Neighbourhood: Mount Pleasant

NEWS 

Each ward getting additional speed camera—and more on the way

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 Rodger Burnside 0 Comment automated speed enforcement, community safety zones, John Tory, Mike Colle, speeding, Vision Zero

Toronto’s 50 speed cameras have been so successful in catching fast drivers and reducing speeds that more cameras are being added.

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NEWS 

Six charged, guns and drugs seized in Mount Pleasant robbery investigation

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 Jay Garak 0 Comment drugs, Eglinton Avenue East, firearms, handgun, Mt. Pleasant Road, search warrant, Toronto Police

A robbery investigation in the Mount Pleasant area eventually resulted in six arrests and the seizure of firearms and illicit drugs.

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For Kids THINGS TO DO 

Feb. 11: Registration for summer CampTO begins

January 28, 2023February 2, 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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Business NEWS 

Crown N Glory loves your curly hair

October 9, 2022November 9, 2022 Andrea Freedman Berwick Avenue, Crown N Glory, curly hair, hair studio, hair stylist, kinky hair

Crown N Glory Natural Hair Studio opened in a new location in Midtown after being forced from its former place in the neighbourhood by condos.

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DAILY UPDATES 

North Toronto Daily Updates

March 7, 2022March 7, 2022 Streeter staff affordable housing, assault, automated speed enforcement, Avenue Road, bakery, Barry Sherman, bike lanes, bus, café, candy, cannabis, car crash, car thefts, carbon monoxide, child care, child pornography, COVID-19, development, dog poop, Don Valley Golf Course, fire, fire truck, Fraserwood Avenue, gun control, gunshots, hate crime, homicide, Honey Sherman, knife, Lawrence Avenue East, libraries, Little Jamaica, Loblaws, map, McSorley's Saloon and Grill, Metro, motorcyclist, Mt. Pleasant Road, North Toronto Collegiate, North Toronto Hockey Association, North Toronto Memorial Community Centre, overdoses, parking permits, patios, Playa Cabana Bar Esquina, pollinator gardens, power outage, rents, Rob Oliphant, SafeTO, schools, shooting, Shoppers Drug Mart, snow clearing, Sobeys, Starbucks, Stephanie Bowman, subway, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto Transit Commission, vaccinations, vaccine, Valentine's Day, vigil, Yonge Eglinton, Yonge Eglinton Centre, Yonge Street

A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in North Toronto neighbourhoods.

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*FEATURED NEWS 

Writer and former Hells Angels head Donny Petersen reported dead at 74

December 15, 2021December 15, 2021 Rodger Burnside author, Donny Petersen, Hells Angels, motorcycles, obituary

Donny Petersen, author and former president of the Hells Angels motorcycle club in downtown Toronto, has reportedly died at age 74.

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*FEATURED NEWS 

Playa Cabana’s Mexican beach vibe welcomed at Yonge-Eglinton

December 5, 2021December 7, 2021 Andrea Freedman Eglinton Avenue East, Más Playas, Playa Cabana Bar Esquina, restaurant

Despite challenges of the pandemic and construction in the neighbourhood, Playa Cabana Bar Esquina has thrived since opening in midtown.

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*FEATURED NEWS 

‘European escape’ offered by new Mt. Pleasant restaurant

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021 Andrea Freedman Domaine MaMo, Mt. Pleasant Road, restaurant

Robert Prete said he opened his restaurant in Mount Pleasant Village because he felt “the softness, the caring type of people” living there.

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Clubs & Groups THINGS TO DO 

Nov. 24: Join Midtown and Don Valley cyclists

November 10, 2021October 13, 2021 Streeter staff Cycle Don Valley Midtown, Cycle Toronto

The Cycle Don Valley Midtown group invites fellow cyclists to join them in advocating for safe and connected cycling routes.

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*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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*FEATURED NEWS 

Parkette planned for midtown neighbourhood hungry for green space

October 21, 2021October 22, 2021 Dennis Hanagan Broadway Avenue, Jaye Robinson, park, parkette, Redpath Avenue

A new parkette is in the offing near a prominent midtown intersection, but it’s two years away for the park-deprived neighbourhood.

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Clubs & Groups THINGS TO DO 

Oct. 27: Join Don Valley-Midtown cyclists

October 13, 2021 Streeter staff Cycle Don Valley Midtown, Cycle Toronto

The Cycle Don Valley Midtown group invites fellow cyclists to join them in advocating for safe and connected cycling routes.

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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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*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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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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