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Author: Town Crier staff

Opinion VIEWS 

Negative billboard needs to go

March 1, 2016May 9, 2018 Town Crier staff Billboard

I live in Leaside. There is a billboard on the southwest corner of Laird Drive and Eglinton Avenue East that is potentially libelous and is definitely deeply offensive to my community.

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Editorial VIEWS 

Taxing times

March 1, 2016March 21, 2016 Town Crier staff taxes

his may be a sensitive time of year to raise this topic — but it may also be the most appropriate time. We’re all about to file our income taxes, which can be stressful for some of us, just an unpleasant chore for others.

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NEWS Sports 

Havergal College victorious in annual classic

February 16, 2016October 16, 2019 Town Crier staff Bishop Strachan School, Havergal College, Hewitt Cup

Feb. 2 was Hockey Day at Havergal College, the date of the annual exhibition hockey game between the Havergal Gators and their arch rivals, the Bishop Strachan School Bobcats.

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NEWS 

Walking and Judging

October 25, 2015October 16, 2019 Town Crier staff Yonge Lawrence Village BIA

City councillors Jaye Robinson and Christin Carmichael Greb, along with former councillor Karen Stintz and MPP Michael Colle were judges of

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Business 

Gym celebrates 10 years in Leaside

April 2, 2015June 15, 2019 Town Crier staff InsideOut Studio

Insideout Health & Fitness owner Barry H. Samuel and his staff celebrate the 10th anniversary of the gym on Laird Drive

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NEWS 

Leaside green thumbs blossom in festival

March 24, 2015May 4, 2017 Town Crier staff Canada Blooms, Garden Clubs of Ontario Award, Leaside Garden Society

An exhibit entitled “Horsepower” won first place in the open Design category for the Leaside Garden Society at the Canada Blooms flower and garden festival, held March 13-22 at the Direct Energy Centre at Exhibition Place in Toronto.

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Opinion VIEWS 

Things to consider when casting a shadow

March 13, 2015May 9, 2018 Town Crier staff Bob Murphy

As the mounds of snow and ice begin to melt you will notice the ice on the south side of

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Opinion VIEWS 

Privatizing garbage: Consider the social impact

March 10, 2015May 9, 2018 Town Crier staff

Re: Today’s Streeter [Town Crier, Feb. 4], which asked local residents their opinions on privatizing garbage pickup I was surprised

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Budd brothers in dodgeball tourney
NEWS 

Cyclists taking on cancer challenge again

February 4, 2015February 5, 2015 Town Crier staff Buddcup Charity Dodgeball Tournament, Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer, World Cancer Day
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Cadence and newchoir on stage at St. Mike's.
NEWS 

Rockin’ in Forest Hill

February 1, 2015 Town Crier staff Cadence, newchoir, St. Michael's College School Centre for the Arts
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Opinion VIEWS 

Residents strongly against development of Glebe property

January 22, 2015May 9, 2018 Town Crier staff Glebe Manor Lawn Bowling Club

Re: Unusual ‘general meeting’ told about sale [Town Crier, January 7] Kudos to your team, especially Shawn Star, for the

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Loblaws reopening in Leaside
NEWS 

Breaking bread

January 11, 2015May 4, 2017 Town Crier staff Loblaws
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Opinion VIEWS 

We need public inquiry into failure of planning

January 5, 2015May 9, 2018 Town Crier staff Art Shoppe, City Planning

Re: Quiet resolution ends two disputes [Town Crier, Nov. 17], which reported on the agreement to settle the (development) dispute

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NEWS 

Goodman harassment case adjourned

December 19, 2014May 4, 2017 Town Crier staff Donna Quan, Howard Goodman, TDSB harassment case

Former Eglinton-Lawrence school trustee Howard Goodman will make his first court appearance Jan. 15 to answer to charges of criminal harassment and forcible confinement.

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Opinion VIEWS 

Blame planners for LRT construction mess

November 25, 2014May 9, 2018 Town Crier staff Eglinton Crosstown LRT

Editor’s note: Bob Murphy was a Ward 22 candidate for city council in the Oct. 27 municipal election. In the

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THAT WAS THEN. This is now.

Empringham Hotel 1903
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020May 5, 2021 Town Crier staff

The Empringham, Danforth or Play Pen — they’re all the same hotel, standing at Danfoirth 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 Town Crier staff
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019February 6, 2020 Town Crier staff
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

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

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Town Crier staff
Mt. Pleasant loop being built
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

When building transit was simpler at Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton

May 9, 2019November 24, 2020 Town Crier staff
Hay wagons on Yonge Street
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

The days of hay wagons and streetcars on Yonge Street

February 1, 2019February 3, 2019 Town Crier staff
Avoca bridge being torn down
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

The viaduct that brought Moore Park into Toronto

December 1, 2018December 15, 2018 Town Crier staff

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