Podcasts about Regent Park

A few years ago, Mustafa released his critically acclaimed EP, “When Smoke Rises,” which chronicled the deaths of loved ones from his community of Regent Park in Toronto. So when he sat down to write his debut album, “Dunya,” the Juno-winning musician and poet wanted to explore other things, like love, faith and his relationship with God. Then his older brother died. Mustafa sits down with Tom Power for a wide-ranging conversation about his latest album, the devastating loss of his brother and why Toronto no longer feels safe for him.

Toronto's own Steve Harmony emerged from the heart of Regent Park, navigating a life surrounded by challenges to find his true calling in music. With his smooth blend of R&B and gritty hip-hop influences, Steve's music reflects his personal journey through repentance, recovery, and redemption. As a mental health advocate, he combines his passion for …

For decades in Ontario's capital city, the words Regent Park brought up images of drugs, crime, and decay. But over the past decade and a half, Regent Park has been transformed. Mitchell Cohen is president and CEO of the Daniels Corporation, which led much of the regeneration of Regent Park. He chronicles that journey in a new book called: "Rhythms of Change, Reflections on the Regent Park Revitalization".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Sustainable Futures sits down with activist, developer, and President of the Daniels Corporation Mitchell Cohen, as he details his work in the redevelopment of the critically underserved and disadvantaged Toronto community of Regent Park. Mitchell shares his experiences working in community development in Montreal, and how that eventually led him to spearhead the $1.5 billion revitalization project. Through an emphasis on affordability, community preservation, and resilience, his work in Regent Park has transformed the neighborhood from one of neglect and inattention to a thriving and inclusive community with deep connections to history and place for those who live there, fulfilling a 75 year vision for the community. Join us for a conversation on how affordability and preservation can be prioritized while growing our communities for the future of urban growth.You can find Mitchell's book Rhythms of Change - Reflections on the Regent Park Revitalization at all major retailers.

Nate and Carolyn Whitzman talk about her recent book Home Truths, Canada's housing needs, and different historical and international approaches that should inform how we build market, non-market, and supportive housing. Carolyn is a housing and social policy researcher, an expert advisor to UBC's Housing Assessment Resource Tools, and a senior housing researcher at U of T's School of Cities. She is also the author of Home Truths, Fixing Canada's Housing Crisis.How many homes do we need to build? How should we go about building them? And who should we be serving?Chapters:00:00 Introduction to Housing Crisis in Canada01:52 Understanding Housing Needs Assessments05:14 Historical Context of Housing in Canada09:09 Long-Term Solutions for Housing16:10 Market vs. Non-Market Housing22:24 Addressing NIMBYism and Zoning Reform27:39 International Examples of Non-Market Housing34:53 Financing Non-Market Housing39:56 Protecting Renters and Tenant Rights41:21 Addressing Homelessness with Compassion46:39 Conclusion and Future DirectionsTranscript:Nate:Welcome to Uncommons. I'm Nate Erskine-Smith. For those of you who are tuning in more recently, I'm the Member of Parliament for Beaches-East York. And this Uncommons podcast is a series of interviews with experts in their respective fields with colleagues of mine in parliament really focused on Canadian politics and policy in relation to that politics.And today I'm joined by Carolyn Whitzman. She is an expert in housing policy, one of the most important issues at all levels of government that need to be addressed in a comprehensive, serious way. You'll hear all politicians sort of trip over themselves with different housing plans.And the question for Carolyn is, how many homes do we need to build? How should we go about building them? And who should we be serving? And how are we going to get out of this housing crisis that this country faces and that all regions face in their own respective ways?Now, Carolyn is a housing and social policy researcher. She's an expert advisor to UBC's housing assessment resource tools. She's a senior housing researcher at U of T's School of Cities. And most importantly, having just read her book, she is the author of Home Truths, Fixing Canada's Housing Crisis.Nate:Carolyn, thanks for joining me.Caroyln:Great to join you, Nate.Nate:So you came highly recommended to me by virtue of Mark Richardson, who's a constituent and an advocate on housing and someone I, you know, anything he says on housing is to be believed.And he's, you know, he highly recommended your book, Home Truths, but he also suggested you as a podcast guest. So I really, really appreciate the time. And much of your work, you know, your main work, other than being an expert in all things housing, but a core expertise that you have is really on the needs assessment in terms of what the housing market in Canada needs in particular in different regions. And there are different needs.There are market needs, there are non-market needs, there's deeply affordable needs for people who are experiencing homelessness.And so how would you break down, you know, if you've got Sean Fraser coming to you and saying, what are the needs assessments? How would you break down the needs assessments on housing in this country?Caroyln:Well, funny you should say that because Sean's office and housing and infrastructure has come to me. So I did some work with a project called the Housing Assessment Resource Tools Project based at UBC that was funded by the CMHC that did what the CMHC used to do and unfortunately no longer does, which is look at housing need by income categories.Canada has been doing that since 1944 during World War II when a report by a relatively conservative economist named Curtis said that for low-income people, probably some form of public housing was going to be necessary to meet their needs.For middle-income people, there needed to be a lot more purpose-built rental housing, he said that in 1944. And he also said in 1944 that there needed to be some way to control rent increases and he suggested cooperative housing. And then for higher-income people, definitely scale up while located home ownership.To some extent the Canadian government listened. Between 1944 and 1960, there were about a million homes enabled through government land financing design replication that were for moderate-income starter households.In those days it was mostly one-earner households, like a man at home and a woman, sorry, a woman at home and a man at work. And the homes were two to three bedrooms between $7,000 and $8,000. So pretty remarkably that's like $80,000 to $90,000 in today's terms.Nate:That would be nice.Carolyn:Yeah, wouldn't it be nice? Once they were sold, they lost our affordability.So since then, and certainly in the 1970s and 1980s when the federal government was building, well again enabling, about one in five homes to be built by public housing, cooperative housing, other non-profit housing, that housing was affordable to what they called low- and moderate-income households, so the lowest two quintiles of household income. Home ownership was easily affordable to moderate in most places and middle-income households.So there's always been some housing needs, but there wasn't widespread homelessness. There wasn't the kinds of craziness that you see today where new rental housing isn't affordable to middle-income earners, where new homeowners are limited to the highest quintile, like the highest 20% of population.So we simply use the same kinds of categories, also the kinds of categories that are used in the U.S. and other countries. Low income, moderate income, median income, and then higher income.Unfortunately with provincial social assistance rates being what they are, we have to add a very low income, which is like 20% of median income, and really isn't enough to afford a room let alone an apartment. But yeah, that's the way we look at housing need.Nate:But then, so let's be maybe, that's at a high level for how we look, how we analyze it,and then when we look at the Canadian context today, so you talk about the Curtis Reportpost-war and on my reading of, I found your historical examples very interesting, internationalexamples interesting too, which we'll get to, but this was one of the most interestingones because here you have the Curtis Report proposing annual targets that you say is effectively the equivalent of 4 million homes over 10 years. But then they break this down into a particular categories.Then you've got, you know, two years ago, two and a bit of years ago, you had CMHC issued a report to say we effectively need 5.8 million homes by 2030. So 2.3 million in business as usual. And then you've got this 3.5 million additional homes required. And that's impossible for us to achieve based upon the current trajectory at all levels of government, frankly, but especially at the provincial level.And so when you look at the needs assessment today, so Curtis Report has 4 million over10 years, what do we need today? Is CMHC right?It's 5.8 million, although they don't break it down into these different categories, or should we be more specific to say, as you do, it's 200,000 new or renovated deeply affordable supportive homes over 10 years, and then you've got different categories for market and non-market.Carolyn:Well, I think it's important to prioritize people whose lives are literally being shortened because of lack of housing. So I think that ending homelessness should be a priority. And there's no doubt that we can't end homelessness without a new generation of low-cost housing.So I wouldn't disagree that we need 6,000 new homes. I did a report last year for the Office of the Federal Housing Advocate that argued that we need 3 million new and acquired homes for low-income people alone at rents of about $1,000 a month or less, certainly less if you're on social assistance.So the deed is pretty large. We have to recognize the fact that it's taken 30 to 50 years of inaction, particularly federal inaction, but also the Fed's downloaded to provinces, and as you say, provinces have done an extremely poor job to get there.And I think that what we see from countries that work, like France and Finland, Austria, is that they think in terms of like 30-year infrastructure categories, just like any other infrastructure. If we were to have a really viable public transit system, we'd need to start thinking in terms of what are we going to do over the next 30 years.Similarly, I think we need to look at a kind of 30-year time span when it comes to housing, and I think we need to look once again at that rule of thirds, which is a rule that's used in a lot of, in Germany and again in France and Finland, Denmark, about a third of it needs to be pretty deeply affordable low-income housing, about a third of it needs to be moderate-income rental, but with renter rights to ensure that the rents don't go up precipitously, and about a third of it needs to be for home ownership.Nate:You mentioned a 30-year window a few times there, and it strikes me that we need more honesty in our politics in that there's no quick solution to most of these challenges. That it's, you know, in your telling of the story, which I think is exactly right, this is decades in the making, and it will be decades in undoing this challenge and in addressing this as fulsome as we should.Now, that's not to say, you're right, we should prioritize people whose lives are being shortened by a lack of housing. There's some things we can do immediately to get more rapid housing built and really drive at that in a shorter window of time.But when you look at non-market housing, when you look at the market housing we need to build, no politician should stand at the microphone and say, we're going to build the homes we need without really overhauling how we do things and understanding that these homes are not going to get built tomorrow, that this is putting down track, policy track, to make sure homes get built in the next five years, in the next 10 years and beyond.Carolyn:Absolutely. And I think it's really important to start off with some aspirational goals. Like, forinstance, it was 1987 when Finland said, we're going to end homelessness, and this is how we're going to do it. France in 2000 said 20% of all housing should be non-market, in other words, public cooperative, non-profit.And in both Finland and France, there's been federal government changes as well as changes at the municipal level, etc. And those goals have remained the same through right wing and left wing governments.It does worry me, Nate, when politicians, I won't name any names, use sort of three word slogans, and that's going to somehow change things in the term of the government.Nate:I will will homes into existence by rhyming.Carolyn:So, you know, it takes building up systems, including good information systems to monitor and track how well we're doing and course correct. And that's something kind of basic that's been missing from federal policy as well.There's one report that says there's 655,000 non-market homes. Another report two years later says that there's 980,000 non-market homes and those weren't built in two years. So, you know, what is our current housing stock? How are our policies working to create certain kinds of housing, housing for people with disabilities or housing for seniors?Student housing need wasn't even included in the last few censuses. So, we don't really know how many students need housing at what cost and where. These are all examples of things that would be in a real national housing strategy.Nate:That seems to me like the basics, right? Like you measure why I want to start theconversation with a needs assessment, because if you don't start with that, then you're not working in a serious direction to any end goal.But I was also struck by your book just and you mentioned a couple of international examples and I'll say again, I want to get there, but I want to start the historical examples because part of us we live in this Overton window and we've had the federal government, not this federal government, but previous federal governments walk away from their responsibilities on housing.As you say, the story is a story of downloading responsibilities. There's been some uploading of responsibilities back through the last two national housing strategies as far as it goes, but we could talk about whether there ought to be more of that even and I think there probably should be more fiscal firepower when I look at the international examples and what's spent in France and Germany and other countries.But I was also struck by the historical ability to build in this country. And this is one thing that jumped out, but I'd also be curious what when you were writing this book, like what really jumped out is you as, so we're building fewer homes now than we were in the mid 1970s when the population was half what it is now. I found that absolutely shocking.I also found it shocking if new home construction had stayed at 1970s levels, we'd have an additional 6 to 7 million homes, meaning we'd be where we should be.Carolyn:Yeah, yeah. So what happened? And I think a couple of things happened. One is, and this happened in a couple of countries. It happened in Sweden too.Sweden said, we'll build a million homes in a country of 8 million, which is pretty impressive. And they did. And then they had a slight surplus of homes. They had some vacancies.And instead of going, yay, vacancies, tenants have a choice. They went, oh my God, vacancies,what are we doing? There was also a change of government, of course. So they course corrected.Part of it is that a good housing system includes about 4 to 8% vacancies, just because people move,there's vacancies in between people moving. You want people to have a choice. We know that vacancies help bring rents down in sort of...Nate:And standards up, right?Carolyn:And standards up using classic supply and demand. So we want to see some vacancies. We don't want to have a zero vacancy system. That's number one.Number two is just this increasing belief in the late 1970s and early 1980s. And it came from both the right and the left to distrust government.I think Robert Moses, the chief planner of New York City for decades has a lot to answer for because people started looking at this big, heavy-handed planning and said, we don't want anything of it.And so activists in central cities said, we don't want our heritage knocked down, which I completely understand, but then created such restrictive zoning that only very rich households can live in the majority of well-located neighborhoods in Toronto, for instance.But from the right as well, there was this belief that the market can solve all problems, including the problem of housing for low-income people. And there's never been any proof that that particular contention is true. Whereas there's plenty of evidence that the needs of low-cost, low-income people can only be met through a kind of social perspective.Just like if you said, hey, you have to pay the real costs of healthcare. Well, 20% of you won't be able to, and that's too bad for you. Or everyone needs to pay the real cost of primary education. Well, sorry, many of you will have to remain illiterate.So housing is a basic need, a basic social determinant of health, just as education and healthcare is. And although housing is unlike healthcare and education in that the majority of it is provided by the private sector, just like food, there does need to be some consideration for the fact that everybody needs housing, just like they need healthcare and education and food.Nate:There's a lot there. And really, I think I was on the road a lot last year for an ultimately unsuccessful bid on the provincial leadership side. But I talked about housing a lot because it was, I think it's got to be the overriding focus for all levels of government, but especially provincial governments as it relates to zoning reform.And the line I would use, and I believe in this, I think this is how to articulate it at a high level that governments need to get out of the way on the market side so homes can be built and governments have to get back in the game in a serious way on getting social housing built and public housing built. And at a high level, those are the two objectives.Now, let's start with, there's a lot in what you said on both fronts, but let's start with market housing.You've got a tragic situation where you've got a doubling of home prices, but wages have only increased by 7% over the last five, six years. You've set out a target on this front in your own analysis to say we need 2 million homes with affordable monthly rents.So that's our goal. And to get there, part of this is ending exclusionary zoning. And then every level of government has role to play.The federal government has the Housing Accelerator Fund, which is one of the programs I quite like, although I know it's subject to maybe getting cut under the next government.Carolyn:I do too. I just wish that there was the same kind of conditional funding with provinces. I mean, it seems like the federal government has gone, yeah, let's bully some municipalities and I have no problem with that, or let's provide targets to municipalities.Nate:I'm okay with the firm sort of like carrots and sticks. And in this case, yeah, it's a combination of the two.Carolyn:It is.Nate:And we should be firm with municipalities that don't do their jobs on any restrictive zoning. But when a province can end it with the stroke of a pen across the board, surely we should be even more forceful with provincial governments.Carolyn:Well, let me give the example of supportive housing. So the federal government announcedthe Rapid Housing Initiative, which in many ways has been the most successful national housing strategy program, although it came along as a COVID era additional.Nate:It's the only program I really like talking about, other than the half, the Housing Accelerator Fund, because I can see real results. I can see Toronto, for example, working to change their zoning rules and other municipalities across the province and country, frankly.The Rapid Housing is the only other piece. And there was a housing accelerator or a housing innovation fund, affordable housing innovation fund that was sort of a precursor to it. That's the only program I really point to to show like that's results oriented. There are real outcomes I can point to of homes that have been built where there are people that have moved out of the shelter system that are living in these homes. And, you know, people can debate it, but I see it as a broad success.Carolyn:I'm in furious agreement. It met and exceeded targets. The only problem was that in many cases it was supportive housing or housing with supports. And those supports can't be provided by the federal government.Nate:I know.Carolyn:It's worth of the provincial responsibility. And I think there was a little bit of wishful thinking that the provinces would come along, but in many cases, and Ontario is one of them, they just didn't come along.So what would it be like if the federal government said, okay, as part of our health transfer dollars, we're going to transfer money directly into the health and social support services that we know are necessary in order to keep people with mental and physical health needs housed and we'll just claw it out of the health transfer payment.I think that would be fair. It's still going to the people who need it the most through municipalities, but it would have the impact of showing that these targets are serious and also hopefully pointing provinces towards genuine plans to end homelessness. And the province has so many levers that could help prevent and end homelessness.It has landlord-tenant relations and eviction protection. It has health and social services, which are an essential part of housing for people with disabilities, older people, et cetera. So the province can't wash its hands of the kind of housing policy that the federal government and municipalities are talking about.They are the laggard in terms of the three levels of government, as far as I'm concerned.Nate:Do you think, so I have an example locally of 60 units built modular housing. It was through the Affordable Housing Innovation Fund, that's how I even know it exists, but the precursor to sort of rapid housing.And I think of it as a success. It was some local opposition. It was challenging to get through some of those conversations. There's probably a bit more legwork that could have been done to make sure that it's all single units and it could have been probably, there are demographics to serve that drive this and I do understand that, but I do think in some of these cases, some of the literature I've read suggests that having some mix of single and family units can be helpful in the longer term.I've read some stuff from John Sewell and others. So I don't know, maybe some of that could have been part of the mix in a way to respond to local concerns, but overall it's been a success.And yet the city puts up the parking lot, the feds bring in the capital dollars, it gets built and the missing partner of the table on the wraparound ongoing supports is the province of Ontario.So we fill this locally with a particular project, but it happens everywhere. And you're right. I do think we need to be more forceful on the provincial side. So then what does that look to you?You did in your book suggest a couple of different things. You have a different idea that you propose there, but one piece is around requiring infrastructure dollars. So you have more, you're pushing provinces to add more density in transit oriented areas and you tie federal infrastructure dollars.The half is obviously an example of using some federal dollars to try and change dynamics. We've got now a version of this where there's billions of dollars in loans available to provinces that opt into sort of the BC model, BC bills and doing things in a better way.If you're advising the housing minister on this front, how much more forceful can we be at the federal level around addressing NIMBYism, do you think?Caroyln:Well, I think the big cure to NIMBYism is a lot more front-end work when it comes to community planning.There's some really good work that's been done by a group called Renovate the Public Hearing, NBC. It's a black-clad group out of Simon Fraser and they use citizen juries, for instance, which are randomly chosen individuals in a community. Actually, Mark was part of one many years ago in Toronto out by Jennifer Keesmaat and they make kind of high-level decisions around planning.Usually people, just everyday people off the street, given all the facts and all the evidence, will make pretty good decisions. But I don't think that residents should be asked to make decisions about every single development. I think there needs to be a lot more enabling environment quite radically, I suppose.I think that four stories as of right with unlimited units would allow a whole new generation of small apartment buildings.Nate:That seems the minimum, by the way, so this is something that, you know, the half pushes and other changes have been proposed by other municipal leaders are on four stories as of right. Sorry, four units.Carolyn:It's not four units, it's four stories.Nate:Okay, so four stories would be more radical, but it's certainly less radical though than, the example I love from your book was Japan, which has incredibly permissive zoning rules that is rightly focused their zoning permissions on nuisances and real nuisances that affect quality of life, and not just they keep certain people out of this community and keep my property values up.Carolyn:And that's about mix as well. That's about having small grocery stores next to homes, next to trial care centers, next to high schools or whatever.So I think a lot of the land use zoning is infamously two-dimensional. Like it says, this is what the land use will bein this particular area. And that's really problematic in terms of the kind of walkable communities that many of us are talking about as well as transit-oriented communities.Of course,the minimum heights would need to be greater near transit stations and even bus stops, I'd argue, but certainly that sort of baseline that would allow, they'd allow multiplexes, they'd allow people to build granny flats and give the main house to one of their kids or two of their kids if the kids subdivided or whatever.I think that that's sort of the retail change that needs to happen. There's sort of the wholesale change, which are big new developments on government land or near transit stations, et cetera.But the sort of retail change is really important. A lot of neighborhoods in Toronto, and I know you live in Toronto, have lower densities than they did 30 years ago. They have smaller households, more single-person households, et cetera. So the built form needs to, you know, we need to have a lot more flexible housing to make a long story short.And even if in the best case scenario, non-market housing was 20% of all housing, 80% would still be provided by the private sector. It's really hard for homeowners to say, hey, I'm going to subdivide into three units.The municipal government makes it difficult through approvals and development taxes. Finance providers say, what's your experience as a developer? You know, so I think we need a far more enabling environment to make the kind of changes we need.Nate:Well, my last comment I would say on the market side is, and density, and in general, and encouraging density. It does strike me, one other tool that the feds could potentially use is when we, one thing is, you know, okay, tying infrastructure dollars to density around transit. That seems like no brainer stuff.But there's also when the mayor of Norfolk County comes to me and says, we need real investments in wastewater. Well, great. Federal investments on the infrastructure side tied to some action on density. And I think different municipalities will have different needs.And similarly, some municipalities may balk to go, well, if we add so much density, well, how do we manage the healthcare capacity in these areas, the school capacity in these areas, the childcare capacity in these areas.And so there are infrastructure related needs to adding density and the feds and the province are in a much better position to write those large checks to make that happen.Anyway, so I think there's, you know, maybe housing accelerator fund, but just pushed to, you know, the next level even. So it's not just dollars related housing, but it's dollars related infrastructure more broadly.Okay, but on the, you mentioned non-market and I do want to spend a good amount of time on that, because I actually think that is the missing piece. We can talk about market housing forever, but you rightly know in your book that, you know, market housing is not going to get us out of the crisis that we're in, especially for so many people who can never imagine owning a home right now, given where home prices are at and how much they've run away from wages.And I want you to talk a little bit about, for those who maybe don't get through, who don't get to your book, the examples, you mentioned France, you mentioned, there's a range of different examples in your book though, focus on non-market housing. We used to do this in Canada in a more serious way.What are some of the things we should be doing that other countries do in this space? What would be your top three, four or five hit lists of, you know, France does this and Denmark does this, and if Canada really wanted to re-energize, writing big checks is one of it, but if Canada really wanted to re-energize the space, what's your hit list?Carolyn:Well, one of them is something I'm working on today, actually, in response to a request from the federal government, which is, what's the capacity of developers across Canada to create large-scale developments on government land? So, there are some really exciting large-scale developments.In Vancouver alone, there's SINOC, which is a Squamish-led development that's going to produce 6,000 apartments, very well located next to Burrard Bridge, as well as Jericho Lands, which again is Canada Lands Company plus three First Nations. Those are the kinds of large-scale development that can really show a way forward.And if you look at St. Lawrence neighborhood, people used to come from all over the world to look at St. Lawrence neighborhood. What an amazing development that was, 50 years old now, and 4,000 homes, a third each, public housing, cooperative housing, condos, again the rule of thirds.It was considered such a radical idea to have schools at the bottom and grocery stores at the bottom and a church and a pub and a restaurant and everything at the bottom, but it really works knit along that linear park. It's still a really lovely neighborhood, and it was a game-changer.At that time, talking about families living in eight-story buildings was considered, you know, crazy radical stuff, but it worked. So, we need about 100 more St. Lawrence neighborhoods, and then we need a lot of small-scale enablers such as, as I say, four-story buildings that I was recently on the housing industry task force, and there's so many innovative prefabricated housing producers, and they said all we need is a certain level of guaranteed demand.We'll build the factories, we'll hire the people, and of course you get a much more diverse labor force working for factories than you might in construction industries.The construction industry right now is an aging population with a high level of retirements expected, so we need prefab housing.Prefab housing can be awesome. What would it be like if the federal government did a guaranteed order of, I don't know, 200,000 homes a year, most ambitiously. Okay, let's call it 50,000, be a little bit less ambitious.We know already that modular student housing works in Quebec. UTILE builds affordable student homes really cheaply using modular. We know that the Rapid Housing Initiative was on the back of a kind of four-story special with the ground floor being community services and the social workers, and three stories of housing above it.So, we have those kinds of models that will work nationally, and if you did that sort of a pre-order, you could really build up Canada's prefab industry in a really exciting way. It's really important for the north where construction seasons are slow.You know, it ticks so many boxes.Nate:Yeah, it really does. I like that idea a lot.Well, and one thing that struck me, I mentioned Denmark. One thing that struck me was, but before we get to Denmark, actually the stat from France struck me, and people should know, so France produces 110,000 non-market homes a year, more in one year than the total number of non-market homes created in Canada over the last 24 years.Like, that blew my brain. Like, I just like, what are we even doing here? If France is doing that and we're doing this, like, whoa, what are we even doing here?Carolyn:It's really important to emphasize how beautiful many of those homes are. I mean, I don't know whether you've been to Paris recently, but I was in Paris.Nate:Not recently, no. Paris. I got kids. It's hard to travel these days.Carolyn:Oh, but you know, you can just offer them a chocolate croissant.Anyhow, so Cazane de Relay, which is on a former military barracks, and it is, it's got student housing, it's got family housing, but it's knitted around in the former, like, Chondemar, the former military parade ground, this beautiful park that has cafes in it.And it's in a very ritzy part of Paris near a subway line, and people love it, because it's an adaptive reuse of space with a beautiful park in the middle of it. Again, you can make beautiful, socially inclined, environmentally sound architecture, and it's nothing to be ashamed of.Nate:Yeah, of course, yeah.Carolyn:For a long time, I mean, people think of the original version of Regent Park, and they think about these very dire projects.But, you know, think about St. Lawrence neighborhood. Think about in Ottawa, Beaver Barracks, which again, has this beautiful set of community gardens in the middle of it, and district heating, and all kinds of cool stuff. We can make beautiful things.Nate:I mentioned France just because it's such a frustrating comparison that they are building so much more. But Denmark, I found an interesting example because it's a practical sort of solution-oriented example.It's not just, this, France is doing way more than Canada, sorry, Canada. But Denmark's National Building Fund provides 45-year mortgages, 30 years to pay off the building costs, and then 15 years to fund the next new project.Other countries have just, if you compare CMHC financing for non-market versus what these other countries are doing, I mean, other countries are just way lower cost and longer-term financing. And that seems like, I don't know, it seems like low-hanging fruit to me. I don't know how much pushback there is from CMHC, but if we can't do that, then we're not going to solve this problem at all.Carolyn:Well, that's the secret sauce. That was the secret sauce in the 1970s and 1980s when up to 20% of new homes were non-market. It was 40-year mortgages at 2% at the time, when crime was 6%.So it is a challenge, or let's put it this way, it's not CMHC as much as it is the finance ministers who tend not to love that.But you can get to the point, it's not just Denmark, it's Austria and France as well, where you have a revolving loan fund and it refreshes itself.And that goes back to our earlier conversation of the need for thinking long-term. Infrastructure financing is always long-term and the payback from infrastructure financing is always long-term.Nate:I want to get to a conversation, sort of conclude with addressing homelessness, but before we get there, just on the protecting renters. We've promised a bill of rights for tenants and that's obviously in some ways tough because the federal jurisdiction is going to require, again, sort of a carrot-stick approach, although interesting again to note the historical example of national rent control, I think it was in the 1940s, but regardless.Carolyn:1940s and 1941 and 1975.Okay, so even more recent than that. You know Pierre, said in 1975, thou shalt have rent control and all the provinces said, okay.Nate:Interesting. And even where we have some rent control, obviously Ontario is a classic example where you've got rent control while the unit is lived in and then there's such a massive disincentive to keep the unit up or to respond to tenant concerns because, oh, if the tenant leaves, shrug my shoulders, I actually make more money because I can now, the rent control disappears.Carolyn:It's a huge incentive for evictions and it was brought in, that exemption vacancy control was brought in by conservative government.Nate:Does not surprise me on that front. So on the protecting renters front, there's a window here at least with the tenants bill of rights, although maybe a short life left in this parliament, but there is a window there.I think there's probably a window to collaborate with the NDP on something like that or the Bloc on something like that to really get something done. So there's at least some space to maybe fulfill on the implementation side.Beyond that space or maybe even in that space, what would you want to see in Canada on renter protections?Carolyn:I'm doing some work right now with an investor group called SHARE, S-H-A-R-E, that is on ESG guidelines for investors in housing. And I think it's really important, we now have environmental guidelines for investment in housing, but we don't yet have social guidelines on investment.And I sometimes think that soft-suasion is as important as we've been talking about the bully function of federal government. I think it is really that I've seen ESG guidelines have a huge impact on investors.I think that unions, to give one specific example, are uncomfortable with the fact that several of their pension funds invest in and actually have entirely owned REITs who evict current and former union members. I think that's an uncomfortable place to be.So I think that investor guidelines are really important and they would be a world first if they were developed in Canada. So that's kind of exciting.What else is needed in terms of tenant rights? Look, countries in Europe, including countries that are majority renter and richer than Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, they tend to have longer leases and tend to have far harder roads towards eviction.So it's partly, absolutely rent, some level of rent negotiation. What Denmark does, one of the things I love about Denmark, is it has, it funds tenant unions and the tenant unions negotiate sort of the landlord.Nate:Better bargaining power.Carolyn:It's a bargaining situation and there is an emphasis on fair cost-based rent increases each year, which seems like a fair and transparent process, but also longer leases is part of the trick. I think that you want to create a situation where you can live for a long time as a renter, invest in other forms of requirement savings other than homes.But right now, definitely being a renter is a second class situation and that leads a lot of people to get into really, really scary debt in order to become homeowners. And that's not necessarily a good situation as well, or living very far away from your work or having to move away from where your family is.Nate:Well, it speaks to, and maybe we should have started here instead of finishing here, but it speaks to what are the twin goals in some ways, like what is a home and to deliver for someone that sense of home and shelter and safety.You have a rundown of different things that have to be considered here. But I think what I would want from a policy lens is at a minimum, you want sure there's some semblance of affordability, and you want to make sure that there's security of tenure, that you want to make sure that people, whether they're a tenant, tenants shouldn't be at such a disadvantage here that they don't have security of tenure, that there isn't that stability in their lives and they can't invest in their property in the same way. They can't know that they're going to be near this school and near this workplace, as you say. That is such an essential part of a home that goes, I think, under discussed in our politics in a really big way.I also, just to finish with on a rent supplement side, you don't have to comment on it because I don't want to get to homelessness in the sort of three minutes you got left, but this stuck out to me too.So France, Germany, and Denmark all spend 0.7% of their GDP on just rent supplements. Canada spends less on all housing related expenditures combined. Anyway, your book broke my brain in a number of different ways.Okay, so to finish with homelessness and addressing homelessness, because you've talked about rapid housing, you've talked about industrial, if the government of Canada committed to 50,000 modular units a year or something like that, we know where we could direct them at a minimum, which is to replace encampments with homes.And we now have Premier in Ontario, at least, who's talking about, he hasn't done it yet, but talking about, you know, send me a letter of mayors calling for the use of the notwithstanding clause as if you should replace encampments using the notwithstanding clause instead of just building homes.It's like in support of housing. And so on the homelessness front, this is a problem that needs to be resolved in a compassionate, evidence-based way. And that is the hope. And I hope it doesn't get, it's being weaponized in our politics in a big way. And I hope we can push back against that.And so to do that, but to do that successfully, are we looking at just a broad expansion of the rapid housing program, committing to that industrial building, the modular units, and then hopefully really aggressively pushing the provinces, as you say, on the supportive housing front, knowing that, you know, a housing first approach is the answer?Carolyn:That would help a lot. I mean, Canada, under the Harper government, funded the largest international experiment in housing first, which is simply providing homeless people with a permanent home with the supports that they need. And it worked.You know, it was 3000 people. The rates of people losing their homes was very low. The rates of people staying home and having better health and economic outcomes was huge.But you can't have housing first without having the housing comma first. That's what the films say. So that's what we need. We need a whole new generation of low-cost housing and many cases with supports that people need because such a high number of people who are homeless have various forms of disability.And if they don't have severe physical and mental health issues before they become homeless, they sure get them very quickly once they become homeless. So what we need to do, it's so self-evident when it comes to housing, when it comes to homelessness.And it doesn't just make moral sense. It makes economic sense.Nate:That's the part that bothers me, by the way. It's so frustrating in our politics.I speak to people like the, you know, small business owners who go, this is affecting my ability to earn an income. People are not coming to downtown London in Ontario as much as they were before because we have a homelessness challenge.You've got parks that parents go, that park is supposed to be so my kid can play in that green space, not for an encampment. And you kind of pull your hair out and go, why can't we just build supportive homes?Carolyn:Hospital emergency rooms aren't made to, you know, it's not of efficient use of hospital emergency rooms to get 200 visits a year.Nate:Exactly.Carolyn:You know, so it makes so much sense. I don't understand why at some basic level, why every province doesn't have a plan to end homelessness. It's a shame and it's also dumb.I mean, it's dumb on so many levels. So yeah, I mean, you know, I agree with you. I was reading Jane Philpott's book on Health For All, and I was going, yeah, the answers are pretty darn simple when it comes to health. Why don't we just do it?You know, and to me, the answers are pretty simple when it comes to housing. Why don't we just do it? You know, so I guess this book's Home Truths is intended to say to people, I know it looks really complex and it is, but the answers aren't that hard to figure out. It's not rocket science.Nate:Yeah. My takeaway was very much that, and this is the last data point that I throw at listeners from your book, but this one really stuck out. You talk about housing first approach in Finland and how the Finnish consider it.Over a period from 1985 to 2016, they went from over 2,100 shelter beds to 52. And then how do they do that?Well, they're cutting emergency shelter beds.How? Because they're increasing supportive housing from 127 to over 1,300. And they're replacing what is a reactive emergency response, which is a more expensive response, frankly.They're replacing that with a long-term housing first approach through supportive housing and non-market housing. And again, it seems obvious.The challenge, of course, is we should have started doing this a decade ago, two decades ago yesterday. And I'm not dismissive of the rapid housing program. I'm not dismissive of the housing accelerator fund. I'm not dismissive of the loans and the grants that are going towards and the new co-op fund. I don't want to be dismissive of all that. We're going in the right direction.It does seem, though, that the scale of the direction we're heading in the right direction, the scale is just not where it needs to be to get us to where we need to get in 30 years.Carolyn:Yep. We've done some really good pilot programs, and now it's time to scale it up and have some real targets. And it's been a pleasure talking policy wonk stuff with you, Nate.Nate:Well, that's what this is for. And I do appreciate the book. I'm glad Mark suggested that you'd be a guest because it prompted me to read your book. And I'm a much better advocate on housing for having done so.Carolyn:Well, thank you, Mark.Nate:I say that regularly on the housing file. Anyway, thanks, Carolyn, for your time.Carolyn:Thank you, Nate. Take care. Bye-bye.Nate:Thanks for joining me on this episode of Uncommons. I hope you found, yes, it was adeeper dive in policy, but I hope you found some of those stats interesting. They were eye-popping to me, frankly.I do think we have a certain Overton window in our politics sometimes, including on housing, and understanding historical examples, understanding what happens in other countries can be incredibly informative in helping to shift that window and delivering greater ambition, especially on such an important file.With that, if you have suggestions for guests or future topics, you can reach me at info at beynate.ca. You can reach me online, of course, on an increasingly variety of platforms. I'm on Bluesky now, but you can reach me at beynate on all those channels. And otherwise, otherwise, until next time. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.uncommons.ca

For her short film MAWTINI (My Homeland) director and producer Fateema Al-Hamaydeh Miller spoke with me about making a story to honor her Palestinian heritage, and the struggle and trauma of displacement from the land experienced by her people, Canadian First Nations, and immigrants in Canada.#CarolynTalks #Mawtini #RPFF2024MAWTINI stars Rena Dine, and Monique Mojica screened at the 2024 Regent Park Film Festival, in Toronto. Visit Fateema's official website for information on where to screen the film at www.khafeefdamproductions.com/newsVisit the offiical Regent Park website at rpff.ca/2024/program/shorts-homecoming/Find me on Twitter and Instagram @CarrieCNH12Buy me a coffee or pizza at https://buymeacoffee.com/carolynhinds?status=1paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525Visit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance.My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Regent Park…it was named “Detroit's Most Dangerous Zip Code” in 2011. Now, it is being reclaimed, rebuilt and empowered through the work of many people and through the ministry of LifeBUILDERS Detroit. Join us this week as we speak with one of the young leaders of this impactful and life-changing organization. That's this weekend on Missions Today. Missions Today LifeBUILDERS Detroit

An inner-city community is devastated when a much-loved public servant's life is cut short after a brazen daylight shooting. Toronto Police commenced a massive manhunt for the accused killers.  Catherine McDonald takes us into Regent Park, a neighbourhood that is no stranger to this kind of violence, to learn more about Thane Murray and his efforts to create a brighter future for the community's youth. CRIMESTOPPERS - https://www.canadiancrimestoppers.org/index.php For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/tag/crime-beat/ Subscribe to Crime Beat TV HERE:    / crimebeattv   Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #CrimeBeat #CrimeBeatMostWanted Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mustafa wächst in Regent Park, in Toronta auf. Armut, Gewalt und Kriminalität prägen seine Jugend. Mit zwölf Jahren schreibt er seine ersten Gedichte über soziale Ungerechtigkeit – und macht sich schnell einen Namen als poetisches Wunderkind. Hier entlang geht's zu den Links unserer Werbepartner. >> Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/musik/popfilter-wie-mustafa-mit-poesie-seinen-schmerz-verarbeitet

Mustafa wächst in Regent Park, in Toronta auf. Armut, Gewalt und Kriminalität prägen seine Jugend. Mit zwölf Jahren schreibt er seine ersten Gedichte über soziale Ungerechtigkeit – und macht sich schnell einen Namen als poetisches Wunderkind. Hier entlang geht's zu den Links unserer Werbepartner. >> Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/musik/popfilter-wie-mustafa-mit-poesie-seinen-schmerz-verarbeitet

Mustafa wächst in Regent Park, in Toronta auf. Armut, Gewalt und Kriminalität prägen seine Jugend. Mit zwölf Jahren schreibt er seine ersten Gedichte über soziale Ungerechtigkeit – und macht sich schnell einen Namen als poetisches Wunderkind. Hier entlang geht's zu den Links unserer Werbepartner. >> Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/musik/popfilter-wie-mustafa-mit-poesie-seinen-schmerz-verarbeitet

Mustafa wächst in Regent Park, in Toronta auf. Armut, Gewalt und Kriminalität prägen seine Jugend. Mit zwölf Jahren schreibt er seine ersten Gedichte über soziale Ungerechtigkeit – und macht sich schnell einen Namen als poetisches Wunderkind. Hier entlang geht's zu den Links unserer Werbepartner. >> Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/musik/popfilter-wie-mustafa-mit-poesie-seinen-schmerz-verarbeitet

Mustafa wächst in Regent Park, in Toronta auf. Armut, Gewalt und Kriminalität prägen seine Jugend. Mit zwölf Jahren schreibt er seine ersten Gedichte über soziale Ungerechtigkeit – und macht sich schnell einen Namen als poetisches Wunderkind. Hier entlang geht's zu den Links unserer Werbepartner. >> Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/musik/popfilter-wie-mustafa-mit-poesie-seinen-schmerz-verarbeitet

Roger Choudhury is an entrepreneur who has used mindful marketing strategies throughout his adult life. Turning 47 today, he has been an entrepreneur since the age of 19. Roger made his first million by 21 through direct marketing, working with various industries such as energy deregulation and credit card companies. He founded the Business Financial Network during the pandemic, a media company collaborating with publicly traded entities and retirement homes. Additionally, Roger has experience as a cannabis consultant and master grower. Despite personal challenges, including two divorces, Roger is now happily married with three children. His holistic approach integrates mindfulness in both life and business, underscoring the importance of being present and purpose-driven. Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info Linktree: linktr.ee/BusinessFinancialNetwork  LInkedIn: Roger_Choudhury Most Influential Person My mom Effect On Emotions My mom is Hindu, and my father is Muslim. We meditate regularly. Eastern civilization is very spiritually advanced compared to Western civilization, and this is well documented. The whole yoga revolution, for instance, began when a bunch of East Indian practitioners brought their knowledge here. I strongly suggest that people not only take time out of their day but also make an effort to spend time with their breath, meditate, drown out the noise, and learn to be comfortable with their self-talk. Self-talk is a crucial aspect of this practice. There's your foreground and background conversation, and the conversation you're having with yourself is essentially the conversation you're having with the universe. Thoughts On Breathing Buteyko is a Russian scientist who developed a breathing method. You can find more about it online; it's been really helpful for me. Additionally, there are various frequency breath training techniques involving specific durations for holding, inhaling, and exhaling. Bullying Story Growing up, my father passed away, leaving my mom to run our restaurant on Bloor and Lansdowne. She was a great cook, but not a businessperson. I spent my early years in Regent Park until age 10, then moved to Jane and Finch. My mom hoped for less racism, but we faced new challenges. In Regent Park, I dealt with rockers and skinheads, and in Jane and Finch, it was a mix of Mexicans, Jamaicans, and other ethnicities. I encountered racism, being called names like “Paki” and “curry eater.” I didn't engage aggressively; instead, I'd ask, “Why are you doing this?” However, in Jane and Finch, I sometimes had to fight back for my belongings. I believe facing adversity is essential for growth. My kids, aged 15, 17, and 19, have never been in a fight, which I find hard to relate to. When I was younger, making plans involved uncertainty, unlike today's instant communication. My son shows me how his classmates share their locations with him, thinking it's an achievement. While each generation faces different challenges, I believe that experiencing breakdowns can lead to breakthroughs. Building mental toughness is crucial, and while inclusivity is important, it should not compromise genuine personal growth. Suggested Resources Book: The Wealth That Money Can't Buy; Robin Sharma App: n/a Related Episodes Growing A Creative Business; Noah Hutton Dissolve Your Energy Blocks To Live An Authentic Life; Debbie Lynn Grace Inspirational Leadership Summit Host, Archana Shetty

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE ON PATREON! Bruce LaBruce is a Toronto based artist, filmmaker and writer. His latest film 'The Visitor' premiered earlier this year at the Berlin film festival. Bruce sat down with us to discuss Toronto being boring, disaster capitalism, 'No Skin Off My Ass', Sam The Record Man, Yonge Street's seedy era, 'Going Down The Road' (1970), bathhouses, when the city felt glamorous, speakeasy's, The Gun Club, rich kids, condos, living in a squat in Regent Park with Fifth Column, the late 80's Toronto hardcore scene, skin heads, 'lively' mosh pits, falling in love with a Hustler, seeing Nirvana at Lee's Palace, Kurt Cobain calling 'No Skin Off My Ass' his favourite film, 'Hustler White', Rusty, McG, working at Just Deserts in the 80's, The Kentucky Fried Five, his friendship with John Waters, 'Skin Flick', his essay on Camp, Cassavetes Vs Altman, his mentor Robin Wood, film twitter, Eyes Wide Shut, Isabelle Huppert, Gen Z's relationship with sex, porn, his Instagram account, his old Exclaim! column, his infamous TIFF parties, bad DJ's, 'The Visitor', his upcoming book 'The Revolution Is My Boyfriend', the origin of his infamous pose and more! Bruce LaBruce Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD https://www.patreon.com/coldpod

This week our duo is back and refreshed from their break and Amanda kicks off the episode with the story of the murder of Phillip Boudreau in a small fishing community in Nova Scotia. Then Keith tells the story of Canadian Rapper and rising star, Smoke Dawg, and his murder in broad daylight on a busy Toronto street. Sources: Amanda: https://www.cbc.ca/cbcdocspov/episodes/the-killing-of-phillip-boudreau https://quillandquire.com/review/blood-in-the-water-a-true-story-of-revenge-in-the-maritimes/ https://fisherynation.com/archives/tag/phillip-boudreau https://povmagazine.com/true-crime-lobsters-and-the-killing-of-phillip-boudreau/ CBC Docs POV Season 4 “The Killing of Phillip Boudreau” Keith: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/i-got-a-life-sentence-mother-of-murdered-rapper-smoke-dawg-sobs-in-grief-during/article_d7a188f4-40f1-5818-8b0b-cd83789ad9b3.amp.html https://globalnews.ca/news/8644774/murder-conviction-smoke-dawg-shooting/amp/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/smoke-dawg-koba-prime-arrest-burnaby-1.5257231 https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/toronto-rapper-smoke-dawg-was-killed-in-adolescent-stupid-testosterone-laden-fight-not-a-targeted/article_e1c78250-8e15-5887-9e32-ab30341ef3a4.amp.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_hip_hop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regent_Park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halal_Gang https://www.cp24.com/news/two-men-killed-in-queen-street-shooting-identified-as-members-of-toronto-music-scene-1.3996128 Resources: Suicide Crisis Helpline: If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8. Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Suicide Crisis Helpline offers support that is bilingual, trauma-informed, culturally appropriate, and available to anyone in Canada. You can talk to a mental health professional, one on one: Call 1-866-585-0445 or text WELLNESS to 741741 (Adults) or 686868 (Youth) If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call Talk Suicide Canada at 1-833-456-4566. Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For residents of Quebec, call 1-866-277-3553 (24/7) or visit suicide.ca Visit Talk Suicide Canada for the distress centres and crisis organizations nearest you, if you're experiencing gender-based violence, you can access a crisis line in your province or territory. Hope for Wellness Help Line:  1-855-242-3310 (toll-free) or connect to the online Hope for Wellness chat. Services are available to all Indigenous peoples across Canada who need immediate emotional support, crisis intervention or referrals to community-based services experienced and culturally sensitive helpline counsellors can help if you want to talk in English and French and, on request, in Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut. For Domestic Violence sheltersafe.ca is an online resource to help women and their children seeking safety from violence and abuse. The clickable map will serve as a fast resource to connect women with the nearest shelter that can offer safety, hope, and support. Childhelp National Child Abuse 24/7 Hotline (multilingual service available): 1-800-422-4453 TransLife - 1-877-330-6366  

Witnesses alleged a stolen Mercedes SUV ran a red light, leading to a fiery six-car pileup in Scarborough that killed one person; the man charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shootings of two males in Regent Park was a son and brother of the victims; and, Toronto residents flooded outdoor spaces amid near-record-breaking warmth that made temperatures feel like summer in mid-March.

One person was arrested, and two officers were injured in a foot chase following a shooting in Regent Park that killed two males; neighbours and family members have identified one of the victims of a deadly Mississauga house fire as resident Alice Kret; and, two prospective renters thought they had found their next home on Rentals.ca, only to be scammed out of hundreds of dollars.

Amy Thornton (Moulin Rouge / Evita) co-hosts The West End Frame Show!Andrew and Amy discuss Hadestown (Lyric Theatre) and Hamilton (Victoria Palace Theatre) as well as the latest news about Donny Osmond, Wild About You, Claudia Kariuki, Miriam Margolyes and more.Amy recently completed her run as Nini in the West End production of Moulin Rogue (Piccadilly Theatre) and played Tess in the workshop of Burlesque The Musical.Amy's West End credits include: Palladium Panto (London Palladium), Matilda (Cambridge), Rock of Ages & Flashdance (Shaftesbury), Never Forget (Savoy) and Grease (Piccadilly). Her credits also include: Evita (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre),  Fame (UK Tour & Monte Carlo), Cats (Jersey & Guernsey) and Starlight Express (UK & Scandinavian Tour). Amy was in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (Universal). Alongside her performing career, Amy works as an assistant, associate and resident choreographer with the likes of Ellen Kane, Karen Bruce  and Fabian Aloise. She was resident choreographer for the West End production of Matilda, assistant choreographer for the US, Australian, German, Chinese, Paris and UK touring productions of The Bodyguard and associate choreographer for Regent Park's Evita. Amy was Ellen Kane's assistant choreographer for the film adaptation of Matilda.Follow Amy on Instagram: @itsamythorntonHosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32  Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.   

We got a young Regent Park legend in the building this week here to clear up some things. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSGbGTkweBvH79LnMha5bxg Big thanks to B3 from Utopia Records Studio https://www.instagram.com/utopiarecordsca/ Thanks to Diamond Club: https://www.instagram.com/diamondclub_905/ Steamin Hot Grabba: https://www.instagram.com/steaminhotgrabba/ We Love Hip Hop: www.instagram.com/welovehiphopnetwork/ Friday: www.instagram.com/fridayrickydred/ Dusty Wallace: www.instagram.com/trappherajohn/

This week something a little different... I talk to Orchestrator, Composer and Musical Supervisor Tom Deering about his life and work. Tom has orchestrated such shows as 'Standing At The Skies Edge', the wildly different 'Carousel' at Regent Park 2021, 'Wonder.Land', working with such artists as Damon Albarn and Richard Hawley. Listen to the soundtrack of 'Standing At The Skies Edge' on Spotify to hear Tom's beautiful work.

In this riveting episode of "From the Depths of Darkness to the Light of Success," we have the privilege of sitting down with David Silverstone, a remarkable individual hailing from Toronto, Ontario. David's life story is one of resilience, determination, and a deep commitment to giving back to the community that shaped him. Growing up in Regent Park, a challenging neighborhood in Toronto, David learned invaluable life lessons that would stay with him throughout his journey. He shares his experiences as a former professional hockey player, whose passion for the sport took root in inner-city Toronto and led to a transformative walk-on tryout with the Belleville Bulls of the OHL. During his hockey career, David was renowned for his tenacious fighting spirit on the ice, earning him the nickname "fists of fury." Beyond his athletic accomplishments, he also won the prestigious CHL Humanitarian of the Year award during his time with Belleville. This recognition reflects his enduring commitment to giving back to the community in various ways, a passion that remains evident in his life to this day. Through candid conversations, David reflects on his journey of personal growth and learning important values such as loyalty, honesty, and trust, which he now instills in his own children. He emphasizes the significance of kindness and being there for others, especially when it comes to mental health. The episode delves deep into the importance of cherishing every moment and not taking life or the people around us for granted, as life's circumstances can change in the blink of an eye. Listeners are encouraged to follow David on Instagram @176_tilts to stay updated on his inspiring activities and contributions to the community. Join Chris Swiech as he engages in a heartfelt and in-depth conversation with David Silverstone, witnessing his incredible journey from Regent Park to professional hockey and beyond. The episode serves as a poignant reminder of the power of resilience, community impact, and the profound effect that one individual's dedication can have on the lives of many. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving the show a 5-star review to help us continue spreading these uplifting stories of triumph and hope. If you would like to support the show please leave a 5 star review over on Apple Podcasts or leave a voice message on Anchor FM. You can also rate the show on Spotify now as well, please do so. Make sure you subscribe to the YouTube channel as well and turn on the notifications. You can also follow the show and my journey on IG @depthsofdarkside! Podcast Social Media: Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/depthsofdarkside/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/depthsofdarkside YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-M2lpVwCgEyM85menG_nvQ Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/show/4iiKx07baLZf9CzcNhdUsi?si=e91d5911f91647a9 Apple- https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/from-the-depths-of-darkness-to-the-light-of-success/id1510954182 Email- depthsodarkside@gmail.com Thanks for listening and have a great day! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightofsuccess/message

This episode features Dr. Aditi Mehta, Assistant Professor of Urban Studies at the University of Toronto, and podcast host Dr. Rubén Gaztambide-Fernández, Professor and Director of the Youth Research Lab here at OISE. Drawing on her diverse experiences conducting PAR neighbourhoods in the USA and Canada, Dr. Mehta reflects on the politics of knowledge production and dissemination within contexts of urban community development and public health. Together, they discuss the dynamics of community collaboration and partnerships, and the important distinction between participatory research and education. Dr. Aditi Mehta is an Assistant Professor of Urban Studies at the University of Toronto and was a community-engaged learning faculty fellow at the Centre for Community Partnerships. She completed her PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, and was awarded the department's most outstanding dissertation prize for her investigation of the politics of community media in post-disaster cities. Her research and pedagogy consider environmental justice, community development, technology, and how knowledge infrastructures influence policy. She was recently awarded the Social Science and Humanities Research Council Partnership Engagement Grant for her participatory action research course in which UofT students and youth living in Toronto's Regent Park neighbourhood collaborated to research local experiences of redevelopment and the COVID-19 pandemic. This episode was hosted and directed by Ruben Gaztambide-Fernandez, produced by Qichun Zhang, and supported by Youth Research Lab assistant Madeleine Ross.  

Mortgage rates are on the rise again, but inventory is picking up! Sellers aren't seeing the success they were months ago, are we heading back to summer 2022?   Politicians, bike lanes and more talks on 15min cities & the success of Regent Park's redevelopment. 

Amy Thornton is currently starring as Nini in the West End production of Moulin Rouge at the Piccadilly Theatre.Amy was part of the musical's original West End cast in the ensemble whilst understudying Nini and Arabia. She has now taken over as Nini full-time and is dazzling audiences eight times a week. Amy's West End credits include: Palladium Panto (London Palladium), Matilda (Cambridge), Rock of Ages & Flashdance (Shaftesbury), Never Forget (Savoy) and Grease (Piccadilly). Her credits also include: Evita (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre),  Fame (UK Tour & Monte Carlo), Cats (Jersey & Guernsey) and Starlight Express (UK & Scandinavian Tour). She was also in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (Universal). In this episode Amy explains how breaking her ankle changed the course of her career and led her to working as an assistant, associate and resident choreographer with the likes of Ellen Kane, Karen Bruce  and Fabian Aloise.Amy was resident choreographer for the West End production of Matilda, assistant choreographer for the US, Australian, German, Chinese, Paris and UK touring productions of The Bodyguard and associate choreographer for Regent Park's Evita.Most recently Amy was Ellen Kane's assistant choreographer for the film adaptation of Matilda, which received huge acclaim for its choreography. Follow Amy on Instagram: @ames26Moulin Rouge runs at the Piccadilly Theatre. Visit www.moulinrougemusical.co.uk for info and tickets. Hosted by Andrew Tomlins  @AndrewTomlins32  Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.  

This week on the podcast, Canadian Musician Editor-in-Chief Mike Raine welcomes Thompson Egbo-Egbo, a celebrated and internationally acclaimed pianist and composer from Toronto. His new album, What Remains, is out this Friday, October 28, via MNRK Music. Born in Nigeria, moving to Canada at age four, and learning piano at age six, there was concern that the renowned jazz pianist wasn't adjusting well in school. His mom decided to enroll him in music lessons. At Dixon Hall, a community centre down the street from where Thompson grew up in Toronto's Regent Park neighbourhood, he was able to take piano lessons at two dollars a session. Growing up in subsidized government development area of Toronto, Thompson was inspired by Dixon Hall's mission to build a musical school gave neighborhood kids access of affordable music lessons. Thompson went on to earn degrees in music from Humber College, and music production at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, and has released numerous works and collaborating with some of the world's most renowned artists. In 2021, Thompson portrayed a young Oscar Peterson in an episode of Historica Canada's Heritage Minute, honouring the artist's life and career. While he was set to cross the pond for a recording opportunity at Abbey Road Studios in London, UK, Thompson was still able to proceed in Toronto to write and record Oddly Familiar – an album released and archived with Audio Network's sync library.

New Nepali kitchen in Regent Park specializing in momos and noodles

In this conversation with Tonya Surman, CEO of the Centre for Social Innovation, or CSI, we hear about the effect of COVID on their core social purpose coworking space and significant strategic changes happening at CSI.  We see the value of CSi (and other nonprofits) owning real estate, unpack SI Canada's new role, learn about their leadership on an Impact Dashboard with a Common Approach, and a pilot social enterprise in Muskoka for healing, connection and learning for impact leaders…and much more.   Resources  Tonya Surman : https://socialinnovation.org/team/tonya-surman/   Centre for Social Innovation (CSI): https://socialinnovation.org/   Social Innovation Canada (SI Canada): https://sicanada.org/   CSI Community Living Room, Regent Park: https://socialinnovation.org/space/locations/community-living-room/   TechSoup Canada : https://socialinnovation.org/about/techsoup-canada/   Ontario Nonprofit Network (ONN): https://theonn.ca/   Vancity Community Investment Bank (VCIB): https://vancitycommunityinvestmentbank.ca/   Climate Ventures : https://climateventures.org/   Tapestry Community Capital: https://tapestrycapital.ca/   Wasan Island: http://www.wasan-island.de/   Breuninger Foundation: http://www.breuninger-stiftung.de/en/   Community Foundations of Canada (CFC): https://communityfoundations.ca/   McConnell Foundation: https://mcconnellfoundation.ca   Common Approach: https://www.commonapproach.org/   Adopting Common Measures with the Common Approach: https://socialinnovation.org/offering/adopting-common-measures/   Impact Dashboard: https://impactdashboard.org/       Thank you for listening to Impact Conversations with Lynn Fergusson & Sally Fazal . Find out more about our work at Social Impact Advisors: https://socialimpactadvisors.ca

WHAT AN EP WE HAVE FOR YOU GUYS TODAY! Straight from Toronto, we had our big brother Samer join us on the podcast. We delved into; becoming numb to bad news, studying overseas, growing up in the most dangerous neighbourhood in Toronto, benefits of keeping the deen simple, some valuable life lessons and much much more! Don't forget to LIKE the video and SHARE the video! Follow us on our socials at: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fairdinkumau/ FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/fairdinkumau Tik Tok: @fairdinkumau For the audio listeners out there: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2yRDjMv... Peace!!

Mustafa discusses his debut album, When Smoke Rises, why Toronto's Regent Park community is so important to his art, and his journey from child poet to acclaimed musician. Our Q This music panellists, A. Harmony and Niko Stratis, share their picks for the song of the summer. Rapper Maestro Fresh Wes talks about his latest gig as the new host of CBC's Race Against the Tide, which pits the best sand sculptors in the world against each other.

A neighbourhood is like a garden. As it blossoms and grows, you have to tend to it. Without intentional efforts to encourage arts and culture, displacement and gentrification can take over. So how exactly do spaces in Toronto foster that culture and creativity? How are old buildings reimagined? How are communities united? Today's guest is social entrepreneur and thought leader Tim Jones. Jones has been tending to Toronto's “garden” since he moved to the city in his 20s. As CEO of Artscape from 1998 to 2021 and now a principal of Creative Placemaking Inc, Tim is helping communities engage arts and culture as a catalyst for change and renewal. He gives us a glance of the process behind revitalization projects like the Historic Distillery District and Regent Park, and helps us understand the impact and potential of arts and culture. Justine Deluce, Broker, Chestnut Park Real Estate Limited, Brokerage  justine@justinedeluce.com 

When you think of real estate, you probably think of houses, condos and skyscrapers! But real estate has immense power to affect the people around it, and to shape entire communities. That power is something I hope our city's architects and builders are thinking about as they continue to influence the way people live. My guest today is Heela Omarkhail, VP of Social Impact at the Daniels Corporation, a leading builder-developer in Toronto with a special interest in strategic initiatives to build community and create positive change. She's been working on the revitalization of Regent Park for over 12 years, and I'll let her tell you how near and dear the neighbourhood is to her heart. In this episode we explore how bricks, tiles, roofs, and walls can impact people's lives and influence the world around them. Can we create profit while tackling our city's key social challenges? How are developers addressing affordability as they build new communities? Heela sets the record straight. Justine Deluce, Broker, Chestnut Park Real Estate Limited, Brokerage  justine@justinedeluce.com 

This week on TCR Express, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with Journal of Commerce staff writer Russell Hixson about the arrival of boring machines for use in creating the Broadway Skytrain line, a major multi-year project that could create a “second downtown” in the area for Vancouver. Russell also details a story he's writing about the B.C. government looking into age limits on young workers in construction based on the hazards involved, which could affect mom and pop legacy businesses but could also raise awareness amongst young workers as to their rights to a safe working environment. Warren also spoke to Daily Commercial News and Journal of Commerce daily editor Lindsey Cole about staff writer Angela Gismondi's recent Day of Mourning stories about a single mother recovering from the grief and loss of her husband's untimely death on a work site and another story about a young worker who fell 60 feet from the roof of a building and the efforts of his family to share his story and the importance of workplace safety. Lindsey also talked about one of staff writer Don Wall's recent stories about the recent launch of the World Urban Pavilion in Regent Park in Toronto, a gathering area to host in-person meetings and highlight the community redevelopment in the area. You can listen to The Construction Record and TCR Express on the Daily Commercial News and Journal of Commerce websites as well as on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music's podcast section. You can listen to last week's episode of TCR Express here and our most recent Construction Record podcast featuring Athena Sustainable Materials Institute president Jennifer O'Connor here. Thanks for listening and we'll see you next week. DCN-JOC News Services

With the recent release of Pixar's latest film Turning Red, Toronto has hit the international stage. The city is home to one of the busiest filming hubs in the world, but very rarely gets to play itself. We look at the Toronto-ness of the giant red panda bounding across the city, Scott Pilgrim vs The World having a bass off in Lee's Palace, The F Word going skinny dipping at the Scarborough Bluffs, The Stairs highlighting ignored and forgotten people struggling in Regent Park, Enemy criss-crossing the Greater Toronto Area and more! We also look at the winners of this year's Canadian Screen Awards where Scarborough and Night Raiders took home the bulk of the prizes. Watch The Stairs for free on TVO. Read The Globe and Mail's 20 Best Toronto Movies Ever Made. Read The Toronto Star's breakdown of filming locations. Learn more about the winners of this year's Canadian Screen Awards. Read Awesome Friday's Matthew Simpson guide to National Canadian Film Day. Listen to episode 180: A24 Retrospective - Enemy for more Toronto talk. Follow Rachel on Twitter and check out her website for more great reviews. Check out and subscribe to Technically a Conversation and follow them on Instagram! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, Overcast, RadioPublic, Breaker, Podcast Addict and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Send us a screenshot of your 5 star rating and review to contrazoompod@gmail.com and we will send you free stickers! Thank you Eric and Kevin Smale for the original theme songs, Jimere for the interlude music and Stephanie Prior for designing the logo. Follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook and visit our official website. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/contrazoompod/message

Tune into today's podcast with Dr. Danyaal Raza, a Family Physician at the St. Michael's Hospital Unity Health Network. Dr. Raza's commitment to health equity has been longstanding as past Chair of Canadian Doctors for Medicare, founding physician lead of St. Michael's Sumac Creek Health Centre in Toronto's Regent Park, a member of the Decent Work & Health Network, Broadbent Institute Public Policy Fellow and most recently, the current Faculty Lead in Social Accountability at UofT. Tune in to hear Dr. Raza share his raw and candid journey into Family Medicine along with the exciting advocacy projects he has lined up.

Je vous propose de vous laisser parcourir par un frisson délicat avec le premier album de Mustafa, Mustafa Ahmed, qui se faisait aussi appeler “Mustafa, The poet” il y a quelques années. Il est de Toronto au Canada et est issu d'une famille soudanaise. Il a grandi dans le quartier pauvre de Regent Park où les gangs faisaient et font encore la loi. Tout jeune, il écrivait des poèmes. Dès ses 12 ans, il est reconnu pour ses qualités d'écriture. Mustafa a aussi réalisé un court-métrage où il raconte toute la violence qui gangrène les communautés de sa ville. Il a aujourd'hui 24 ans. Mustafa s'est fait remarquer il y a un peu plus d'un an outre-atlantique par l'intensité des textes qu'il pose sur une folk qui allie subtilement rap et r'n'b et des chœurs traditionnels soudanais. Ses premiers morceaux, il les a publiés instinctivement sur sa chaîne Youtube en Mars 2020. C'est le début d'une belle aventure artistique pour le jeune homme. Il a depuis collaboré avec Drake et FKA. Il a été la voix d'une pub pour Valentino et a aussi écrit des textes pour Usher et Camila Cabello. Remarqué par James Blake, ils ont partagé un duo ensemble. A l'automne 2020, Mustafa a sorti un nouveau morceau qui annonçait son premier album. Il est sorti au printemps dernier et s'intitule “When Smoke rises”. Ce premier opus bouleversant est un hommage à son ami Smoke Dawg abattu à l'âge de 21 ans lors d'une fusillade. Cet album, c'est aussi un hommage à la vie de son quartier. Le songwriter y affronte le chagrin, la perte, la survie et le manque de liberté. On découvre un album dans la douceur, une musique délicate, une voix singulière et une production acoustique habile. Guitare et piano suspendent le temps. Mustafa exprime des sentiments intimes. Toute l'esthétique de sa folk apporte une puissance considérable à l'ensemble. Vous serez très vite séduit par la chaleur et la douceur de la voix de Mustafa. “When smoke rises” c'est le premier album de Mustafa, et c'est déjà un coup de coeur.

Episode 5 of First Generation, the Canadian Immigrant podcast series, features Ahmed Hussen, Somali refugee, lawyer and Member of Parliament. Minister Hussen shares his inspirational journey - from a teenager trying to figure out how laundry machines work to advocating for community services for residents of Toronto's Regent Park to entering public service to help make a difference in the lives of others like himself. He shares his experiences, learnings and advice for immigrants looking to make Canada home and ways that they can pay it forward to help others like themselves find their feet. Get ready to be inspired!  Host Farah Mohamed also discusses helpful resources for those on the immigrant journey with Canadian Immigrant editor Ramya Ramanathan.  Inspiration, information, helpful tools, tips and resources – find all this and more at canadianimmigrant.ca/podcast2021. 

This episode features conversation between the Lil Sis team - Alma Ahmed, Suzanna Maharaj, Rayan Saied, Belul Kidane, and Kamilah Apong- and podcast host Naima Raza. In this episode, Lil Sis and Naima discuss community-engaged youth research and programming. They discuss the need for arts-based programming for queer and racialized youth in Regent Park; the importance of community-based research; and how Lil Sis branding challenges heternormativity in the Toronto Arts scene. ALMA AHMED: from a spectator at the first open mic to participating in its current grant and research project, Alma has been involved with the hummingbird open mic and LIL SIS since 2015. she has been part of the hummingbird street team and has been a co-contributor of its current research project. aside from admiring how far the project has come, she is currently a nursing student and hopes to bring smiles to everyone's faces; whether it be her future patients or spectators at the events she hosted with her co-emcee and co-contributor Suzanna. SUZANNA MAHARAJ: hummingbird and the LIL SIS project has had a place in Suzanna's heart for years. from performing spoken word at the first open mic, to being brought on as a host, to now being the admin and resources lead on the team that achieved this research grant. when Suzanna isn't working on LIL SIS content, she can be found waving her flag in a fete or improving her one-woman business. RAYAN SAIED: Rayan began her work with the hummingbird team in highschool working to help spread the word out about our first ever youth-centred open mic in Regent Park. as event host and outreach team member, she was closely involved with many of the open mics throughout the years. her role with hummingbird evolved into a research role as we began to focus our work on recording and understanding the experiences of racialized LGBTQI artists and their access to resources and spaces within Toronto. BELUL KIDANE: Stop trying, it's pronounced “Bae-Lou-l”. Belul Kidane is a new member of the Lil Sis team but has been engaged with hummingbird since 2018. She is a performing artist, song-writer, part-time social media comedian and also owns a “non-borrowable” library in her bedroom. If she could eat one thing forever, it would be Mac and cheese. Thank you for coming to this Ted Talk. KAMILAH APONG: kamilah (kah-MEE-lah) apong is a queer 90's babe, and is currently re-watching entire Sailor Moon series for the 49283742rd time. she has some cute tummy rolls and would like to mother a couple alpacas

This week on TCR Express, Journal of Commerce staff writer Russell Hixson gives us an update on the company putting up two new cranes to complete a project that was beset by tragedy in the summer when a crane collapsed and killed five individuals in Kelowna, B.C. Russell's also working on a story about the City of North Vancouver using Bitcoin mining as a source of heat generation. Daily Commercial News staff writer Angela Gismondi also has an update as she spoke recently to spokespeople from Aecon Group who recently completed a pilot project using the ECR25 Electric compact excavator from Volvo Construction Equipment on a project in Toronto's Regent Park community. Angela is also speaking to Roodney Clarke about being appointed the first black business representative for UA Local 46 in Toronto. You can listen to The Construction Record and TCR Express on the Daily Commercial News and Journal of Commerce websites as well as on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music's podcast section and you can hear last week's  episode of TCR Express here. Thanks for listening and we'll see you next week. DCN-JOC News Services

Mary Ladky is the executive director of the Children's Book Bank. Strategically located between Cabbagetown and Regent Park, the book store is set up in a converted Victorian style home. It is beautifully laid out and is very child friendly. After admiring the surroundings, you might notice that something is missing. There is no checkout counter.And that's because all the books are free. Mary talks about the history of the book bank and presents a compelling case on the benefits of children learning to read and the consequences for those who do not. We soon learn that Mary is a fierce champion of child literacy.Thanks for listening! Please visit our website at hiddengemstoronto.netFollow us on Instagram at hiddengems.torontoand Facebook at hiddengems.toronto

Welcome to episode 1 of Season 2 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC), DeeP Visions Media, and a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts. In this episode, meet Charles Jackson who was born in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia and grew up in Regent Park in Toronto, Ontario. Charles shares an interesting story about his ancestors, how his own healing included forgiving his Dad, and his thoughts on how we are doing as Black people. Charles and I are related to Len Paris who was the guest on the very first episode of I Am Black History. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/donna-paris/message

David and Mikkel spent a morning with the Australian-British celebrated chef, John Torode. A keen cyclist who David met six years ago while out riding. They talk about the connection between food and cycling, and John's life in London in the 1990's till now. The morning started with laps of Regent Park on Brompton's before heading to Saville Row for a video call with Mikkel in Copenhagen.  FIND JOHN ON INSTAGRAM HERECLICK HERE FOR CHPT3

Mustafa recently released his debut album, 'When Smoke Rises.' At its core, the album is an expression of love – love for friends he lost to gun violence, and love for his community in Regent Park, Toronto. KEXP's Gabriel Teodros caught up with Mustafa during his recent Live on KEXP at Home session. They spoke about the connection between Regent Park and Seattle's South End, the tests of "unconditional love," healing from trauma, and the search for nuance and truth. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we enter spring and summer, students are looking for jobs in this uncertain period of COVID. As if job hunting wasn't hard enough, COVID makes it even trickier. We wanted to share some career-related posts from last year, like this one, that would be helpful to students who are trying to find work during this uncertain period. This week's episode is about finding a career in the arts as a recent graduate. While jobs in the sciences are sometimes considered to be “practical” an arts degree provides skills and opportunities which can be used for careers, which make meaningful differences to the community. Janelle Lewis is a Program Resources Worker in the Regent Park community of Toronto and a volunteer with vulnerable populations. As part of our #CareersforBArts mini-series, Janelle talks about her career in social work. Tune in to find out more!

Welcome back to the 45th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 45th episode we continue to branch out our review series beyond the Stratford Festival and onto other productions. In this episode we discussed the 2010 Regent Park Open Air Theatre's production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's musical, Into the Woods, directed by Timothy Sheader, starring Hannah Waddingham as the Witch. Watch the play on BroadwayHD (subscription needed): https://www.broadwayhd.com/movies/AXMGebsPcMKLgL1nBMJS?display=poster Cup of Hemlock Theatre is a Toronto-based performing arts collective dedicated to staging works that examine the moral quandaries of the human experience. With an inquisitive compass, we aim to provide audiences the space to retrace their personal stories and navigate their individual ideologies. Follow us on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: cohtheatre Follow our panelists: Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYbBeN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3sAbjAu Marianna Gailus – Email: Marianna.cydni@gmail.com Jillian Robinson – Instagram: jillian.robinson96 Ryan Borochovitz – [Just send all that love to CoH instead; he won't mind!] --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cup-of-hemlock-theatre/support

Dr. Regisford is a competent psychotherapy and counselling practitioner, who has worked in a variety of clinical settings, senior management, and executive roles. In this episode, Dr Vidoll and I discuss the current challenges and transformations in culture around the world. Through compassion, empathy, and the divinity of the human spirit, we strive to change the world for the better. In reviewing various historical movements and political changes, we discuss what it would mean for us as a society to move towards positive change in the world. A changing world needs leaders who move and act with wisdom and compassion. All too often, radical shifts in power end up recreating and repeating the same problems - albeit packaged in a different ideology. However, there is a way forward; a way to transcend the difficulties - and this way is through an increase in the consciousness of humanity. Every human being has a divine essence, and although this essence can be obscured and hidden away, ultimately there is hope for humanity. Good will always prevail.    Dr. Vidoll Regisford Dr. Regisford is a competent psychotherapy and counselling practitioner, who has worked in a variety of clinical settings, senior management and executive roles. He began his career working in the high-priority neighbourhoods of Toronto's Jane-Finch and Regent Park neighbourhoods, delivering crisis and trauma counselling to a diversity of marginalized, racialized and immigrant youth, and their families, who were victims of gun-violence. With a high orientation to working with complex cases, he has been contracted by ethno-specific and mainstream organizations to intervene in clinical matters, achieving successful solution-focused outcomes. He developed his cultural-competence in counselling, employing unique approaches to serving the mentally ill from various racial and ethnic backgrounds, relying on a collective approach to therapy, employing cultural interpreters, translators, and where necessary, developing corporate policies on diversity and inclusion in clinical care for organizations. Dr. Regisford took his knowledge of people and went on to lead organizations in the healthcare, social housing and the education sector, training and developing teams of social workers, nurses, consultants and community development practitioners in building and strengthening communities within a social determinants of health framework. His clinical aptitude and innovation in community health-education, and those of his colleagues, teams, partners and collaborators, have been recognized by the Ontario Hospital Association as well as international bodies focused on innovation in preventative health, such as the International Society of Blacks in Health Sciences. His efforts to eradicate the barriers and stigma associated with mental health continue in the form of presentations, lectures, magazines and his radio program, Life Matters, to a variety of audiences. Formerly the Vice-President of Human Resources & Missions Services for Goodwill Industries, Dr. Regisford worked with public, private and non-profit organizations to employ individuals desperately in need of work. He took these skills and networks to George Brown College as Director of its Partnership office to city-build alongside multiple organizations focused on the social and economic development of the city of Toronto. Dr. Regisford began his studies in Social Service Work and Community Development followed by a Degree in Sociology at York University in Toronto. He then went on to complete a Masters Degree in Adult Education and Community development at the University of Toronto. He achieved his first doctorate in Counselling, and a post-doctorate Ph.D in Counselling-Psychology,

Kim’s Convenience is closing down for good. And listen, it’s Toronto and we’re like really worried that in its place all that will pop up is a condo. Or worse… another dispensary! If you’re unfamiliar with the show, it’s a beloved CBC sitcom that’s centred around the Kim’s, a South-Korean immigrant family running a convenience store in the Toronto neighbourhood, Regent Park. Upon the release of the fifth season, it was chaotically revealed that it would be the last. In wake of its cancellation, there's been a ton of public outcry to keep it going. Short answer, it won’t. In our return episode, Amreen and Kyle mourn the loss of their fave character, Janet (typical lol!), explore what this kind of representation of Canada means, and chirp on what the loss of the show means not only for its fans, but for the creatives behind it. It’s been a minute folks, time to catch up! — This episode of Influx was recorded and produced in Toronto by Amreen Kullar and Kyle Jarencio in April 2021. You can find them online at @amreenk_ and @fragilekyle. Our intro music is by Boy Garçon - @nadom_ on insta and our cover art is by Andrew O’Brien - @hooker_green on insta. Additional graphics by Kyle and episode edit by Amreen. This episode features the voices of Raizel Harjosubroto (@raizelharjo online) and Brian Chan. ily to you both! In this episode, we talk about Kim’s Convenience which just wrapped with its fifth season available to view on CBC Gem or Netflix (if you’re living that worldwide life). We also based much of our foundational understanding about the show’s cancellation through an article by Sam Weaver. Read that here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/kim-s-convenience-end-diverse-1.5988267 To disclaim, this episode was recorded on April 24th, 2021. At the start, we comment on the state of the vaccine rollout. The situation has obviously changed since then! Though the decision to keep these comments in was to be reflective of our ongoing confusion and critique around the Ontario handle on COVID-19.

Radio Totally Normal Toronto, or RTNT for short, is a voice for community mental health; produced by the members and staff of Progress Place, a mental wellness clubhouse in downtown Toronto. Episode 34 was hosted on February 10th, 2021. This month we sat down with Racquel from Regent Park Communty Centre and Diabetes Education Program and Kaltuma from Weston Mount Dennis at the Community Hub. The episode was recorded using an online platform and all the participants were in their own homes to comply with the social distancing recommendation. On this episode we have an interview with Kaltuma from Weston Mount Dennis at the Community Hub in Toronto. She shared with us the changes that have been made at The Community Hub since the beginning of the pandemic. Then we interviewed Racquel, a nutritionist from Regent Park and Diabetes Education Program. She shares tips and tricks to stay healthy throughout the pandemic. Progress Place Warm Line have extended their hours to offer support to anyone feeling isolated or needing a friendly chat during these times. Between 12pm - 8pm, Call 416-323-3721 Between 8pm - Midnight, Call 416-960-WARM (9276) Text 647-557-5882 You can also chat online on warmline.ca Thank you to everyone that worked so hard to keep the RTNT production going through these times. Thank you to our listeners, and we want to let you know that you are not alone. During these uncertain times, stay connected with a community that supports you can help us go through the worry and overwhelming news. We are here for you. To learn more about RTNT or listen to previous episodes please check out our website radiototallynormaltoronto.org Also, the show is now streaming on Spotify, Apple Podcast, and Google Podcast and many more if you search up Radio Totally Normal Toronto.

In episode 33 we sit down with Turk, who grew up in one of Canada's oldest housing project Regent Park! He has turned his life around after spending a good chunk of time in and out of the justice system in Canada! He now spends his time working on his foundation he created, which helps the homeless and the youth in the communities effected by gun violence in and around Toronto! He tries to show these people the right way, by getting them into boxing, or other after school programs he has created. He also has set up coat racks all over the GTA for the homeless to take a jacket if they are in need of one during the winter months! He was also apart of the #1 Single "Wish I Could" which is promoting the end to the gun violence going on in Toronto right now! The intro is provided to you by recording artist John Maksym, it is a clip from his single "Blame" you can follow him on Instagram @johnmaksymmusic or head over to Spotify! You can follow the podcast on Instagram @depthsofdarkside This podcast is proudly sponsored by Compass 9 Media you can also follow them on IG @compassninemedia --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lightofsuccess/message

This week’s episode features Toronto based photographer Jamal Burger (@jayscale). Jamal has worked closely with Masai Ujiri, the president of basketball operations of the Toronto Raptors, as well as with major brands such as Slam, Nike, and Jordan. We discussed his experience growing up in Regent Park and the complexities of navigating the world as a bi-racial man. We touched on what motivated him to go into photography and the opportunities that propelled his career. Furthermore, we discussed what inspired him to start, along with his close friends, a youth-led organization The Kickback (@kickbackconnect). The organization began with a Toronto-area shoe drive in the summer of 2017. Since then, The Kickback has hosted basketball tournaments in New York, Sneaker Week seminars in Portland, and countless other community events. The Kickback has donated over 6000 pairs of sneakers tied to specific programming for youth globally. Mentioned blog post: https://kickbackconnect.com/whats-the-problem

It’s NOW’s fall music issue, so staff writer Kelsey Adams discusses her interview with Regent Park singer-songwriter Mustafa and music editor Richard Trapunski talks about the way Toronto’s music venues -- and a lot of its musicians -- are adjusting to Toronto’s new restrictions for live performance.

As you might imagine, Paintbox Catering and Bistro in Toronto’s Regent Park has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.  Without gatherings, there have been no big corporate events to cater, to generate revenue for their social enterprise, which intentionally hires people from the local community who face barriers to employment.  But Allison Gibson, Director of Impact & Operations, has ensured that they’ve made use of their space and model of doing good while making a profit.  Alongside running the catering and bistro, Paintbox has been incubating local business start-ups, and Allison shares how, in light of the changing COVID-19 world, they have pivoted (or perhaps completely changed), to support one of their incubation businesses, taking on the operations of Nibbly, an online grocery service offering same day delivery.  They’ve incorporated their B Corp ethos, and are hiring from the community.  They offer special pop-up sales to the local Regent Park community at a discount and are providing places for neighbours to leave what they can and take what they need.  Clients with compromised health have benefitted from the same day deliveries since the early days of COVID when traditional grocery stores’ delivery schedules were booked a month out.      You’ll hear how purpose and contagious passion have driven Allison to take on this challenge, dedicating long days to learn a new industry and figure it all out, to help people in Regent Park gain food security in a difficult time.  Thank you, Allison!  Resources  Paintbox Catering and Bistro: http://paintboxbistro.ca   Nibbly: https://nibbly.ca   Allison Gibson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alliegib   B Corp Canada: https://bcorporation.net/about-b-lab/country-partner/canada   Additional B Corp Impact Conversations Podcasts:  https://socialimpactadvisors.ca/podcast-kasha-huk/   https://socialimpactadvisors.ca/building-better-communities-the-b-corp-model-with-craig-ryan-bdc/   . Find out more about our work at Social Impact Advisors: https://socialimpactadvisors.ca . Thank you for listening to Impact Conversations with Lynn Fergusson & Sally Fazal .

Welcome to the show your work episode. We're on chapter six and today we're talking with two business leaders who epitomize purpose-led, community-focused work. Hari Balasubramanian is the co-founder and managing partner of Halifax-based EcoAdvisors, which works with the private, public and philanthropic sectors to develop robust sustainability programs, and EcoInvestors Capital, which invests in growth stage businesses that are environmentally net positive. Allison Gibson is part owner of Paintbox a hospitality hub and social enterprise located in Toronto's Regent Park neighbourhood that made a COVID-19 business-saving pivot to create and support Nibbly, an online grocery store, located in what was once the Paintbox Bistro. Both EcoAdvisors and Paintbox are Best for the World BCorps, which means they are in the top 10 per cent of all BCorps. They put in the work and in this episode they tell us how it's done.Our website is live! Click the link for more on Deep Change.Our podcast is produced by Matt George, engineered by Zachary Pelletier and is part of the Unsettled Media Podcast Network.

Another crane collapsed into an intersection in Regent Park today, causing a power outage, and thankfully, no major injuries. A massive service disruption affected Bell and Telus customers in parts of Ontario. Plus, the site of a demolished high school in Bloordale Village has been reclaimed by the neighbourhood, and turned into a beach with no water.

This week's episode is about finding a career in the arts as a recent graduate. While jobs in the sciences are sometimes considered to be “practical” an arts degree provides skills and opportunities which can be used for careers which make meaningful differences to the community. Lisa P. and Lisa M. interview Janelle Lewis, a Program Resources Worker in the Regent Park community of Toronto and volunteer with vulnerable populations. As part of our #CareersforBArts mini-series, Janelle talks about her career in social work and heading back to school for her MSW in the Fall. Tune in to find out more!

“Love is what raised me, and that’s what influences the things that I create.” - this week’s guest, multi disciplinary artist and evolving spirit isi bhakomen! isi bhakomen is an Afro-Latinx poet, playwright, photographer, filmmaker based in Toronto. They are currently entering their final year studying acting at the National Theatre School of Canada, and have developed work withTIFF’s next wave festival, Tarragon’s Young Playwright’s Unit and Soulpepper’s City Youth Academy.  In this episode we talked about isi’s connection with different artistic mediums, the importance of Afro-Latinx representation in art and media, their journey in theatre and arts training, the effects of history and family on their art, and how Victoria Santa Cruz saved their life. Show Notes The Insomniac Film Festival  Paula Wing, theatre artist whom isi connected with at the Soulpepper’s City Youth Academy  U For Change program in Regent Park   Isi’s new poem Somewhere over the Rainbow will be part of Soulpepper’s Queer Youth Cabaret on Thursday June 25 (come watch!)  Tarragon Playwrights Unit, where isi developed their play BOOM Jennifer Villaverde TIFF Next Wave Festival  AGO Youth Council  National Theatre School of Canada, or NTS isi’s letter on twitter, about an experience they had as a student at NTS Angélique by Lorena Gale, a play in which isi played the titular character in their first year at NTS ahdri zhina mandiela  d’bi.young anitafrika Paprika Festival  Miquelon Rodriguez  Nina Lee Aquino Beatriz Pizano Victoria Santa Cruz, and her famous poem Me Gritaron Negra Chavela Vargas Augusto Bitter’s solo show Chicho Isi’s ongoing photo project X  Lido Pimienta Princess Nokia   Celia Green’s solo show Wah Wah Wah Donna Michelle St. Bernard  "El amor es lo que me crió, y eso es lo que influye en las cosas que creo." – ¡Esta semana tenemos como invitadx artista con múltiples talentos y de espíritu en evolución, isi bhakomen! isi bhakomen es poeta, dramaturgx, fotógrafx y cineasta Afro-Latinx con sede en Toronto. Actualmente está por empezar su último año en el programa de actuación en la Escuela Nacional de Teatro de Canadá, y ha trabajado con el festival TIFF Next Wave, la unidad de escritores jóvenes de Tarragon Theatre y el programa City Youth Academy de Soulpepper Theatre. En este episodio, hablamos sobre su trayectoria en el teatro y su formación artística, la importancia de la representación Afro-Latinx en el arte y los medios, los efectos de su familia reflejados en su arte, y cómo Victoria Santa Cruz le salvó la vida. Bibliografía: Insomniac Film Festival, festival de cine  Paula Wing, artista de teatro con la cual isi conecto a traves de Soulpepper’s City Youth Academy U For Change programa en Regent Park   nuevo poema de isi Somewhere over the Rainbow que sera parte de Soulpepper’s Queer Youth Cabaret este Jueves 25 de Junio Tarragon Playwrights Unit, unidad de escritores donde isi desarrolló su obra de teatro BOOM Jennifer Villaverde TIFF Next Wave Festival, festival de cine para jovenes AGO Youth Council, o Consejo Juvenil de la Galería de Arte de Ontario. Escuela Nacional de Teatro de Canadá o NTS Carta de isi en twitter, donde habla de una experiencia que vivió como estudiante en NTS Angélique de Lorena Gale, obra de teatro en la que isi interpretó al personaje titular en su primer año en NTS ahdri zhina mandiela  d’bi.young anitafrika Paprika Festival, festival de teatro para jovenes Miquelon Rodriguez  Nina Lee Aquino Beatriz Pizano Victoria Santa Cruz, y su famoso poema Me Gritaron Negra  Chavela Vargas solo show de Augusto Bitter, Chicho X , proyecto fotográfico en curso de isi Lido Pimienta Princess Nokia   solo show de Celia Green, Wah Wah Wah Donna Michelle St. Bernard   All Merendiando episodes are in Spanglish. New episodes of Radio Aluna Theatre are released every Wednesday. Follow and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and wherever else you get your podcasts. Radio Aluna Teatro is produced by Aluna Theatre with support from the Metcalf Foundation, The Laidlaw Foundation, The Canada Council for the Arts, and The Ontario Arts Council. Aluna Theatre is Beatriz Pizano & Trevor Schwellnus, with Sue Balint & Gia Nahmens; Radio Aluna Theatre is produced by Camila Diaz-Varela and Monica Garrido. For more about Aluna Theatre, visit us at alunatheatre.ca, follow @alunatheatre on twitter or instagram, or ‘like’ us on facebook. Todos los episodios de Merendiando son en Inglés, Español y Spanglish. Nuevos episodios de Radio Aluna Teatro cada Miércoles. Síguenos y suscríbete a este podcast en iTunes, Google Play, y donde sea que escuches tus podcasts. Radio Aluna Teatro es una producción de Aluna Theatre con el apoyo de Metcalf Foundation, Laidlaw Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, y Ontario Arts Council. Aluna Theatre es Beatriz Pizano & Trevor Schwellnus, con Sue Balint & Gia Nahmens. Radio Aluna Theatre es producido por Camila Díaz-Varela y Mónica Garrido. Para más información sobre Aluna Theatre, visita nuestra página alunatheatre.ca, síguenos en twitter @alunatheatre o en instagram, o haz click en “me gusta” en facebook.  

Blake and Eric collect their thoughts after an important week of news surrounding the protests worldwide following the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. The guys briefly discuss the NBA's return to play plan before welcoming in Raptors 905 assistant coach Charles Kissi. In addition to Charles' work with youth basketball and a Master's degree in education, Charles was also a former officer with Toronto Police Services. He joins to provide his unique perspective on the conversation happening in Canada and the U.S. about systemic racism, and how it extends to the rest of society, including law enforcement and education. Charles discusses his reaction to the George Floyd murder and how biases make their way into the police force, the role of police in modern society and calls for a change in methods, as well as his thoughts on ways to improve relationships between local police communities, and what led him to get into law enforcement after growing up in Regent Park. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The man behind a tasteless prank that caused a Jamaica-bound WestJet flight to reroute back to Toronto, says he’s sorry in a newly-published video. Doctors say that they are now investigating 62 cases of the coronavirus in Ontario. Airbnb is introducing a new measure that will effectively ban people under 25 from renting homes in their area. Plus, Le Beau Patisserie in Regent Park specializes in sweet treats and croissants created by a classically trained pastry chef.

The Regent Park Film Festival is in its 17th edition. We discuss the festival team's commitment to community building and youth empowerment.

We got a very hip hop mix of regions today from Las Vegas to Regent Park! Exclusive interview with underground Las Vegas Dizzy Wright! Right before he hit the stage Thursday September 19th in Toronto! PLUS We got Regent Park legend and Young OG, YH in the building with another Regent Park OG and returning guest Turk! Intro songs Veli x Ice Triple Beam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZCTKPYvhbU TRA - Blackface https://youtu.be/cZ-CaE6gznQ Top 6ix Tracks In Canada 1. AllOrNothing- Safezone 2. Gustava Guaapo- When Da Block Hot 3. Boyhot- No Sleep 4. Mally Swayzz x Blockboi Twitch - Cash 4 Grams 5. Gangis Khan x King Dapz- Who’s that 6. TV Gucci- I Am Honorable Mentions Swagger Rite - Drop Top ft. Yella Beezy, Flipp Dinero Veli x Ice Triple Beam Roney- Bored of It Drew Millz- Uptown Private Name Private Number- There’s More Cuzzin Charlie- Problems & Issues Ray Gambini- 20-20 TRA - Blackface LNC Capo- Baby X10CK -27 Jimmy Yitty- Slime Yitty Abstract Learning Marketing Essential Class Instructed Friday Ricky Dred October 12, 2019 Sign Up now: abstractlearning.ca/ News/Smoke & Mirrors ( All Available on www.WeLoveHipHop.ca) - Troy Ave on a media run - - Tekashi Case- Driver was a CI and had cameras and audio surveillance in his car for months - The traction off the Stop The Violence Selfish rant - Justin Trudeau Blackface - School bus has not shown up once this school year, says frustrated father - Alarming moment plane passenger opens aircraft door because it is ‘too stuffy' For Graphic Design Services Please email us @ welovehiphoptoronto@gmail.com Smoke Break Music: Ken.Will.Win- I GO HARD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0jUwFZiEKo Road Tune: Kazza - TAKE NOTES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BRcrH68_OU We Love Hip Hop: www.instagram.com/welovehipho... Friday: www.instagram.com/fridayricky... PK Herc: www.instagram.com/pkhercs/ Spoiled Smokers: www.instagram.com/spoiledsmok... Gucci Clear Star Studios: www.instagram.com/clearstarstudios6/ Research Team: Savy: www.instagram.com/ssavey/

Yasin is an award-winning Toronto-based photographer and visual storyteller who specializes in capturing evocative images of the living world. Raised in Regent Park (Toronto, Canada), Osman began to take photos to document his rapidly changing neighborhood. In 2015, Osman founded [ShootForPeace](http://yescene.com/shootforpeace), a photo mentorship program in Regent Park, blending his background in early childhood education and passions for youth empowerment and photography. The program has received sponsorship from CANON and media coverage from Upworthy, American Photo Mag and CNN. Osman uses photography to showcase stories of perseverance, resilience, and community. In 2017 he traveled to Somalia to collaborate with LoveArmy, a humanitarian organization founded by Jerome Jarre, Casey Neistat, Ben Stiller & Chaka. During Osman’s time in Somalia, he collaborated with world-renowned artist JR and Osman’s photos were pasted onto multiple water trucks all over the country. Additionally, he has worked with UNICEF, MacLeans Magazine and VICE. Through social media platforms ) (195k) Osman has accumulated over 200 thousand followers and told powerful stories of marginalization, culture, and religion. Osman exhibited his portraits of Somalia at Daniels Spectrum, his exhibit ‘Dear Ayeeyo’ (Dear Grandmother) ran from May 4 - June 16th, 2018. (Speaker biography courtesy of SNABPI) YASIN OSMAN https://www.instagram.com/yescene/ https://www.naptimeissacred.com/ https://www.instagram.com/naptimeissacred/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/snabpi/ https://www.instagram.com/snabpi/?hl=en https://twitter.com/snabpi?lang=en  

I know we've said special episode many times but it just keeps getting more and MORE SPECIAL! Extra special bridging of the gaps episode featuring up and coming Toronto rapper G Body and his squad Farmhouse reppin' Parkdale. Fresh off his hit Gangland we get out follow up interview since our last convo 2 years ago! AND AND AND We have celebrity face Mr. Kardinal Offishall in the building. We catch the last 20 minutes of our very special interview (Coming Soon) we we get into some serious talks! Intro songs Oseko- Freedom (SHOUT OUT KEEP 6ix SOLID) https://open.spotify.com/track/0FWb2m2tmENkm2qvPVib1f?si=VtsWNe8ERYOQDvpa9-CGXQ Kid Danielz ft Frankie Payne- Saynothing https://youtu.be/4JMoP-O9Mzs Top 6ix Tracks In Canada 1. The Merge (16 Bars) 2. Private Name Private Number ft Dre Barrs 3. RiskyG ft. KingDotStarz - Like A Gentlmen 4. T Swiggy - Goals 5. Nigel Knight - Out here 24 6. Burna Bandz ft Superwassi- Last Laugh Honorable Mentions 100 Watts- Traptized Yung Flip- Money Moves Harvey Stripes x Pressa- Escobar Cuzzin Charlie- Road Runner Don Flow - Hype Ting BucksInDaCut ft. Fez, $andman & King Hall- Back In The City Drake ft Rick Ross- Money In The Grave YK x Kojo - Behind My Back Yo Biz ft DBx2 Re Up- Dax- Wack Ass Rappers 2 Mo-G - Legends Kid Danielz ft Frankie Payne- Saynothing Cdet aka Mr.Murder- Money in the grave remix D Chase ft. KG- Fernando MadChild & Dizzy Wright September 18th (Pickering) skiptheboxoffice.ca/event/head-in-t…cert-pickering/ Toronto Show September 19th www.eventbrite.ca/e/head-in-the-cl…kets-65548845361 News/Smoke & Mirrors ( All Available on www.WeLoveHipHop.ca) - Meek Mill cleared of charges - Taylor Swift uses Regent Park students in new music video For Graphic Design Services Please email us @ welovehiphoptoronto@gmail.com Smoke Break Music: Robbie Khan- popKhan https://youtu.be/fGEHxddNo_k Road Tune: D Chase ft. KG- Fernando https://youtu.be/MCR858cmxjM We Love Hip Hop: www.instagram.com/welovehipho... Friday: www.instagram.com/fridayricky... PK Herc: www.instagram.com/pkhercs/ Spoiled Smokers: www.instagram.com/spoiledsmok... Gucci Clear Star Studios: www.instagram.com/clearstarstudios6/ Research Team: Savy: www.instagram.com/ssavey/

"At the core of each and every woman in this room (and men too), we're all yearning to be seen for who we truly are." - Dr. Nothabo Ncube You may recognize Dr. Nothabo Ncube as a previous guest on NDINI.  We featured an interview with this inspiring International Speaker and Coach in Episode 39.   She shared her remarkable story of making this promise at 14 years old as she stood at her mother's graveside - “I will fulfill my ambition. I will try by all means, and I will strive to be a doctor, mama.” This promise ultimately became the guiding light for her journey to becoming a doctor. In 2006, Nothabo and her family moved to Canada. They settled Regent Park, which provided accommodation for low income families.  Dr. Thabo recounts how life was incredibly challenging, and how she often wishes her mother was still alive. Given her circumstances and surroundings, Dr Thabo could have easily been led astray.  But she was committed to honouring her promise. With financial assistance from Pathways to Education, which is an organization that provides educational financial assistance for low-income youth, Dr Thabo was able to get an undergraduate degree from one of Canada's top universities.   "When you have an intention, the universe will meet you right where you are and support the unfolding of your story and your journey." - Dr. Nothabo Ncube. Dr Thabo was accepted into medical school, but with no additional funding available to her, she saw her dream of becoming a doctor rapidly start to fade.  A chance opportunity to attend a taping of Oprah Winfrey's ‘Life Class' was what Dr Thabo needed to reinvigorate her in her quest to go to medical school. Not long after, Dr Thabo was gifted $10,000 by a hairdresser she barely knew, but who was inspired by hearing Dr. Thabo's story.   "I've never understood why I've been guided in this way, but maybe it was so that one day I'll be using my voice to remind other people that they have what it takes to rise." - Dr. Nothabo Ncube Dr. Thabo fulfilled the promise to her mother to become a doctor, but she has since found what she believes is her bigger purpose and calling.  She is now a motivational speaker and coach empowering people through her story and experiences. "When you allow the light to shine, you unconsciously give permission for other women to do the same." - Dr. Nothabo Ncube IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: How a promise at her mother's graveside defined the trajectory of Dr. Thabo's life Why she believes that losing her mother at just 14 years old was a ‘gift' What Dr. Thabo says we are all yearning for The great gift she received from attending Oprah's Life Class Why Dr Thabo believes it is her obligation to share her story Follow NDINI on: Website: http://www.ndini.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NDINImedia/ Twitter: @NDINImedia Instagram: @ndinimedia Follow The NDINI Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher and SoundCloud

Crystal Mark, aka the queen of community advocacy is a myriad of things for whatever community she belongs to. Whether it is being one of the co-founders and executive Directors of the prominent Malton Mom's Group or the Manager of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Children’s Aid, Hamilton, Crystal impacts change wherever she goes. Born in Canada, having lived in places such as Regent Park and Danforth, Crystal notes that much of her roots are locked within Malton's borders. Crystal is an advocate/activist for anti racism, social justice, and women empowerment which caused her to pursue a Bachelors in Sociology from York University with certificates in Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Currently Crystal is working on her Master of Social Work from the University of Windsor. Among many other things, Crystal is most importantly a proud mother and wife, a writer, a poet, a speaker, an activist, an equity consultant, has worked for both the government and non-profit sectors, and currently is an author who is working on several books to release soon. On this episode we talk about finding your own tribe, empowerment through using your gifts, caregiver burnout, and how Crystal intends to Make a "Mark" in her lifetime. Crystal's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/isisoya/ Crystal's Website: www.crystalmark.ca Crystal's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/isisoya Crystal's Article's: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/make-your-mark-community-development-equity-lifes-perryman-mark/ Crystal Interview with CBC Radio: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/upclose/crystal-mark-1.4180748 Malton Mom's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/17045263496/ Malton Mom's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maltonmoms/ Connect with Real Community Talks: Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/ljehipjij2ioj Instagram: http://instagram.com/realcommunitytalks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Real-Community-Talks-163630714364865 Website: http://www.realcommunitytalks.com Special Guest: Crystal Mark.

c But the journey to becoming a doctor was not an easy one.  Nothabo and her family moved to Canada in 2006, where they found themselves living in the low-income Regent Park projects of Toronto.  As Nothabo describes, prostitution and drug-dealing was a normal part of everyday life in the neighborhood.  She could easily have found herself led astray given the circumstances, but she was committed to working hard and getting to university. She graduated top of her high school class, and received a scholarship to attend one of the top universities in Canada for her undergraduate studies.   But it was not smooth sailing once she got there. The pressure of university coupled with family issues led to Nothabo falling into depression.  She couldn't even find the strength to get out of bed most morning, and stopped attending classes.  Soon after, the university kicked her out of her program.  It was actually her father who found the letter from the university telling Nothabo that she had been kicked out.  He left that letter on her bed, along with a note he wrote telling her how she was capable of so much more.  Nothabo sought help, and graduated two years later and was accepted into medical school.  But her dream of becoming a doctor looked like it was about to be dashed when she was unable to get funding for her medical studies. Desperate, she tried all means to find the money, including writing to Oprah Winfrey.  She was invited to attend a taping of Oprah's Lifeclass, where the topic was "You become what you believe".  Oprah didn't give Nothabo any money, but meeting her gave Nothabo a far greater gift - self-belief.  Nothabo returned to Toronto with renewed zeal to find the money so she could fulfill her dream of becoming a doctor.  Soon after, she received significant funding to get her started with her studies through a chance conversation with her hairdresser, who gifted her $10,000! Nothabo went on to graduate as a medical doctor, but is now pursuing a different path - a career as a motivational speaker and coach.    WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE How Nothabo made a promise at her mother's graveside that would define the trajectory of her life How losing her mother was a 'gift' that she turned into her purpose The great gift that meeting Oprah gave her What it's been like for Nothabo speaking on international stages with greats like Lisa Nichols What Nothabo decided not to pursue a career in medicine How Nothabo defines purpose What Nothabo thinks is her purpose Nothabo's greatest dream for herself What Nothabo's "I am…" is   EPISODE LINKS Dr. Thabo on Instagram Dr. Thabo on Twitter Dr.Thabo on Facebook Dr. Thabo's Website

This week's episode of the world's greatest user generated movie creation podcast was recorded live in London to an audience of pigeons and squirrels at London's Regent Park.Find The Dream Factory on all of your social media channels (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram) and send us YOUR film suggestions by leaving a review on iTunes or emailing us: dreamfactorypod@gmail.com.The Dream Factory is a comedy podcast that turns YOUR film ideas into movie masterpieces. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dreamfactory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Regent Park Revitalization started 10 years ago and yet many investors still have misconceptions about this neighbourhood including thinking it’s not a safe area to invest. On this episode Andrew la Fleur shares 8 reasons why Regent Park is actually one of the safest places you can invest in downtown Toronto today. Click here for show notes.   Andrew la Fleur / Sales Representative 416-371-2333 / andrew@truecondos.com http://www.truecondos.com http://www.twitter.com/andrewlafleur http://www.facebook.com/truecondos

I love Paul’s curiosity about mental health, psychology, and neuroscience. We sat down at the Centre for Social Innovation, which is where we met, on the upstairs patio of the Regent Park location. He is prepping for his new book to be released, which will be a very interactive journey populating the content around the book in curious ways, through public story telling events and conversations with others (like me) about mental other. It was a privilege for me to have this conversation with him about depression. We veer into a few different directions because, like I said, he is so curious, and just being around him and his curiosity gets me all fired up to talk about this. There are some basic conversations out there about mental health and then there are conversations that are more holistic and nuanced. This, I think, is more of a nuanced conversation about anxiety and depression.

Basir Ahmad aka BFX is the founder and photographer of BFX Photography and is the founder of Click Clique 6ix a page that features talented GTA Photographers. Unlike some creative’s, Basir thoroughly enjoys his 9-5 working as a Digital Marketing Associate/Graphic Designer for a corporate company in downtown Toronto. Born in Regent Park, Toronto but later moving to Brampton, Basir pursued a degree is Communication, Culture and Information Technology with a minor in political science and sociology. It was at U of T where he had the opportunity to be a Radio DJ for the campus radio station "CFRE". Later realizing that this program was more of a right of passage, Basir pursued a more hands on program by first completing a certificate in digital communication from Sheridan College and he is in the process of graduating this year from George Brown College to complete his post grad in Digital Media Marketing, where he is on the deans honours list. Among many other experiences/skills, Basir is a rapper, poet, public speaker, sound engineer, content creator, editor and he created a blog called "No Ones Better". On this episode we talk about why your personal brand is important, why he does photo-shoots for free, how photography has been a tool to develop dope friendships, and how he played a role in one of his friends Instagram posts about John Legend being reposted by Chrissy Teigen. Basir's Instagram: www.instagram.com/ahmadbfx Basir's Snapchat: basirahmad Basir's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/basir-ahmad-1a9019127 BFX Photography: www.instagram.com/bfxphotography Click Clique 6ix: www.instagram.com/ClickClique6ix No One's Better Blog: http://basirahmad03.wixsite.com/noonesbetter Connect with Real Community Talks: Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/ljehipjij2ioj Instagram: http://instagram.com/realcommunitytalks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Real-Community-Talks-163630714364865 Website: http://www.realcommunitytalks.com Special Guest: Basir Ahmad (BFX).

Gentrification is one of the most pressing problems that currently faces the left — and yet, the left often struggles to identify, explain and effectively fight the forced displacement of poor, racialized and minority communities. Sandy and Nora explore gentrification in Toronto’s Regent Park, Weston and Eglinton West neighbourhoods to identify and argue for how... The post Episode 15: fighting gentrification appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics.

Kate Fenton is the guest this week on TMAY. She’s been directing an original musical called Journey 2016: A Living History of the Revitalization of Regent Park - a production that appeals to Louis’ conscientious socio-politico and urban economic concerns as well as his resolve to address human rights issues…and it appeals to my love of musicals. Kate’s work with Regent Park residents on the musical is captured on film in director Moze Mossanen’s feature documentary, My Piece of the City which, if you’re in Toronto, you can see on February 24 & 25, 2pm at the Bell Lightbox. That makes Kate the director of a play who stars in a movie - not a stretch since Kate is also a filmmaker, a comic (stand-up and sketch), and an acting coach. She also has some pretty good insights into movies, as you’ll hear for yourself when you listen to Kate on This Movie’s About You.

First time investor, Jessica, lives in her mom's home and ask what she should buy, what type of unit is best, if she should invest in the east side (king east) or the west side. Is investing in Regent Park still a good option?   To ask a question on the Ask Andrew podcast go to the link below and click the "Ask a Question" button: http://askandrewpodcast.com

Local Heroes episode: interview with Aram Collier (Stand Up Man), Reel Asian FF; interview with Mose Mossansen (My Piece of the City), Regent Park FF.

Interview with Alice Kim (DON'T CRY), Reel Asian FF. Highlights from Reel Asian FF 2017, and from Regent Park FF 2017

After 10 years of the revitalization already behind us, some people are still skeptical about Regent Park and wonder if it’s really a good place to invest your money. In this episode Andrew la Fleur tackles the top-5 most common objections for investing or buying in Regent Park and provides answers that every would-be investor or first time buyer must hear! Click here for show notes. Andrew la Fleur / Sales Representative 416-371-2333 / andrew@truecondos.com http://www.truecondos.com http://www.twitter.com/andrewlafleur http://www.facebook.com/truecondos

In this episode Andrew la Fleur talks again with Jake Cohen - VP of Project Implementation for Daniels Corp - about DuEast Condominiums - Daniel’s latest new project in Regent Park. Listen to discover what’s new in Regent Park since the record-breaking sell out of The Wyatt which launched in October 2016. Find out why Jake says that Regent Park has changed so much in the last decade and is now one of hottest neighbourhoods in the Downtown East side. Click here for show notes. Andrew la Fleur / Sales Representative 416-371-2333 / andrew@truecondos.com http://www.truecondos.com http://www.twitter.com/andrewlafleur http://www.facebook.com/truecondos

The Wyatt Condos is the newest building by Daniels in downtown east as part of the Regent Park revitalization. In this episode, Jacob Cohen - Director of Project Implementation for Daniels gives True Condos Nation a sneak peek into The Wyatt including some amazing amenities planned for families in the building. Click here for show notes.    Andrew la Fleur / Sales Representative 416-371-2333 / andrew@truecondos.com http://www.truecondos.com http://www.twitter.com/andrewlafleur     http://www.facebook.com/truecondos

A new target range is celebrating its grand opening in Regent Park at Dundas and River Streets on Thursday. One Toronto councillor isn't exactly thrilled about this new business opening in her ward.

A new target range is opening in Regent Park where people can throw knives, axes, shoot arrows, and air rifles. Councillor Pam McConnell isn't too happy about it opening at that location.  Sue Ann Levy joins the show to talk all things City Hall, Pride's apology to Black Lives Matter, and selling Toronto Hydro. Ben Eisen joins the show to talk Canada's health-care system. The Fraser Institute gives a blueprint on how to improve the system which includes shorter wait times.  With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie updates us on their food drive, Uber, and Airbnb.   

Teen Josis Thomas is set to attend Laurentian University on a scholarship. It is a dream opportunity but he’s worried about leaving behind his beloved Regent Park, making ends meet, fitting in and living up to all his expectations.

Get involved with Kids support Youth Day. Make a difference; support development, happiness, music, arts and positive living says Linda Pinizzotto chatting with Tylaine Duggan Founder Youth Day Support the show (http://www.condoradio.com)

On this episode Andrew la Fleur sits down with Jacob Cohen of Daniels to get an update on the rapidly changing regent park neighbourhood and they talk about the latest new project in the area - The Bartholomew condos and towns Click here for show notes.Andrew la Fleur / Sales Representative416-371-2333 / andrew@truecondos.comhttp://www.truecondos.comhttp://twitter.com/andrewlafleurhttp://facebook.com/truecondos

Episode 84.1 – Martin Blake from Daniels Corporation discusses revitalizing Regent Park

A while back, I got the chance to sit down and talk to Martin Blake (VP of Daniels Corporation) on the hugely successful Regent Park Revitalization project and One Park Place condos which are underway. Martin is a passionate advocate for Regent Park and he always provides great insights into why this project is so important. Click here for show notes.Andrew la Fleur / Sales Representative416-371-2333 / andrew@truecondos.comhttp://www.truecondos.comhttp://twitter.com/andrewlafleurhttp://facebook.com/truecondos

Ainsworth Morgan obtained his B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science) in Criminology from the University of Toledo and received his B.Ed. (Bachelor of Education) and M.Ed. (Master of Education) from the Ontario Institute for Studies In Education (OISE). For the past nine years Ainsworth has worked for the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) as a Grade 7/8 teacher at Nelson Mandela Park Public School.He is currently on secondment from the TDSB, working as the Co-ordinator of tutoring for the Pathways to Education Program-Regent Park. Pathways is a charitable organization created to reduce poverty and increase access to post-secondary education among disadvantaged youth in Canada.In this episode, Mr. Morgan shares his story growing up from being born in Jamaica, growing up in the Regent Park area in Toronto and the importace of giving back, going to university in the United States, the impact of the book "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" had on his life, Black Canadian men's definiton of "Blackness" versus Black American men's definiton of "Blackness", playing football in the Canadian Football League and making sports work for him and the importance of education in his and others lives. Enjoy!!You can see and listen to Mr. Morgan by clicking on the following link from the Vibe and Vegas Show http://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/2010/05/04/growing-up-poor-black-and-fatherless-whats-the-impactIf you wish to contact Mr. Morgan, you can email him at ainsworthmorgan@hotmail.comFor more information on The Pathways To Education program, please click on the following link http://www.pathwayscanada.ca/home.htmlFeel free to email us at info@blackcanadianman.com and visit our podcast site at http://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/. If you live in North America, you can leave us a voice mail at 1-866-280-9385.God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,Vibe and Vegasinfo@blackcanadianman.comhttp://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com