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Riverdale-East York Daily Updates

January 22, 2022January 24, 2022 Streeter staff 0 Comment 55 Division, Agnes Macphail Award, backyard hens, Brad Bradford, Greenwood Station, libraries, road closures, robbery, snowstorm, Toronto Police

A quick look at news, views and things to do in Riverdale-East York neighbourhoods.

*FEATURED NEWS

Boy, 13, charged with murder after shooting of 15-year-old in East York

January 21, 2022January 24, 2022 Jay Garak and Ameer Shash 0 Comment Gamble Avenue, homicide, second-degree murder, shooting, Toronto Police

A 13-year-old boy has been arrested after a 15-year-old boy died of injuries after a shooting in East York late Wednesday evening.

DAILY UPDATES

Riverdale-East York Daily Updates: July–December 2021

December 22, 2021January 18, 2022 Streeter staff 55 Division, affordable housing, assault, automated speed enforcement, bike lanes, break and enter, break-ins, car fire, collision, COVID-19, Danforth Avenue, Don Valley Parkway, East York Civic Centre, East York Hockey Associatio, East York Hockey Association, fire, flooding, fraud, Greenwood Station, homicide, Jack Layton, Julie Dabrusin, knife, libraries, luring, Malcolm Kelly, Mamma's Pizza, manslaughter, medication, Michael Garron Hospital, missing man, Monarch Park, Montcrest School, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, next of kin, O'Connor Drive, Ontario Line, pedestrian, Petition, Presteign Heights Public School, pumpkin parade, rinks, Riverdale Park East, robbery, Second City, sexual assault, shooting, Shop and Vax, stabbing, Toronto Police, Toronto Public Health, Traffic Services, vaccination, Vax the Holidays, vehicle theft, Victoria Park Avenue, Wakunda Place, Wilkinson Junior Public School, Youth Leaders of East York

A quick look at news, views and things to do in Riverdale-East York neighbourhoods.

NEWS

Identities of men sought in alleged chimney repair fraud

December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 Jay Garak Butternut Street, chimneys, Ellerbeck Street, fraud, Toronto Police

Homeowners in Playter Estates have complained a group of men took cash payment for chimney repairs that left their rooftops more damaged.

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East-end neighbourhoods now among worst hit by COVID

December 10, 2021December 10, 2021 Streeter staff COVID-19, map, outbreaks, school closures, Toronto Public Health

East enders may be surprised to find their neighbourhoods are among the worst hit by COVID-19 in the city.

For Kids Health & Fitness THINGS TO DO

Nov. 29: Attend town hall about kids’ vaccine online

November 15, 2021November 27, 2021 Streeter staff Cressy, Michael Garron Hospital, Paula Fletcher, town hall, vaccine

Toronto-Danforth councillor Paula Fletcher is hosting a virtual town hall on kids’ vaccines on Nov. 29 from 7 to 8 p.m.

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Local reps call for city control of cannabis shop sites

November 10, 2021November 10, 2021 Rodger Burnside Bloorcourt BIA, cannabis, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Marit Stiles, Paula Fletcher

Two councillors and a BIA manager joined MPP Marit Stiles in calling for the province to give the city more say in cannabis shops locations.

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Petition aims to bring back Metro Toronto flag — with changes

November 3, 2021November 3, 2021 Dennis Hanagan logo, Metropolitan Toronto, Petition, Toronto flag

An urban geographer and an arborist plan to petition city hall to have the former Metro Toronto flag reinstated as the city’s emblem.

NEWS THINGS TO DO

Nov. 11: Remember virtually at Centennial College commemoration

October 29, 2021November 10, 2021 Streeter staff Centennial College, Malcolm Kelly, Remembrance Day

The public is invited to view Centennial College’s Remembrance Day service which will be broadcast Nov. 11 starting at 10:15 a.m.

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Pedestrian fatality on O’Connor Drive sparks local petition

October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 Rodger Burnside Donlands Avenue, O'Connor Drive, Pape Avenue, Paula Fletcher, pedestrians, Petition, traffic safety

A petition addressing danger on O’Connor Drive, following the death of a man Oct. 19, has drawn more than its target number of signatures.

NEWS

81-year-old pedestrian dies after being hit by two vehicles

October 21, 2021October 22, 2021 Jay Garak collision, fatality, O'Connor Drive, pedestrian, Toronto Police, Traffic Services

An 81-year-old man was struck by two vehicles and killed while crossing O’Connor Drive east of Pape Avenue on Tuesday, police reported.

*FEATURED Community Events THINGS TO DO

Nov. 1: Don’t throw your jack-o-lanterns out

October 19, 2021November 4, 2021 Streeter staff jack-o-lanterns, pumpkin, pumpkin parade, pumpkins

Instead of throwing your jack-o-lanterns out after the Halloween festivities, why not show them off in a local pumpkins parade?

Community Events THINGS TO DO

Nov. 1: Join the east-end pumpkin parades

October 18, 2021November 4, 2021 Streeter staff Dentonia Park, East Lynn Park, jack-o-lanterns, Leslie Grove Park, pumpkin parade, pumpkins, Withrow Park

The popular pumpkin parades are back. Instead of throwing your jack-o-lanterns out after Halloween, bring it to the park on Nov. 1.

Activism THINGS TO DO

October: Become a Neighbourhood Climate Action Champion

October 1, 2021October 2, 2021 Streeter staff climate change, environment, Neighbourhood Climate Action Champions

The city is once again seeking Neighbourhood Climate Action Champions to help inspire local green projects.

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City recreation programs back, but you’ll need to be vaccinated

September 22, 2021September 24, 2021 Rodger Burnside John Tory, proof of vaccination, recreation centres, recreation programs, registration, vaccination

Proof of vaccination will be required for most people involved in the city’s fall recreation programs with registration opening this weekend.

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