Four Corners

Welcome to Four Corners Matt Galloway spoke with Ken Greenberg. He is an architect and urban planner, here in Toronto.
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Highland Creek Highland Creek is in the south-east corner of Scarborough bordered by the 401, Kingston Road, Morningside Avenue, and the creek for which the neighbourhood is named. It's one of Toronto's oldest neighbourhoods. It has roots in the 1800s, and it's been described as still having that "small village" feel. There are lots of single family homes on large lots on tree-lined streets, and a main street with independent shops.

Listen to Matt speak with Stephen Miles, president of the Highland Creek Residents Association. Listen (runs 6:04) There are growing pressures on the area to accommodate more people. The University of Toronto's Scarborough (UTSC) campus is located in Highland Creek, and has been a fixture in the community since the 1960s. The student population at the school is projected to grow significantly from 11,200 to 13,400 in the next four years. Illegal rooming houses are cropping up to accommodate an influx of students.

Matt spoke about rooming houses with Rachella Valdez, a former tenant of an illegal rooming house, and Joe Luzi, a City of Toronto inspector. Listen (runs 8:05)

This area of Scarborough is also growing in another way. These days, waves of immigration to Toronto have brought new cultures to Highland Creek's doorsteps, and kitchens.

Matt spoke about a community cookbook with Ingrid Stalteri. She's trying to capture all the flavours of that diversity in a community cookbook she's organizing. The "Flavours of St. Joseph" cookbook is a fundraiser for St. Joseph's - the oldest Catholic Church in Scarborough. Listen (runs 4:45)

Don Valley Village Matt Galloway spoke with Bronwyn Underhill. She is a Health Planner at the Flemington Health Centre.
Listen (runs 6:53) Matt Galloway spoke with Toronto city councillor Shelley Carroll. But first our traffic reporter Joan Chang spoke with resident Noushin Khavarian, about the challenges of walking around her neighbourhood, known as "The Peanut".
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Metro Morning's Jean Kim went to the Oriole Community Garden, a place that offers nourishment for the body and the soul.
Listen (runs 4:55) This garden is part of the Oriole Food Space program. It's a joint initiative by the North York Harvest Food Bank, Flemingdon Health Centre , the Working Women Community Centre and the Advent Lutheran Church.

West Don Lands The West Don Lands is near the foot of the Don Valley Parkway and it's still mostly a huge construction site, but people are starting to move in. Matt Galloway spoke with Andrew Perez. He is renting a condo near King and River.
Listen (runs 5:38) The West Don Lands community is being created right now at the foot of the DVP. Buildings are going up, and people are moving in. But how will those residents get in, out and around? Our traffic reporter Joan Chang went out to the neighbourhood to find out.
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Matt Galloway spoke with Cynthia Wilkey. She is the chair of the West Don Lands Committee, and a long time resident.
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Matt Galloway spoke with John Campbell. He is the CEO of Waterfront Toronto.
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Creating a park from scratch. Matt Galloway spoke with Michael Van Valkenburgh, he is the designer behind Toronto's newest park, Corktown Common.
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Mimico This Toronto neighbourhood happens to produce massive amounts of canned soup. Matt Galloway spoke with Phil Donne. He is the president of the Campbell Company of Canada.
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Etobicoke-Lakeshore city councillor Mark Grimes took Matt on a tour of developments around Mimico.
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Like so many places around this city, condo development is on the rise here. And some residents wonder if that development is creating two communities that live side-by-side instead of together? Matt spoke with Robin Salt and Jim Reekie.
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Mimico's arts community is partnering with local businesses to encourage more people to spend their time, and their money, in the community. Matt spoke with Susan Nagy. She is the executive director of Lakeshore Arts .
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Neil Mainville is a volunteer coach and convener with the Queensway Canadiens, he told Matt that Mimico is a great incubator for hockey players.
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Great community for immigrants. Matt spoke with Claudia Montoya. She is an immigration settlement worker.
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