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Announcing Chairman’s Club 2009

December 17, 2009

I am thrilled to announce that I have once again ranked in the top 1% of Canada’s residential sales force of over 14,000 Royal LePage agents.

What’s New in Toronto?

Employment in February

March 12, 2010

Good news! Statistics Canada numbers showed that Canadian economy created almost 21,000 jobs in February, which is more than it was generally expected by economists. The unemployment rate declined by 21 percent and is now at the level of  8.2 percent – a 10 month low, actually.

New Park in Toronto

March 12, 2010

Surprise, surprise. Although it is an undeniable fact that the spaces under the Adelaide and Richmond overpasses around Eastern Avenue here in Toronto are not really attractive, Waterfront Toronto is planning to transform them into a wonderful park, covering 1.05 hectares of land.

New Home Prices in January

March 11, 2010

Roots Tower
by Faramarz Hashemi

New home prices in Canada increased for the seventh month in a row in January! The rise from December 2009 was as high as 0.4 percent, Statistics Canada announced today in Ottawa.

Carney: Crisis Not Over

March 11, 2010

Crisis Not Over by Leslie Jenkins

Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of Canada does not believe that the global economic crisis is over. However, he also thinks that the new, modern methods of the bank are helping our country to recover completely.

Gallery 133 Upcoming Events

March 11, 2010

HAIFA ART TORONTO

• April 22nd, 2010 – April 26th, 2010
• Reception: Thursday April 22nd, 6-9pm

An exclusive event featuring 40 Israeli artists painting their city Haifa, Israel. All sales benifit the “Art Centres for Underprivileged Children” in Haifa.

Foreigners in Canada and Toronto

March 10, 2010

Foreign Born Population
by Jonathan Tommy

A report called “Projections of the diversity of the Canadian population” just released by Statistics Canada predicts that the number of foreign born population in our country in following 20 years will keep on significantly increasing. The share of the non white minority is expected to rise from the current 29 to 32 percent in 2031. The largest visible minority group in Canada will be the South Asians, according to the report.

Toronto: Past, Present, Future

March 9, 2010

Old and New by Gordan

As you all (or at least the Torontian readers) probably know, Toronto has been celebrating its 176th birthday recently. Well, happy birthday !!! As a gift, or maybe just to celebrate this jubilee, the interactive website of Toronto Museum Project was launched on Saturday, with some help of Mayor David Miller.

Rise of Housing Starts

March 9, 2010

Photo by Christian Stangier

In February, the seasonally adjusted annual rate of total housing starts grew by 66.3 percent to 34,100 units. That is according to preliminary housing starts data released yesterday by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

Chimichanga

March 9, 2010

• Adress: 70 Yorkville (Lower Level), Toronto

• Contact: (416) 546-1246

Tacos by Megumi

Located downstairs at 70 Yorkville, Chimichanga is the newest and best Mexican restaurant in Toronto. Sister to the Yonge and Eglinton eatery, this smaller and quieter version has a similar menu but is just a little more chic than uptown.

The Lobster Trap

March 9, 2010

• Adress: Avenue Road, North of Lawrence

• Contact: (416) 787-3211

Lobster by Jessica Merz

If you grew up in Toronto and are a boomer you will remember The Lobster Trap. Located a couple of blocks north of Lawrence on Avenue Road, this was one of a few places we all went for a fancy Sunday night for dinner. The lineups went outside the door and if you were like most families you didn’t make a reservation. But the wait was worth it. That was 30 years ago or more.