Results tagged “homedepot”

According to the Canadian Press, Home Depot (whose slogan, we know, is not "help is close to home") is "paying an unspecified amount in cash" to back out of their lease to part of RioCan's controversial development at Queen West and Portland. RioCan has stated that it's "reviewing the possibility of repositioning the retail portion of the development to reflect a new retail footprint," which is just a fancy way of saying that they're gonna find someone or several someones else to pay for and use the space; RioCan's CEO told the CP that "We are optimistic that we will re-lease this part of the retail component and do not expect construction of the project to be delayed." The condos that are part of the project are already under construction now, and are, again according to the CP, sixty percent sold.

There has been a lot of debate recently about how and to what extent corporations should be allowed to fund community initiatives. City Hall is currently ablaze with lobbying and ambivalence as we draw nearer to City Council's vote on land transfer and vehicle ownership taxes, a decision that could easily blow the door open to more private sponsorship of community services and public space.

Welcome to Sponsoronto. This week, MasterCard offered the city money to reopen outdoor ice rinks in December, which were to be closed as part of budget cuts. Though Torontoist will be glad to see the rinks open, accepting corporate donations/sponsorship can be a slippery slope. What’s next—Home Depot Public Housing? Pepsi Public Schools?

Two Steps Back, the eighth emerging artists show at Interaccess opened last week. Interaccess has been on a bit of a roll of late, having just hosted a workshop with Second Front, the premiere performance art troupe of Second Life earlier this week.

Developers RioCan bought the parking lot at the corner of Queen Street West and Portland back in 2005. Immediately, rumours started to circulate that a big box store, like Home Depot, was going to be built at the site. At the time, The Globe and Mail reported that RioCan planned to start building in 2007. Which is now. So what's happening with the project?

The Toronto Sun is reporting that a man stole a fire truck and led police on a chase for 45 minutes before being arrested. Firefighters left the truck parked outside a Home Depot when it was stolen by a 20-year old man. This was the first time that a firetruck was apparently stolen in Toronto. Thankfully a copy of Grand Theft Auto was not found on the thief otherwise there would be hell to pay.