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Local sports fields opening for practices

July 7, 2020July 8, 2020 Rodger Burnside 0 Comment John Tory, parks, Playing Field

Teams should be taking to Toronto’s sun-baked parks and playing fields soon, now that outdoor sports facilities have been reopened for training purposes.

playground header for Forest Hill update

DAILY UPDATES

Forest Hill Daily Updates

July 6, 2020July 7, 2020 Streeter staff 0 Comment camps, Canada Day, cancellations, Carolyn Bennett, coronavirus, COVID-19, farmers' market, food bank, garbage, garden centres, gunfire, Ingram Transfer Station, libraries, long-term care, Lonsdale Road, Mother's Day, parking permits, potholes, reopening, robbery, Salsa on St. Clair, ShopHERE, washrooms, yard waste

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

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Registration for CampTO summer camps begins

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 Streeter staff 0 Comment camps, CampTO, Day camp, parks, recreation centres

Parents in the Toronto/East York and North York areas can start signing up their kids, age 6 to 12, for the CampTO summer camps run by the city.

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Stage 2 at last! Wide reopening to start this week

June 22, 2020June 23, 2020 Rodger Burnside 0 Comment COVID-19, Eileen de Villa, John Tory, reopening

More businesses, cultural centres and recreational facilities should be opening soon, as the province has moved Toronto to Stage 2 of its reopening plan.

THINGS TO DO

July 1: Celebrate Canada Day with livestreaming

June 17, 2020July 9, 2020 Streeter staff 0 Comment Canada Day, Gordon Lightfoot, John Tory

The city is organizing Canada Day celebrations with morning, afternoon and evening livestream programs on the country’s 153rd birthday.

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Local farmers’ markets preparing to reopen

June 12, 2020June 15, 2020 Rodger Burnside 0 Comment Artscape Wychwood Barns, Ashbridges Bay Park, COVID-19, Dufferin Grove Park, East Lynn Park, farmers' market, Flemingdon Park, June Rowlands Park, R.V. Burgess Park, Riverdale Park West, Withrow Park Farmers’ Market

The city is working with farmers’ markets to comply with public health regulations and reopen as soon as possible, Mayor John Tory said today.

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Parks washrooms opening this week and next

June 1, 2020June 2, 2020 Rodger Burnside John Tory, parks, Toronto Public Health, washrooms

About 50 parks washrooms across town are being opened this week and the rest to follow next week, after the go-ahead was received from the province.

Going back to normal not option, youth council says in zoom conference

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Future ‘normal’ will be different if we learn our lessons

May 29, 2020June 4, 2020 Carolyn Bennett Carolyn Bennett, coronavirus, COVID-19, Toronto-St. Paul's, Toronto-St. Paul’s Youth Council

There is a growing understanding that asking “When will things get back to normal?” is the wrong question, MP Carolyn Bennett says.

Drop box at Toronto Reference Library as libraries prepare to reopen

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Curbside service coming from public libraries

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Rodger Burnside Barbara Frum Library, Bloor/Gladstone Library, Don Mills Library, library, Lillian H. Smith Library, Maria A. Shchuka Library, Northern District Library, Pape/Danforth Library, S. Walter Stewart, Toronto Public Library, Toronto Reference Library

Toronto’s public library branches begin rolling out curbside service on May 25 as select library drop boxes will be opened to receive library materials.

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More activities return to parks with reopening of amenities

May 21, 2020May 21, 2020 Rodger Burnside COVID-19, John Tory, parks, skateboarding, tennis

It started with the dogs and now use of park facilities is being extended to athletes, picnickers and skateboarders, after the mayor’s announcement.

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Dog owners keep three canines apart as off-leash areas open

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 Rodger Burnside COVID-19, dogs, John Tory, off-leash area, parks, Withrow Park

Dog owners took to the parks yesterday as Toronto opened its off-leash areas. But for the most part they followed advice to keep up physical distancing.

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East-end jazz and food fests among signature summer events cancelled

May 15, 2020May 16, 2020 Streeter staff Aga Khan Museum, Beaches Jazz Festival, Canada Day, cancellations, coronavirus, COVID-19, postponements, Pride Toronto, Salsa on St. Clair, Taste of the Danforth

To no one’s surprise at this point, the Beaches jazz fest and the Taste of the Danforth have become the latest occasions to fall victim to the pandemic.