Riverdale-East York Daily Updates
A quick look at news, views and things to do in Riverdale-East York neighbourhoods.
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Neighbourhood: Riverside
Riverside, formerly known as Queen Broadview Village and sometimes called South Riverdale, lies south of Gerrard Street East on the east side of the Don Valley. It shares the Chinatown East retail district with Riverdale along Gerrard Street East and Broadview Avenue.
Registration for CampTO summer camps begins
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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July 1: Celebrate Canada Day with livestreaming
The city is organizing Canada Day celebrations with morning, afternoon and evening livestream programs on the country’s 153rd birthday.
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Stage 2 at last! Wide reopening to start this week
More businesses, cultural centres and recreational facilities should be opening soon, as the province has moved Toronto to Stage 2 of its reopening plan.
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Major road closures popular with cyclists and pedestrians
Thousands are taking to the ActiveTO major road closures on weekends with their bicycles and walking shoes, figures released by the city show.
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June 30: Fight hate in the east end
MPPs Rima Berns-McGown and Peter Tabuns are hosting a forum to fight hatred after the recent incident at the Michael Garron Hospital construction site.
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Local councillors urge renaming of ‘racist’ Dundas Street
Five city councillors whose wards include stretches of Dundas Street have signed a letter supporting Mayor John Tory’s call for a review of the street name.
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Local farmers’ markets preparing to reopen
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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East-end businesses fear rent issues will force them to close
Rent relief is now available for commercial property owners, but not many of them refuse to apply for it as they would lose 25 per cent of the total lease.
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Parks washrooms opening this week and next
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.
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Cars keep out: Roads cleared for weekend foot and bike traffic
Two stretches of major roads will again be closed to vehicular traffic to give walkers, joggers and cyclists more room this weekend.
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Danforth businesses hesitant to reopen after closure
Up to half the businesses on Danforth Avenue may not be ready to reopen, despite the provincial government giving them
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Curbside service coming from public libraries
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
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
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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