The Struggle for Housing Affordability: Minimum Wage vs. Soaring Rental Costs
A recent report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has shed light on the daunting reality of housing affordability in Toronto. The study indicates that Ontario’s minimum wage would need to skyrocket to $40 an hour for workers to comfortably afford...
Thinking Outside the Box: Innovative Solutions to Urban Housing and the Looming Crisis
The School Dilemma: Why Does Urban Planning Fail? Lets talk about sprawl! Thousand families and you’ve got no local schools? It’s time to examine the consequences of reckless urban planning. In some regions, neighbourhoods lack essential public schools,...
Toronto’s Refugee Crisis Sparks Urgent Meeting as Asylum Seekers Struggle on Sidewalk
Community groups in Toronto are raising alarm over the dire situation faced by a growing number of asylum seekers who have been compelled to sleep on a downtown sidewalk outside the city’s shelter intake office, enduring extreme heat and rainfall. In response to...
Predicting the Future of Toronto’s DVP Toll: What’s Your Take?
As I found myself once again stuck in brutal traffic on Toronto’s Don Valley Parkway (DVP) recently, it became evident that major steps are urgently needed to address the city’s perennial traffic woes. Alas, relief in the form of the Ontario Line is still...
A Silent Reminder of the Courageous Firefighters Battling Wildfires Across Canada
Have you found yourself puzzled by the hazy skies that have veiled your beloved region, despite the weather forecast promising a sun-filled day? Well, the culprit behind this atmospheric phenomenon is none other than the smoke from the relentless Ontario wildfires....
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said she’s “speechless” about the continued delayed of the Eglinton Crosstown, saying she’s no more knowledgeable on the project than residents and business owners who’ve been waiting years for it to wrap up.
“I don’t know what to say anymore, it’s leaving me speechless,” said Chow.