Hydrogen Powered Trains Attracting Attention World-Wide
Canada, especially Ontario, should be a leader, not a follower, in using hydrogen fuel cells to operate trains. That was a key message during the recent Metrolinx symposium, "Hydrail in Ontario:...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Sherbourne Common
Today's Photo of the Day features a skyline view captured from Sherbourne Common in Toronto's East Bayfront area. Submitted to our Forum by contributor skycandy, this view faces northwest across the...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for December 6, 2017
Half of Torontonians support King St. pilot, poll finds; Cycling rates spike in downtown neighbourhoods; Plans to buy Danforth Road plaza for subway up for debate at council; and more news:Half of...
View ArticleGraywood's Peter and Adelaide Almost Completely Sold Out
Toronto's Entertainment District remains one of the city's most in-demand neighbourhoods as evidenced by the recent success of Graywood Developments' Peter and Adelaide. The 47-storey BBB...
View ArticleRekai & Options for Homes Site in West Don Lands Progresses
While the number of people in need of long-term care in Toronto is set to grow drastically over the next decade, long-term care facility owners and operators in the city are dwindling as Downtown real...
View ArticleFinishing Materials Emerging at Copeland Transformer Station
Originally anticipated to be operational in 2014, Toronto Hydro's upgrade to Downtown power infrastructure is finally approaching completion on Bremner Boulevard. Though behind schedule, recent...
View ArticleTower Plan at Davenport Village to be Augmented by Townhomes
The final phases of the Davenport Village revitalization have been revised in plans recently submitted to the City of Toronto. Prepared by M. Behar Planning & Design on behalf of Neudorfer...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Fog Over the East Bayfront
Another shot of the recent early morning fog over Toronto is featured in today's Photo of the Day. Submitted to the Monde Forum thread by contributor Razz, this view faces southwest over a fog obscured...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for December 7, 2017
Scarborough subway plan should be reconsidered if costs go above $3.56-billion; Toronto declines call to open armouries to shelter homeless; TTC’s removal of old streetcar poles is a slow process; and...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: The Don River and West Don Lands
This week's Throwback Thursday takes us back to early 2013 for a south facing view over the Don River, as seen from the Queen Street viaduct. Just shy of five years ago, this view of bridges was marked...
View ArticlePrograms Target Industry Shortage of Construction Workers
As development in the GTA is reaching a fever pitch, those who are on the ground building the city of tomorrow may be facing a coming crisis that could spell trouble for the booming construction...
View ArticleRestored 'Sam The Record Man' Sign Disappoints
When Ryerson University announced plans to redevelop Toronto's iconic Sam The Record Man on Yonge Street at Gould for their new Student Learning Centre, a heritage preservation deal was secured with...
View ArticleBriton House Retirement Centre Expansion Proposed in Midtown
As Toronto's baby boomers move into their senior years, demand is growing for new retirement housing, leading to a handful of new proposals in 2017. Among the latest is an application filed with the...
View ArticleProposal Submitted for Staples Property at Front & Parliament
With the shiny new Globe and Mail Centre having redefined Toronto's King East skyline when it opened earlier this year, a new proposal situated directly across the street is looking to add to the...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Festive Berczy Park
Since reopening this year following a revitalization project, Toronto's Berczy Park has re-established itself as one of the St. Lawrence neighbourhood's most popular attractions. In today's Photo of...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for December 8, 2017
The Bentway gets $500,000 infusion to push expansion; Councillor Minnan-Wong to seek Ontario Tory nomination for 2018 election; The TTC’s Andy Byford has woven his own tangled web of confusion; and...
View ArticleBelow Grade Forming Continues for The Met in Vaughan
The Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension and the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre subway station will enter service on December 17th, starting a new chapter in the history of the TTC and the city in York...
View ArticleExploring Amenities at Lifetime's Panda Condominiums
With marketing now underway for Lifetime Developments' Panda Condominiums, we are learning more about details about the 30-storey condo tower coming to Edward Street, just northwest of Toronto's Yonge...
View ArticleLast Tower Plan at Allenbury Gardens Redevelopment Submitted
The success of the ongoing mixed-income revitalization of Regent Park has opened the door for other social housing redevelopments across Toronto. Originally constructed in 1965 as a private residential...
View ArticleMid-Rise Condo Proposed on Bloor near Royal York Subway
Roughly a hundred metres from Royal York subway station, a proposal is seeking an amendment to Toronto's Official Plan along with rezoning to permit a mid-rise condo development on Bloor in Etobicoke's...
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