The Real Jerk court decision expected Wednesday
The legendary Caribbean eatery, The Real Jerk, will be open Tuesday at its east-end location despite an eviction order that required the owner to vacate by Monday. Owner Ed Pottinger, who is seeking a...
View ArticleThe Real Jerk wins court injunction
A judge has granted the owners of The Real Jerk an injunction, allowing the popular Caribbean restaurant in the city’s east end to stay open for a few more months. Owners Ed and Lilly Pottinger had...
View ArticlePolice dismantle Occupy camp near city hall
Occupy Toronto protesters who’ve been camped out near Toronto City Hall for three weeks have been forced to dismantle their tents. There were a handful of tents up when police officers arrived around...
View ArticleCouncillor wants ‘zero tolerance’ for criminals in TCHC buildings
As all levels of government look for solutions to Toronto’s gun and gangs problem, one councillor says the city could start by doing more to evict criminals from its public housing. After a Toronto...
View ArticleBrief reprieve for Captain John’s
Waterfront Toronto has granted a brief reprieve to the owner of Captain John’s, a floating seafood restaurant that has been docked at the foot of Yonge Street for more than 40 years. Owner John...
View ArticleOmbudsman calls TCHC’s eviction of seniors ‘callous’
Toronto’s ombudsman says the city’s public housing staff has continued to unfairly evict its elderly tenants, at least one of whom died homeless months later. Fiona Crean examined the files of 79...
View ArticleTCHC board meeting to be held at community housing building
The Toronto Community Housing Corp., under fire from the city for its improper eviction of seniors, will hold its board meeting at one of its apartments on Wednesday night. Normally, the board meets at...
View ArticleNew eviction rules in effect to protect Ontario tenants
New tenant protections come into effect Friday that place more requirements on landlords evicting them. When a landlord evicts a tenant to use the unit themselves or for a family member, they have to...
View ArticlePetition circulates to save Parkdale restaurant from eviction
An online petition is circulating to try and save a family run restaurant after rising rental rates in Parkdale could force its closure. “Recently, a multinational chain restaurant offered a large...
View ArticleMore tenants speak out about eviction through landlord loophole
Laura Bates and her partner Graham Galbraith-Nolan just wanted their landlord to make crucial repairs to their unit, like fixing the heat and a leaking roof, but instead found themselves getting...
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Occupy protesters ordered to leave Nathan Phillips Square
Toronto officials have issued an eviction notice to a group of Occupy Toronto protesters camped out at Nathan Phillips Square. The notice, issued under the Trespass to Property Act, said the...
View ArticleTenant organizers predict ‘wave of evictions’ in Parkdale post-pandemic
Ongoing protests and rent strikes in the battle against evictions continue in Parkdale, as hearings before the province’s Landlord Tenant Board pile up. Signs and banners with messages like “drop the...
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“The Real Jerk” restaurant wins court injunction to temporarily prevent eviction
TORONTO, Ont. – Owners of the Caribbean restaurant The Real Jerk have won a court injunction to temporarily prevent their eviction. They announced on Twitter, Wednesday night, that the landmark...
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Real Jerk restaurant finds new home
TORONTO, Ont. – The Real Jerk restaurant has found a new home. With its iconic sunshine facade, it spent 24 years at the corner of Queen Street East and Broadview Avenue. The restaurant was supposed...
View ArticleRenewed calls at City Hall to evict criminals in Toronto Community Housing
There are renewed calls at City Hall to evict criminals living in Toronto Community Housing units. Councillor and TCHC board member Frances Nunziata made the call for swift action Wednesday, nine days...
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