Central Tech student competed at 1936 Berlin Olympics
By Hailey Alexander
NEWS: Unveiling ceremony in honour of Sam Richardson (April 2023)
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NEWS: CTS art programs cut (August 2019)
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Classes cut in wake of funding changes
By Juan Romero
The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has approved a budget reduction plan for the 2019-20 school year. The budget reduction comes as a result of the provincial government’s education cuts across Ontario in the past year.
HISTORY: Plaque planned for track star Sam Richardson (May 2019)
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CTS track star student attended Berlin Olympics on behalf of Canada
By Nabahat Hussain
HISTORY: Remembering an unsung hero (March 2018)
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Central Tech student raced alongside Jesse Owens
Sam Richardson’s descendants pose on the steps of Central Technical School last month. Richardson’s family also spoke on the influence he had on the Black community, Toronto, and the nation at large. COURTESY CENTRAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL
NEWS (JULY 2017): Remembering an unsung hero
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Central Tech student raced alongside Jesse Owens
PHOTO COURTESY CENTRAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL ARCHIVES: Sam Richardson passes the baton during the men’s 4×100 relay during the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Like Jesse Owens, who became a friend, Richardson proudly represented his nation while facing the institutionalized racism of Nazi Germany.
NEWS (JUNE 2016): New landscaping for Lennox Street
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Concerns raised about lack of consultation for Central Tech space
PHOTO COURTESY RON BERNASCH/JSW+ ASSOCIATES: The landscape architect overseeing the enhancements said the aim is to emulate a university campus.
By Geremy Bordonaro
LETTERS: HVRA still on board for CTS plan
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Past chair responds to February editorial
Re “Ship to wreck” (Editorial, February 2016): you claim that former opponents of the dome at Central Technical School continued to work actively against the construction of the dome even after they had signed on to the Minutes of Settlement. That settlement was the result of successful mediation at the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) between Razor Management Inc., the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), and five other parties. You name the former opponents as the City of Toronto and the Harbord Village Residents’ Association (HVRA). It would appear that the trigger for the editorial was the news that Razor Management had ceased work because it was being assessed $600,000 in tax arrears on a similar dome at Monarch Park Collegiate Institute.