The twenty-four room Annex Hotel at 296 Brunswick Avenue has re-opened its doors to accommodate Toronto healthcare workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
Entries Tagged as 'Annex'
CHATTER: Annex hotel now home for frontline workers (May 2020)
June 15th, 2020 · 1 Comment
NEWS: Food bank to receive funds raised by community mask initiative (May 2020)
June 15th, 2020 · 1 Comment
Neighbours come together in a time of “social distancing” By Tanya Ielyseieva The Palmerston Area Residents Association (PARA) has donated $7,900 to the Daily Bread Food Bank raised by a community fundraising drive. To help prevent the spread of COVID-19, they also launched an initiative to make non-medical masks, which raised some additional funds for […]
CHATTER: Horn on the Cob and the Social Distance (May 2020)
June 15th, 2020 · 2 Comments
READ MORE LOCAL COVID-19 COVERAGE: EDITORIAL: Ontario gets a failing grade (May 2020) FORUM: We are here to support you (May 2020) FORUM: COVID-19 has exposed issues in long-term care homes (May 2020) FOCUS: Local resources for a global pandemic (May 2020) ARTS: Embrace culture in defiance of COVID-19 (May 2020) ON THE COVER: Everything will be alright (Apr. 2020) NEWS: Keep Your Rent campaign emerges (Apr. […]
EDITORIAL: Ontario gets a failing grade (May 2020)
June 15th, 2020 · 1 Comment
Long-term care homes in the Annex, public, not-for-profit, and profit alike, have fared relatively well in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sadly, the same cannot be said for similar facilities across the province.
Tags: Annex · Editorial · Opinion
FORUM: We are here to support you (May 2020)
June 15th, 2020 · 2 Comments
The City of Toronto has been working hard to support people in the countless ways this pandemic has affected our lives.
FORUM: COVID-19 has exposed issues in long-term care homes (May 2020)
June 15th, 2020 · 3 Comments
The COVID-19 pandemic is not only exposing how poorly our economy and society treat our most vulnerable, it’s making it worse.
FOCUS: Local resources for a global pandemic (May 2020)
June 15th, 2020 · 1 Comment
An updated guide of Annex resources By Gleaner Staff Staying home to help stop the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to be the new normal for the foreseeable future. Read on for our updated guide to Annex resources during COVID-19, the third issue since we all started to hunker down and stay […]
FOCUS: Melodies are good medicine (May 2020)
June 15th, 2020 · Comments Off on FOCUS: Melodies are good medicine (May 2020)
George Linton has lifted the spirits of hospital patients and those living in seniors’ residences across the city, one song at a time.
GREENINGS: Capitalist truths exposed (May 2020)
June 15th, 2020 · Comments Off on GREENINGS: Capitalist truths exposed (May 2020)
There’s plenty of rumbling out there, among the corporate elites especially, that agree: saving the lives of 1-3% of the population is too high a price to pay for a shut-down in the economy.
LIFE: “P” is for pruning procedures (May 2020)
June 15th, 2020 · Comments Off on LIFE: “P” is for pruning procedures (May 2020)
One of the most misunderstood and mismanaged techniques in gardendom is the act of pruning.
ARTS: Embrace culture in defiance of COVID-19 (May 2020)
June 15th, 2020 · 2 Comments
Look to your creative neighbours to come up with something. Institutions and organizations affiliated with the Bloor St. Culture Corridor remain as creative and engaged as ever, offering new ways to connect with the community and keep your mind busy.
SPORTS: Leafs hopeful for baseball this summer (May 2020)
June 15th, 2020 · Comments Off on SPORTS: Leafs hopeful for baseball this summer (May 2020)
Shortened season possible if social restrictions lifted and parks reopen by July By R.S. Konjek The ballpark is quiet. The grass is unkempt, drifting litter has collected around the backstop, and a tarp covering the pitcher’s mound has been flipped to one side by wind. No one is there to readjust it. The COVID-19 outbreak […]