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Howard Birnie

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Leaside’s Howard Birnie inducted into Toronto Sport Hall of Honour

May 15, 2019May 22, 2019 Brian Baker baseball, Howard Birnie, Leaside Baseball Association, Toronto Sport Hall of Honour

The City of Toronto inducted Howard Birnie, 81, into the Toronto Sport Hall of Honour, under the category of Community Sport Volunteers, on April 5.

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Leaside Baseball loses handyman, volunteer

January 27, 2016July 25, 2017 Brian Baker Ed Dominico, Howard Birnie, Leaside Baseball Association

Leaside’s baseball community is mourning the loss of a valuable volunteer to its organization. Edward Dominico, 81, died Jan. 17 at St. John’s Rehab Hospital. He had been battling Parkinson’s Disease.

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Sports 

Leaside loses a baseball leader

May 14, 2015 Brian Baker David Stickney, Eric Stickney, Howard Birnie, Leaside Baseball Association

Leaside has lost a skilled teacher and unforgettable volunteer. David Stickney, 71, died on Monday after suffering heart failure and

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Sports 

Bennington Heights Park revamp benched, for now

September 26, 2014 Brian Baker Bennington Heights Park, Howard Birnie, Leaside Baseball Association, Toronto Blue Jays

Leaside Baseball Association may have to wait until next year to revitalize the diamond at Bennington Heights Park.

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Sports 

Jays might have solution for Leaside’s ‘good problem’

May 5, 2014 Town Crier staff Dan Berlin, Howard Birnie, Leaside Baseball Association

The growth of the Leaside Baseball Association at the rookie ball and mosquito levels, has given league president Howard Birnie and his board members a new problem to solve.

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Sports 

New era for Leaside sports

December 8, 2013May 4, 2017 Perry King Athlete of the Year, Hall of Fame, Howard Birnie, Ron Taylor

A new sports tradition for Leaside was ushered in on Nov. 29 when 10 sports legends became the inaugural inductees into the Leaside Hall of Fame.

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Sports 

Diamond medal for work on the ball diamond

July 10, 2012 Town Crier staff baseball, Howard Birnie, Leaside Baseball Association, Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal

Queen to recognize Leaside’s Howard Birnie

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Baseball leagues cry foul over rate hikes

March 6, 2012 Town Crier staff baseball, budget, city hall, funding, Howard Birnie, John Parker, Mark Lawson, permit fees, Peter Milczyn

New permit fees on youth sports passed in city budget

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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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