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Riverdale-East York Daily Updates

January 22, 2022January 24, 2022 Streeter staff 0 Comment 55 Division, Agnes Macphail Award, backyard hens, Brad Bradford, Greenwood Station, libraries, road closures, robbery, snowstorm, Toronto Police

A quick look at news, views and things to do in Riverdale-East York neighbourhoods.

DAILY UPDATES

Riverdale-East York Daily Updates: July–December 2021

December 22, 2021January 18, 2022 Streeter staff 55 Division, affordable housing, assault, automated speed enforcement, bike lanes, break and enter, break-ins, car fire, collision, COVID-19, Danforth Avenue, Don Valley Parkway, East York Civic Centre, East York Hockey Associatio, East York Hockey Association, fire, flooding, fraud, Greenwood Station, homicide, Jack Layton, Julie Dabrusin, knife, libraries, luring, Malcolm Kelly, Mamma's Pizza, manslaughter, medication, Michael Garron Hospital, missing man, Monarch Park, Montcrest School, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, next of kin, O'Connor Drive, Ontario Line, pedestrian, Petition, Presteign Heights Public School, pumpkin parade, rinks, Riverdale Park East, robbery, Second City, sexual assault, shooting, Shop and Vax, stabbing, Toronto Police, Toronto Public Health, Traffic Services, vaccination, Vax the Holidays, vehicle theft, Victoria Park Avenue, Wakunda Place, Wilkinson Junior Public School, Youth Leaders of East York

A quick look at news, views and things to do in Riverdale-East York neighbourhoods.

*FEATURED NEWS

‘Temporary’ bike lanes to be made permanent, council decides

December 16, 2021December 17, 2021 Rodger Burnside Bayview Avenue, bike lanes, Bloor Street, city council, Danforth Avenue, Dundas Street East, Joe Cressy, John Tory, University Avenue

Drivers, cyclists and pedestrians had better get used to the bike lanes installed last year as temporary parts of the ActiveTO initiative.

*FEATURED NEWS

East-end neighbourhoods now among worst hit by COVID

December 10, 2021December 10, 2021 Streeter staff COVID-19, map, outbreaks, school closures, Toronto Public Health

East enders may be surprised to find their neighbourhoods are among the worst hit by COVID-19 in the city.

Giving THINGS TO DO

Dec. 11: Donate basic necessities in Rotary drive

November 27, 2021December 3, 2021 Streeter staff Danforth Avenue, Eastminster United Church, Jackman Avenue, Toronto East Rotary Club

The Toronto East Rotary Club is collecting necessities for people using food banks, shelters, drop-in centres or Out of the Cold.

*FEATURED NEWS

38 of city’s outdoor ice rinks to open this month

November 19, 2021November 20, 2021 Eric McMillan Alexandra Park, Broadlands Community Centr, Cedarvale Park, College Park, Dieppe Park, Eglinton Park, Greenwood Park, Jimmie Simpson Park, Kew Gardens, Monarch Park, North Toronto Memorial Community Centre, Ramsden Park, rinks, Riverdale Park East, Rosedale Park, shinny, skating, Trinity Bellwoods Park, Wallace Emerson Park, Withrow Park

A sure sign of winter coming: you can strap on your skates for a spin on one of Toronto’s outdoor ice rinks as early as a week tomorrow.

For Kids Health & Fitness THINGS TO DO

Nov. 29: Attend town hall about kids’ vaccine online

November 15, 2021November 27, 2021 Streeter staff Cressy, Michael Garron Hospital, Paula Fletcher, town hall, vaccine

Toronto-Danforth councillor Paula Fletcher is hosting a virtual town hall on kids’ vaccines on Nov. 29 from 7 to 8 p.m.

*FEATURED NEWS

Local reps call for city control of cannabis shop sites

November 10, 2021November 10, 2021 Rodger Burnside Bloorcourt BIA, cannabis, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Marit Stiles, Paula Fletcher

Two councillors and a BIA manager joined MPP Marit Stiles in calling for the province to give the city more say in cannabis shops locations.

*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.

NEWS THINGS TO DO

Nov. 11: Remember virtually at Centennial College commemoration

October 29, 2021November 10, 2021 Streeter staff Centennial College, Malcolm Kelly, Remembrance Day

The public is invited to view Centennial College’s Remembrance Day service which will be broadcast Nov. 11 starting at 10:15 a.m.

*FEATURED NEWS

Sidewalk, curb-lane patios to become permanent dining experience in Toronto

October 28, 2021October 29, 2021 Rodger Burnside CafeTO, city council, executive committee, John Tory, patios

The city’s executive committee yesterday approved extending the CaféTO initiative allowing sidewalk and curb-lane patios indefinitely.

*FEATURED Community Events THINGS TO DO

Nov. 1: Don’t throw your jack-o-lanterns out

October 19, 2021November 4, 2021 Streeter staff jack-o-lanterns, pumpkin, pumpkin parade, pumpkins

Instead of throwing your jack-o-lanterns out after the Halloween festivities, why not show them off in a local pumpkins parade?

Community Events THINGS TO DO

Nov. 1: Join the east-end pumpkin parades

October 18, 2021November 4, 2021 Streeter staff Dentonia Park, East Lynn Park, jack-o-lanterns, Leslie Grove Park, pumpkin parade, pumpkins, Withrow Park

The popular pumpkin parades are back. Instead of throwing your jack-o-lanterns out after Halloween, bring it to the park on Nov. 1.

*FEATURED Opinion VIEWS

Letter: Change the world to stop COVID-19 and whatever’s next

October 18, 2021October 22, 2021 Streeter staff anti-vaxxers, COVID-19, Danforth Avenue, Queen Street East, vaccines

Now that COVID-19 is on the wane, we can shift our worry to larger issues we’ll be face over the next few years — like COVID-19.

*FEATURED NEWS

Two east-end cameras catch most speeders in Toronto

October 12, 2021October 12, 2021 Rodger Burnside automated speed enforcement, photo radar, speeding, Victoria P, Victoria Park Avenue

Figures released by the city today show the most number of speeders caught by photo radar over the recent summer was in the east end.

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