In today’s edition of This City: a Q&A with Olivia Chow, the new mayor of Toronto. Plus, the man whose floating home is at the centre of a cottage country feud, a Torontonian who travelled around the world using only motorless transportation and more. Visit torontolife.com for all our coverage on the city. |
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Olivia Chow was the front runner in Toronto’s 2023 mayoral election from the moment she entered the race. And, despite a last-second nail-biter, she emerged victorious, with 37 per cent of the vote. Chow campaigned on a kinder city—one focused on housing, transit and affordability. Here, she explains how she’ll deliver on her promises, her plan for kiboshing Doug Ford’s Ontario Place spa and what she did on her first day off in months. |
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| | Joe Nimen believes his shipping container houseboat is a masterpiece. His neighbours in Port Severn say it’s an eyesore. Now, the Ontario government is threatening to ban vessels like his from overnight stays on provincial waters. He tells us how he built a seaworthy home, why he isn’t bothered by his critics and what he sees as the real issues in cottage country. |
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| | An entirely new, must-try Italian dining experience now open in Toronto |
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| | In 2015, Markus Pukonen embarked on an eight-year odyssey around the world—with the notable caveat that he would use only motorless transportation to minimize his harm to the environmental. Pukonen began his trip in Toronto, and last week, he finally returned, touching ground after a final kayak ride from the Niagara region. Here, the Toronto-raised nomad dishes on his favourite destinations and what it’s like to return to Toronto’s gridlock traffic. |
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What to read, watch and listen to in July |
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| | Back in 1983, Toronto Free Theatre took Shakespeare outdoors with a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in High Park. Forty years later, Dream in High Park has become one of the city’s beloved summer rituals, presented annually by Toronto Free’s long-time successor, Canadian Stage. This month, it returns with a new staging of the Bard’s iconic comedy about love, magic and mischief. July 21 to September 3, High Park Amphitheatre |
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| | Toronto used to have one of the best transit systems in North America. Now it’s crowded, unreliable, underfunded and dangerous. In our July issue, the inside story of what went wrong and who’s to blame. Also in this issue: Shania Twain’s Toronto years, essential stuff for the pampered pooch, the summer’s best street food and more. Still not receiving Toronto Life at home? Subscribe today. |
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