 The fire station under construction on April 17, 1929 versus modern day - photo from City of Toronto archives and TorontoJourney416
A belated congratulations to the local fire station in Bay Cloverhill, Station 314, at 12 Grosvenor Street on their 100 year anniversary in April 2026. Built in 1926, the Tudor Revival style fire station has been home to generations of firefighters who have served the community. Captain Jack Cooper and Pumper 314 were featured in the documentary Florian's Knights that followed the now retired firefighter who served the City for 45 years and formed a motorcycle club to deal with first responder post traumatic stress disorder. They respond to a high variety of calls, including the December 1989 fire in the decrepit Rupert Hotel, a Corktown rooming house, in which 10 people died. Firefighters also were called to the shooting in 2012 at the food court of the Eaton Centre. Today, it is home to Pumper Truck 314 with the highest volume of responses in Canada, responding to almost 6,000 calls annually. Kids of all ages enjoy the dalmatian styled fire hydrant. We are all very appreciative of the work that these first responders do every day to keep residents safe.
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Annex Residents Association, Bay Cloverhill Community Association, Harbord Village Residents Association, Palmerston Residents Association and Seaton Village Residents Association are organizing an all candidates debate tentatively scheduled for Thursday September 24th from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm at Church Street United Church at 452 College Street, just west of Bathurst Street.
The deadline for candidates to register has passed. University Rosedale Ward 11 Gabe Blanc and Dana Fisher have withdrawn. Paul Viret has registered. Dianne Saxe has withdrawn and is running for Toronto-Danforth Ward 14 instead. Current candidates are:
Toronto Centre Ward 13 Morgan Harris and Cleveland Marshall have registered. Current candidates are:
There are a few days to go before the deadline for candidates to register for the 2026 municipal elections, but plenty of people have stepped up to run for Mayor, Councillors and Trustees. The election will be held Monday October 26, 2026 from 10 am to 8 pm. Advance voting in person will take place from Tuesday October 6th to Sunday October 11th from 10 am to 7 pm. If you want to vote by mail, register starting Tuesday September 1st; and submit your ballot by noon on Wednesday October 14th. More details are available at www.toronto.ca/elections. Visit www.voterlookup.ca to make sure you are able to vote by confirming that you are on the voter’s list. For municipal elections only, the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) provides a list of eligible voters in Ontario to Election Clerks. You may be familiar with MPAC as the organization that assesses property values for taxation purposes. On the website you can confirm or update your information, add the name of an eligible voter at your address or change your school board support from the Toronto District School Board. There are many websites that offer non partisan information: https://wardwatch.ca/ https://torontoelections.com/ https://www.knowyourvote.to/ https://www.buildcanada.com/toronto https://votetoronto.com/ https://unitetolove.ca/elections Please educate yourself on which candidates best represent similar views on what is important to you. Get involved in supporting your preferred candidate. Take the time to exercise your democratic right and vote!! Toronto Centre Ward 13 At just under 6 square kilometres, the smallest ward in the City has seen above average growth and is one of the most densely populated in Toronto with almost 117,000 residents in 2021. About 75% of Toronto Centre residents rent, well above the city average of just under 50%. Notable neighbourhoods include Church Wellesley Village, Regent Park, St. James Town, and Cabbagetown.  More statistics on Ward Profile are available at https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/8c68-CityPlanning-2021-Census-Profile-Ward-13.pdf Here are the candidates registered for Toronto Centre Ward 13:
University Rosedale Ward 1 Features of the 14 square kilometre University Rosedale Ward 11 area include the University of Toronto St. George campus and notable neighbourhoods like Yorkville, Rosedale, The Annex and Discovery District. The average number of renters is about 50%, which is typical for Toronto. Population was just over 102,000 in 2021. The average household income of about $170k exceeds the city average of $129k.  More ward profile information available at https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/data-research-maps/neighbourhoods-communities/ward-profiles/ward-11-university-rosedale/ The candidates for University Rosedale Ward 11 are:
1.Gabe Blanc https://gabeforunirose.ca/ 2.Keenan Courtis https://www.keenancourtis.ca/ 3.Dana Fisher https://www.danafisher.ca/ 4.Terri Hawkes https://www.voteterrihawkes.ca/ 5.Mike Layton 6.Karina Lemke https://votekarina.ca/ 7.Alice Li https://www.aliceli.ca/ 8.Huy Leiu https://www.huylieu.ca/ 9.Gian Pileri https://gianpileri.ca/ 10.Dianne Saxe https://www.votesaxe.ca/ 11.Diana Yoon https://www.voteyoon.ca/ |
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