Welcome to The Local
An independent magazine exploring urban health and social issues in Toronto.
The Local is an independent magazine exploring urban health and social issues in Toronto. It takes a data-driven, yet authentically human approach to storytelling on pressing issues facing the city, from poverty and homelessness to mental health, aging, and food insecurity. The Local is unabashedly Toronto — reporting from corners of the city that are too often ignored or misunderstood. The Local pushes readers to look beyond the city’s dominant narratives for a fuller picture of what Toronto is, and what it can be, for all who live here.
The Local fills a role that traditional media neglects — turning complex policy issues into compelling narratives, and addressing problems that are pressing and ongoing, even if they don’t have a news hook. As an online magazine, The Local fully embraces the digital medium to experiment with different multimedia formats not possible through print. The Local won two Canadian Online Publishing Awards in 2018.
The Local is published by The Local TO Publishing, a not-for-profit organization in Toronto.
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Editor-in-Chief: Tai Huynh
Senior Editor: Jen Recknagel
Features Editor: Nicholas Hune-Brown
Associate Editor: Craig Madho
The Local is a publication of The Local TO Publishing, a not-for-profit.
Board of Directors
Chair: Chris Ellis
Directors: Howard Abrams, Adriana Beemans, Adrienne Clarke, Nora Gorman, Julia Howell, Kwame McKenzie, Pauline Pariser
Ex-Officio: Tai Huynh
Supporters
The Local receives valued financial support from Wellesley Institute, YMCA of Greater Toronto, United Way of Greater Toronto, Toronto Foundation and Metcalf Foundation. Previously, it also received financial support from UHN OpenLab, Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network, and Ben & Hilda Katz Foundation. These supporters help keep The Local ad- and paywall-free, as a public good.
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Address:
200 Elizabeth Street
Rm GNU403
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2C4
