Four years ago, the Toronto Community Housing Corporation received $1.3 Billion in federal funding for the upkeep of its buildings, but a new report shows that many are still in disrepair; Architecture firm BDP Quadrangle’s new office in The Well is a textbook example of the kind of workplace that brings employees to the office; organization TTCriders challenge mayoral candidates on key transit issues with new survey, pointing to several ‘red flags’; and other news.
Amid ‘steady’ progress, 34 Toronto Community Housing complexes remain in critical disrepair (Toronto Star)
In the age of the hybrid workplace, flexible amenities attract employees back to office (Globe and Mail)
Transit advocates take temperature of mayoral hopefuls on key TTC issues (CBC)
Average rent up almost 30 per cent in Ontario, says new housing index (Toronto Star)
Manitoba crash shows the danger of intersections on Canada’s highways (Global News)
Ready to vote? These are the issues that may decide Toronto’s mayoral race (CBC)
Gas leak results in road collapse in the Beach neighbourhood (Toronto Star)
Toronto mayoral by-election candidates weigh in on ‘strong-mayor’ powers (Globe and Mail)
Toronto’s next mayor will likely open the Eglinton LRT. Can they save local businesses? (Globe and Mail)
Olivia Chow: I have hope for the future of our city, because I have faith in us (Toronto Star)
Tourism businesses in a ‘dire’ state, with debt mounting and demand meager: industry (CityNews)
Vulnerable groups need more support with poor Toronto air quality, say climate experts (CBC)