Trips to the High Park Zoo in Toronto have been a regular part of my kids' childhood, visiting the llamas, capybaras, bisons, and of course, the Barbary sheep! This was the inspiration for the character 'Bob' in the Condo Kids. When the 120-year-old zoo was on the verge of being shut down in 2011 after the city cut funding, the boys were devastated. Thankfully the community rallied to raise enough funds to keep the free attraction open. Friends of the High Park Zoo recently u

With more and more condos dotting the skyline in recent years, the City of Toronto launched the strategic initiative “Growing Up: Planning for Children in New Vertical Communities." According to Stats Can’s 2011 Census, 66% of households with children lived in condos or apartments in downtown Toronto and 32% in the City of Toronto as a whole. Nationally, one in eight households lived in condos or apartments. Planner Andrea Oppedisano, who worked on the project, told me she’s