By Perry King Bill 21 is now officially law, but local retirement homes are still unsure how the new regulations will affect them. “We do not know at this point how much change there will be in terms of regulations,” said Anne Walton, vice president of operations for Diversicare, the overseeing body for Hazelton Place […]
Entries from July 2010
Oh, give me a home: Province changes definition of retirement residences
July 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment
Letters to the editor: bike activist and Adam Vaughan hash it out [LETTER]
July 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment
Hamish Wilson sends more letters to the Gleaner than anyone else (except Rudolph Manook, but that’s another story). Wilson’s letters are invariably about cycling issues. This month, it seems he went on the offensive with Councillor Adam Vaughan, who hit right back: Wilson: Thank you for your coverage on Annex biking issues. It is assuredly […]
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World-renowned pianist opens TSM Festival with a stunning all-Schumann program
July 21st, 2010 · Comments Off on World-renowned pianist opens TSM Festival with a stunning all-Schumann program
By Emily Dontsos If master pianist Anton Kuerti’s spectacular opening night performance for the Toronto Summer Music Festival on July 20 is any indication of what to expect from the festival’s 12 remaining concerts, then classical music lovers are in for a treat. Held at the architecturally and acoustically astounding new Koerner Hall in The […]
G20 Annex snippets
July 20th, 2010 · Comments Off on G20 Annex snippets
No justice, no grease Annex resident and former Gleaner editor Liivi Sandy called the police after she heard “violent and very unnerving” smashing at 2 a.m., on the eve of the G20. She initially thought her home was being broken into. Sandy then looked out her window and saw a person dressed in dark clothing […]
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Z’s by the C: Public napping project hits Toronto
July 14th, 2010 · Comments Off on Z’s by the C: Public napping project hits Toronto
By Brendan Hair On July 17 and 18 The Theatre Centre in partnership with Cooking Fire Theatre Festival will be presenting a public napping project called Z’s by the C. At this event residents can craft their own sleeping mask and have a sweet dream or catch up on lost sleep from the hectic work […]
Off the chain: Toronto celebrates Mad Pride Week
July 9th, 2010 · Comments Off on Off the chain: Toronto celebrates Mad Pride Week
By Min Kang Mayor David Miller has officially proclaimed July 12 to 18th Mad Pride Week. “It’s throwing the word back in the face of the general public who think mad is a horrible kind of state to be in, so we throw it back into the face of society, just like gays throw queer […]
The Euclid-Dundas Fire [PHOTOS]
July 9th, 2010 · Comments Off on The Euclid-Dundas Fire [PHOTOS]
It isn’t pretty but Cafe Brasiliano & Columbia—west of Musa Restaurant at the corner of Euclid Avenue and Dundas Street West—becomes the likely victim of water and smoke damage when a fire erupted on July 4, 2010. We photographed the occasion and put it on our Flickr page. Matt James/Gleaner News
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