Toronto

Planning and Building a Healthy, Active City Toronto is perhaps the densest and fastest growing city in Canada. Housing Canada’s oldest university, the Toronto stock exchange, as well as 2.6 million residents, it is constantly evolving and growing to meet its citizens’ needs. Recently, Toronto is looking to evolve into a more active city in hopes of promoting a healthy, active lifestyle. In addition, the city hopes to reduce carbon emissions and environmental impacts through the discouraging of…

Regent park is currently being renovated by Toronto Community Housing, the largest social housing provider in Toronto. They hope to make it a larger, more socially active community, even expecting about 10,000 new residents to move in by the end of the project. The Regent Park Revitalization is an opportunity for Toronto Community Housing to build a vibrant, mixed-income community. First of all, by the end of the project, there will be more commercial areas. Adding in commercial areas, such as…

The book, The Massey Murder takes place predominantly in downtown Toronto and mentions many streets and buildings which are still present. Some of the many buildings that were mentioned in the book include Old City Hall, Osgoode Hall, the Court Street Police Station, The Adelaide Street Courthouse, and Massey Music Hall. Most of these buildings are located near Adelaide Street, Jarvis Street, Bay Street and Queen Street. During the time of the trial, times and the city were a lot different than…

Greenbelt was established February 5th, 2005. It’s a 2 million acre (809 thousand hectare) solution for all Ontarians. The Greenbelt goes as far north as Tobermory and extends 325 km from Rice Lake in Northumberland County, east of Toronto, to the Niagara River, west of Toronto. It’s even larger then PEI (1.4 million acres). The Greenbelt’s purpose is to protect environmentally delicate areas, and productive farmlands from urban sprawl and development. There are approximately 5,500 farms in…

Canadian Magazine of Immigration, more than half of Filipino immigrants have move to the Greater Toronto Area in Canada. Immigration is a tough process people go through around the world. I will show a practical view on moving to Canada on an Filipino Canadian’s perspective over the years. I have chosen to interview my father’s journey to Canada. I will ask him a set of questions about his life in Toronto. The interview will happen at our home and will consist of him describing his struggles…

Chase Hospitality Group (CHG) is a Toronto based hospitality company, which operates six fine dining restaurants throughout the city. Established in 2013 CHG offers a range of catering, dining and event services within the restaurants and in other event spaces (“About Us”). Although aimed to be an upscale dining experience, the restaurants are designed to be a welcoming and relaxed space to enjoy a grand culinary adventure. The atmosphere and culinary services are an extension of the company’s…

a main route and had a bus stop nearby. Despite the available public transportation, the location might have been inconvenient for those who had to travel far, especially considering that there are only 4 Landlord and Tenant Boards in the greater Toronto area (GTA). In addition, to the long travel, the cost of commuting could potentially take a toll on people financially due to the price of gas and bus fare. The board office itself was located on the 5th floor of a large building. The…

This paper highlighted things that I had not thought about prior to this. However, after reading the research I can see now where environmental racialization is a factor. Subsequently, it’s not just a phenomenon present only in the Toronto. I feel it is the root of many cities that I have travelled to in Southern Ontario, and in America as well. When Scarborough was developed I was not around. However, if I were privy to initial planning documentation, I wonder if the developers ask for…

How long have you been playing basketball? I’ve been playing basketball since as long as I’ve known it, since I was a young kid about six years old. When did you realize that basketball was the sport for you? Was there any other sports that you played? No not really, when I was growing up my brothers played basketball and my mom loved basketball so I was always brought up in a basketball family, I never really played any other sports. Since I was young I was always either one of the tallest…

Where is the best place to live in Canada? – Oakville The world is a small place, at least it now is. Away from the pollution of metropolitans, people want to live in calm, peaceful and naturally beautiful places. A small town in the Halton Region on Lake Ontario – Oakville, is one good example. Oakville’s perfect weather, great location, high household income, great schools and natural beauty make it the best place to live in Canada. These factors have made it gain the reputation of “The Jewel…