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Parkdale – High Park

  • Cold or Covid? Getting tested in Parkdale – High Park

    On the first of this month, I started coughing. Fortunately, had no fever or loss of taste. It felt like a common cold. Nonetheless, I decided to stay home for a week to not spread my cold, but also because… Continue reading

  • Bloor – Jane needs a public washroom

    There aren’t sufficient public washrooms in our City. If we specifically look at Bloor West Village as a case study, it could be said at least Runnymede Library and High Park have public washrooms. However, one significant gap is Bloor… Continue reading

  • Parkside Drive needs more (raised) crosswalks with traffic signals

    Parkside stretches almost 2 kilometers and only has four pedestrian crosswalks with traffic signals at Indian Valley Cres, Howard Park Ave, High Park Blvd, and Spring Rd. Without traffic, it takes only 4 minutes to drive along Parkside from Bloor… Continue reading

  • Vaccination is a personal decision with public and financial consequences

    There are many great reasons to live in the riding of Parkdale – High Park. One of them is accessibility to vaccines. Such as the Healing Source Pharmacy on Bloor West near Runnymede which now has Covid-19 vaccine walk-ins. Another… Continue reading

  • Pedestrian Bridges of Parkdale – High Park

    A tale of two bridges: the Wallace Avenue Footbridge and the Humber Bay Arch Pedestrian-Bicycle Bridge remind us that public infrastructure is so much more than fixing potholes. When done right public infrastructure can inspire, bring people together, promote safety,… Continue reading

  • Few public washrooms in Parkdale – High Park

    Last week, I saw a person behind Runnymede Station urinating in a corner. Before rushing to judgment, let me tell you a fact: there are zero public washrooms open right now in Bloor West Village. As per the link below… Continue reading

  • Finding a Vaccine Appointment in Parkdale – High Park

    Parkdale – High Park includes four postal codes: M6P, M6R, M6S, and part of M6K. Only M6K is a provincially designated hot zone… However, when vaccine pop-up locations and pharmacies have extra doses and not enough appointments, they sometimes open… Continue reading

  • Bloor West Bike Lane Safety

    Hope everyone is doing well. Edgardo the owner of Aztec’s Mine brought to my attention that he has witnessed car bicycle collisions at the corner of Bloor St. West and Parkview Gardens. Where the vehicle driver turning right on Parkview… Continue reading

  • Mental Health Resources at Parkdale – High Park

    While we focus on bringing Covid cases down, let’s not lose sight of mental health, which is equally important as our physical health. Layoffs, lack of social interaction, financial difficulties, strained relationships, and uncertainty have consequences. So, during these difficult… Continue reading

  • Covid-19 fatalities by T.O. postal codes

    You may already know that both North Etobicoke and North Scarborough have experienced the highest number of Covid cases in Toronto. Furthermore, last Friday, July 10th Public Health Toronto released additional information via the City’s Open Data portal. A look… Continue reading

    Covid-19 fatalities by T.O. postal codes