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Kids & Families

Kyla Fox on children's eating disorders.
Kids & Families 

How to recognize your child’s eating disorder

March 12, 2019April 2, 2019 Kyla Fox Bedford Road, eating disorders, Kyla Fox

Recognizing how symbiotic our child’s relationship to food and their body is will help to reduce the development of eating disorders.

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Sharon and Bram at Indigo
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Sharon and Bram launch new song with sing-along at Bay-Bloor

November 12, 2018November 14, 2018 Brian Baker children's music, Indigo, Sharon and Bram, Sharon Lois and Bram

Parents, grandparents and children packed the kids section of the Bay-Bloor Indigo for a chance to hear Sharon and Bram’s new single, “The Colour Song.”

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Kids & Families THINGS TO DO 

Oct. 20: Young writers write a novel

October 6, 2018September 30, 2018 Streeter staff National Novel Writing Month, Northern District Library, Orchard View Boulevard

On Oct. 20, young people, age 13–18, can come to the Northern District Library to meet other writers and get ready to write like crazy all November long.

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Lemonade stand on Bessborough Drive
Kids & Families 

Lemonade stand raises funds for Terry Fox

September 17, 2018 Streeter staff Bessborough Drive, lemonade stand, Terry Fox Run

Isaac and Friends lemonade stand was back in operation on Bessborough Drive on Sunday in support of the Terry Fox Run at Sunnybrook Park.

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True North Sports Camps
Kids & Families Sports 

North Toronto camp expands into Etobicoke, Hamilton

July 11, 2017August 11, 2017 Brian Baker Gabe Diamond, Lee Berger, North Toronto Baseball Camps, True North Sports Camps

A lot has happened in two years for the True North Sports Camps, formerly North Toronto Baseball Camp.

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Students of Quantum Sports Learning Association
Education Kids & Families Sports 

Quantum to join forces with Big League Book Club

March 3, 2017April 11, 2017 Brian Baker basketball, Big League Book Club, Patrick Rutledge, Quantum Sports Learning Association

While the Big League Book Club, helmed by former Toronto District School Board trustee Patrick Rutledge, focuses on literacy, Quantum Sports Learning Association will provide the arithmetic.

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Education Kids & Families Sports 

Big League Book Club readies for March Break

February 4, 2017March 28, 2017 Brian Baker basketball, Big League Book Club, Demar Derozan, DeMar Derozan Slam Dunk Book Club, floor hockey, volleyball

Parents looking to keep their kids active, and add a dash of learning, can enrol them in the Big League

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Kids & Families 

Sharon and Bram re-release a classic, talk of new garden

April 30, 2016August 1, 2017 Brian Baker music, music garden, Sharon Lois & Bram Playground

The re-release of 1,2,3,4 Live on April 15 has stirred up some warm memories for Sharon Hampson and Bram Morrison. They’re

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Kids & Families 

Fun activities with your kids in the kitchen

March 21, 2016March 21, 2016 Lynn Wilson kids activities

Children learn best when they are actively involved, so the kitchen is a perfect environment.

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Kids & Families 

Rockin’ the kids

March 1, 2016March 28, 2017 Brian Baker Kidstock

Aimed at children ages 2–9, Kidstock raises money for Chai Life Canada, a charity that helps families cope with a child suffering from serious illness.

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Kids & Families 

Parents’ extracurricular options run the gamut

October 9, 2015August 1, 2017 Brian Baker extracurricular activities, Extracurriculars, Royal St. George’s College

The summer’s over, and you’re looking for something to occupy your intrepid offspring during school and post-school hours now that

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Kids & Families 

Going retro with board games

January 7, 2015January 12, 2015 Lenore Locken board games, family game nights, retro games

Name that game: Do not pass Go, do not collect $200… Col. Mustard in the library with the candlestick… You

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Kids & Families 

The arts are more than electives to midtown schools

September 26, 2014October 7, 2014 Brian Baker art, Film Making, Havergal College, music, University of Toronto Schools, York School

When it comes the required courses at the high school level, it’s always the maths, science and Englishes that take precedence. But what of the electives: visual arts, drama and film making?

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Kids & Families 

Pack a lunch that’s easy and nutritious

September 22, 2014October 2, 2014 Ann Ruppenstein Leaside Health and Fitness, Mahaya Forest Hill Integrative Health

It’s that time of the year again: back to school and making lunches. While families have become more health conscious in recent years finding the time to devote to making nutritious meals for school can be a challenge.

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Kids & Families 

Olympian jumps around in Leaside

September 3, 2014October 2, 2014 Ann Ruppenstein Rosie MacLennan, SkyZone Leaside

Trampoline gymnast Rosie MacLennan hosted a trampoline session with young fans at SkyZone Leaside on Aug. 27.

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That was then.

Empringham Hotel 1903
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From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020May 5, 2021 Eric McMillan

The Empringham, Danforth or Play Pen — they’re all the same hotel, standing at Danfoirth and Dawes from the late 1800s into the 1980s.

Queen and Waverley 1903
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Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?

February 27, 2020March 4, 2020 Eric McMillan
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
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When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019February 6, 2020 Eric McMillan
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
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Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Eric McMillan

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