As Toronto descends further into a housing crisis, communities are getting caught between the need for increased density and the struggle to maintain neighbourhood character — and Kensington Market is no exception. The City of Toronto will likely designate the market a heritage site in the new year, he said. They also say the men aren’t consulting neighbours on the building process, as they had promised. Su Alexanian, chair of the Kensington Market Action Committee (KMAC), the area’s official residents’ and business association, said that is what she finds most shocking. It’s so weird.”For now, Denning and Jewett, longtime fixtures in the market, say they are doing their best to ignore snide glances from neighbours.

Source: thestar December 28, 2019 15:56 UTC