Plus, billionaire Peter Gilgan is launching a prefabricated-home factory

ALL THE LATEST ABOUT TORONTO THIS WEEK

 
 

“I DON’T NEED A MEGAPHONE. I’M THAT LOUD”: HOW LILLY SINGH BECAME THE TORONTO TEMPO’S CHIEF HYPE OFFICER

Lilly Singh has gone all in with Toronto’s new WNBA team: part owner, unofficial head cheerleader and bringer of 14 million potential fans. “I’m no Serena Williams—I don’t have excellence in sport,” she says. “But I do know how to connect with audiences. I will big-up the Tempo.” We sat down with Singh for a Q&A.

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The West Winds painting by Canadian artist Tom Thomson

BILLIONAIRE PETER GILGAN SAYS HIS PREFAB LAB WILL BUILD A RECORD 3,000 UNITS A YEAR

Last week, developer Peter Gilgan, CEO of Mattamy Homes, made a juicy promise to would-be homebuyers: in 2026, his company will revive its defunct venture Stelumar to open a prefabricated-home factory that will pump out 3,000 housing units per year. Can it super-charge Toronto’s housing supply?

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Est Restaurant owner and chef Jordan Diniz

THE DIRECTOR OF THE ROB FORD DOCUMENTARY ON THE LATE POLITICIAN’S BEWILDERING LEGACY

It’s been more than a decade since Toronto was caught in the throes of the Rob Ford crack-smoking drama—the most egregious of a multi-scandal story arc that made the city a target of late-night comedians and ended tragically with Ford’s death in 2016. A new Netflix documentary, Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem, presents Ford as a flawed yet sympathetic anti-hero. Here, director Shianne Brown explains her quest to portray “the real Rob.”

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The West Winds painting by Canadian artist Tom Thomson

THE BEST MEALS, SNACKS AND DRINKS AT UNION STATION’S OUTDOOR FOOD HALL

Whether you need to catch a train or not, you can visit Union Station for a first-class culinary journey—including some of the city’s most hyped restaurants—no ticket required. Starting June 25, Union Summer, the transit hub’s alfresco food court and bar, is back. Here, some of the standout vendors and what they’re serving.

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In the June issue: Toronto’s best new restaurants. Plus, the go-to lawyer for celebrity offenders, inside the Jontay Porter betting scandal and a sex worker’s journey to Hollywood. Still not receiving Toronto Life at home? Subscribe today.

 
 

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