By Liam Harrington and Justin Field Skedline.com The Toronto District School Board is in a difficult situation. The board face serious challenges such as overcrowded schools, crumbling infrastructure, and students are getting the best education possible. It is up to the school board trustees to solve these issues, but... Read more
By Sarah Larke, Katia Sist and Cassandra Turco Skedline.com As voters head to the polls today, residents in the Etobicoke-Lakeshore area have voiced concerns about issues in their community. “Lakeshore is a mess,” said resident Daniel Pacitto. “They need to clean up the waterfront.” Pacitto, who lives in Mimico,... Read more
Skedline Reporters Clement Goh and Lucas Laporta travel through the busy roads of Etobicoke-Lakeshore to learn about Vision Zero, a plan designed to strengthen relationships between cyclists and vehicles. Read more
Neighborhoods from Toronto’s west-end come together with concerns for transit, ahead of outcomes after the city’s 2018 election. Read more
By: Paula Brown and Raven Smith Skedline.com Ward 7 candidates continue to debate the state of affordable housing in the Humber River Black Creek district. “We need to build more affordable housing, there is no question about that,” said long time Coun. Anthony Perruzza. Perruzza and other candidates continue... Read more
Analysis by Breanne Coulter, video by Tierney Angus From housing to transportation to supporting local businesses, Ward 3 Etobicoke-Lakeshore councillor candidates have priorities outside of the Lakeshore environment this municipal election. 2018 Election Map: Ward 3 // Toronto Elections Etobicoke-Lakeshore is a community directly affected by pollution due to its... Read more
By Lucas Laporta Skedline.com Vision Zero is the five-year plan Toronto City Council approved in 2017 to tackle traffic related fatalities across the city, including, but not limited to, cyclists. Presented by Mayor John Tory, the plan has a goal of reaching zero deaths in Toronto’s streets by 2021.... Read more
By Kelsey Mohammed Skedline.com “Where’s Mark Grimes?” one man in the audience called out, which started a string of murmurs and laughter among the other audience members. Wednesday evening, at the Assembly Hall – Humber Lakeshore campus brought a full crowd of Etobicoke residents for the All-Candidate Meeting. The debate, which featured... Read more
Premier Kathleen Wynne has promised a “commitment to care” that was detailed in today’s throne speech. The speech, delivered by Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell, covered three essential topics while mentioning other issues the Wynne government feels Ontarians will be concerned about as they head to the polls June 7.... Read more
While June 7 may seem far away, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has “unofficially” begun campaigning for this year’s provincial election, with one of her first stops taking place at Humber College’s Lakeshore campus. Wynne, who made the appearance Friday morning, arrived to a packed room in Humber’s Centre for Entrepreneurship. The... Read more
