Category: Apartment

Silver Maple

As reported in The Toronto Star ((And incorrectly identified as an Oak)), a large Silver Maple that was growing just to the south of our apartment building was cut down during the day on Thursday. I returned home at 12 to the sound of chainsaws and the majority of the limbs removed from the tree. […]

I’m experiencing a little falcon fan-boy moment

I just had two Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) scream by the apartment building at eye (fifth floor eye) level. One pulled up and did a little “wing over” before peeling off in another direction. This is the second time that I’ve seen Peregrines in the last week or so. I know that they live over […]

Magnum Moving, Toronto: Heather’s Moving Experience from H-E-Double Hockey Sticks

If you’re considering a moving company, let me suggest that you do all that you can to avoid Magnum Moving: this story isn’t over yet, but we’ve experienced nothing but poor service, misrepresentation and over-charging by the company. At the moment, Heather has been charged over $700 for a move that was quoted to cost […]