Bloor West Villager, September 17 2015

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The collective space of Toronto’s laneways amounts to more than 250 acres. That’s equivalent to two thirds of High Park or seven Trinity Bellwoods parks. This unused real estate in the city is bursting at the seams and according to architectural and urban designer Michelle Senayah, it’s a phenomenon she’s observed firsthand through her work in city

building. That’s why Senayah and urban planner and community engagement specialist Ariana Cancelli co-founded ‘The Laneway Project’, a notfor-profit corporation whose mission is to revitalize these untapped spaces. “We were aware of these laneways not being really used or taken on,” Senayah told The Villager. “We thought this was strange because of the intensification and growing population. Downtown, the buildings are >>>workshops, page 8

FoodShare receives $112K to help expand its programs Organization is one of 41 to receive provincial funding LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com FoodShare is the recipient of a $112,000 Ontario government grant which will enable the nonprofit organization to expand its programs while examining the success of existing ones. The organization is one of

41 agencies chosen out of 233 applicants to receive money for a Local Poverty Reduction Fund grant, deputy premier Deb Matthews, the minister responsible for the Liberal government’s Poverty Reduction Strategy, announced Tuesday. The Ontario government has >>>poverty, page 15

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retracing history: Elder Garry Sault from Mississauga’s New Credit First Nation unveils the Moccasin Project during the 400th Anniversary events marking Etienne Brûlé’s epic journey along the Carrying Place Trail at the Lucy Maud Montgomery Parkette on Sunday afternoon.


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