More local events cancelled, postponed, or moved online
The list of cancelled local events has lengthened since organizers have come to accept that the shutdown is likely to last longer than expected.
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Leaside’s Big Bird takes first place despite show being shut down
The Leaside Garden Society had just started setting it up its Big Bird entry at Canada Blooms, when a show representative gave them the bad news.
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So what’s open after tonight?
All “at-risk workplaces” are ordered to close as of midnight tonight while essential businesses can stay open, Premier Doug Ford has announced.
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Free advertising in Streeter for our local businesses
Streeter is offering free advertising to support businesses and services in our communities hit hard by the growing health and economic crisis.
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Coffee’s still on, but you may have to line up for it — far apart
East end cafés are serving takeout with restrictions on hours, payment options or numbers — and you may have to join a lineup observing social distance.
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Photos show how local businesses are handling the crisis
Streeter’s in-house photographer Alexei Malakhov is mainly out of the house these days. He’s observing all the public health advice
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Extreme weather warning adding to Toronto woes
The city is warning extreme weather may be coming today. This comes on top of recommendations that residents stay home due to coronavirus concerns.
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Butterfly Canoe aims to help save bees and butterflies
That canoe emerging from the snow by the Leaside Library is the Butterfly Canoe, created as part of the David Suzuki Foundation’s Butterflyway project.
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Signs of coronavirus crisis from a roaming photographer
Streeter photographer Alexei Malakhov has been roaming Toronto streets to chronicle in photos local responses to the COVID-19 crisis.
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Cancellations and shutdowns spreading quickly
This story is an update to an earlier listing of local cancellations. The news is coming in faster than we
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Events cancelled across our neighbourhoods so far
Not every performer is suffering from venues being shut down and people staying away during the coronavirus scare. “The crowd
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Advice from Sunnybrook: How to protect yourself against COVID-19
Health professionals at midtown’s Sunnybrook hospital offer tips to help minimize your risk of catching COVID-19 and other viruses too.
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Mabel’s Fables is more than just a retail shop
The bookstore has provided my kids with the foundation for a lifelong love of reading. Imagine my ire when I discovered it is being forced out of business.
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Coronavirus assessment centre opens at Michael Garron Hospital
East York’s Michael Garron Hospital has opened a community assessment centre to test local residents displaying symptoms of the coronavirus.
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Residents fight to save ‘three queer spaces’ from condo development
A petition to save the popular Crews & Tangos from making way for a condo development is continuing to gain strength despite the bar signing a lease.
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