Huge skyscraper could soon transform Toronto's historic pawn shop row
Toronto's historic row of pawn shops at Queen and Church could soon be redeveloped into an enormous condo tower.A long-planned redevelopment of the pawn shops along Church St., north of Queen, is back on the table after a previously approved vision was invalidated and sent back to the drawing board. The result? An even taller tower.Developer...
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Graffiti-covered Toronto building relisted for $6M after failing to sell at $2M
If you've been paying attention to Toronto real estate lately, you know price drops are the norm — not multi-million-dollar price hikes.But 86 Dalhousie St. clearly didn't get that memo.The graffiti-covered mixed-use building, located steps from Church St. and Dundas near Toronto...
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Michelin-recommended Toronto restaurateur opening new Italian restaurant
The new year is already bringing all sorts of exciting new ventures to the Toronto food scene, and a stylish Italian restaurant from a local Michelin-recommended restaurateur is just the latest on the menu.Hot off the heels of his latest concept, The Carbon Snack Bar, illustrious Toronto restaurateur Yannick...
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Replacing native birds with an invasive species of birds

"The Invasive Species Council has raised concern about the spread of the Indian myna in country Australia. When Indian mynas move into an area they force native birds out of their wood hollows and kill their chicks, leading to a decline in native bird numbers."

"People in rural areas are seeing them spread along the highways...They like well-manicured gardens, they like grass and lots of places they can sit. So planting native trees is something people can do to help our native birds out."

Any council actions in Bellingen and Sawtell?
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-31/indian-myna-spread-rural-australia-invasive-species-council/103404894
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Indian myna's spread raises Invasive Species Council fears the pest is invading rural Australia

When Indian mynas move into an area they force native birds out of their wood hollows and kill their chicks, leading to a decline in native bird numbers.

ABC News
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