Riverdale-East York Daily Updates
A quick look at news, views and things to do in Riverdale-East York neighbourhoods.
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Neighbourhood: Broadview North
Broadview North is the part of East York just east of Todmorden Mills and the Don Valley. From Playter Estates to the south, it follows Broadview Avenue until it turns east into O’Connor Drive as far east as Pape Avenue.
Beaches, Rosedale, Lawrence Park among lowest COVID rates
Some neighbourhoods are showing much better COVID rates than others, judging by figures from the provincial Ministry of Health.
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Is this the winter of the gun?
Trudeau government’s expected gun control on military-style weapons does not go nearly far enough to deal with Toronto’s handgun violence.
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Patios on streets and sidewalks set to return in spring
The dining and drinking patios that lined Toronto streets last summer may be back in spring bigger than ever, if council gives okays them.
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Feeling the loss of East York Chronicle founder Gary Webb-Proctor
Writer began the year with the news her employer and mentor, East York Chronicle publisher Gary Webb-Proctor, had died.
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Riverdale-East York Daily Updates: November–December 2020
A quick look at news, views and things to do in Riverdale-East York neighbourhoods.
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Holiday camps and winter instruction programs shut down by city
Thousands of kids looking forward to city-run holiday camps and skiing or skating lessons will have to forego those activities that get them out of the house, as the programs have been cancelled.
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Kathleen Wynne on girls, women and politics
Former premier Kathleen Wynne recalls her experiences showing misogyny still exists and how much further we have to go to achieve equality.
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More park washrooms you can use this winter
If you’re out and about this winter and you just have to go, but washrooms at local eateries are no-go areas — the city has you covered.
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Electric vehicles stations activated—especially in east end
Stations are ready to charge up electric vehicles across the city — especially in the east end — in a pilot program launched yesterday.
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Riverdale-East York Daily Updates: September–October 2020
A quick look at news, views and things to do in Riverdale-East York neighbourhoods.
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Oct. 27: Last day at East York Farmers’ Market
Oct. 27 will be your last chance to visit the East York Farmers’ Market, which has been running every Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Upsurge in Toronto COVID cases shown on neighbourhood map
Once thought rid of COVID-19, midtown and east-end communities are infected in the latest wave, neighbourhood map shows.
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More than Christmas fun is cancelled—or moved online
The cancellation of Toronto’s famous Christmas parade is getting most of the attention, but dozens of other festivities have been shut down
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Does your neighbourhood need a climate champion? Is it you?
Toronto is looking for Neighbourhood Climate Action Champions to help develop local climate action projects.
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