Recent content by James

Almost 10 years later and this post still stands the test of time. As someone who grew up in Montreal eating poutine all my life, I have to say that Costco's poutine just does it right. Nothing fancy (nor should it be) but it checks off all the boxes for what makes a good poutine: Fries are...

This is quite a redevelopment project. I like it. It is so much better use of all that space.

Referencing the 2017 employment survey (https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/95b8-Toronto-Employment-Survey-2017-Bulletin.pdf), you can clearly see major concentrated nodes scattered around the 416 which have a pretty high density of employment. You can already tell by the volume...

Interesting proposal. I've always found those few houses on Bayview Avenue, just north of that 401 West on-ramp to be kind of 'out of place'.

It was an intense game and I can only imagine how the Philadelphia fans must've felt too. Raptors held the lead (albeit at times barely) throughout most of the game, only to have the 76ers catch up multiple times. It was a close call for the Raptors and a "what could've been" game for the 76ers...

Not that I'm a big Costco shopper but I'm looking forward to this to hopefully alleviate some of the congestion from the Warden & Ellesmere location.

Probably because it's O.G. :p

Thanks for the responses. I was just curious if there was some sort of guaranteed admission in place for the children of teachers who choose to teach at that particular school. I don't believe the school is at capacity, so it seems fair that additional students outside of the catchment would...

In a somewhat related vein, do the kids of the teachers at a particular school get priority to attend that school if they actually live outside of the catchment? I know of a teacher who teaches at a certain school and their child also attends that school. I also know with certainty that they...

Does anyone know how this information is to be made available? Does one simply enter in an address on a website and the historical sold information for that address pops up? I'm assuming only final sale price & closing date are disclosed. Who "controls" and manages this publicly available data...

I think many of us do consider Bloor Street to be the northern boundary of what constitutes "downtown". To the east, the Don Valley River would be a good line to draw. To the south, the Harbourfront. It's only that western boundary where many of us debate. Thinking back 15-20 years ago, I...

The concept plan actually looks pretty amazing.

Here's a sobering harsh look at the long road down for Sears in the U.S.: The Long, Hard, Unprecedented Fall of Sears An icon of 20th century American retailers laid low. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-08/the-long-hard-unprecedented-fall-of-sears

They truly are. 20 years ago I really wouldn't have envisioned it to be as successful as it is (or has become) given the tenant mix, the location, the neighborhood demographics, etc. It has really become a destination shopping center.

Aside from the grisly details of this horrible incident, I still can't believe this happened 8-1/2 years ago. I still remember vividly hearing this story as it broke in the news. It's even harder to believe that this very man will be walking free in society already.