North Toronto Daily Updates
A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in North Toronto neighbourhoods.
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Neighbourhood: Moore Park
Moore Park is the name of the neighbourhood surrounding the terminus of St. Clair Avenue at Mt. Pleasant Road just south of the grand Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
The neighbourhood is characterized by the Vale of Avoca section of Rosedale ravine to the west and Moore Park ravine to the east. Developer John Thomas Moore built the original wooden bridge extending over the latter ravine, and a steel bridge as part of St. Clair Avenue extending over the Vale of Avoca.
Midtown’s naked jogger may be back, police say
A naked man approaching women in midtown parks in May has been identified as the man who was reported jogging naked in two incidents in 2017 and 2018.
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June 16: Finding hidden treasures in North Rosedale
You can uncover the history of North Rosedale — from its beginnings as a golf course and lacrosse field to the rise of its residential development .
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Bennington Heights school evacuated in bomb scare
Toronto police blew up two suspicious packages after evacuating and searching Bennington Heights Elementary School on Bennington Heights Drive this morning.
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Jan. 18: Family fun day at Todmorden
The whole family can drop in at Todmorden Mills on Jan. 18 to enjoy a guided tour, explore the Wildflower Preserve, and create a Lunar New Year craft.
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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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The viaduct that brought Moore Park into Toronto
Four-lane viaduct spanned the Yellow Creek ravine, joining up two stretches of St. Clair Avenue and giving Moore Park better access to Toronto.
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City’s 10th Kids & Company centre opens in Rosedale
It’s about 2 p.m. at the Rosedale Kids & Company Centre, which opened the day before, and — for a daycare — it is eerily quiet.
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Rosedale, Leaside leading rise in midtown house prices
For all the talk of a slowdown in house sales and a buyer’s market in this city, real estate prices are rising steadily, according to the latest figures.
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Oct. 27–28: It’s a Retro Halloween at Todmorden
Todmorden Mills celebrates Halloween traditions of the past with the Retro Halloween Family Drop-In on Oct. 27 and 28 from noon to 4 p.m.
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Oct. 20: Halloween mask making at Todmorden
Kids can use their imagination to create spooky Halloween masks in a family workshop at Todmorden Mills on Oct. 20 from 1 to 3 p.m.
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Midtown Liberals save one, lose everything else
Premier Kathleen Wynne barely holds her seat, as NDP and PC take the rest in midtown Toronto in the provincial election on June 7.
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June 7: Tour of Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Heritage Toronto will lead Gravestones and Greenery, a tour of the Mount Pleasant Cemetery on June 7.
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So how much are midtown homes worth now?
For midtown homeowners, the latest house sales figures from the Toronto Real Estate Board offer both some good news and some not-exactly-bad — call it sobering — news.
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May 20: Wild Toronto walking the ravine
Heritage Toronto will host Wild Toronto: Walking the Ravine on May 2 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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