[URBAN NOTE] Five Toronto links: #650Parliament, St. James' Town, Parkdale, housing, Three Torontos

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• That residents of 650 Parliament Street will homeless for months in the aftermath of the fire that devastated their St. James Town tower is shocking. Global News reports.


• The class-action lawsuit filed by residents of 650 Parliament against, among others, their landlords and Toronto Hydro for allowing this fire to take place sounds quite justified to me. CBC reports.


• This story about Parkdale tenants facing eviction from their long-time home is very sad. The Toronto Star reports.


• Torontonians may want more housing, polling reveals, but they don't want more housing built near their current homes. The Toronto Star reports.


• May Warren at the Toronto Star suggests that this city is becoming like the world of Downtown Abbey, with service workers being pushed to the periphery of their metropolis. The article is here.