Laura Hull

Radio-Canada — Deux conseillers de la Ville de Toronto réclament que les électeurs puissent décider de l'agrandissement de l'aéroport Billy Bishop lors du scrutin d'octobre.

Radio-Canada — Selon des intervenants, la baisse des campements à Toronto cette année est trompeuse et ne reflète pas la réalité de l'itinérance sur le terrain.

Radio-Canada — À Toronto, la décision de déployer davantage de policiers armés de fusils d'assaut dans certains lieux publics suscite des réactions contrastées.

Radio-Canada — Situé à quelques centaines de mètres du centre-ville, il est depuis plus d'un siècle au cœur de débats.

Radio-Canada — Réserver un emplacement de camping dans un parc provincial de l'Ontario est un défi : les campeurs doivent être patients et très flexibles.

Radio-Canada — La première visite officielle du premier ministre canadien Mark Carney en Inde ravive un débat sensible au sein de la diaspora indo-canadienne à Toronto.

Radio-Canada — À partir du 31 mars, plusieurs programmes de prévention de la violence chez les jeunes pourraient disparaître à Toronto, faute de financement fédéral.

The Bridge Community News — Laura Hull - Tenants at Evolv, a purpose-built rental building in Regent Park developed by Daniels Corpo­ration, are speaking out against steep and inconsistent rent in­creases that they argue are dest­abilizing their lives and fractur­ing their community. The Regent Park Tenants As­sociation (RPTA) has gathered extensive data showing Evolv rents have pushed far above market levels, forcing many long-term residents to move.

Ricochet Media — A youthful dream of doing journalism better celebrates a decade of speaking truth to power

The Bridge Community News — An orphaned laneway nestled between St. Joseph Street and Irwin Avenue has become a hotspot for antisocial behavior, leaving local business owners and residents frustrated. Despite repeated pleas to Ward 13 Councillor Chris Moi­se, little progress has been made in resolving the laneway's legal and maintenance challenges.

The Bridge Community News — On October 9, City Council ap­proved developer KingSett Capi­tal's rezoning application for 214-230 Sherbourne Street to build a new residential tower, a decision condemned by a group campaign­ing for social housing on the site.

The Bridge Community News — Laura Hull - The City of Toronto is devel­oping a new bylaw to prevent renovictions - when a landlord illegitimately evicts a tenant by alleging that a rental unit needs to be empty for renovations. Renovictions have become "a growing trend," according to a statement from the city to the bridge.

The Bridge Community News — Laura Hull - On September 25, the Toronto East York Community Council considered developer KingSett Capital's application to build a 46 story residential building at 214-231 Sherbourne Street. After hearing seventeen speakers, Chris Moise, chair of the Council and Ward 13 Councillor, made the unusual call to pass the decision to City Council for further consideration without recommendation.

The Bridge Community News — Laura Hull - Neighbours near Sherbourne and Seaton Streets have de­nounced the hasty approval of two new high-rise towers at 191-201 Sherbourne Street. The group says that neither the city nor the developer Fitzrovia ad­equately consulted the commu­nity.

The Bridge Community News — Laura Hull - A June 15 rally organized by 230 Fightback demanded that the City of Toronto buy a her­itage house and vacant lots at Dundas and Sherbourne Streets and turn them into social hous­ing.

The Bridge Community News — Laure Hull - Ontario Street, from Carlton to Wellesley Street, will get a facelift next summer. In a com­munity consultation on May 7, Paul Young and Robert Mays from the city's Transportation Services presented proposed street improvements to Ward 13 Councillor Chris Moise and res­idents.

The Bridge Community News — By Laura Hull - Toronto Centre resident Adam Wynne has started a petition calling on the City of Toronto to expropriate properties owned by Rogers Communications and use them for affordable housing. The properties, some of them heritage houses at Huntley and Isabella Streets, have sat vacant for years, Wynne says.

The Bridge Community News — By Andre Bermon & Laura Hull - According to documents ob­tained by the bridge, the Ontario Land Tribunal intends to dismiss Regent Park activist Walied Khogali Ali's appeal on a recent rezoning change for the last two phases of the Regent Park revitalisation plan.

TMU Journalism — Summary: The City and Waterfront Toronto are revitalizing the Port Lands neighborhood by adding water to the new mouth of the Don River, which will also floodproof surrounding areas. This milestone is significant and has sparked excitement among residents and stakeholders. Long-term resident Elvira Kurt views the development as personal, envisioning it as her future home. Netami Stewart, responsible for park plans, compares the future state to having a High Park in downtown, predicting a major quality-of-life improvement. Visitors can already see the progress from various bridges, marking a significant step towards the project's completion. Transcript: That's the sound of water finally filling the new mouth of the Don River. It's part of a plan by the City and Waterfront Toronto to revitalize the Port Lands neighbourhood. It will also floodproof areas around the river. Mira Shanker, who does communications for Waterfront Toronto, said this is a very exciting milestone. The significance of actually adding water seems to be hitting a lot of people. Long term resident, Elvira Kurt said she's been curious about the project since it started. My fixation became, oh, this is going to be my future home. So I am seeing this development as if it was for me. It's happening for me. Netami Stewart manages all plans for parks in the area. She said, once the project is done, it'll be like having a high Park in downtown. It's got amazing features in terms of, you know, a place to be, and a improvement of the quality of life of downtown. It's going to make a really big impact. Visitors can see the New River and all other developments from Commissioner Street Bridge or the Cherry Street South Bridge. For JRN 306, I'm Laura Hull.

The Bridge Community News — Laura Hull - Over a series of town halls in January - in-person, over the phone and by video conference - Torontonians expressed their views on the city's 2024 budget. The meetings followed some held last November, when May­or Olivia Chow and the Budget Committee started budget con­sultations with online surveys and in-person meetings across the city.

The Bridge Community News — By Laura Hull - The Allan Gardens Food Bank is an important service, provid­ing good food to many people. Every Thursday and Friday from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., people line up in front of St. Luke's United Church on Sherbourne Street to receive a variety of fruits, vege­tables, dairy, bread, cereals and canned foods.

The Bridge Community News — By Laura Hull - Regent Park residents are push­ing to turn a property on Dun­das Street east of Parliament into a land trust for co-oper­ative housing. As demand for affordable housing increases - especially in low-income areas like Regent Park - creating and maintaining co-op housing is reportedly a priority, according to Toronto's HousingTO 2020- 2030 Action Plan.

The Bridge Community News — By Laura Hull - Associates of a developer pro­posing two new towers for 191-201 Sherbourne Street, in the heart of the Moss Park neigh­bourhood, were significant do­nors to the 2022 election cam­paign of Ward 13 Councillor Chris Moise.

The Bridge Community News — By Laura Hull - Our city, particularly down­town, has a constant hum of cars, people, animals, mo­torcycles and construction, among other things. The con­stant everyday noise, and noise spikes, have significant impacts on people's health. But the city could do better.