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ON OUR COVER (MARCH 2017): A supportive vigil

March 22nd, 2017 · Comments Off on ON OUR COVER (MARCH 2017): A supportive vigil

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NEWS: Huron Street Playground renewal

April 7th, 2016 · Comments Off on NEWS: Huron Street Playground renewal

City to break ground later this year By Annemarie Brissenden Do you prefer a tetherball over a maypole? Would you scramble up a high ropy climber, or cling with glee to a lower rotating one? Would you rather sit on a log, dig through a sandbox, or watch the world go by from your perch […]

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LIFE: A portrait of our neighbourhood

April 7th, 2016 · Comments Off on LIFE: A portrait of our neighbourhood

Meet the Bathurst bird babicka By Michael Chachura In the parkette in front of Bathurst Station an elderly lady sits feeding the pigeons and the squirrels. Sun, rain, snow, or sleet, she’s here on the bench with a bag full of bread and some seeds. Why she feeds the animals, she doesn’t know. She’s not […]

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NEWS: Once-seedy theatre renewed as climbing venue

March 9th, 2016 · Comments Off on NEWS: Once-seedy theatre renewed as climbing venue

By Michael Chachura A new rock-climbing gym has opened its doors at Christie and Bathurst streets. Basecamp Climbing (677 Bloor St. W.), which revamped the Metro Theatre, features 40-foot climbing walls and routes that target all levels of difficulty. Currently they have 70 routes, and they pledge to offer one new route each day. Basecamp […]

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