Riverdale-East York Daily Updates
A quick look at news, views and things to do in Riverdale-East York neighbourhoods.
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Riverdale-East York covers the old Borough of East York east of the Don Valley, as well as Riverdale which straddles Danforth Avenue south of East York and stretches as far south as Eastern Avenue. Neighbourhoods included are Broadview North, Crescent Town, East Danforth, Old East York, Parkview, Playter Estates, Riverdale, Riverside, Topham Park, Woodbine Gardens and Woodbine Heights.
Street art to thank frontline workers in murals
The first of 15 street art murals thanking Toronto’s “frontline heroes” are already making their appearance on Toronto streets, including on Danforth Ave.
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Registration for CampTO summer camps begins
Parents in the Toronto/East York and North York areas can start signing up their kids, age 6 to 12, for the CampTO summer camps run by the city.
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July 1: Celebrate Canada Day with livestreaming
The city is organizing Canada Day celebrations with morning, afternoon and evening livestream programs on the country’s 153rd birthday.
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Stage 2 at last! Wide reopening to start this week
More businesses, cultural centres and recreational facilities should be opening soon, as the province has moved Toronto to Stage 2 of its reopening plan.
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East Yorkers already celebrating at-home Canada Day
East Yorkers usually make a big deal out of July 1, with a Canada Day parade winding through the former borough and festivities at Stan Wadlow Park.
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Major road closures popular with cyclists and pedestrians
Thousands are taking to the ActiveTO major road closures on weekends with their bicycles and walking shoes, figures released by the city show.
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June 30: Fight hate in the east end
MPPs Rima Berns-McGown and Peter Tabuns are hosting a forum to fight hatred after the recent incident at the Michael Garron Hospital construction site.
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June 28: Clean up the Don River banks
Don’t Mess With the Don launches its first official event of the year, inviting everyone to join them in cleaning up the river banks of the Don River.
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Local councillors urge renaming of ‘racist’ Dundas Street
Five city councillors whose wards include stretches of Dundas Street have signed a letter supporting Mayor John Tory’s call for a review of the street name.
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Officer arrested in investigation of sexual exploitation of girl, 16, in East York
A police officer is among 10 men charged with obtaining sexual services from persons under 18, police revealed in a press release yesterday.
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Local farmers’ markets preparing to reopen
The city is working with farmers’ markets to comply with public health regulations and reopen as soon as possible, Mayor John Tory said today.
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Parks washrooms opening this week and next
About 50 parks washrooms across town are being opened this week and the rest to follow next week, after the go-ahead was received from the province.
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Summer events that will be going virtual—or are just cancelled
Your favourite and much-anticipated events may have been cancelled as live events, but there is still some hope as some are joining the virtual scene.
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Cars keep out: Roads cleared for weekend foot and bike traffic
Two stretches of major roads will again be closed to vehicular traffic to give walkers, joggers and cyclists more room this weekend.
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