North Toronto Post

1 month ago | postcity.com | Ron Johnson

Queen’s Park North underwent a significant facelift in 2019, but it looks like there’s still more work to be done. The park, located near Queen’s Park Crescent East and Wellesley Street West could soon undergo more enhancements — this time funded by the Weston Family Foundation. The Westons are offering a cool $50 million to improve the park design and to further support community engagement, park operations, maintenance and programming in the long term.

1 month ago | postcity.com | Ron Johnson

Toronto city councillor Josh Matlow is calling for a fresh take on how the city governs its parks after taking a photo of a bewildering sign at a park that seems to disallow most things for which people would come to a park. Matlow contends there are too many outdated and confusing rules that are limiting how residents use public green spaces. City council passed Matlow’s motion entitled Time for Outdated Park Rules to Touch Grass, at a recent city council meeting.

1 month ago | postcity.com | Nisean Lorde

Major upgrades are taking place at the former Canada Post building at 1117 Queen St W! A pantry shop, dubbed 1117 Meats & Pantry, will be opening at the site in the near future. The owners have been documenting their progress on Instagram, and it seems that it’ll be the go-to place in the neighbourhood for meats, gourmet goods and pantry must-haves. The two-storey Beaux-Arts building, known as Postal Station C, is an official heritage site designation.

1 month ago | postcity.com | Ron Johnson

After a number of delays, the long-awaited Glen Road pedestrian bridge appears to be just days away from reopening, with crews applying the final touches to one of Toronto’s most beloved footpaths. The newly rebuilt Glen Road bridge, officially known as the Morley Callaghan Footbridge, spans the lush Rosedale Valley Ravine and reconnects the communities of Rosedale and north St. James Town.

1 month ago | postcity.com | Ron Johnson

Toronto marked the seventh anniversary of the deadly Yonge Street van attack during the Toronto City Council meeting on April 23, with a moving tribute led by Mayor Olivia Chow. Mayor Chow announced that Canterbury Place, a street in North York near where the tragedy occurred, will be ceremonially renamed “Heroes’ Way,” to honour the victims and the nearly 2,000 first responders who helped in the aftermath and during the COVID-19 pandemic.