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FROM THE ARCHIVES (Feb. 2023)
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FROM THE ARCHIVES (Jan. 2023)
January 24th, 2023 · Comments Off on FROM THE ARCHIVES (Jan. 2023)
Then and now – Pioneer Hotel, circa 1890. Northwest corner Bloor and Bathurst. Courtesy Toronto Public Library, The Baldwin Collection
ARTS: Coronavirus arts update:?Stay engaged (July 2020)
August 7th, 2020 · Comments Off on ARTS: Coronavirus arts update:?Stay engaged (July 2020)
The Bloor St. Arts Corridor monthly Covid-events column for July 2020.
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.
NEWS: Wychwood Library aims to attract (May 2019)
May 28th, 2019 · Comments Off on NEWS: Wychwood Library aims to attract (May 2019)
Demolition of 1970s element makes way for modern addition By Nabahat Hussain When the Wychwood Public Library reopens its doors in 2020, the community will find a dramatic shift to the modern in this heritage building. The 1978 addition to the library has been demolished and will be replaced by a 9,000-square-foot space designed by Shoalts […]
EDITORIAL: Ford’s angry budget (May 2019)
May 28th, 2019 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Ford’s angry budget (May 2019)
The most recent Ontario budget targets Toronto for over $177 million in annual provincial funding cuts. The targeted cuts are to Toronto’s programs in healthcare, child care, legal aid, tourism, and transit. In exchange, Premier Ford’s province-wide base gets a few shiny trinkets, and as a whole the budget still fails to resemble the kind […]
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HISTORY (OCTOBER 2016): Honouring those who honour history
October 27th, 2016 · Comments Off on HISTORY (OCTOBER 2016): Honouring those who honour history
Local residents recognized at Heritage Toronto Awards Former Chief of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation and community historian Carolyn King received Heritage Toronto’s Special Achievement Award in recognition of her decades-long efforts to preserve the Mississaugas of New Credit First Nation’s community and to celebrate First Nation heritage at this year’s award […]
ARTS (AUGUST 2016): Library’s ukulele drop-in program leverages diminutive instrument to launch musical journeys
August 25th, 2016 · Comments Off on ARTS (AUGUST 2016): Library’s ukulele drop-in program leverages diminutive instrument to launch musical journeys
By Annemarie Brissenden It’s hard to feel sad when playing a ukulele. “Everyone feels good when they play the music,” laughs Sarah Bradley, a branch head librarian with the Toronto Public Library (TPL). She and her colleagues have been running a ukulele program at the Lillian H. Smith branch at College Street and Spadina Avenue […]
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Operating budget $67 million short
February 2nd, 2016 · Comments Off on Operating budget $67 million short
Cancelled car tax could have made up difference for Toronto By Annemarie Brissenden The City of Toronto’s proposed tax-supported operating budget for 2016 rings in at just over $10 billion, but what’s remarkable is what it doesn’t include. Among the things it doesn’t include are much-needed Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) money, $25 per capita […]
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Bookworms unite to celebrate Toronto
November 11th, 2012 · Comments Off on Bookworms unite to celebrate Toronto
Supporters gathered at the Toronto Book Awards to celebrate the city By Jacqueline Schifano Bibliophiles united at the Toronto Reference Library for the 38th annual Toronto Book Awards. On Oct. 11, Andrew J. Borkowski’s collection of short stories, Copernicus Avenue, took the top prize at the awards honouring literary works that are evocative of Toronto. “We […]