Margaret Procter

Now Magazine of Jan. 19-25 reports on how 19 “iconic” Toronto restaurants have managed to stay in business for over 20 years. Three are located in our area: Country Style Hungarian on Bloor (at left, mother and daughter owners),

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Metro News reports on a project from MIT and the World Economic Forum that maps urban tree canopies around the world using new software called “Treepedia.” By counting trees using Google Street View the researchers measured the percentage of each city’s area covered by canopy.

… Read more Toronto’s Tree Canopy: World Class, but Under Stress

The December Annex Gleaner contains a lively account of a “fractious” neighbourhood meeting on Nov. 29. Local residents, the developer, and Councillor Joe Cressy met to discuss proposals for an 11-storey building and eight stacked townhouses on the green space surrounding the heritage-designated building at 666 Spadina.

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CBC profiles a resident at Kensington Hospice, 38 Major Street: he appreciates the home-like atmosphere and professional care at the only residential hospice in the city of Toronto. Read the story and watch the video clip at http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-hospice-1.3904353.

… Read more Kensington Hospice: a home, not a hospital

A provincial review of the OMB may limit the role of this powerful appeals board and give more consideration to local planning. A Toronto Star story by Jennifer Pagliaro summarizes proposals to restrict OMB decision-making, and notes that the province will hold town hall meetings between now and Dec.

… Read more Province proposes limiting powers of Ontario Municipal Board

Steve Klein, a valued member of the HVRA Board and NW Area Rep since 2009, died on Sept. 25, 2016, following a long struggle with lymphoma.

Steve applied his professional expertise to many HVRA activities. He liked to get things done,

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