The Harbord Collegiate Institute varsity baseball team will have to make do without its star catcher when it resumes play in the fall. Tillie Burlock, 15, their starting catcher, who helped lead the team to a Tier 2 championship, has moved on to Silverthorn Collegiate Institute, where she’ll participate in the Toronto District School Board’s […]
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CHATTER: Harbord athlete hits the Major League (Summer 2018)
August 12th, 2018 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Harbord athlete hits the Major League (Summer 2018)
ON THE COVER: Ghost bike installed (July 2018)
July 18th, 2018 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER: Ghost bike installed (July 2018)
READ MORE ON CYCLING: NEWS: Shock, sadness at cyclist’s death (July 2018) EDITORIAL: City staff ignore bike lanes (July 2018) NEWS: Bike lanes (March 2018) CHATTER: Cyclists prey for open doors (Dec. 2017) NEWS (Nov. 2017): Pilot project becomes permanent NEWS: Here to stay? (Oct. 2017) FORUM: A magical new supply of parking spots (October […]
NEWS: Shock, sadness at cyclist’s death (July 2018)
July 18th, 2018 · 1 Comment
Tragedy results in memorial ride, call for greater safety By Temi Dada Cyclists gathered on June 20 at 6.30 p.m. to honour Dalia Chako with one final ride. Among the mourners at the ghost ride were family and friends of Chako, who was killed by a truck at Bloor and St. George streets on June […]
NEWS: PARA plans for a green future (July 2018)
July 18th, 2018 · Comments Off on NEWS: PARA plans for a green future (July 2018)
Annual general meeting includes Mirvish Village update By Ahmed-Zaki Hagar Future development and maintaining community green spaces were the main topics at a well-attended annual general meeting of the Palmerston Area Residents’ Association (PARA) on May 15. Kristina Reinders, a senior urban designer with the City of Toronto, spoke about the TOcore initiative, focusing on […]
NEWS: Bell wins ballot bunch (July 2018)
July 18th, 2018 · Comments Off on NEWS: Bell wins ballot bunch (July 2018)
NDP scores more votes than all rivals combined By Geremy Bordonaro Jessica Bell of the New Democratic Party (NDP) is the first ever Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for the newly formed riding of University-Rosedale. The riding, which encompasses the northern half of what was once Trinity-Spadina, includes all of the Annex. The 2018 Ontario provincial […]
CHATTER: A festival of mulberries (July 2018)
July 18th, 2018 · Comments Off on CHATTER: A festival of mulberries (July 2018)
Have you ever cursed the mess of mulberries on the sidewalk from mid-June through early August? Did you know these mulberries are actually delicious? The Annex Residents’ Association hosted its second Annual Mulberry Festival on July 7 at Jean Sibelius Park. Attendees picked mulberries from trees in the neighbourhood, and participated in a tree canopy […]
CHATTER: REDress Project inspires local solidarity (July 2018)
July 18th, 2018 · Comments Off on CHATTER: REDress Project inspires local solidarity (July 2018)
Jaime Black’s REDress Project has inspired three churches along Bloor Street to show their solidarity with those seeking redress for Canada’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. In 2014, the Métis artist created an art installation at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg that featured red dresses as symbols of the missing […]
CHATTER: Church raising funds to preserve glass (July 2018)
July 18th, 2018 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Church raising funds to preserve glass (July 2018)
The Church of Saint Stephen-in-the-Fields has launched a fundraising campaign to save its historic stained glass windows. One of Toronto’s oldest buildings, the Anglican church at 103 Bellevue Ave. in Kensington Market was built in 1858. The impressive stained glass windows date from 1878, and were built by one of the leading stained glass studios […]
ON THE COVER: The Ballot Bunch (Election Special 2018)
May 29th, 2018 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER: The Ballot Bunch (Election Special 2018)
READ MORE ON THE ELECTION: NEWS: Grilling potential MPPs (Election Special 2018) EDITORIAL: The market has no moral compass (Election Special 2018) GREENINGS: Choosing the lesser evil (Election Special 2018) FORUM: Bold new initiatives for Ontario (Election Special 2018) FORUM: Reducing downtown’s vehicles by 25 per cent (May 2018) FORUM: What kind of Ontario do we want? […]
FOCUS ON THE ELECTION: Grilling potential MPPs (Election Special 2018)
May 29th, 2018 · Comments Off on FOCUS ON THE ELECTION: Grilling potential MPPs (Election Special 2018)
University-Rosedale candidates answer your questions Over the last five months we’ve published forum pieces by five people running to be your Member of Provincial Parliament in the newly formed riding of University-Rosedale: Jessica Bell (New Democratic Party), Daryl Christoff (New People’s Choice Party of Ontario), Jo-Ann Davis (Ontario Liberal Party), Tim Grant (Green Party of Ontario), […]
NEWS: ARA holds annual meeting (Election Special 2018)
May 29th, 2018 · Comments Off on NEWS: ARA holds annual meeting (Election Special 2018)
Peter Steen receives Community Builder Award By Ahmed-Zaki Hagar Development and politics were the main subjects at the Annex Residents’ Association (ARA) annual general meeting at a packed Friends’ House (60 Lowther Ave.) on April 26. Former Member of Provincial Parliament (Parkdale-High Park) Reverend Cheri DiNovo was this year’s keynote speaker. Known as the “queen […]
CHATTER: Discover Daphne Cockwell Gallery dedicated to First Peoples art & culture (Election Special 2018)
May 29th, 2018 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Discover Daphne Cockwell Gallery dedicated to First Peoples art & culture (Election Special 2018)
The Royal Ontario of Museum (ROM) has been providing free access to the Daphne Cockwell Gallery dedicated to First Peoples art & culture since April 18. It’s all part of an initiative to educate Canadians on Indigenous culture and welcome more people to the museum. Located on the main floor of the Hillary and Galen […]