I've seen a few old stone churches turned into condos, the first one being in Montreal I saw something like 25 years ago. I thought they were gorgeous. They couldn't have been easy conversions though, and probably were quite expensive. But there's something to be said about having an authentic...

It should be noted that the shoreline below those homes was supposed to have been protected, but the work was stopped below those homes because it was felt it would wreck a natural feature, called the needles. However, they are now largely lost anyway, with the continued erosion...

^^^ It's true what you say about TTC vs. GO, but the thing I always hated about GO is the lack of frequency of the trains. I'm 2.7 km from the local GO station so a bit too far to walk regularly, but close enough to drive in a couple minutes, if I'm willing to pay the parking fee. However, that...

This brings back memories as to when I was looking for a home. I didn't actually like much of The Beach because the houses tend to be crammed in together, and lots of them have no private parking. Plus my friends who lived there complained about the constant traffic and lack of street parking in...

I have now been in my current house in Toronto for 8 years, as I moved in August 2007. According to the latest August 2015 Teranet numbers, home prices are up just over 60% since then. That's crazy. www.housepriceindex.ca

Some guy elsewhere says his co-worker was offered 1000/1000 service with unlimited data for $150 per month. Take that with a grain of salt, but the pricing does make sense, as currently 175/175 service is less than $125 per month, or closer to $105 per month if you also subscribe to Fibe TV...

First spots to get it: Harbourfront Distillery District Willowdale Regent Park http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2015/06/25/bell-canada-to-give-toronto-worlds-fastest-internet.html

From Google for I believe Ottawa: Mine in Toronto looks similar to this: I assume the node is the big rectangular wart hanging off the left of the box in this pic. In mine, the box looks similar, and a Bell tech told me the node was a similar wart hanging off right side of the box. I had...

That's not surprising, but also largely irrelevant for the larger infrastructure issue. New builds are often going fibre, but this wasn't trickling down to any existing residences. Basically if you wanted FTTH, you had to buy a new condo (or move out to the boonies to a new suburban...

Bell was quite quick to roll out FTTN actually. I was pleasantly surprised. Given their history here, I would be hopeful they can roll out FTTH quickly too. However, it's not as if they're going to install it for all homes just for the sake of doing that. They'll lay out the backbone, and then...

Bell says they are partnering with Toronto Hydro, so it would appear they will have access to those hydro poles. This is important for a quicker rollout, or rollout as needed anyway. My Bell copper line is buried, but runs under lawns and driveways, and not just my own. In contrast, my...

I was talking about this topic a couple of years ago with a person from a family with a lot of real estate holdings. Her job was to scout out new investment properties for purchase with groups of investors. She said the actual sale price isn't the big concern. It's the sale price vs rent...

Fair enough. Hopefully that can get done too, and have significant impact on vehicular traffic. Maybe not the only one, but I would agree that even most of the supporters don't think it's a beautiful structure. Living in Scarborough I leaned slightly on the hybrid side, but I don't think the...

I agree if we actually had funding for the Downtown Relief Line, etc. But we don't. In this context, the hybrid does make some sense. If they do build the line, then yeah, tear down the Gardiner then. I'd agree with that. How is maintaining a existing and popular roadway the same as building...

I agree if we actually had funding for the Downtown Relief Line, etc. But we don't. In this context, the hybrid does make some sense. If they do build the line, then yeah, tear down the Gardiner then. I'd agree with that. How is maintaining a existing and popular roadway the same as building...

Wow. The latest May Teranet numbers have the Toronto index at 169.1, which means a 69% increase in home prices since June 2005. This number has significant relevance for me too, since it represents a milestone of over a 50% increase in home prices since I bought in August 2007 (index 111.61)...

Hmm... Eastern is often a disaster on that stretch during rush hour.

Found it. It was actually in the original EA: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/murtaza-haider/gardiner-hybrid-option_b_7542794.html The EA report quantifies the economic loss in productivity resulting from the increase in traffic congestion once Gardiner East is dismantled. It estimates that...

Wasn't there also an estimate of $37 million extra economic cost with remove, per year (for the first several years)?

No what I meant about the cost is the $500 million number is quite misleading, because it's a cumulative cost, over 100 years. In other words (oversimplification here), it averages out to $5 million per year. As others have already mentioned it's not as if going with remove means we free up $500...