Call it do-it-yourself democracy. In Toronto, Dave Meslin is considered the wizard
The path is paved with unsanctioned street art, guerrilla gardens and illegal maple syrup tree taps. At least that’s the lay of the land in Toronto’s Regal Heights neighbourhood at St. Clair Avenue West and Oakwood Avenue, where residents have a penchant for operating on the fringes of city bylaw-dom.