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One person dead in late-night shooting at Leaside Park

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 Jay Garak 0 Comment gunshots, Leaside Park, Overlea Boulevard, Thorncliffe Park Drive, Toronto Police

One person was pronounced dead at the scene, after police arrived at the area of Overlea Boulevard and Thorncliffe Park Drive to investigate multiple shots fired just before 11 p.m. Sunday night.

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Now we’re cancelling events right into summer

April 1, 2020April 7, 2020 Streeter staff 0 Comment cancellations, coronavirus, COVID-19, Easter Parade, postponements, Pride Parade, Taste of Lawrence, Yorkville Exotic Car Show

The list of this year’s local events being cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic now extends into the beginning of summer.

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Leaside’s Big Bird takes first place despite show being shut down

March 24, 2020March 30, 2020 Rodger Burnside 0 Comment Canada Blooms, Deborah Browne, Leaside Garden Society, Rick Hutchings

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.

hardware store is essential service to stay open

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So what’s open after tonight?

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 Rodger Burnside 0 Comment coronavirus, COVID-19, Doug Ford, essential services, essential workplaces, John Tory, Justin Trudeau

All “at-risk workplaces” are ordered to close as of midnight tonight while essential businesses can stay open, Premier Doug Ford has announced.

free local ads for businesses hit by pandemic

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Free advertising in Streeter for our local businesses

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 Streeter staff 0 Comment advertising, coronavirus, COVID-19

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

March 22, 2020March 26, 2020 Streeter staff 0 Comment café, coffee shop, coronavirus, COVID-19, Eileen de Villa

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

March 21, 2020March 24, 2020 Eric McMillan 0 Comment coronavirus, COVID-19

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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Most east end coffee shops still open — but with changes

March 20, 2020March 26, 2020 Streeter staff 0 Comment café, coffee shop, coronavirus, COVID-19, Eileen de Villa

You can still get a coffee in the Danforth area but you’ll have to take it to go, as shops are heeding the medical health officer’s advice to offer takeout.

Yonge Street already deserted before weather warning

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Extreme weather warning adding to Toronto woes

March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 Streeter staff 0 Comment coronavirus, COVID-19, Environment and Climate Change Canada, extreme weather, Toronto Public Health

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

March 18, 2020March 22, 2020 Rodger Burnside 0 Comment bees, butterflies, Butterfly Canoe, David Suzuki, Leaside Garden Society, Leaside Library, McRae Drive

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.