Curbside service coming from public libraries
Toronto’s public library branches begin rolling out curbside service on May 25 as select library drop boxes will be opened to receive library materials.
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Author: Rodger Burnside
More activities return to parks with reopening of amenities
It started with the dogs and now use of park facilities is being extended to athletes, picnickers and skateboarders, after the mayor’s announcement.
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Dog owners keep three canines apart as off-leash areas open
Dog owners took to the parks yesterday as Toronto opened its off-leash areas. But for the most part they followed advice to keep up physical distancing.
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Fluke of timing saves man from getting crushed in Leslieville sidewalk crash
A local man narrowly missed getting hurt by a vehicle leaping onto the sidewalk shortly after 9 a.m. and wrecking everything in its path this morning.
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Bermondsey drop-off depot reopening to public — partially
The city is partially reopening to the public the drop-off depot on Bermondsey Road in the east end and on Ingram Drive in the west end, staff announced.
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Cabbagetown playground fire causes online furor
A fire that demolished playground equipment in the Ontario Street Parkette has raised the ire of Cabbagetown South residents.
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ShopHERE to help get small businesses online for free
The city has launched the ShopHERE program to set up small businesses for online shopping, Mayor John Tory announced today.
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Boom in yardwork aided by resumption of yard waste pickup
If you’re spending your at-home time cleaning up your property, you can be reassured you can continue getting rid of your yard waste at the curb.
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One found dead after homeless encampment fire in Rosedale
An occupant of a homeless encampment was discovered dead yesterday morning when firefighters responded to a fire under the Glen Road bridge.
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Bike lane network to continue growing this year, city council agrees
Bike lanes are to be installed or improved on 10 kilometres of streets this year, Toronto City Council decided during its first video conference meeting.
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Back for its fourth year, Lake Leaside offering a rest stop for the birds
Lake Leaside, the annual flood that fills the excavation on Vanderhoof Avenue, east of Laird Drive, with water every spring has returned.
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COVID hits Jesse Ketchum centre for essential workers’ families
Seven staff and children at the Jesse Ketchum child care centre have been tested for COVID-19, with three of them already receiving positive test results.
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East York long-term care home at eight deaths as other facilities report worse outbreaks
The toll taken by the coronavirus at the St. Clair O’Connor Community Care centre stands at eight, according to city figures.
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Beaches-East York to lose their ‘Neighbourhood Voice’
The Beach-East York Neighbourhood Voice has become one of the latest publications to shut down their print editions and take up full-time residence online.
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One fatality in Rosehill Avenue apartment fire
Firefighters found one person dead when a two-alarm fire was put out in a 29-storey highrise building at 33 Rosehill Ave. on April 14.
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