Author: Melanie Seabrook Community Climate Resilience On the morning of March 9th , 2026, CREW volunteers, St. James Town residents, and Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) students came together at the newly opened Virtu Café located at Bloor and Sherbourne. The group met to learn about local experiences with heatwaves and community climate resilience. They also … Continue reading TMU Students Empower St. James Town in Heat Resilience
Neighbourhood Heatwave Response Project Video
In collaboration with residents and volunteers in St. James Town, Community Resilience to Extreme Weather (CREW) and the Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA) undertook the Neighbourhood Heatwave Response Project to support community-led climate resilience in high-rise communities. St James Town is one of the most densely-populated neighbourhoods in Canada, with 19 high-rise rental buildings. High-rise residents can … Continue reading Neighbourhood Heatwave Response Project Video
CREW’s response to Covid-19
When the pandemic struck CREW had been working with residents in Toronto’s St. James Town for more than four years.
St. James Town residents need more green spaces
Covid-19 has helped Canadians understand that the unequal distribution of green space, especially for those in high-rise neighbourhoods, is an equity issue.
Cooking great food for weather emergencies
People who live in the St James Town apartment towers in Toronto’s inner city don’t have air conditioning. But if the power goes out, they’ll suffer more than most.
Telling a neighbourhood resiliency story by reading the data
Resiliency is the ability of a community to cope with extreme stressors, make the very best of them, and bounce back afterwards. It sounds straightforward but measuring it is not so simple.