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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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Huron Street resident and artist Lynne Dalgleish crafted this sign of hope to help neighbours and passers-by alike summon positive thoughts. Click here for the full story from the artist. BRIAN BURCHELL/GLEANER NEWS READ MORE LOCAL COVID-19 COVERAGE: NEWS: Keep Your Rent campaign emerges (Apr. 2020) NEWS: ARA helps thy neighbour (Apr. 2020) FOCUS: Andrà […]

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CIBC report says 30 per cent did not pay rent on April 1 By Nicole Stoffman Who should take the biggest hit during the economic shutdown of the coronavirus pandemic: renters, landlords, or the big banks? How one answers that question depends on whether one believes in the power of the individual or the collective. […]

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Annex Helps Group mounts massive outreach to assist By Nicole Stoffman The day Toronto announced a soft lockdown in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Terri Chu dropped 100 flyers in her neighbourhood. “If, for any reason and with no judgement, you need any help, be it running errands, picking up groceries, or childcare, please feel free […]

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A message from the artist By Lynne Dalgleish I had read about the “Andrà tutto bene” (everything will be alright) rainbow drawings that the people of Italy were putting in their windows to boost morale and delight children. I am a graphic recorder by profession which means that I capture, in real-time, the conversation, keynote […]

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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 second issue since we all started to hunker down and stay […]

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As social distancing rules cause hour-long line ups at the local Metro, people are also having trouble finding free time slots for grocery delivery. Fortunately for stressed-out shoppers, our friendly neighbourhood Paupers Pub is getting into the grocery game.  “Our customers were asking for certain provisions, and it started from there,” explains Pub Manager Shelby […]

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Victory Cafe at 440 Bloor St. W. is open for take-out and is offering gourmet pizza, prepared in a wood fire oven, at roughly 40% off the usual price ($10.95). Owner Nick Ndreka declared: “this is an emergency and people need a break!” Some restaurants and bars, due to the nature of their business model, […]

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Sean Lacey saw most coffee establishments shutter on Bloor St. due to the pandemic. He saw the opportunity and opened up his own take-out only coffee venue within the Victory Cafe (440 Bloor St. W.). Lacey, pictured above, makes his own fresh baked goods on the premises and sells coffee beans to go. The new […]

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Non-medical masks can help everyone stay safer By Nicole Stoffman It’s week three of the global coronavirus pandemic and Shana Tilbrook has distributed over 100 handmade cloth masks in ten days.  “At first it wasn’t that busy, but as soon as Dr. Tam said we should be wearing masks, all of a sudden that’s when […]

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