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Shirin Varzagani.

Keen & green: How an innovative mentoring program connects new Canadians with environmental jobs

Sarah B. Hood Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Many newcomers are attracted to Canada by the promise of a green environment. The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority is making sure the brightest and best of them can do their part.
The LIttle Grape that Could.

Not so sour grapes

Kelli Korducki Wednesday, September 19, 2012
A wine company whose profits go to charities has come up with an ingenious way to engage consumers in giving. Could the model work elsewhere?
Mary Rowe.

Freeing data & building collective identity: Q&A with Vital Signs panelist Mary Rowe

Paul Gallant Wednesday, September 19, 2012
The vice president and managing director of New York's Municipal Art Society returns to her old stomping ground for our October 11 Yonge Talks panel on the Toronto Community Foundation's new Vital Signs report. We talked to her about the city's growth spurt and how she thinks Toronto can build on its success. 
Jennifer Keesmaat.

Keesmaat kismet: Has the city's new chief planner arrived at the right time?

Bert Archer Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Our new chief planner has joined the city's building boom mid-party. But Jennifer Keesmaat's Toronto-loving pro-pedestrian approach might be what we need to liven things up.
Rahul Bhardwaj and Mary Rowe.

Our panel & talkback on Toronto's Vital Signs report

Yonge Street Staff Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Each year the Toronto Community Foundation releases its Vital Signs report, which provides a snapshot of the health of the city across 11 issue areas, ranging from safety and housing to health, wellness and the gap between rich and poor. The report flags both the progress Toronto has made on these issues and the challenges the city continues to face. At our free October 11 Yonge Talks event, sponsored by the Toronto Community Foundation, president and CEO Rahul Bhardwaj will present key Vital Signs findings and discuss them with special out-of-town guest Mary Rowe of the Municipal Art Society of New York.
Kenneth Hale

OP-ED: Why affordable housing is a key human right

Kenneth Hale Wednesday, August 22, 2012
After Yonge Street's two panels this summer on affordable housing, we asked attendee Kenneth Hale of the Advocacy Centre for Tenants-Ontario to write about the Charter challenge the group is making on behalf of people who are struggling to obtain adequate housing. Here's his argument.
Malvern Community Market volunteer planning group.

You are what your community eats

Jaime Woo Wednesday, August 15, 2012
The transformation of Malvern has meant more than just reclaiming it from gang violence. Bringing people together around food and green spaces has been an integral ingredient. 
Naki Osutei.

Wearing our diversity on our jersey: How the Pan Am Games plans to deliver one of its key promises

Kelli Korducki Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Ontario's Pan/Parapan American Games won't just be showcasing athletic and organizational prowess. They'll be putting the breadth and dynamism of the GTA's population on the world stage.
154 Rhode Ave.

5 new Toronto buildings worth a second look

Bert Archer Wednesday, July 25, 2012
With so much new construction in the last few years, it's hard to separate the wheat from the chaff. Our Development Editor Bert Archer picks five projects worth a closer look (including one you can't look at yet).
Artscape Triangle Lofts.

Roof over our heads: Our follow-up forum on housing zooms in on government money & coordination

Krishna Rau Wednesday, July 25, 2012
In our second session on affordable housing, passionate thought leaders brainstormed how to improve the quantity—and quality—of affordable housing in Toronto.
GPLEX Conference

In diversity, harmony: Do we talk differently than Americans?

Paul Gallant Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Delegates from Philadelphia here to learn from Toronto's brightest and best see a side of the city that its inhabitants might not.
Yonge Street Affordable Housing Panel.

Location, location, location: Our panel explores why home is where the transit is

Paul Gallant Wednesday, June 27, 2012
At our June 21 event on affordable housing, panelists and attendees connected the dots between market forces, transit, and government and charitable contributions. There were no silver bullets, but lots of great ideas taking us into round #2.
Peter MacLeod hosts our affordable housing talk back.

Round #2: Join our July 19 talkback session on affordable housing

Yonge Street Staff Wednesday, June 27, 2012
During our June 21 event, we heard from our panel of experts on Toronto's housing situation. In the next step, participants will get their say as we try to move forward on affordable housing solutions. You're invited to join the discussion. The Yonge Street Speakers Series is sponsored by Toronto Community Foundation.
Peter MacLeod

Beyond sticker shock: MASS's Peter MacLeod on what we might learn at our panel on affordable housing

Paul Gallant Wednesday, June 13, 2012
The moderator of Yonge Street's June 21 panel on affordable housing thinks we've lost our mojo—and that we can get it back.
Laneway housing

Right up your alley: Can laneway housing provide an antidote to our high-rise growth spurt?

Bert Archer Wednesday, June 06, 2012
Fitting more people into Toronto doesn't have to mean building up. The city's alleyways are full of real estate opportunities, if only the city could figure out the best way of servicing them.
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