The Beach Archives

Upper deck caught fire at Rainsford Road home

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 Rodger Burnside 0 Comment Beach Triangle, fire, Rainsford Road, Toronto Fire Service

No injuries were reported in a residential fire on Rainsford Road, south of Kingston Road, in the Beach Triangle area yesterday evening.

DAILY UPDATES

Beaches-Leslieville Daily Updates

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 Streeter staff 0 Comment Access Hubs, affordable housing, bank robbery, Brad Bradford, camps, Canada Day, collision, cooling centres, coronavirus, crash, Distantly, essential workplaces, eviction, extreme weather, farmers' market, food bank, garbage, garden centres, gunshots, homicide, John Tory, libraries, Main Street Terrace, Marine Rescue, Michael Garron Hospital, Mother's Day, Murals, parking permits, Paula Fletcher, potholes, Queen Street East, racism, reopening, sexual assault, shooting, ShopHERE, speeding, Toronto Police, trees, washrooms, Woodbine Beach

A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in Beaches-Leslieville neighbourhoods.

Arts & Music Events THINGS TO DO

July 1–Aug. 1: Visit the Beach Guild of Fine Art online show

June 29, 2020July 7, 2020 Streeter staff 0 Comment art show, Beach Guild of Fine Art

Like so many other organizations, the Beach Guild of Fine Art has gone virtual. Its annual spring show is now its first On Line Art Show.

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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.

THINGS TO DO

July 1: Celebrate Canada Day with livestreaming

June 23, 2020June 25, 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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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.

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Major road closures popular with cyclists and pedestrians

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 Streeter staff 0 Comment ActiveTO, Bayview Avenue, Lake Shore Boulevard East, River Street, road closure

Thousands are taking to the ActiveTO major road closures on weekends with their bicycles and walking shoes, figures released by the city show.

Community Events THINGS TO DO

June 30: Fight hate in the east end

June 16, 2020June 30, 2020 Streeter staff 0 Comment Brad Bradford, Michael Garron Hospital, Paula Fletcher, Peter Tabuns, Rima Berns-McGown

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

June 13, 2020June 23, 2020 Rodger Burnside 0 Comment Dundas Street, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Mike Layton, Paula Fletcher, racism

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

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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East-end businesses fear rent issues will force them to close

June 4, 2020June 5, 2020 Margarita Maltceva Brad Bradford, CECRA, Danforth Avenue, Danforth Mosaic BIA, eviction, Leslieville BIA, moratorium, Queen Street East, rent relief, small business

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.