Don Valley Daily Updates
A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in Don Valley neighbourhoods.
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Neighbourhood: Graydon Hall
Perched atop a plateau on the edge of the Don Valley just sothwest of the intersection of the DVP and the 401, Graydon Hall is a green neighbourhood of pretty hills and dales. The small community overlooks the Donalda Golf Course and is home to Graydon Hall Manor, the luxurious “Sportsman’s Paradise” envisioned by original owner H.R. Bain, now a banquet and conference centre.
Medical officer orders all Toronto schools closed for in-person learning
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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Advocate for safe, connected cycling with local group: March 31
The Cycle Don Valley Midtown group invites fellow cyclists to join them in advocating for safe and connected cycling routes.
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Show love for the city with online festival: March 6–April 6
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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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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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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Tobogganing hills to be big draws during shutdown
Outdoor winter activities are recommended by the city to keep healthy and active. And what such activity is more Canadian than tobogganing?
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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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Nov. 30: Discover and discuss the benefits of puzzles
The University Women’s Club North York is meeting via Zoom to discuss the how puzzles can benefit our brains.
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Two men arrested on 24 charges after Graydon Hall gunshots
Two men in their teens face a total of 24 firearm-related charges after arrests in an investigation of gunshots in the Graydon Hall area.
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Ratansi resigns from Liberal caucus over hiring scandal
Don Valley East MP Yasmin Ratansi has resigned from the Liberals after media revealed she broke parliamentary rules by employing her sister.
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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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