When heat and drought stress trees, the consequences can be tragic

Last month, I moved from Boston to Toronto with my partner. My local friends congratulated me. “It’s a good time for renters in Toronto,” they said. Indeed, rents in Toronto have been decreasing for about a year. Many realtors we spoke with directed us with varying degrees of firmness toward renting a condo. One especially excitable realtor sent us an email that began with the sentence “I’ve put together a BIG list of condo listings which might be great for you!” Since the prices appeared to be at par with those for units in detached homes and apartment buildings, we agreed to take a...