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If you have a Toronto Public Library account, you can use it to read newspaper articles for free online (after the minor inconvenience of a couple of searches and a few clicks). Basically, Hi-Rise Group decided that it no longer wanted to build a condo project in Scarborough, and wanted to...

I'm curious where you heard that. Heintzman Place will be a standard condominium with maintenance fees. They were originally estimated at $0.34 PSF, but those calculations will need to be revised. Heating/cooling was going to be included, but will now be metered individually, so that will lower...

At the last meeting, Mike Labbe explained that the cranes were still needed at their current site, but should become available sometime in December. He also said that construction was not delayed because workers were busy building the footings for the foundation. There's a Facebook group for...

Sesame Street was right http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkPh8As-y6E

The article is also available online.

There's a thread in this forum about the demolition notices. Here's a excerpt from an article that explains the protest sign:

To be honest, I haven't requested permission to post the photos, but I don't see why Options would object. (Incidentally, each photo in my post links to a higher res version.)

The location isn't without drawbacks, but you're dwelling on its worst aspects. When I was choosing a unit, Options for Homes sent me some photos taken at the site from a cherry picker (at a height equivalent to either the 6th or 8th floor): North North-West South South-East...

When I purchased a unit, I knew that Options' mission was to make home ownership affordable for people with modest incomes. Initially, I didn't know that some purchasers received additional help on top of the second mortgage, but finding that out didn't bother me. This isn't new; the same has...

Yes, they are regular purchasers, with the exception that they qualify for an additional mortgage -- which must be repaid, with interest proportional to appreciation in market value -- just like the second mortgage which everyone gets automatically. The Options model depends on deferrals rather...

I don't know how many units are reserved for people needing additional help, but it isn't social housing. Everyone automatically gets the second mortgage, regardless of income (you can pay it off at closing if you wish). Purchasers whose income falls below a threshold qualify for additional...

Differences of 1-2 orders of magnitude, over very short distances, with the highest EMF levels measured near intersections of powerlines, hydro meters, etc.? Highly improbable. Most people don't press a cellphone to their head for eight hours every night. And I'm skeptical of the belief that...

Three prong outlets, fortunately.

That's pretty much my attitude. Ambient EMF from the technologies that surround us is largely unavoidable -- and, one hopes, not too dangerous. But if there's an easy way to avoid significant and unnecessary exposure (such as by fixing faulty wiring), why not err on the side of caution?

Thanks. It will be interesting to learn more about what's "normal" within the city.

Thank you for the advice. I'll ask if the electrician can perform the test you suggest the next time I have the opportunity. I don't know the type of wiring, but it's definitely an older house (as are many of the homes in High Park).

I forget what exactly is above that spot; I'll probably ask my landlords (who live above me) at some point. The circuit breaker panel is a few feet away (and outside, several feet higher, is the hydro meter). The furnace is nowhere near that area. Incidentally, the reading was much lower last...

Oookaaayy... Perhaps my implicit question was unclear. Could someone who understands power lines and EMF explain the anomalies in ambient EMF levels -- both indoor and outdoor -- that I measured in my neighbourhood? I find it curious that they are both unusually high (often 1-2 orders of...

I'm somewhat concerned because the EMF in my basement apartment starts at about 1.5 mG near the foyer, and suddenly soars near the middle of the living area (a short distance away), peaking around 100 mG at the doorway to the bedroom. At the bed, it's around 5-6 mG -- but the needle won't stay...

I go to High Park for, well, the park -- to walk the paths through the ravines and oak savanna. I would probably have preferred the park before it was "improved" with recreational facilities, roads, and non-native landscaping, but I'm grateful that such an oasis exists in the urban core. High...