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Volume 55 No. 3
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MARCH 31, 2026
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Scarborough Southwest election debate slated By Matthew Stephens
IN ADVANCE of the upcoming federal byelection in Scarborough Southwest, Daily Bread Food Bank is teaming up with community partner Bluffs Food Bank to host a candidates’ debate on the evening of Thursday, April 2. “The election comes at a critical juncture, as Canadians grapple with soaring living costs, unaffordable housing, inadequate income supports and precarious work,” said a news release from the organizers. The debate will take place on April 2 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Continued on Page 4 It was a full house inside and out at Judy’s Beach Café on Queen Street East on Sunday, with readers, supporters, volunteer carriers and familiar faces connecting with our team and the community during Beach Metro Café Day. As we enter our 55th year of publishing, we’re especially grateful to everyone who came out, shared stories and helped make the day a success. Your support and volunteerism keep local journalism brewing. Read more about what your support helps us achieve on Page 6. PHOTOS: JESSICA SHACKLETON
Council approves 10-storey Murphy’s Law project By Matthew Stephens
TORONTO COUNCIL gave the final stamp of approval for the contentious Murphy’s Law development proposal at its meeting on Thursday, March 26. A motion moved by Beaches-East York Councillor Brad Bradford sought to refuse the developer’s 10-storey application for the site at the northwest corner of Queen Street East and Kingston Road on the grounds that he was “not personally satisfied” with the outcome. “It’s been a long and difficult journey on this one. It goes back to my first term when council actually approved what was a six-storey building on this site,” Bradford told members of Toronto Council prior to the vote.
“Unfortunately, after lots of work with both the applicant and the community, I am personally not satisfied with the outcome here, which is why I will be voting to refuse this application.” Parkdale-High Park Councillor Gord Perks warned that council’s failure to approve the application would result in a hearing at the Ontario Land Tribunal, where developer Sud Group would likely be approved to build the proposed 10-storey building. “What Councillor Bradford is moving will send us to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT), where we will lose,” said Perks. “We have a staff report that recommends accepting this application. And you all know what happens when we turn down staff recommendations.”
City staff told councillors the applicant planned to appeal to the OLT “immediately” if the proposal was not approved by council. Perks said that when appealing to the OLT, developers can call on city staff to testify as witnesses at the hearings, even if councillors refused the application. “The applicant can actually call city staff as witnesses, hostile to whatever position we take. It’s a mug’s game; it’s not a winning game,” said Perks. Bradford’s motion to refuse the application lost on a vote of 19-5. The councillors voting with Bradford were Shelley Carroll (Don Valley North), Lily Cheng (Willowdale), Rachel Chernos Lin (Don Valley West), and Stephen Continued on Page 4
60th Easter Parade set to roll on Sunday THE TORONTO Beaches Lions Club annual Beaches Easter Parade takes place this Sunday, April 5. Celebrating its 60th year, the parade starts at Queen Street East and Victoria Park Avenue at 2 p.m., travels west along Queen Street East, and ends at Kew Beach Avenue on Woodbine Avenue. A Beach tradition since 1967, the parade has been organized by the Lions Club since 1973. Expect road closures on Munro Park Avenue to Fallingbrook Road (partial, 10 a.m. to noon); Woodbine Avenue to Fallingbrook Road (full, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.); Woodbine Avenue from Queen to Lake Shore and Lake Shore Boulevard East from Coxwell to Woodbine (full, 2 to 4:30 p.m.). Along with Sunday’s parade, a Good Friday Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt is planned for April 3. For more on Sunday’s parade and Good Friday’s Egg Hunt, go to www.beacheseasterparade.ca