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Author: Karolyn Coorsh

NEWS 

Remembering storied bookseller Al Navis

January 9, 2014June 15, 2014 Karolyn Coorsh Al Navis, George Strouboulopoulos, obituary, Writer

On Nov. 22 1963, students at Bedford Park Public School took an early break from classes to listen to Toronto mayor Donald Summerville’s state funeral.

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NEWS 

Making sure it doesn’t happen again

September 25, 2012October 30, 2017 Karolyn Coorsh 54 Division, pedestrian, safety, Smart Walk, Toronto Police

Hit by a van while jaywalking, Brittany Taylor will be sharing her story with other pedestrians during Safe Walk safety blitz

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NEWS 

Clampdown on dangerous cyclists

September 24, 2012May 4, 2017 Karolyn Coorsh 54 Division, cycling, Enforcement Blitz, safety, Toronto Police

Police blitz puts brakes on red-light runners, bikers not using hands

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NEWS 

Humber creatures float into town

September 12, 2012June 15, 2014 Karolyn Coorsh art, Humber Bay Arch Bridge, Humber Creatures, Humber River, Interactive Arts, Sculpture

Illuminated fibreglass sculptures bring art to iconic local bridge

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NEWS 

Vigil held outside library for courier

September 7, 2012June 22, 2014 Karolyn Coorsh cyclist, Darcy Allan Sheppard, death, Michael Bryant, protest, St. Paul's, Toronto Reference Library

Protesters oppose launch of ex-attorney general Michael Bryant’s book on his role in Sheppard’s death

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NEWS 

Nude man found in park

August 23, 2012May 4, 2017 Karolyn Coorsh drunk, Nude, Prank, Ramsden Park, Toronto Police

Friends decide to prank drunken student

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NEWS 

Should Eglinton Park have been first?

August 18, 2012June 22, 2014 Karolyn Coorsh Eglinton Park, Karen Stintz, Memorial Field, Rob Ford, Toronto District School Board

A turf maintenance project scheduled for Memorial Park’s sports field has raised questions about how the Parks budget is being spent.

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NEWS 

Tragedy sparks calls for handgun ban

June 12, 2012July 11, 2019 Karolyn Coorsh Adam Vaughan, Alan Dudeck, Dylan Ellis, guns, Kristyn Wong-Tam, memorial, murder, Oliver Martin, Queen's Park, Rally, Ramsden Park, shooting

Four years after the murders of Oliver Martin and Dylan Ellis, Martin’s stepfather leads a charge to get guns off the streets

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City finds way to remember Layton

June 5, 2012October 30, 2017 Karolyn Coorsh Jack Layton, Jack Layton Ferry Terminal, Paula Fletcher, Toronto-Danforth, Ward 30

Toronto Island Ferry Terminal to be renamed in his honour, but how should he be commemorated in Toronto-Danforth?

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NEWS 

Budget vote splits local councillors

February 9, 2012May 3, 2017 Karolyn Coorsh budget, Capital Budget, city hall, funding, John Parker, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Rob Ford, service cuts

Wong-Tam lauds last-minute deal, while Parker says cuts needed

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Leaside rink funding passed at committee

January 12, 2012May 4, 2017 Karolyn Coorsh budget committee, Capital Budget, Capital Funding, city funding, Expansion, funding, Gord Perks, Janet Davis, John Parker, Leaside Hockey Association, Leaside Memorial Community Gardens, Leaside Skating Club, Second Ice Pad, Toronto Leaside Girls Hockey Association

Councillors question fairness of additional funding model for expansion project

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NEWS 

Craig Scott to replace Jack Layton

January 10, 2012October 30, 2017 Karolyn Coorsh byelection, Claire Prashaw, Craig Scott, Jack Layton, Justin Duncan, Mary Fragedakis, Metropolitan Community Church Of Toronto, New Democratic Party, Nomination Meeting, Olivia Chow, Peter Tabuns, Toronto-Danforth

NDP nominee will vie for federal Toronto–Danforth riding in yet-to-be-called byelection

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Child sex assault suspect still at large

January 5, 2012May 4, 2017 Karolyn Coorsh Boxing Day, child, Faywood Public School, sexual assault, Toronto Police

Police continue to hunt man who abducted and sexually assaulted 4-year-old girl on Boxing Day

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Views on budget

December 20, 2011June 22, 2014 Karolyn Coorsh Antibes Community Centre, city budget, city council, James Pasternak, Shelley Carroll, Staff Cuts, Toronto's Welcome Policy

A proposed funding increase for a subsidy program will make it easier for families living near Bathurst and Finch to access local recreational activities, says James Pasternak.

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NEWS 

Hiring freeze won’t affect patrol: Police

December 15, 2011February 11, 2019 Karolyn Coorsh 53 Division, city budget, Deputy Chief, Peter Sloly, Rob Ford, Toronto Police

Number of officers on the street will not decrease according to Deputy Chief

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That was then.

Empringham Hotel 1903
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020February 6, 2023 Karolyn Coorsh

The Empringham, Danforth or Play Pen — they’re all the same hotel, standing at Danforth and Dawes from the late 1800s into the 1980s.

Queen and Waverley 1903
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?

February 27, 2020March 4, 2020 Karolyn Coorsh
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019February 6, 2020 Karolyn Coorsh
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Karolyn Coorsh

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