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Foster Place on Sunday There have been 11 residential break and enters reported in Bay Street Corridor in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Blake-Jones It took place at an apartment in the Harcourt Avenue and Pape Avenue area on Friday There have been three residential break and enters reported in Blake-Jones in 2022 Two new residential break and enters were reported for Cabbagetown-South St The first took place at an apartment in the Jarvis Street and Sirman Lane area on Thursday The second occurred at an apartment in the Rose Avenue and Wellesley Street East area on Monday There have been three residential break and enters reported in Cabbagetown-South St One new residential break and enter was reported for Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction It took place at an apartment near Perth Avenue and Wallace Avenue on Monday There have been 12 residential break and enters reported in Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for East End-Danforth It took place at a house near Lyall Avenue and Main Street on Thursday There have been eight residential break and enters reported in East End-Danforth in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Forest Hill North It took place at a house near Burmont Road and Ridelle Avenue on Friday This was the first residential break and enter reported in Forest Hill North in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for High Park-Swansea It occurred at a house in the Armadale Avenue and Larkin Avenue area on Wednesday There have been eight residential break and enters reported in High Park-Swansea in 2022 Two new residential break and enters were reported for Kensington-Chinatown The first took place at an apartment in the Bathurst Street and Wolseley Street area on Tuesday The second took place at a house near Beverley Street and Cecil Street on Monday There have been 18 residential break and enters reported in Kensington-Chinatown in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Lawrence Park South It occurred at a house near Avenue Road and Cortleigh Boulevard on Sunday There have been six residential break and enters reported in Lawrence Park South in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Moss Park It took place at an apartment in the George Street and Richmond Street East area on Wednesday There have been 12 residential break and enters reported in Moss Park in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Mount Pleasant West It took place at an apartment in the Dunfield Avenue and Soudan Avenue area on Wednesday There have been 19 residential break and enters reported in Mount Pleasant West in 2022 Three new residential break and enters were reported for Niagara The first occurred at a house in the Crawford Street and Queen Street West area on Monday The second took place at an apartment near Fleet Street and Grand Magazine Street on Wednesday The third occurred at an apartment near Angelique Street and Fort York Boulevard on Monday There have been 18 residential break and enters reported in Niagara in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Regent Park It took place at a house near Sackville Street and Shuter Street on Saturday There have been two residential break and enters reported in Regent Park in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Roncesvalles It occurred at an apartment near Cunningham Avenue and O’hara Avenue on Friday There have been nine residential break and enters reported in Roncesvalles in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for South Parkdale It took place at an apartment near King Street West and Spencer Avenue on Sunday There have been 15 residential break and enters reported in South Parkdale in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for The Annex It took place at an apartment in the Bedford Road and Prince Arthur Avenue area on Friday There have been 17 residential break and enters reported in The Annex in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for University It took place at a house in the Lippincott Street and Vankoughnet Street area on Thursday There have been 13 residential break and enters reported in University in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Waterfront Communities It took place at an apartment in the Mariner Terrace and Navy Wharf Court area on Thursday There have been 29 residential break and enters reported in Waterfront Communities in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Weston-Pellam Park It took place at a house in the Osler Street and Pelham Avenue area on Friday There have been four residential break and enters reported in Weston-Pellam Park in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Woodbine Corridor It took place at an apartment near Ashland Avenue and Coxwell Avenue on Wednesday There have been seven residential break and enters reported in Woodbine Corridor in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Wychwood It occurred at an apartment near Rushton Road and St There have been three residential break and enters reported in Wychwood in 2022 Find the latest reports of residential break and enters for Toronto’s other neighbourhoods This story was automatically generated using open data collected and maintained by Toronto Police Service. The incidents were reported by police in the past week and reportedly occurred in the past two weeks, but recent crime data is preliminary and subject to change upon further police investigation The locations have been offset to the nearest intersection and no personal information has been included for privacy reasons Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: The Globe asked five agents who recently sold homes near or under June’s average selling price of $1,089,536 if they still think it possible to find worthwhile deals in the city This article was published more than 3 years ago The average selling price for homes across the Toronto area in June finding affordable housing in Toronto is often a struggle A report from Oxford economics released in May showed Toronto to be one of the least affordable cities for housing in North America The average selling price across the Toronto area in June While that number has now dropped for three consecutive months it still represents a 17-per-cent jump from last year’s average price Such a hot market presents a challenge for first time buyers or down-sizers looking to find comfortable housing at an affordable cost so we asked five agents who recently sold homes near or under June’s average selling price if they still think it possible to find worthwhile deals in the city The house: A newly renovated home on a deep ravine property with a long driveway Its basement contains a completely separate one-bedroom apartment for an income stream to help with the mortgage Features: 1+1 bedroom and 2 bathrooms on a 12.42- by 207.66-foot lot Located in the Woodbine Corridor on the southern edge of East York this starter home makes up for its smaller size with a sleek renovation and an array of amenities uncommon in downtown properties Gucci said she is noticing a pause in Toronto’s real estate market and that buying in East York now could prove a worthwhile investment “It’s completely gentrifying – and in the last few years it’s been all young professionals,” she said “But someone looking to buy can still do it in East York The house: An open-concept bungalow with a basement suite a spacious back yard and an attached garage Features: 3+2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms on a 1,300-square-foot lot with its yard space and location near the Scarborough Bluffs is a terrific place for a young family looking to trade the bustle of downtown for a neighbourhood feel private home with two side yards in a good school district,” he said Devine added that there are still homes on the market for under $1-million in the area The house: A brick-clad ranch-style bungalow with open-concept layout and the potential for a basement suite Features: 3+2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms on an estimated 1,300-square-foot lot The charming 60′s-style bungalow with a green yard bordered by a trim brick retaining wall is typical of Wexford-Maryvale He added that the selling price is also typical for these bungalows which make up for their small depth with a 70-foot width Rauf said there are still deals in the area Similar offerings currently on the market are primed to attract yard lovers looking to join a close-knit neighbourhood “Everybody knows each other – the area is very family-oriented with lots of Italian culture The house: A “condo alternative” two-storey townhouse Features: 2+1 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms on an 1,100-square-foot lot The discounted prices on Sixth Street homes are a well-kept Toronto secret They tend to sell for the same price as city condos because they are close to industrial areas is how near the homes are to the Etobicoke lakeshore “This is one of the only streets in the city where you can buy a house for under $1-million,” she said “There are other houses for under $1-million but they will rarely have a renovation like that,” Ms Agent Nadia Prokopiw said there are still many good housing deals in Etobicoke’s south end.michaeltaylor.photography/Leading Image The house: Semi-detached two-storey townhouse with two-car driveway The features: 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms on a 17.5- by 118-foot lot agent Nadia Prokopiw said there are still many good housing deals in Etobicoke’s south end But she herself was surprised the townhouse she listed for $914,900 sold for less than asking price slight lull in Toronto’s real estate market Prokopiw said the home was sold in move-in condition – and its finished basement living and dining rooms made it a steal for the buyers but she viewed that as a small price to pay for such a deal “If you’re going to get a home under $1-million you have to accept that there is going to be some flaw,” she said “You have to put up with some compromise.” Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article incorrectly said that the house at 221 Coxwell Avenue is near the Eglinton LRT Your house is your most valuable asset. We have a weekly Real Estate newsletter to help you stay on top of news on the housing market Report an editorial error Report a technical issue Editorial code of conduct Authors and topics you follow will be added to your personal news feed in Following Tony Keller is a columnist with The Globe and Mail He joined The Globe in 1991 as an editorial writer; over a career of more than 30 years he has also served as editor of The Financial Post Magazine managing editor of Maclean’s and a TV news anchor on BNN (now BNN-Bloomberg) He returned to The Globe in 2013 to become the paper's editorials editor and remained in that position until 2022 he’s a graduate of Duke University and Yale Law School and has also been a visiting fellow at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and the Wilson Center in Washington D.C He’s been nominated three times for the National Newspaper Award for editorial writing Andrew Willis is a business columnist for the Report on Business Working in business communications and journalism for three decades from 2010 to 2016 he was senior vice-president of communications for Brookfield Asset Management a leading global alternative asset management company which exposed the ways that Canadian police services mishandle sexual assault cases training and practices around sexual violence Doolittle’s other notable projects include the “Power Gap”, an investigation of gender inequities in the workforce, and “Secret Canada,” which examines Canada’s broken freedom of information system She is the author of two books, “Had It Coming – What’s Fair In The Age of #MeToo?,” which was shortlisted for the RBC Taylor Prize for non-fiction, and “Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story,” both of which were national bestsellers Jameson Berkow is the capital markets reporter for The Globe and Mail to cover the economic implications of cannabis legalization He left in early 2020 to start an entrepreneurship magazine and rejoined The Globe in early 2022 to cover financial regulation and governance for Globe Advisor With more than a decade of experience in financial journalism Jameson was most recently the senior reporter for BNN Bloomberg (formerly the Business News Network) where he led live daily coverage of major business news from the television station’s Toronto headquarters He previously worked as the station’s Western Canada bureau chief based in Calgary where his reporting on pipeline politics and the 2014 oil price crash was nominated for numerous awards.\nHis series of reports from Fort McMurray Alberta in 2015 was a finalist for the RTDNA Dave Rogers Award Jameson was the technology reporter for the Financial Post in Toronto where he created and hosted the FP Tech Desk podcast and authored the weekly Startup Spotlight profile series Jameson got his start in journalism in 2007 as a fact-checker for Toronto Life magazine where his first byline was for a story about two dogs getting married Temur Durrani is a national reporter for The Globe and Mail a Globe business podcast about how our failures shape us he was a technology reporter for The Globe’s Report on Business he broke news and wrote extensively about Canadian firms like Shopify turbulence in global cryptocurrency markets A globe-trotting newshound hailing from British Columbia and even the Raptors’ historic run to the NBA final Before joining The Globe in February of 2022 where he reported investigative stories and business features for broadcast and digital audiences he was a staffer at the Winnipeg Free Press A juror since 2021 for the annual Dalton Camp Award which grants young writers with a $10,000 prize for the best essay on the link between media and democracy TV and radio panels to provide news analysis He speaks in six languages fluently or conversationally (guess which ones!) takes his caffeinated beverages very seriously Carrie Tait is a reporter in The Globe and Mail’s Calgary Bureau Her coverage ranges from race relations in her home province of Saskatchewan to the lighthearted topic of skiing cats in Alberta Carrie has reported on the wildfires and floods in Alberta and British Columbia; how Cargill’s meat-processing plant in High River became the site of Canada’s largest single outbreak of COVID-19; and naming trends among Calgary Stampede participants she covered energy for the Globe’s Report on Business and has also reported for the National Post She joined the National Post’s Calgary bureau in 2008 Barry Hertz is the Deputy Arts Editor and Film Editor for The Globe and Mail He previously served as the Executive Producer of Features for the National Post and was a manager and writer at Maclean’s before that Barry’s arts and culture writing has also been featured in several publications, including Reader’s Digest and NOW Magazine. 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For more information on our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines and our Terms and Conditions While many homes in Toronto are described as "unique," they've got nothing on this 1,000+ sq.ft converted car repair shop in Toronto's Woodbine Corridor that just hit the market for $1,199,000 The building was built nearly 100 years ago and originally served as a neighbourhood car repair shop before a later owner took over with some big renovation plans in mind The end result is nothing short of amazing and in the former building's place now stands a masterfully converted industrial-chic bungalow that's a rare find in the city You'll find a bright and welcoming space where future homeowners can kick back and relax after a long day especially in the spacious 50-foot landscaped backyard where ambient lighting and the built-in gas fireplace create a relaxing vibe 1-bathroom home is in keeping with the existing raw style where rustic finishes like an incredible custom metal barn door and steel beams create an industrial vibe that still feels like home cozy living areas have been created throughout including the living room with a two-sided fireplace that's visible in the bedroom The open-concept kitchen that walks out to the backyard features sleek wood cabinetry further adding to the industrial feel of the space future homeowners will be able to retreat to their bedroom and unwind in the spacious But don't worry about being cold during Toronto's chilly winters as the home stays cozy and warm thanks to heated concrete floors no former car repair shop is complete without a garage which is hidden from view behind the home's interior sliding metal barn door From its open-concept floor plan to its private backyard oasis 150 Wildwood Crescent will be a special buy for whoever is lucky to snag it If you’re interested in calling this rare gem your own "gallery_caption": "150 Wildwood Crescent" "_gallery_caption": "field_6035a86f4a909" The suburbs offer low prices & high appreciation Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js" ).setAttribute( "value" Breaking your mortgage to get a better interest rate could save you thousands of dollars We get to the bottom of why rates are on the rise.. 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Use of this site signifies your agreement and compliance with the legal disclaimer and privacy policy Metrolinx crews will resume building two retaining walls on the south side of the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor between Norwood Road and Victoria Park Avenue as part of the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor Expansion project that will support future service increases on the GO Line crews performed earth moving and sub-ballast installation before taking a brief pause between Woodbine Avenue and Warden Avenue Installing sub-ballast absorbs vibrations and considerably reduces noise including overnight work to build the two retaining walls in the corridor The construction supports GO Expansion and completing this work will enable the future addition of a fourth track and electrification infrastructure on the Lakeshore East line Electrification is a key part of building a quieter The new fourth track will improve journey times for all transit trips on the Lakeshore East Corridor improve reliability and deliver more service within the city of Toronto Construction occurs at night when trains are not running to keep crews safe crews will reduce the idling of non-essential vehicles and machinery to reduce the beeping noise from reverse operations Noise and vibration monitoring will also be installed at the construction sites These and other measures to reduce the noise will be implemented as much as possible throughout the day and night Residents will notice more vehicles and equipment in the area Crews will continue to use Norwood Road and the Loblaws parking lot at 50 Musgrave to access the rail corridor Concrete trucks will be used to deliver concrete to the site Dozers push and shape dirt and rollers compact the earth into the ground Drill rigs will be used to install the piles in the ground The two pile and lagging retaining walls on the south side of the rail corridor will be built on the east and west of Main Street Retaining wall eight is approximately 520 meters (1,706 feet) long and runs from east of Ted Reeve Drive to Dengate Road Retaining wall nine is approximately 90 meters (295 feet) long and runs from Enderby Road to Main Street The pile and lagging wall construction process includes earth moving caisson installation (structures necessary to pump out water/moisture to create suitable working conditions for retaining wall works) lagging installation (horizontal material of the wall to hold back the earth) and then some more earth moving The retaining walls carry and support the weight of the ground where there is a difference in ground elevation and minimize the width of the future rail corridor They are designed to hold up soil and earth to stabilize uneven ground adjacent to the rail corridor “Metrolinx recognizes construction in communities and alongside neighborhoods is disruptive “We are implementing measures to keep the noise down as best as possible and our team is available for questions every step of the way as we build this important infrastructure.” GTA-Homes » Master-Planned Communities » Woodbine Master-Planned one of the six municipalities part of the city of Toronto It is one of twenty-five defined urban growth centres in Ontario New condo developments are being built and purchased at a rapid rate This new master-planned community will make a community for all of Toronto Woodbine Master-Planned Community is a pre-construction development located in Etobicoke's Rexdale neighbourhood. this pre-construction project will sit on 399 acres of land that currently belongs to the Woodbine Racetrack this area has been known for its top-tier horse racing This large-scale urban development will take on one of Toronto's largest sections of undeveloped land.This underutilized land is the same size as downtown Toronto This tremendous amount of space provides the unique opportunity to confront some of the growing housing challenges that face Toronto as it continues to grow by creating a new city within a city The redevelopment of this land will bring new neighbourhoods that include much-needed housing The Woodbine master-planned community aims to create a charming vibrant space that welcomes people of all backgrounds and elevates the lives of residents This ambitious condo project will create more than 25,000 residential units that are expected to house over 50,000 people this development is expected to create more than 17,000 jobs This new thriving community will have over 70 acres of green and public space in which to relax and all the ingredients of a lively and complete neighbourhood Investment opportunities like this appear once in a lifetime The current horse-racing facilities will not only be relocated they will also be upgraded to meet the growing demands of their existing clients and the future clients that this master-planned community will bring The Woodbine Racetrack will cover a spacious 285 acres of land The Woodbine master-planned community is only at its conceptual stage at the moment Therefore there are no finalized building plans for the time being Register with GTA-Homes to get the latest information on this development This development will be set in motion by the creation of a GO Station along Entrance Rd at the Southeastern corner of this master-planned community The new GO Station will connect residents with Downtown Toronto and the GTA It will take 25 minutes to reach Downtown Toronto and 8 minutes to reach Pearson Airport The position of the GO Station minutes away from this master-planned community will make this condo project appealing to both students and professionals this area is connected to Miway and York Region transit The roads will also be accessible and safe for pedestrians and bikes for easy car-free transportation students will find this development to be the ideal home because the University of Guelph-Humber and Humber College are within walking distance Woodbine Master-Planned Community will contain a plethora of open spaces that will provide a place of respite for residents and visitors They will be connected and anchored by green corridors that provide a path from Humber River Valley to Mimico Creek Humber Arboretum is about a 10 minute walk away Residents can also walk along the Humber River that is minutes away It takes less than 10 minutes to drive to ​​Paul Coffey Park Other nearby parks include Sunnydale Acres Park Popular urban amenities will be at the fingertips of residents Grocery shopping is a breeze with Westwood Super Market and Nanak Grocers less than a 10 minute drive away and Asian Food Centre are also minutes away Nearby pharmacies include Rexdale Medical Pharmacy Residents will be connected to trendy restaurants and Mandarin Restaurant are about a 5 minute drive away Moxies Dixon Road Restaurant and Milestones are also a short drive away Residents will be able to enjoy a sip of coffee at Atlantic Bakery Pearson Pub and Little Hut Bar & Grill are also about ten minutes away Woodbine Mall is less than a 10 minute walk away Families will appreciate the number of schools in the area Humberwood Downs Junior Middle School Academy is only about a 5minute drive away Public School is less than 10 minutes away Schools that are about ten minutes away include Albion Heights Junior Middle School Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School Information on this development company will be available soon Before Spending Time on Your Property Search Our Investment Presentation Seminar Is a Must See List of All Master-Planned Communities Comfortable homes for substantially less than seven figures The data behind the top places to buy real estate in Canada an insecure economy and job loss are all on the minds of young.. You will also start receiving the Star's free morning newsletter These incidents were reported by police in the past week and reportedly occurred in the past two weeks There were eight vehicles reported stolen in the district from March 27 to April 2 Toronto Police Service received 39 reports of a stolen vehicle between March 27 to April 2 including eight in the district of Old Toronto In total 494 auto thefts have been reported in the City of Toronto since Jan 1 — down 80.9 per cent compared to the same period in 2024 A vehicle was reported stolen from a curbside near Egan Avenue and Riverdale Avenue on Saturday This was the first auto theft reported in Blake-Jones in 2025 A vehicle was reported stolen from a curbside near Caledonia Road and Norman Avenue on Wednesday There have been three auto thefts reported in Corso Italia-Davenport in 2025 A vehicle was reported stolen from a driveway around Annette Street and Medland Street on Sunday This was the first auto theft reported in Junction Area in 2025 A vehicle was reported stolen from a curbside near Orchard View Boulevard and Yonge Street on Tuesday There have been five auto thefts reported in Mount Pleasant West in 2025 A vehicle was reported stolen from a driveway around Annette Street and Durie Street on Friday This was the first auto theft reported in Runnymede-Bloor West Village in 2025 A vehicle was reported stolen from a curbside near Ashland Avenue and Coxwell Avenue on Tuesday There have been two auto thefts reported in Woodbine Corridor in 2025 A vehicle was reported stolen from a driveway near Davenport Road and Turner Road on Tuesday There have been two auto thefts reported in Wychwood in 2025 A vehicle was reported stolen from a curbside around Edith Drive and Helendale Avenue on Thursday There have been three auto thefts reported in Yonge-Eglinton in 2025 Find out where auto thefts were reported in East York, Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough and York This story was automatically generated using open data collected and maintained by Toronto Police Service. The incidents were reported by police in the past week and reportedly occurred in the past two weeks, but recent crime data is preliminary and subject to change upon further police investigation Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account A station that is more accessible and easier to navigate with wider platforms and less crowding Union Station is the gateway to the region and is undergoing much needed modernization while preserving heritage features to meet transit needs now All this to expand capacity and run more trains through the largest transit hub in the GO rail system and bring two-way all-day service every 15 minutes or better along core segments of the network connecting Toronto to every part of the Greater Golden Horseshoe Union Station and the adjacent rail corridor are known collectively as the Union Station Rail Corridor (USRC) The USRC is 6.4 km long and consists of a complex network of tracks passenger platforms and four control towers at Cherry Street It has 14 station tracks with platform access 40 km of circuited track and all associated infrastructure There are multiple projects underway at Union Station all working towards the same goal - preparing the Union Station Rail Corridor for GO Expansion service levels Find out more about what we're building in your community New reconfigured platforms and more convenient access to the concourses as well as increased service levels across the network will allow trains to move through this critical hub faster and more efficiently GO will better serve the thousands of passengers who travel to and from Union Station each day more convenient and comfortable for customers It’s all part of how we’re building a better transit experience to meet the demands of our rapidly growing region and get you where you need to go Sign up for regional updatesSubscribe for the latest news from Metrolinx Extending the Eglinton Crosstown LRT 9.2 km farther west into Etobicoke and Mississauga A midtown connection between east and west Toronto with 25 stations along a dedicated route Improvements are underway along the Lakeshore West Line to support more frequent There were 19 residential break and enters reported in the district from Aug Toronto Police Service received 46 reports of a break-in at a home between Aug including 19 in the district of Old Toronto In total 1,782 residential break and enters have been reported in the City of Toronto since Jan 1 – down 26.6 per cent compared to the same period in 2023 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Saint Joseph Street and St There have been 15 residential break and enters reported in Bay Street Corridor in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near St Clair Avenue West and Walmer Road on Saturday There have been 17 residential break and enters reported in Casa Loma in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Gerrard Street East and Victoria Street on Thursday There have been 37 residential break and enters reported in Church-Yonge Corridor in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Chisholm Avenue and Newmarket Avenue on Saturday There have been 18 residential break and enters reported in East End-Danforth in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Caldow Road and Castlefield Avenue on Friday There have been 12 residential break and enters reported in Forest Hill North in 2024 Two break-ins were reported at these locations: a house near Chaplin Crescent and Duncannon Drive on Sunday an apartment near Chaplin Crescent and Russell Hill Road on Friday There have been 20 residential break and enters reported in Forest Hill South in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near South Kingsway and Ormskirk Avenue on Saturday There have been 13 residential break and enters reported in High Park-Swansea in 2024 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Grange Avenue and Grange Place on Saturday There have been 32 residential break and enters reported in Kensington-Chinatown in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Braeside Road and Haslemere Road on Saturday There have been 13 residential break and enters reported in Lawrence Park North in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Castle Knock Road and Roselawn Avenue on Saturday There have been 21 residential break and enters reported in Lawrence Park South in 2024 an apartment near Gerrard Street East and Jarvis Street on Monday an apartment near Dundas Street East and Sherbourne Street on Wednesday There have been 36 residential break and enters reported in Moss Park in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Marion Street and Roncesvalles Avenue on Tuesday There have been nine residential break and enters reported in 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YYZ from downtown Toronto East Harbour Transit Hub: Construction Notification GO Expansion: East Harbour Transit Hub Project Background Eastern Avenue Bridge Demolition and Road Closure Eastern Avenue Overnight Road Closure East Harbour Transit Hub: Eastern Avenue Road Closure Weekend and Overnight Work Eastern Avenue Road Closures Eastern Avenue Road Closures - Revised Dates Eastern Avenue Road Closures East Harbour Transit Hub: Construction Update Albert Street Watermain Installation from Fisher Street to Albany Street Topographic Survey Activities – Whitby, Ontario Vegetation Removal Heritage Preservation and Demolition Works - 500 Howard Street, Oshawa, ON Geotechnical Investigation Works - Oshawa, Ontario Geotechnical Investigative Work on Thickson Road and within the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor Overnight Geotechnical Investigative Work within the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor and Daytime Work on Birchmount Road Between Raleigh Avenue and Highview Avenue Overnight Geotechnical Investigative Work within the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor and Daytime Work on Galloway Road Between Chantrey Ct and Dunera Ave Full closure of Danforth Avenue between Warden Avenue & Eastwood Avenue Geotechnical Investigative Work Near the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor and Danforth GO: Temporary Curb Lane Closures on Main Street and Dawes Road- March 24, 2025- April 28th Urgent Required Rail Replacement Work - Pickering Overnight Geotechnical Investigative Work within the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor - Pickering/Ajax Operation of Tamping Machine for Sub-Ballast Work Overnight Geotechnical Investigative Work within the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor - Whitby, ON Full and Partial Closures of Warden Avenue Overnight Geotechnical Investigative Work - Scarborough Golf Club Rd. - Rouge Beach Full and partial closures of Warden Avenue November 2024 Overnight Geotechnical Investigative Work within the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor - Warden Ave. to Brimley Rd. Overnight Geotechnical Investigative Work within the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor - Pickering-Ajax Overnight Geotechnical Investigative Work within the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor - Whitby-Oshawa Full and partial closures of Warden Avenue Overnight Geotechnical Investigative Work within the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor - DVP to Pape Ave. Overnight Geotechnical Investigative Work within the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor - Midland Ave. to McCowan Rd. Bridge Panel Replacement Works –Victoria St E and Thickson Rd S – Whitby, ON Overnight Geotechnical Investigative Work within the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor Geotechnical Investigative Work near the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor – Whitby, ON UPDATED – Geotechnical Investigative Work within the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor – Pickering, ON Urgent Required Rail Works – Whites Road and Granite Court – Pickering Geotechnical Investigative Work within the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor - Pape Ave. to Kennedy Rd. Remediation Work at Retaining Wall 2 Geotechnical Investigative Work within the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor – Guildwood Geotechnical Investigative Work within the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor – Pickering, ON Manse Road Level Crossing: Whistles Stopping as of July 22 Night Works Between Woodbine Ave. and Main St. Construction Notice - Utility Pole Line Relocation and Watermain Impact - South Blair St (Via Galt St) - Whitby, ON - UPDATED Geotechnical Investigative Work within the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor – Pickering, Ontario Geotechnical Investigative Work within the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor – Whitby, ON - Thickson Road South Operation of Tamping Machine - Jones Ave to Coxwell Ave Manse Road Level Crossing: Whistle Blowing Commencement Geotechnical Investigative Work within the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor - Guildwood GO to Morningside Urgent Required Rail Replacement Works – Whites Road and Granite Court – Pickering Utility Pole Line Relocation and Potential Watermain Service Impact – South Blair St (Via Galt St) – Whitby Rail Replacement between Kingston/Highway 2 to Scarborough Golf Club Rd North Williamson Ravine - Smalls Creek Open House Geotechnical Investigative Work within the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor - Whitby/Oshawa Geotechnical Investigative Work within the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor - Pickering, Ontario Track 1 Replacement – Concrete Tie Replacement Program –Pickering GO Station Henry Street Switch Replacement Works – Whitby, Ontario Track Surfacing: Lakeshore East – Galloway Road to Rouge Hill GO Station Track Surfacing: Lakeshore East – Scarborough GO to Galloway Road Geotechnical Investigative Work within the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor Geotechnical Investigative Work within the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor - Pickering, ON Grading work between Main St and Victoria Park Ave UPDATED - Track Surfacing - Lakeshore East - Durham College Oshawa GO to Pickering GO Construction of Retaining Wall 10 Upcoming Overnight Work on Retaining Wall Overnight Work: Highland Creek Bridge Deck Replacement Project UPDATED - Track Surfacing – Lakeshore East - Durham College Oshawa GO to Pickering GO Utility Pole Line Relocation – Victoria St E & Thickson Rd – Whitby, Ontario Utility Pole Line Relocation – South Blair St (Via Galt St) – Whitby, Ontario Lakeshore East: Ongoing construction works Lakeshore East Rail Corridor: Warden and Danforth Bridges Geotechnical Investigative Work within the Lakeshore East Corridor - Brimley and McCowan Geotechnical Investigative Work within the Lakeshore East Corridor – Thickson Road South Geotechnical Investigative Work within the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor - Scarborough Rouge Park Geotechnical Investigative Work within the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor - Scarborough Junction Overhead Utility Relocation - Bella Vista Drive & Rodd Avenue - Pickering, ON Geotechnical Investigative Work within the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor - Whitby, ON Geotechnical Investigative Work within the Lakeshore East Rail Corridor Please find archived community notices below There were seven vehicles reported stolen in the district from March 20 to March 26 Toronto Police Service received 36 reports of a stolen vehicle between March 20 to March 26 including seven in the district of Old Toronto In total 460 auto thefts have been reported in the City of Toronto since Jan 1 — down 81 per cent compared to the same period in 2024 A vehicle was reported stolen from a curbside around Mcroberts Avenue and Norman Avenue on Monday There have been two auto thefts reported in Corso Italia-Davenport in 2025 A vehicle was reported stolen from a curbside near Lansdowne Avenue and Wade Avenue on Saturday There have been four auto thefts reported in Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction in 2025 A vehicle was reported stolen from a curbside near Danforth Avenue and Ladysmith Avenue on Sunday There have been two auto thefts reported in Greenwood-Coxwell in 2025 A vehicle was reported stolen from a curbside near Paul Lane Gardens and Vanauley Street on Thursday There have been four auto thefts reported in Kensington-Chinatown in 2025 A vehicle was reported stolen from a curbside around Lake Shore Boulevard East and Northern Dancer Boulevard on Tuesday There have been three auto thefts reported in South Riverdale in 2025 A vehicle was reported stolen from a curbside near Ed Mirvish Way and King Street West on Friday There have been seven auto thefts reported in Waterfront Communities-The Island in 2025 A vehicle was reported stolen from around Coxwell Avenue and Dundas Street East on Friday This was the first auto theft reported in Woodbine Corridor in 2025 While these sorts of impacts are only beginning to be even remotely quantified, mental health has become perhaps more pertinent a topic of conversation than ever, along with discussions of lack of access to help for mental health issues, and, after a few notable incidents the city's response to those in mental health crises some new data from the Toronto Police Service has shed some light on what demographics in the city have been most prone to such crises in recent years with numbers about crisis calls received by the force between 2014 and 2020 As a release on the topic clarifies the information provided covers persons in crisis calls for service which "includes calls attended by a police officer for various attempt or threaten suicide occurrences as well as overdoses," and also mental health act apprehensions which is when "an apprehension has been made under the Mental Health Act because a police office has had reasonable grounds to believe that a person is acting in a disorderly manner and is a threat or at risk of causing harm to themselves or others." peaking at a whopping 30,689 calls for service over a mental health crisis in 2020 and 11,707 mental health act apprehensions that same year That marks eight per cent more mental health calls overall with 18 per cent more for overdoses than in 2019 and 14 per cent more for people in general crisis the latter of which was the most common call by far (19,464 calls in 2020) Those aged 25 to 34 were by far the most predominant group for MHA apprehensions specifically Men were also the subject of more calls than women (58 per cent vs the Church-Yonge Corridor was the site of the most of such recorded mental health events over 2020 (2,104) followed by Moss Park (1,411) and Parkdale (972) Kensington-Chinatown and the Bay Street corridor also had particularly high numbers while Alderwood  saw such calls skyrocket a staggering 96 per cent from the year prior Princess-Rosethorn saw the least number of calls (39) followed by Lambton Baby Point (45) and Woodbine-Lumsden (47) More nitty-gritty numbers about times of day days of week and months per year that saw the most calls is also included in the datasets which will now be updated annually as part of the service's new strategy for dealing with mental health and addictions "The Toronto Police Service recognizes the complexity of mental health and addictions issues and our strategy demonstrates our ongoing commitment to effective, compassionate and respectful responses to these complex issues," Chief of Police Jim Ramer said in a statement when the data was first released Wednesday "Making this information openly available is one step we are taking towards sharing our progress with the community and our partners." Paul Flynn Proximity to the Beach and the Danforth subway line are big drivers in the East York area known as the Woodbine Corridor Here are some neighbourhoods with some combination of affordable prices top-notch public schools and a dollop of cool and most express disbelief at how the Toronto market keeps defying the doomsayers month after month Those bargain-basement mortgage rates keep affordability in line says Toronto Real Estate Board analyst Jason Mercer There is also a rush of foreign money looking for security Re/Max Realtron broker Bill Thom says his immigration consultant friends are reporting new interest from the well-heeled in Greece and real-estate board president Richard Silver recently welcomed a visiting group of realtors from India But not all neighbourhoods are on the boil Magnets include (comparatively) affordable prices top-notch public schools and a major dollop of cool “The real brilliance is in what we would call the lower end which is around the average of $500,000 now,” says Silver Who can forget the headline-making story of 300 Dudley Ave bought the bungalow for about $1.18 million Thom knows the area: between Sheppard and Finch He offers another market measure: A bungalow at 59 Forest Grove Dr. It started with the excellent public schools The location is close to the subway and major highways and the original housing stock is uniform: post-war bungalows on large lots Properties with “knockdowns” go for about $1.3 million She lives in a condo in south Etobicoke’s Humber Bay Shores with one of the city’s hottest housing markets to the west Another draw: it can satisfy a range of buyers from the cluster of condo towers at the eastern edge to the family-friendly streets of Mimico and New Toronto as well as newer townhouse infills on industrial land Her survey of 20 recent single-family sales shows the hottest price points are in the $400,000 to $500,000 range on 30-foot lots where 95 per cent sold over the asking price within days “When you get into Mimico,” explains Sutton Group realtor Bill Mohan “a couple years back we were seeing $359,000 Because everything else has gotten expensive That starts an evolution: “If enough people move into an area in the doldrums until recently as a low-income industrial area Planned new condominium projects will boost the population by many thousands continuing to transform the area’s commercial amenities even as it poses traffic and transit challenges One of the strongest year-over-year price hikes took place in the Junction and adjacent neighbourhoods The real estate board’s “benchmark” prices showed a 16.3-per-cent gain for single-family detached homes ($717,900 in March) and 21.5 per cent for semis ($593,700) Says Sutton Group’s Bill Mohan: “I was just up there the other day and I couldn’t believe how many people were out there walking and shopping That’s what’s changed in the last couple of years It’s really got a good neighbourhood feel.” but it languished for years in the lee of polluting industries and the pungent stock yards to the north it has some of the coolest architectural antique and furniture stores in the city busy coffee shops (including a recently opened Starbucks) and restaurants The neighbourhood’s appeal has lit a fire under the railway delineated Junction Triangle to the east as buyers seek more-affordable options on streets such as Perth and Symington Aves but some detached houses have recently gone over list in the $500,000s Real-estate board president Richard Silver picks this area to the tracks and south to College and Dundas Sts and storefronts along College and Dundas are reinventing themselves two-bedroom coach house sitting right at the edge of the park for more than its $549,000 list price Substantial three-storey semis in the area are selling for $700,000 to $850,000 well above list prices in the high $600,000s Here’s another neighbourhood that Silver highlights for rising interest and prices and runs from north of the Danforth to Queen St Says Silver: “Proximity to the Beach and the Danforth subway are big drivers.” The housing stock includes more detached homes (the March “benchmark” price was up almost 11 per cent from a year earlier) While the board’s average period on the market is 25 days homes in this area are snapped up in only 13 selling for an average of 102 to 105 per cent of the asking price young families chose to move to the 905 when they could no longer afford larger detached houses in the 416,” he points out it will be harder than ever to live in the 905 two-storey semis in the area priced from a low of $375,000 to $450,000 while a few detached are on the market in the $500,000 range south of the Danforth and west of Woodbine just sold for 120 per cent of list at $601,000 WEST: Asked to identify a Mississauga hot spot Sutton Group agent Cynthia Shaw points to Lorne Park it includes older homes from the 1950s-‘70s some of which are being demolished and replaced She estimates prices are up 25 per cent year over year but says you’ll still get twice the house and a bigger lot in Lorne Park compared to Toronto’s west end EAST: Re/Max broker Mary Roy says the hot spot in Whitby and Ajax is actually a price point: $350,000 to $400,000 for a detached 1,500- to 1,600-sq.-ft prices are only $10,000 to $20,000 ahead of last year Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School ranks high and Markham’s Berczy Village feels the impact Just about every sale in the area draws multiple offers He estimates increases over the past year at about 10 per cent Detached homes range from $550,000 to $1.1 million \"our\") of the service provided by this web site (\"Service\") are not responsible for any user-generated content and accounts Content submitted express the views of their author only This Service is only available to users who are at least {age} years old you represent that you are this age or older or otherwise make available to the Service (\"Content\") may be reviewed by staff members All Content you 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Ontario Minister of Transportation Jeff Yurek MPP for Etobicoke Centre and parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Transportation President and Chief Executive Officer of Metrolinx visited Woodbine Racetrack to deliver the news about the new station Woodbine's president and CEO and Michael Ford "Our government is putting Ontario's transit users and taxpayers first by delivering a modern GO station at Woodbine," said Minister Yurek "We are moving quickly to address transit needs and get relief to people who rely on the GO network." requires major alterations to the current platform at Etobicoke North requiring the provincial transit agency to close the station A GO train leaves Etobicoke North GO Station Although Metrolinx proposes the new station in an area without potential for high-density residential development within a short walk, the site lies at the southeast corner of the massive Woodbine lands. Woodbine plans to redevelop much of the site housing and entertainment opportunities to the area around the station." In its initial business case (.pdf) Metrolinx considered not building any station to replace Etobicoke North required its 620 daily commuters to journey to Malton GO station–six kilometres to the west—or Weston GO station four kilometres to the east to board GO trains (Seventy-one percent of current commuters at Etobicoke North travel by car to the station.) Extending that line to Pearson could also provide a connection to the new GO station at Highway 27 / Woodbine "A new GO station at Woodbine will offer opportunities to live and work near a major employer and entertainment destination as well as better access to the local community and jobs in this employment mega zone," Verster said "This is a wonderful announcement for our customers We look forward to working with Woodbine Entertainment on this exciting venture." "This is an exciting day for Woodbine Entertainment and the entire community," Woodbine's Lawson said "Bringing mass transit to the Woodbine property is a big part of a larger vision to develop and unlock the value of our land to create new revenue streams that will help grow and sustain the horse racing industry for decades attract millions of visitors to our site annually It will be a major commercial and employment hub that will include mixed-use residential A closer look at the site of the new station with current transit service The new station will have 790 parking spots a pick-up and drop-off lot with space for 45 vehicles and a bus loop with enough space for four buses TTC buses along the 927 Highway 27 express route and GO buses along the 38 Bolton / North York route would likely drop off or pick up passengers in the new station loop The partners have not announced a timeline for opening the new station We will continue to update you on the project as plans progress. 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Sign up for a free trial of our New Development Insider here The local business improvement area has rebranded a stretch of Danforth Ave between Donlands and Woodbine subway stations “The Danny.” The area has taken many names in the past The latest effort to rebrand a Toronto neighbourhood was greeted with derision by east enders who found it anything but “real and authentic.” But then people used to scoff at Leslieville Does that sound like a rejected Seinfeld plot line in which Elaine’s boyfriend tries and fails to get people to call him by a clumsy new nickname A boy for whom the pipes the pipes are calling from glen to glen and down the mountainside between Donlands and Woodbine subway stations “In a world of the mass-produced, the bland and the me-too chains, we are all looking for things that are real and authentic,” says the intro at thedanny.ca the newly relaunched website of the Danforth-Mosaic Business Improvement Area That seems to be the gist of the online complaints from local residents who took to a Facebook group in hundreds of dismissive comments “Never heard anyone in my whole life call it The Danny,” wrote one that was echoed dozens of times and never heard anyone use “The Danny” in that time though since then I have once or twice heard former east-end cab drivers call it that with a laugh the name is the opposite of “real and authentic.” It’s contrived And maybe not as cool-sounding as it wants to be “Annoying,” “juvenile” and “trashy” are words locals used to describe it “Like a marketing agency trying too hard to be hip.” Like something that annoying long-ago Saturday Night Live character would come up with in the copy room And in the ads: “The Danny Loves a Deal Sidewalk Sale.” Ugh Certainly “The 6” sounded at first like an affront to many who thought of themselves as residents of the T-Dot (and T-Dot sounded like silly wannabeism to those who already called the place Hogtown) When something catches on and people actually use it Neighbourhood branding by business associations seems to work about the same way “Bloor West Village,” which straddles longtime neighbourhoods that already had names such as Swansea marketing itself and its made-up name to compete with malls starting in the late 1960s everyone mocking the people in the southeast corner of Riverdale who suddenly started calling themselves “Leslieville” in what we all thought must be a trumped-up marketing gimmick (but actually has more history than that) The name took root and became a regular part of the city’s lingo “Corktown” and “Riverside” were historic but almost forgotten neighbourhood names that seem to have been fairly successfully revived in the past decade and a half has the simplest but coolest gritty name this side of Hell’s Kitchen It’s a name that stretches back to its incorporation as the Village of West Toronto Junction in 1884 for a time before the turn of the millennium the local business association tried to rebrand it “Junction Gardens,” under the apparent impression that the vague evocation of horticulture would persuade people to love its stretches of concrete and industrial brick near the railroad they write about the neighbourhood in the New York Times and there’s no hint of flowers when they do The “Gardens” has long disappeared from the street signs Wickens also points out the straightforward problem faced by the business owners of the Most residents call the street and the area “the Danforth.” But when people say that name anywhere in the city what they most often think of is the area between Broadview and Pape Somehow that stretch of Danforth has an embarrassing surplus of “real and authentic” sounding names that everyone uses and embraces “Come shop on the Danforth” won’t bring people out to the corner of Greenwood but if they stick with it maybe it will eventually become as authentic as they hoped it would sound Siblings Brad Gerrits and Brenna Wiedrick recently moved the Royal Wood Shop from Aurora to East Gwillimbury for a variety of reasons including the need for more space #FutureOfWork East Gwillimbury is creating an employment corridor on Woodbine and Green Lane anchored by the new Loblaws Distribution Facility 404 toward Green Lane you can’t miss seeing the future of the East Gwillimbury employment corridor The bones of the massive Loblaws 1.2-million-sq.-ft advanced logistics and distribution centre hovers in the horizon as a sign of things to come The one-stop shop for interior architectural trim dimensional lumber and more moved to the corner of Woodbine Avenue and Green Lane last year from its longtime location on Wellington Street in Aurora Brad Gerrits runs the family business along with his sister Brenna Wiedrick Space is something that makes the area eye-catching for prospective businesses East Gwillimbury development services manager She is also the town’s director of economic development “East Gwillimbury is attractive because of its proximity to the GTA,” Bégin said In the hotly contested battle to attract employers Bégin said the town’s biggest challenge in recent years is not finding interested businesses rather getting servicing in place The lengthy delay and recent cancellation of the Upper York Sewage Solution put East Gwillimbury in a servicing shortage bind Bégin said all towns want to attract businesses because they help take pressure off the residential tax base and provide local jobs and amenities that residents want Even though people were used to the Royal Wood Shop at its old location in Aurora Gerrits said the move hasn’t affected business at all For Newmarket customers and many in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) it’s simply more convenient to access right off Hwy Gerrits said the business also does a lot of deliveries “We have gotten a lot of positive feedback about the new location,” he said Gerrits said they did extensive renovations on the previous building located on the site for their new store The Royal Wood Shop isn’t the only new business to set up shop in East Gwillimbury recently Jolene Semenchenko recently opened up Ride the Wind Ebike shop in Mount Albert She had been located in Jackson’s Point and Sutton previously 48 store just south of Home Hardware and it has been positive “The community of Mount Albert has been amazing coming in and checking out my store,” she said “We are getting a lot more people from Toronto and the GTA coming.” Semenchenko also has an extensive online presence on YouTube and ships her products across the country “I have three bikes in the United States and at least one in every province,” she said The e-bike business is booming and Semenchenko has a little bit of everything including e-bicycles “My bicycle sales have gone through the roof,” she said When it comes to working with an employer like Loblaws Bégin said the town looked to provide value in pushing aggressive timelines for the planning and development approval process Bégin and the town hope that Loblaws presence as an anchor tenant will spur many more businesses to come to the Woodbine-Green Lane corridor But while a big business like Loblaws is viewed as coup of a sort Bégin said it’s important for the town not to lose site of the value and potential of its small businesses “Eighty per cent of job growth can come from existing businesses,” she said Riverdale-based author Robert Rotenberg explores a relevant and sobering topic in his latest novel Rotenberg - a criminal lawyer by day - taps into the city’s loss of innocence which many associate with the random shooting of 15-year-old Jane Creba near Yonge and Gould Streets on Dec The shooting this past weekend inside the food court at the nearby Eaton Centre which left one man dead and seven others wounded including a 13-year-old boy undoubtedly brought back a flood of similar feelings for Torontonians Rotenberg (who has lived near Withrow Park at Danforth and Logan avenues for about 25 years) tells the story of a four-year-old boy gunned down outside a downtown doughnut shop and the quest to convict the perpetrators of this senseless crime who said he’s seen an increase in gun play and violence in the city in the last 22 years he’s worked as a criminal lawyer said his latest book explores the good and the bad that comes with a city in evolution and the clash of agendas that go along with that Rotenberg spent some time at the Toronto Reference Library pouring over media reports of the 2005 Boxing Day shooting He said he was most touched by the sense of shock and bewilderment the city experienced “I know the lawyers involved and the police and saw the toll it took on them,” he shared Rotenberg studied English and history at the University of Toronto before taking a year off and working a variety of odd jobs He then went back to school to complete a law degree Rotenberg lived in Paris for more than a year working as an editor He also worked as an editor for a number of years in Toronto and spent a short time working in film Rotenberg established his own criminal law firm “The day I started practicing law is the first day I started writing books,” he said during a recent interview Rotenberg would spend a decade writing his first novel His next book Old City Hall was released in 1999 and has gone on to be printed in nine languages and is available for sale in more than 25 countries “We’re hoping (Stray Bullets) will be just as successful,” he said adding in many ways the legal thrillers he writes are comparable to the court cases he participates in a married father of three who starts every day before the sun rises and remains on the go well past 9 p.m said his legal career lends itself to his passion for writing especially criminal law,” said Rotenberg who has worked on a number of big trials with unique characters each telling their own version of the truth he said he spends a lot of time walking around and observing people and situations Rotenberg said he has a “crazy memory” and is always taking mental notes of random tidbits of life he wants to include in his novels He also said he’s not one to shy away from portraying Toronto for what it is: a big city with big city challenges “It’s not the most interesting most beautiful or best governed city but there’s lots of stories and colour,” said Rotenberg who aside from being a lawyer and an author also speaks about writing “To me that’s what drama is all about whose books are published by Simon&Schuster is already in the process of writing his yet-unnamed fourth novel “I feel very blessed all of this has happened For more information, visit www.RobertRotenberg.com 2014This article was published more than 11 years ago A new measure is being used to rank Toronto's neighbourhoods – the "neighbourhood equity score" which combines ratings for economic opportunity participation in decision-making and physical surroundings change the way Toronto's 140 neighbourhoods are evaluated by city staff when they decide where to direct services The new rankings are likely to set off a lively debate about the city's role in providing social services and what areas of the city are most deserving of extra funding and attention – all against the backdrop of the fall civic election The new measures were developed in conjunction with researchers at St Michael's Hospital's Centre for Research on Inner City Health and are adapted from work done by the World Health Organization This story has been updated to correct a mistake that appeared in the original version The story incorrectly stated the time that county commissioners will address the rezoning issue on Thursday The county commission will address the rezoning issue on Thursday at 6 p.m located at the county chambers in Milton.  Discussions of a proposed 726-home subdivision planned for Woodbine Road in Pace have been revived this month six months after its developer initially pulled the plug on the application following public concern over the massive commercial and residential development.  The Lakes of Woodbine project is a joint venture between Destin-based Olson Land Partners and national residential homebuilder D.R seeking to develop 240 acres of property off of Woodbine Road and turn it into a massive commercial and high-end residential neighborhood. The land is currently zoned only for residential development owner of Olson Land Partners, is asking the county to allow 22 acres for commercial use.  In September, Olson said he was putting the project on hold just a week before it was scheduled to be presented to go before the county zoning board who would decide whether or not those 22 acres could be developed as commercial property.  More: Massive residential, commercial development in Pace put on hold More: Large residential and commercial development proposed for Woodbine Road in Pace More: House construction and growth in Santa Rosa County has some residents concerned Olson said then the project was simply not ready to go before the county but county leaders indicated the plug had been pulled due to nearby residents' concerns over traffic issues on Woodbine Road Olson vowed to re-submit his application once he deemed it was ready.  Olson followed up on that promise early this year, re-submitting the application to the county on Jan Olson did not directly respond to the News Journal's request for comment but instead provided a press release detailing the plans for the development.  "The Highway Commercial District will encompass only 22.18 acres along Woodbine Road which is consistent and compatible with other properties along the Woodbine Road corridor for quality designed neighborhood retail shops and services," the news release said "The limited commercial area is intended to serve the surrounding Pace area."  The developer must now get approval from the county if he wants to develop 22 acres as commercial property he can still move forward with developing the entire 240 acres as residential homes which could bring the total amount of homes built from 726 to more than 800.  Olson said the development would include a 3,000 or 4,000-square foot pool will remain private so the county will not be required to maintain roads which only strain department budgets," the release said Residents who live nearby are concerned about the development saying it will add too much traffic to the already-crowded Woodbine Road corridor The road currently has a "D" grade from the county's public works department just one letter grade away from "F," a failing grade.  "You're going to bring in some 1,400 cars maybe and 800 or 900 students into an area where we are already at capacity," said Phil Hoffman a Woodbine Springs Plantation resident and founder of a local citizen activist group calling for responsible growth in the county "Everything added there is just more congestion More: Pace citizens want county to address Woodbine Road traffic issues Olson said in the news release that he's counting on the county to widen Woodbine Road eventually.  development of the subject property has been anticipated and makes up part of the previously-projected traffic growth on these roadways," the news release said 90 are already part of the long-range transportation plans for the area... Santa Rosa County is in the process of addressing the need to widen Woodbine Road through a half-cent sales tax to widen Woodbine Road chairman of the board and representative for District 1 which includes Pace and Woodbine Road, is pushing for a half-cent sales tax increase to go before county voters in a special election to be held on Aug Parker said the first priority will be improvements to Woodbine Road.  Parker told the News Journal on Friday that he'd likely support the rezoning measure on Thursday Parker said it would be better for the traffic issues on Woodbine than if the commercial acreage was used for even more residential homes.  "I don't have any problems with the commercial portion of the rezoning along Woodbine Road because if you drive up and down and look how it's currently being used it has clearly become a commercial corridor," Parker said.  Residents like Hoffman say the county should re-institute impact fees which it did away with during the recession before it looks to a sales tax increase.  The chairman added he'd heard from residents who would prefer the board nix the project altogether but said they couldn't do that since the plans met all the requirements based on the current zoning.  "I have clearly been told by several citizens in that area that they don't want more traffic on that road," Parker said state law clearly dictates that we cannot tell someone that they cannot develop property that is already zoned appropriately and we cannot stop them from developing it into a residential neighborhood."  a former Santa Rosa County Sheriff and current Homeowners Association President for Woodbine Springs Plantation said he supports the county rezoning the 22 acres as commercial since he believes it would alleviate at least some of the traffic congestion that the neighborhood will inevitably bring.  "I'm in support of it because the proposed project involves fewer houses being built on that parcel of land and fewer houses mean less traffic on heavily congested Woodbine Road and various other roads around here," Hall said the project will involve a private neighborhood with private streets with property values that are a lot higher than track houses built by one of the major developers that's developing in the Pace area," Hall added "And that's the other thing — what's best for Woodbine Springs and our neighbors as far as the types of houses that will be built and their property values."  The project went before the county zoning board last week who could not come to a decision about whether or not to approve the rezoning The 10-member board split the vote with five approving the request and five denying following more than three hours of heated testimony by residents who both supported and opposed the development. It will now go before the Board of County Commissioners on Thursday for final approval.  The Board of County Commissioners will discuss the rezoning on March 28 at 6 p.m Annie Blanks can be reached at ablanks@pnj.com or 850-435-8632.  State Rep. Jayer Williamson is requesting that the state take control of Woodbine Road to fund much-needed improvements to the major Santa Rosa County artery as traffic gridlock and more housing developments continue to cause concerns In a letter to County Administrator Dan Schebler on Tuesday Williamson requested that the county begin negotiations with the Florida Department of Transportation to have the state take over the county-owned road.  "After careful consideration including the increasing volume of constituent concerns as well as the detailed review of Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) count reports I am requesting the Florida Department of Transportation begin the initial review process for considering the transfer of CR-197A (Woodbine Road) in Pace FL," Williamson told Schebler in the letter Tired of the gridlock: Pace citizens want county to address Woodbine Road traffic issues In an interview with the News Journal on Wednesday Williamson said he felt a state takeover would be the best option at the moment for getting funding for much-needed improvements including adding lanes and building safer intersections.  has led to 13% more cars on the road since 2014 and that number is expected to continue to rise "We've had so much growth in the last 20 years in this area and it's been re-paved and re-striped," he said I'm not saying the county's not doing their job or anything this is me asking the county to work hand-in-hand with FDOT seeing if it makes sense for the state to take it over and the county to give it up."  726 additional homes: Lakes of Woodbine project back on the table, could bring 726-home subdivision to Pace Woodbine Road is a major north-south corridor in Santa Rosa County and one of the most heavily trafficked by commuters. In addition, several new housing developments are under construction or about to be under construction on the busy road which will only add to the gridlock.    who represents Woodbine Road and the surrounding areas in Pace and Pea Ridge said the state takeover is the best option for the county without having to raise property taxes.  But he said he believes FDOT will be hesitant to take over the road until the county exhausts all of its options — including raising the millage rate.  "We have a very low millage rate compared to other counties in the state "Legal authority allows us to go up to 10 mills The attitude that we have received (from the state) is that sometimes the state is reluctant to spend money when local officials have the opportunity to raise the revenue to fix it.  "But every commissioner on our board is committed to trying to keep property taxes as low as possible," Parker continued "I'm very thankful to have Rep. Williamson as a partner in this so we can look for other opportunities to partner with our state delegation to avoid having to raise property taxes."  Zoning board fired: Voters defeated tax referendum, so zoning board retaliated, residents say It's expected to cost around $40 million to bring Woodbine Road up to par. Despite record property tax revenues bolstering the county's budget this year Parker said other needs — like increased budgets for the Sheriff's Office and Fire Department — mean the county can't dip into its coffers to fund Woodbine improvements.  but we also have a larger population serving more needs," he said.  Schebler indicated the county would consider Williamson's request.  "Santa Rosa County recognizes the capacity issues and increasing AADT count reports for Woodbine Road," he said in the email. "We will certainly work with our state representative and the Florida Department of Transportation to explore all options and opportunities — to include consideration of the transfer Rep Williamson suggests — to obtain the funding necessary to make improvements to this traffic corridor as soon as feasibly possible." While people who live and work in Pace would be the first to tell you how bad the traffic is on U.S they would also be the first to credit the area with turning itself from a bedroom community for Pensacola to a more commercially-friendly suburb People discovered Pace," said Helen Spears owner of the old-fashioned themed gift shop and goods store T Spears can remember when her commute up and down Woodbine used to take 10 minutes Spears and others said Woodbine and Chumuckla, both of which run into Pace's five points intersection offer a more local selection of goods and services 90 is the place to hit all the major chains has lived in the county virtually his entire life He said the turn of the millennium was the true shift in growth experienced in Pace Once a Walmart and Home Depot come to the U.S plenty of other companies began planting their roots in the community Next year's budget in SRC: Santa Rosa's first budget talk focused on deputies, infrastructure and employee retention Newest woodbine project: New Tractor Supply Company planned for Woodbine Road in Pace "The property along Highway 90 got to be so costly that a lot of your smaller locally owned businesses were not able to purchase land on that Highway 90 commercial corridor which is when we really started seeing the growth of the commercial activity along the Woodbine and Chumuckla Highway corridors," Parker said A 2020 U.S. Census Bureau estimate put the population of Pace at just under 24,700 people an approximately 23% increase over the area's estimated 20,000 population in 2010 The growth is expected to continue with new developments such as the Lakes of Woodbine, a more than 700-home subdivision Currently on both Woodbine and Chumuckla, there are pockets of commercial, mainly in small strip malls, interspersed with collections of both one-off homes and large residential subdivisions. Then there is the five points intersection Publix and collection of other commercial offerings like a salon and fitness studio it offers a little something for everyone at the convergence of some of the busiest thoroughfares in the area "I think these area has expanded a lot since I got here There was a lot less traffic when I first got here," said Masy Puno one of the food trucks at the five points intersection Puno has been in the area for less than a decade the one thing she sees that is still missing is an opportunity for nightlife She mentioned a desire for a relaxed music-friendly venue but others in the area expanded on what that could look like but (need) a nice one with maybe a dance floor where people can go and dance and enjoy a nice evening with ambiance," said 13-year Pace resident Jan Harnish Though while she wishes for a club-like venue she said she has recently taken solace in the fact that she has found newly offered clogging classes at a dance studio in the five points area Parker said the residents he hears from the most are middle-aged parents the thing he hears most often that the Pace community wants is a community pool or a YMCA-type facility The change and growth has sparked pushback from residents That pushback is mainly targeted at travel congestion and chain stores popping up in the area "I don't think the small businesses are affecting that too much on (the traffic) front I think more people would prefer to shop locally than big box stores," said Kie Crow Harnish echoed that development has been rapid in the area they sold another parcel on Highway 90 and what's coming in will be an oil change place; something that is just not going to help," Harnish said "We need something that's a lot more attractive than that." On the infrastructure front the county is looking at Woodbine in particular to widen having granted an engineering firm a $2 million Parker has remained steadfast that he will not support high-density housing in Pace because he said it feels reckless without further investments in infrastructure Parker said he recognizes Pace has shifted from what he knew it as growing up But he said it has done well at preserving some of the core elements that made it special in the first place while continuing to expand and provide further opportunities "It is definitely not as much of the country it still offers a nice blend of the definition of a suburban community We have a lot of retail opportunities to where we don't have to commute to Pensacola anymore for most of our needs," Parker said it's still overwhelmingly comprised of single-family residents where you have that traditional household makeup."