for female and male are different with the brain volume predictor however the slopes are closer with the thalamus volume predictor To quantitatively validate if the interaction coefficient is significant in the model we computed the interaction of both predictors with sex The interaction coefficient for brain volume was significant (CSA(PMJ): p-value = 0.006; CSA(C2–C3): p-value = 0.005) and sex was also significant when adding the interaction parameter (CSA(PMJ): p-value = 0.005; CSA(C2–C3): p-value = 0.004) the interaction coefficient was not significant (CSA(PMJ): p-value = 0.227; CSA(C2–C3): p-value = 0.218) neither was sex (CSA(PMJ): p-value = 0.227; CSA(C2–C3): p-value = 0.213) The interaction of brain volume and sex was therefore added to the previous model since it has a significant effect The following equation presents the corresponding normalization equation: CSA(PMJ): The model was significant (p-value < 0.0001) for both CSA(PMJ) and CSA(C2–C3) Normalized CSA(PMJ) had a mean and STD of 66.26 ± 5.69 mm2 and for CSA(C2–C3) The COV of CSA(PMJ) went from 10.09 to 8.59% The COV of CSA(PMJ) went from 9.96 to 8.42% Adjusted R2 was 0.271 for CSA(PMJ) and 0.276 for CSA(C2–C3) Scatterplots of CSA(PMJ) as a function of brain volume and thalamus volume separated for sex with linear fit Scatterplots of CSA(C2–C3) as a function of brain volume and thalamus volume separated for sex with linear fit The normalization model has the following equation: we quantified the contribution of various factors on inter-subject variability in cervical SC CSA measurements in 804 participants with a fully-automatic processing pipeline We implemented a measurement method for SC CSA that uses the PMJ as opposed to the vertebral reference to overcome its limitations associated with the head position variability we developed a normalization model which can reduce inter-subject variability by up to 14.85% for CSA(PMJ) or 15.13% for CSA(C2–C3) Regarding vertebral-based CSA and PMJ-based CSA, COVs are very similar (9.96% C2–C3, 10.09% PMJ) as for CSA values (see Figure 3) The CSA measures between the PMJ and C2–C3 disc reference were statistically different (p-value = 0.0002) This suggests that using the PMJ as a reference for CSA measurement is relevant to overcome the imprecise prediction of the spinal segments This enforces the fact that vertebral levels are not a precise surrogate for spinal levels there is no clear conclusion if the PMJ-based method reduces the inter-subject variability which is a relevant indicator in cross-sectional studies (e.g. used to assess the signature of a biomarker with different phenotypes) given that head tilting might change across sessions it is possible that a PMJ-based method is preferred While no clear conclusion can be drawn from the PMJ-based method in comparison with the vertebral-based method in terms of inter-subject CSA variability to further investigate the relevance of a PMJ-based method since it is fully-automatic and suggests promising results for longitudinal studies Some limitations are associated with the PMJ-based CSA method The use of the PMJ label to interpolate with the centerline is not the exact extrapolation of the centerline SC curvature at the PMJ varies across individuals which adds variability to the computed distance PMJ label positioning across participants may also differ Moreover, the absolute distance from PMJ doesn't consider the fact that the SC length varies across individuals (Lang and Bartram, 1982; Boonpirak and Apinhasmit, 1994) Using a relative distance to predict the spinal segments from the PMJ could be relevant to overcome this limitation Results from this study show a difference between SC CSA using a vertebral-based vs but not between the inter-subject variability A comparison with the nerve rootlets is necessary to assess which method ensures proper prediction of the spinal segments; it will be the subject of further investigations Another question remains about the robustness of the PMJ-based CSA method in the presence of lesions in the brainstem and the spinal cord The presence of lesions in the brainstem could lower the performance of the automated identification of the PMJ which needs to be further assessed in pathological data The other important aspect of the PMJ-based method is the spinal cord centerline which is extracted from the spinal cord segmentation the automatic segmentation could also be less reliable Future developments of spinal cord segmentation algorithms that are robust to the presence of lesions would address this limitation In the case of high atrophy rate in the brainstem we expect that it is very unlikely that the PMJ won't be easily identifiable considering it is the only required label in the brainstem region for this method we don't expect that the centerline extraction will be affected by lesions in the brainstem since it only relies on the spinal cord segmentation a high atrophy rate in the spinal cord would affect the spinal cord segmentation The centerline would lose some precision since it is extracted by computing the center of mass of each slice of the spinal cord segmentation This could result in loss of precision in the computation of the distance from the PMJ in order to compute CSA but further investigations are needed to establish the impact of lesions in the brainstem or spinal cord on the PMJ-based CSA method No significant correlation was found with ventricular CSF volume Correlations with height and weight are low It would have been interesting to explore other potential regressors explaining SC CSA medulla) due to their closeness to the cervical SC These additional regressors would help elucidate if the strong correlation between the thalamus volume and SC CSA is unique to the thalamus or if it is also found in other structures We found a statistical difference between SC CSA between male and female; females have a significantly smaller CSA than males as previous studies have shown (Papinutto et al., 2015, 2020; Solstrand Dahlberg et al., 2020) The interaction between thalamus volume and sex wasn't significant sex and sex/brain volume interaction led to a COV of 8.59% a reduction of 14.85 % for CSA(PMJ) and for CSA(C2–C3) Including sex and brain volume interaction led to the best COV reduction interaction of sex and brain volume was never considered in previous normalization models only the fixed effect of sex on CSA was included These findings reveal the importance to consider that factors can vary differently for males and females We also proposed a model without the thalamus volume given the difficulty to measure it (it requires the proper anatomical sequence with sufficient contrast and resolution) and/or in the case of abnormal thalamic atrophy which could happen in various pathological conditions This model reduced CSA variability less than when including thalamus volume [11.22% of reduction for CSA(PMJ) vs brain volume and sex better explains CSA variability Even if CSA at 64 mm from the PMJ and at C2–C3 disc differed significantly the normalization analysis and obtained models did not vary and the coefficients of the models were very similar which impacts the distribution and coverage of the data of the participants and affects the normalization method Age was not a significant predictor for SC CSA. Trends for CSA and brain volume for the age range of our study are very similar. The effect may differ for younger people since brain volume decreases linearly with age while CSA increases until about 45 years old and decreases afterward (Papinutto et al., 2020) We have to consider the fact that older people may be more subject to motion in the MRI than younger people (discomfort difficulty breathing) resulting in a bias in the measured CSA (blurring Further investigations are needed to validate if the model can expand to ages not included in this study The normalization model was generated from T1w data with a specific protocol. Subsequent studies should assess whether the model is adequate for other acquisition parameters and contrasts. It is known that the output CSA varies for different acquisition protocols (Cohen-Adad et al., 2021) since there is a direct relationship between CSA values from different contrasts there would be a systematic offset in the produced CSA It is important to note that the choice of processing software package (and its version) used to compute the brain morphometrics affects the measured brain and thalamus volumes, and hence the proposed normalization model. The proposed normalization model would then require data to be processed using the same processing software as that used for the UK Biobank analysis pipeline (Alfaro-Almagro et al., 2018) intracranial volume could be a relevant substitute for brain volume since it is not affected by neurodegenerative diseases Including sex interaction here will also be important and can improve the normalization model Further studies could include intracranial volume in the normalization model other confounding factors could possibly affect image acquisitions for pathological patients Severe motor disability could induce some breathing difficulties which induces considerable motion artifacts This study features an analysis of factors contributing to SC CSA variability at a larger scale than what was done previously to our best knowledge using an automatic processing pipeline We introduced a new reference in the context of CSA measurements based on a neurological reference (PMJ) to overcome vertebral reference limitations (neck flexion and extension) which sets ground for further investigation regarding the prediction of spinal segments and cervical CSA studies We computed over a large cohort of participants SC CSA at 64 mm from the PMJ on T1w scans from the UK Biobank database The pipeline is based on regular brain MRI scans making it of interest for a broad range of study types No significant age trend was found while SC CSA was significantly different for males and females We present an effective normalization model including thalamus volume sex and sex/brain volume interaction readily usable in SCT The most relevant factors to explain SC CSA variability are related to the brain; these findings show the importance of having a brain MRI acquisition in SC studies/research Reducing inter-subject variability could improve comparison between CSA measures to increase its sensitivity and specificity to better assess pathology-related changes UK Biobank data are available through the following procedure https://www.ukbiobank.ac.uk/enable-your-research. Requests to access these datasets should be directed to https://www.ukbiobank.ac.uk/enable-your-research Both authors contributed to the article and approved the submitted version This study was funded by the Canada Research Chair in Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging [950-230815] the Canadian Institute of Health Research [CIHR FDN-143263] the Canada Foundation for Innovation [32454 and 34824] the Fonds de Recherche du Québec—Santé [28826] the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada [RGPIN-2019-07244] the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (IVADO and TransMedTech) the Quebec BioImaging Network [5886 and 35450] the Mila—Tech Transfer Funding Program and the Spinal Research and Wings for Life (INSPIRED project) We thank Étienne Bergeron, Olivier Lupien-Morin, Benjamin Carrier, and Yassine El Bouchaibi for helping with the manual correction and labeling, Nicholas Guenther and Alexandru Foias for data management with git-annex. 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Toronto Toronto’s coolest neighborhoodThe Junction boasts some of the best restaurants What’s the deal with the Junction?  tree-lined streets and century brick homes make up the historic district of The Junction – a hip neighborhood that gets its name for once being the heart of the Canadian Pacific Railway Bordered by the northern end of High Park and the trendy eastern arm of the Junction Triangle this eclectic area offers a quiet place to call home The main street of Dundas West is alive with restaurants Clair West offers more suburban amenities (lookin’ at you, Stockyards Centre) in an urban center of the city Hop on a rental city bike and explore: you’ll find yourself amongst a multigenerational mix of trendy youths familiar vibe makes The Junction instantly feel like home whether you’re here for the day RECOMMENDED: Full guide to the 50 coolest neighbourhoods in the world Check out neighborhood vendors such as minimalist homeware store Mjolk or Beau and Bauble (and Beau for Men) for trendy threads and funky accessories well curated shop specializing in notebooks Walk 15 minutes (make sure to wear comfy shoes) hop on the street car or subway and head over to Toronto’s largest green space, High Park Pick up some goodies in the Junction and have yourself a chill picnic in the park.  take in some art at the recently opened Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) housed in an iconic Toronto heritage building A little savings savvy tip – all throughout 2019 the Museum offers “Community Sundays” where admission for select exhibitions is free from 10am to 2pm.  Dig into some the city’s best ’zas and handmade pastas at Annette Food Market Snag a bar seat and sip on the extensive list of amaro and vermouth Then pop into The Good Neighbour next door for a post-meal coffee.  Seafood lovers across the city get their fix at Honest Weight – part-fishmonger smoked or cured fish and seafood-centric plates.  Stop by The Drake Commissary – the Drake Hotel’s West Side offshoot specializes in made-from-scratch goods Open early for bakery treats (try the sourdough matcha croissant) and throughout the day from brunch to late-night drinks.  The Junction Local is a casual neighbourhood haunt for classic comfort eats and easy drinking brews or cocktails Blua on Keele Street serves up an eclectic Balkan-inspired tapas menu and crafted cocktails with an Eastern Euro twist.  dimly lit neighborhood spot to grab a drink with friends or break the ice (or some bread) with a date Order chalkboard specials and enjoy local craft beers or stiff cocktails.  Take a tour and explore the history and heritage of the Art Deco building that houses the brewery.  The Alpine is a sleek “craft beer cabin” that’s become a neighbourhood fave drinks or catch a live show in the downstairs venue Take the subway or street car and head west to Dundas West station Walk or hop on the 40 Bus to get into the heart of the Junction Ride apps are also an option – but can be pricey during peak times Pay a visit to nearby neighborhoods High Park Roncesvalles and The Junction Triangle.   Thanks for subscribing! 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Torontonians love to show off the city to visitors—from the zoo to the CN tower we're sure you'll fall in love with the city in no time About us Contact us PITTSBURGH — There are even more thrills in store for the 2025 season as Kennywood Pittsburgh’s thrill and entertainment destination Inspired by the park’s rich history and connection to the Steel City Kennywood Junction offers fun for the entire family to experience together Kennywood will delight visitors from Pittsburgh and beyond as the park begins its longest season on April 12 the park introduces its best event lineup ever and opens the new Kennywood Junction Families are invited to strap in and get ready to ride on 412 Day as the new Kennywood Junction opens and the park’s first Eggcellent Easter Celebration begins Kennywood Junction will feature five newly rethemed rides a new gift shop and a new celebration room • Olde Kennywood Railroad: Everyone is invited to hop aboard the historic railroad as it takes a journey through Kennywood’s storied past while taking in views of the Monongahela River and the Edgar Thomson Works which debuted at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York and arrived at Kennywood in 1945 and the new Kenny Express will take you around for the ride Along the way you will see pieces of beloved park history including a Log Jammer boat • Kenny’s Cargo Drop: This high-flying adventure takes riders above Kennywood Junction on a cargo-lifting crane before quickly dropping and hopping them all the way down and back up; • Parker’s Cloud Cruisers: Pint-sized thrills take center helicopter as riders become their very own pilot and take to the skies for a bird’s-eye view of the Raging Rapids and surrounding landmarks below; • Fire Bustin’ Brigade: Visitors can jump on the back of a fire engine and spray water to extinguish flames while helping local Pittsburgh fire departments; • Coal Haulin’ Convoy: Four diesel locomotives take guests for a ride as they take in the views of the new full newly themed area; • Junction Gift Shop: After a lap on the Old Kennywood Railroad guests can stop in new Junction Gift Shop to search for an unforgettable souvenir; and • Celebration Room: The reimagined indoor space offers the perfect family friendly location to celebrate a birthday family reunion or other special group outing The new Kennywood Junction will be the home of the park’s first Eggcellent Easter Celebration the fun hops in select days from April 12 through April 27 Guests will have the chance to meet and greet with the park’s newest costumed character Tuft the Kennywood Easter Bunny; hunt for eggs during the Easter egg scavenger hunt; enjoy spring themed food and beverage options; and can even chow down on an unlimited brunch buffet “Kennywood and Pittsburgh are synonymous and our new family-friendly area our park and its historic love for the Steel City,” said Ricky Spicuzza the young and young at heart will be able to enjoy this all-new area and our first Eggcellent Easter Celebration offering even more reasons to visit the park egg-stra early this year.” opening day and upcoming Eggcellent Easter Celebration the park is offering $50 off platinum season passes during its Presidents’ Day Sale This ultimate Kennywood season pass offers unique perks including admission to sister parks Sandcastle Water Park and Idlewild & SoakZone discounts on food and retail items and more for just five payments under $40 each For information about the all-new Kennywood Junction upcoming event lineup and to purchase Season Passes Today's breaking news and more in your inbox WHEELING — Seven attorneys at Bordas & Bordas have been selected to the 2025 West Virginia Super Lawyers .. 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Copyright © 2025 Ogden News Publishing of Ohio | https://www.heraldstaronline.com | 401 Herald Square Pieces from Neon Demon Studios will be on display at a pop-up gallery in support of the Junction House development is a new mid-rise development planned for the Junction a pop-up gallery of neon displays is headed to the Junction and the information within may be out of date the planned neighbourhood development expected to begin construction in the fall is running a gallery exhibit made up of historic Toronto neon signs The exhibit will be made up of display pieces collected by a group seeking a permanent museum to house the items as well as Neon Demon design studio in the east-end where some of the signs are stored but not currently accessible to the public It will take place April 12-14 daily from 11 a.m located at the project’s lot space at 2720 Dundas St The builders of the nine-storey residential tower have applied to the city to install a 32-foot neon sign on the roof which they hope will become synonymous with the neighbourhood - "Unseasonably warm" conditions Tuesday had fire officials predicting increased burning and smoke will continue to impact the region from the Elk Fire in northern Wyoming In a Tuesday morning update fire officials said the wildfire in the Bighorn National Forest was now 26 percent contained and had burned 91,905 acres an increase of 2,590 acres in the last 24 hours There are currently 939 fire personnel assigned to the blaze that was sparked by lightning on Sept Key Messages: Expect increased fire activity and smoke today because of unseasonably warm temperatures Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) opened portions of US 14 and US 14A previously closed due to the Elk Fire WYDOT opened US 14 from Greybull to Burgess Junction and US 14A from Burgess Junction to Lovell.US 14 from Burgess Junction east to Dayton remains closed View the WYDOT road-closure map here: wyoroad.info dry conditions yesterday intensified fire activity the fire continued to move southeast toward the seven-mile-long control line that was created over the last several days that created handline to slow the fire’s forward progression at the Forest Service Trail 238 crews continued the ongoing work of widening and clearing trees and vegetation with heavy equipment along Red Grade Road additional crews from the recently completed chipping operations along the 144 Road north of the fire will join in the work along Red Grade Road Crews continue to improve structure protection in the Burgess Junction area while also using heavy equipment to widen and clear the 15 and 16 Roads to create a box of fireline around the area An aerial reconnaissance flight detected some fire activity in the northwest corner of the fire yesterday Crews worked quickly to create a control line and secure the area Patrols will continue in the northwest corner of the fire and along the containment line on the eastern side of the fire to mop-up any hotspots Elk Fire Information:Phone: 307-303-7642 (8 am to 8 pm)Email: 2024.Elk@firenet.govLinktree: linktr.ee/2024ElkFire Click here to review previous coverage of the wildfire from Q2 News The team behind southwest Detroit’s Green Dot Stables and Johnny Noodle King are in the process of adding a popular craft cocktail bar to their portfolio also behind Yellow Light Donuts with a location inside Michigan Central Station in southwest Detroit and an eastside location on Jefferson are buying the popular Kiesling in the Milwaukee Junction neighborhood While the Driscolls weren’t in the market for another project this buying opportunity came up and made sense for them “We figured out a way for it to financially make sense because it wasn't really in our plans to do another project,” said Jacques Driscoll who called the Kiesling one of the best bars in the city what a what an opportunity and it fits into our mold of what we're trying to do within the city.” formerly of Kamper’s in the Book Tower and Prime Proper in Detroit's Capitol Park area In Detroit’s evolving Milwaukee Junction area the Kiesling is known as a hot spot for its deftly crafted original plus classic cocktails and as a place for food pop-ups including regularly featured Tacos Hernandez a 2024 Detroit Free Press Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Top 10 Best New Restaurants and dining Experiences Built by the Kiesling family in the 1890s, the space first operated as a general store, according to its website Over the decades its name and space changed It eventually became Edith’s Hideway in the 1970s and was known as a neighborhood watering hole up until the mid-1990s when it closed Kiesling was reborn in 2018 and since then has celebrated many accolades for its cocktail program an attached next-door coffee and espresso bar Gov. Whitmer signs Michigan tipped minimum wage, paid sick leave bills into law Jacques Driscoll said the plan is to keep the current setup while enhancing it “This is an opportunity for us to show that we can do all kinds of hospitality … this is like the stuff we love to … I think that we can really excel at,” Jacques Driscoll said “I think one of the best parts about that bar is you can get a nice cocktail It's kind of …  it's a bar for everybody.” Financial details of the sale were not revealed but the business and the building will be bought Contact Detroit Free Press food and restaurant writer Susan Selasky and send food and restaurant news and tips to: sselasky@freepress.com. Follow @SusanMariecooks on Twitter. Subscribe to the Free Press. (435) 631-9555 - info@townlift.com Laura M Mar 14 Alternative C Kimball Junction traffic mitigation plan PARK CITY, Utah — The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) today selecting a $48.5 million improvement plan for the notoriously congested Kimball Junction area After evaluating multiple options UDOT identified “Alternative C: Intersection Improvements with Pedestrian Enhancements” as its preferred solution to address traffic issues where Interstate 80 meets SR-224 in Summit County Alternative C improvements for Kimball Junction The plan promises significant traffic flow improvements with specific changes including additional lanes on I-80’s eastbound off-ramp a third travel lane in both directions on SR-224 from Olympic Parkway to Ute Boulevard and a new pedestrian undercrossing near Ute Boulevard Alternative C would reduce average southbound morning travel time from 11:30 minutes to just 3:15 minutes increasing average speeds from 9 mph to 33 mph The plan also reduces vehicle queue lengths on I-80 off-ramps from over 5,000 feet to approximately 400 feet “Alternative C provides the greatest reduction in travel delay and faster travel speeds in the study area during AM and PM peak periods,” UDOT stated in its documentation The agency noted that all intersections in the study area would operate at acceptable levels of service under the plan UDOT selected Alternative C over the more expensive Alternative A which would have cost approximately $123.9 million and featured a split-diamond interchange with intersection improvements Public hearings are scheduled for April 8 at Ecker Hill Middle School Auditorium and virtually via Zoom on April 10 The public comment period runs through April 28 with UDOT accepting feedback on the preferred alternative “Today is also the start of the study’s public comment period and we encourage you to take a little time to review our recommendations and let us know what you think,” Utah Department of Transportation posted on a facebook post this morning For more information or to submit comments, residents can visit the project website Contact: laura@townlift.com Laura studied at the University of Washington earning a degree in economics with a focus on political science Having lived in mountain towns for the past 20 years You can find her enjoying everything Park City offers from mountain biking to Pilates and powder days Read more from Laura M Submit a news tip, Share a photo or video, or contact TownLift with your local Park City news and feedback 2 days ago     Full time     $20.00 - $22.00 hourly 3 days ago     Seasonal     4 days ago     Seasonal     4 days ago     Full time     $45,000 - $60,000 yearly 10 days ago     Seasonal     $5,500 - $6,800 yearly Post A JobView All Two new High Net Worth (HNW) travel lanes will be added along I-80 through Parleys Canyon and SR 224 TownLift Apr 1 Evening traffic at Kimball Junction on SR 224 where the proposed Dakota Pacific development is under consideration Laura M Mar 27 Marina Knight Mar 19 Add Your Organization Don’t miss a beat in the Park City community—get the daily scoop delivered straight to your inbox. 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