Toronto music scene
Toronto and Austin, home to the NXNE and SXSW music festivals respectively, sign an agreement to forge a music alliance.
Canadian diplomacy
Filmmaker John Greyson and physician Tarek Loubani are finally released from an Egyptian prison after a month-long Kafkaesque legal odyssey. They’re still stuck in Cairo, however, awaiting clearance to leave the country.
Recreational fishing
Fisheries and Oceans Canada announces funding for the Tommy Thompson Park Cell 2 Fish Habitat and Wetlands Creation Project, aimed at restoring wild fish habitat in Toronto’s inner harbour. Northern pike, largemouth and smallmouth bass, bowfin and yellow perch are among the native fish species that have been brought back so far.
Mirvish’s sky-high condo plans
World-renowned architect Frank Gehry’s design for three 80-plus-storey condos proposed for the Mirvish theatre block on King West is “trite,” says the city’s chief planner, Jennifer Keesmaat.
Cycling insfrastructure
Another half measure on the bike network front: a recommendation by city staff to put sharrows instead of full-fledged bike lanes on a short stretch of Bay through Yorkville.
Zoo elephants
Looks like the pachyderms may have to spend another winter in Toronto. The Canada Food Inspection Agency raises concerns about the crates in which they’re supposed to be transported to their new digs in California.