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hardware store is essential service to stay open

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.

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Tentative deal, garbage pickup to continue in eastern half of Toronto — for now

February 29, 2020March 1, 2020 Rodger Burnside CUPE Local 416, Eddie Mariconda, garbage, garbage strike, John Tory, William Kaplan, Yonge Street

Negotiators for the City of Toronto and CUPE Local 416 announced late Friday a tentative deal had been reached to avert a garbage strike or lockout.

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City council grant keeps Cabbagetown centre going

February 28, 2020March 4, 2020 Vatché Ayvazian Cabbagetown Youth Centre, City Council, Grant, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam

Cabbagetown residents have been happy to learn Toronto city council has given its youth centre a $161,000 grant to keep it open.

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Last garbage pickup east of Yonge Street?

February 28, 2020March 1, 2020 Rodger Burnside CUPE Local 416, Eddie Mariconda, garbage, garbage strike, John Tory, William Kaplan, Yonge Street

The usual Friday garbage pickup continued as scheduled in neighbourhoods east of Yonge Street today, as city and union negotiators huddled to find a deal.

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Santa still a hit as he flies into town by a new route

November 17, 2019November 20, 2019 Streeter staff John Tory, Santa Claus, Santa Claus Parade

Thousands of kids and their parents lined the streets to watch the Santa Claus parade today, starting at Bloor Street East and Parliament Street.

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Jaye Robinson being treated for breast cancer

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 Rodger Burnside Breast cancer, Don Valley West, Doug Ford, Jaye Robinson, John Tory, Rob Oliphant

Don Valley West councillor Jaye Robinson has been diagnosed with breast cancer and is undergoing an “extensive treatment plan,” she announced this morning.

DAILY UPDATES

Leaside Daily Updates: June–August 2019

August 31, 2019October 30, 2019 Streeter staff Bayview Avenue, Bennington Heights Day Care, Bennington Heights Drive, Bennington Heights Elementary School, bomb scare, Canadian Automobile Association, diabetes, Edna Beange, Edna Beange Lane, Eglinton Avenue East, InsideOut Studio, Jaye Robinson, John Tory, Kathleen Wynne, Laird Drive, Leaside High School, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Rob Oliphant, shooting, Spring Into Action, Sunnybrook Park, Sutherland Drive, Toronto Police

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

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Central Toronto Daily Updates: June–August 2019

August 28, 2019October 16, 2019 Streeter staff Bay Street, Bloor Street West, Boulevard Café, College Park, College Street, Cumberland Street, Downchild Blues Band, Estonian Centre, Harbord Village Plant Fair, Hazelton Avenue, homicide, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Madison Avenue, Mike Layton, robbery, TD Toronto Jazz Festival, Toronto Fringe Festival, Toronto Police, Tree for Me, Yonge Street

A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in Central Toronto neighbourhoods.

candle held high for 650 Parliament St. homes

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Evacuated Parliament Street residents hold vigil for their homes

August 22, 2019August 28, 2019 Rodger Burnside and Alexei Malakhov evacuation, fire, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Parliament Street, St. Jamestown

Residents of 650 Parliament St. and their supporters held a candlelight vigil yesterday to mark one year since they were evacuated from their apartments.

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East end benefits from rapid Bike Share expansion in 2019

July 11, 2019July 11, 2019 Rodger Burnside Bike Share, John Tory, Queen Street East, Robin Oliphant, Victoria Park Subway Station

It should be easier to grab a pair of wheels for a bike ride in east-end neighbourhoods with an extensive expansion of the city’s Bike Share system.

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The ‘urban oasis’ amid the towers

July 11, 2019July 11, 2019 Rodger Burnside College Park, highrises, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Mike Layton, parks

Toronto mayor John Tory remembers the old College Park and witnessed the park’s decline firsthand, he told about 150 people who attended its reopening.