Volunteer work keeps marginalized from becoming victims: Macphail winner
Volunteer work gave her training to help get through the disaster that hit her life a year ago, Karen Fraser said in accepting the Agnes Macphail Award.
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Neighbourhood: Crescent Town
Crescent Town, near the intersection of Danforth Avenue East and Victoria Park Avenue, is a residential neighbourhood consisting mainly of high and low-rise apartment buildings, condominiums and townhouses. The area is a distinctive residential development in that it is virtually self-contained — many of the buildings are connected via above-ground walkways.
Pedestrian bridge still out after collapsing four months ago
Parents, school staff and students are asking why repairs have not started four months after a pedestrian bridge collapsed outside Crescent Town Elementary School.
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Potholes on the mind when spring is in the air
It’s obvious that when spring comes for good, we’ll be faced with having almost every road in the city pockmarked wioth potholes as badly as ever.
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Feb. 5: East-end public consultation on city budget
The public is invited to join city councillors Paul Fletcher and Brad Bradford and budget committee chair Gary Crawford to discuss the city’s 2019 budget.
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Parked delivery vehicles are helping cause traffic nightmare
The problem is reaching a crescendo of sorts: the number of delivery vehicles parked and double parked on our streets, both residential and commercial.
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MP seeking emergency climate debate after residents’ request
Beaches-East York MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith is seeking an emergency Parliamentary debate on climate change after being pressed by local residents.
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Woman, 50, sought in Dawes Road arson investigation
Police have released a photo of a 50-year-old woman wanted in connection with an alleged arson on Dawes Road last month.
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Sept. 22–30: Arts in Dentonia Park
Arts in the Parks brings free, family-friendly arts events and activities to Dentonia Park, 80 Thyra Ave., from Sept. 22 to 30, from 7 to 10 p.m. each day.
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Berns-McGown takes Beaches-East York in east-end NDP sweep
Arthur Potts was philosophical about his chances of being re-elected Beaches-East York MPP as the results started coming in.
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East-end real estate out-performing rest of Toronto
The Toronto-wide slide in sales and prices since their peak a year ago has halted over the past month, with May figures flat compared to April. In the east end neighbourhoods, however, May was an even better month for house prices.
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Time travel via Old Toronto limited by area—so far
There are supposed be 30,000 views of Toronto’s past available on Google’s Old Toronto map, launched last month by Sidewalk Labs at oldtoronto.sidewalklabs.com.
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Me Too speech wins contest for eight grader
Maeve Pestonji, a Grade 8 student at St. Anselm Catholic School in Leaside, didn’t expect to win the Agnes Macphail Public Speaking contest.
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Remember your roots, Agnes Macphail Award-winner advises
“If you don’t have ceremonies like this, then people forget,” Agnes Macphail Award-winner Burtin Fripp told the audience Saturday at the East York Civic Centre.
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Local man charged with attempted murder after latest East York stabbing
A 22-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder three days after a stabbing in East York.
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Potholes have gotten worse despite all the roadwork
Wherever you try to drive, traffic is tied up by construction — and not all of it to do with transit projects. Much of it has just been ongoing road repair work — filling potholes and so on.
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