All stories in: Pandemic walks
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Toronto walk: Corktown feels like a real neighbourhood
Last month, I walked around Liberty Village, another neighbourhood that was built around old industrial buildings and blocked off from traffic on at least two... -
Toronto walk: Liberty Village is a hellscape
If Dante were writing his Inferno today, Toronto's Liberty Village would warrant its own circle of hell. It would be populated by soulless condo developers... -
Toronto walk: Redpath Waterfront Trail is a disaster
The phrase "waterfront trail" summons up images of strolling along a beach, hearing the water gently lap the shore, experiencing a sort of Zen calm... -
The best Toronto walks to beat the heat
If, like me, you want to get some outdoor exercise but can't stand the glaring sun and sweltering humidity, never fear. Many parks and ravines... -
New Toronto waterfront walk to include augmented reality stops
Have you ever seen whales jumping in the air down at Lake Ontario? Well this fall you can as the Redpath Waterfront Festival launches a... -
Letters to the editor: Remembering the Hogg’s Hollow disaster
Reminder of a difficult journey for immigrants Thank you for the article on the men that lost their lives at Hogg's Hollow (NOW Online, July... -
Looking back at my year of pandemic walks
A year ago this month, I began writing a series of articles on Toronto walks. I called them Pandemic Walks because, while the pandemic had... -
Toronto walk: Doris McCarthy Trail/Gates Gully
When I interviewed author and naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown last year, I asked him about some of his favourite walks in the city, and he quickly... -
Pandemic walk: Marie Curtis Park and Etobicoke Valley Park
When NOW published its cover story on the Top 20 Toronto walks last month, some readers offered up alternate suggestions, and one of them was... -
Pandemic walk: Rosedale Ravine Trail
I'm coming to the Rosedale Ravine Trail late in this series because for the longest time I couldn't figure out where and what it was.... -
Pandemic walk: Scarborough Hydro Corridor
Think of greenery in Toronto's east end and the Bluffs or the massive Rouge National Park probably come to mind. I have yet to tackle... -
Pandemic winter walk: High Park
It's been months since I checked in with one of my pandemic walks. I had some shoulder trouble, and then there was either too little...