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Cycling advocates and allies continue to voice their opposition against the removal of bike lanes in Etobicoke, gathering on sidewalks with signs, chanting “bike lanes save lives” for a fourth day, even as work crews steadily dismantled cycling infrastructure along Bloor Street West. While they seemed resigned to the reality that the lanes are coming out, advocates said it is still important to speak up against the precedent being set by the Province’s decision to remove safe cycling infrastructure in the area.

Published: October 15, 2026 at 4:24p.m. EDTToronto police have arrested a third person at a demonstration against the removal of bike lanes along a stretch of Bloor Street West in Etobicoke. Police said a woman was arrested near the intersection of Bloor Street West & Lothian Avenue for mischief and obstructing police. It is the third arrest since the Ford government moved ahead with its plan to remove a roughly one-kilometre stretch of bike lanes along Bloor Street West between Islington Avenue and Royal York Road. How to set CP24 as your preferred source on GoogleHow to set CTV News as your preferred source on GoogleOn Tuesday, construction crews began the process of removing the bike lanes after the Ford government announced it would be moving forward with the plan. The decision drew out demonstrators protesting their removal, and work was halted after demonstrators blocked entrance to the area. The next day crews continued with removal plans, resulting in continued protests and a large presence of uniformed police officers. On Wednesday, a 25-year-old woman from Hamilton was arrested and charged with mischief and obstructing a peace officer. Hours later, shortly before 8:00 p.m

A two-time Canadian Paralympic swimmer was arrested while participating in an ongoing protest by cycling advocates opposing the removal of bike lanes on Bloor Street West in Etobicoke on Thursday. Aly Van Wyck-Smart, 24, from Toronto was arrested for mischief and obstruct police after they repeatedly defied police orders to stop impeding workers as they dismantled cycling infrastructure between Islington Avenue and Royal York Road.

“Our ultimate opportunity in the next five to ten years,” says Hugh Kolias, co-founder and CEO of Canada Rocket Company, “is becoming that medium-lift provider of choice.” Hugh Kolias is looking to take on Elon Musk’s SpaceX with a made-in-Canada rocket. The Calgary-born entrepreneur’s startup, Canada Rocket Company, is only nine months old but has already raised $22.5 million, moved into a 7,500-square-foot manufacturing facility in Etobicoke, and broke ground on a 12,000-square-foot rocket engine test site in London, Ont.