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Kids at summer camp
For Kids THINGS TO DO 

Feb. 11: Registration for CampTO summer camps begins

January 17, 2023January 24, 2023 Streeter staff 0 Comment camps, CampTO, Day camp, parks, recreation centres

Registration for the city’s summer camp program, CampTO, running July 4 to Sept. 1, is set to begin at 7 a.m. on Feb. 11.

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shooter in Dundas shooting
*FEATURED NEWS 

Two men shown in pictures and video from Dundas shooting investigation

January 4, 2022January 6, 2022 Jay Garak Dundas Street East, organized crime, robbery, shooting, Toronto Police, video

Images and video have been released by police today as investigators seek to identify two men suspected in the Dundas shooting on Dec. 12

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Daniel Rotsztain flag petition sponsor
*FEATURED NEWS 

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.

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guns and drugs seized b y poli ce
NEWS 

Arrest in Church and Gerrard area leads police to guns and drugs haul

October 29, 2021October 29, 2021 Jay Garak drugs, firearms, Gun and Gang Task Force, Toronto Police

A firearms investigation has resulted in police bringing 22 charges against a man arrested near Church and Gerrard streets Wednesday.

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climate action champions needed
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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Awakenings header
Arts & Music Events THINGS TO DO 

October: Experience outdoor art projections from Awakenings program

September 28, 2021October 13, 2021 Streeter staff art, Awakenings, Mackenzie House, projections, Spadina Museum, Todmorden Mills

The city’s Awakenings program of art by Black, Indigenous and artists of colour is projecting art on Toronto History Museum sites.

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recreation programs resume
*FEATURED NEWS 

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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Montcrest School Redevelopment wins Urban Design Awards
*FEATURED NEWS 

Are these our best new buildings?

September 15, 2021September 26, 2021 A.K. Yeun Broadview Avenue, Church Street, Design, Dovercourt Road, Montcrest School, Ryerson University, Toronto Urban Design Awards

Twenty-six building designs, most already built, were awarded by the city on Sept. 14 in the 2021 Toronto Urban Awards.

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recreation program pool header
Health & Fitness THINGS TO DO 

Sept. 25, 28: Start signing up for fall recreation programs

September 11, 2021September 24, 2021 Streeter staff exercise, fitness, indoor recreation, recreation programs, sports

This fall marks the return of regular recreation programming for Toronto, where COVID-19 has impacted programming since March 2020.

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Police-chief-Ramer
*FEATURED NEWS 

Crackdown on large gatherings starting April 22

April 21, 2021April 22, 2021 Rodger Burnside beaches, COVID-19, James Ramer, parks, Toronto Police

Toronto police may not be stopping folks who are out walking or driving, but they will be enforcing prohibitions against gatherings.

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Riverdale among all Toronto schools closed
*FEATURED NEWS 

Medical officer orders all Toronto schools closed for in-person learning

April 6, 2021April 7, 2021 Rodger Burnside COVID-19, Eileen de Villa, Health Protection and Promotion Act, schools, Toronto Public Health

Medical health officer Dr. Eileen de Villa has ordered elementary and secondary schools closed and students to transition to remote learning.

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Celebrate Toronto header
Festivals THINGS TO DO 

Show love for the city with online festival: March 6–April 6

March 12, 2021April 6, 2021 Streeter staff Celebrate Toronto

Celebrate Toronto is honouring the city’s 187th Anniversary as a virtual festival to show love for Toronto and its small businesses.

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Site of human remains found on George Street
*FEATURED NEWS 

Human remains on George Street identified as missing woman

March 5, 2021March 8, 2021 Jay Garak George Street, homicide, indignity to a dead body, Toronto Police

Human remains discovered at 291 George St. have been identified as the body of a 32-year-old woman who had been

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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 Eric McMillan

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 Eric McMillan
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019February 6, 2020 Eric McMillan
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

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

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Eric McMillan
Mt. Pleasant loop being built
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

When building transit was simpler at Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton

May 9, 2019November 24, 2020 Eric McMillan
Hay wagons on Yonge Street
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

The days of hay wagons and streetcars on Yonge Street

February 1, 2019February 3, 2019 Eric McMillan
Avoca bridge being torn down
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

The viaduct that brought Moore Park into Toronto

December 1, 2018December 15, 2018 Streeter staff

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