[URBAN NOTE] Five links: Toronto affordable housing, public art, Montréal flag, co-housing, Islands

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• Building two thousand affordable housing units in Toronto is a nice step forward. Will there be more steps? The Toronto Star reports.


• This charming bit of improvised art down at Humber Bay Park reminds me that I really need to head down there. From the Toronto Star.


• Montréal has stopped representing genocidal General Amherst on its flag, replacing it with a native pine tree. The National Post reports.


• Emily Macrae at Torontoist suggests co-housing, drawn from a Québec model, is something Toronto might want to look into.


• Richard Longley at NOW Toronto explores the Toronto Islands. Do they have a future? What will they need?