Pape Avenue

THINGS TO DO 

Feb. 15: Join consultation on Pape-Danforth development

February 7, 2023February 7, 2023 Streeter staff community consultation, Danforth Avenue, development, Pape Avenue

The city is holding a virtual community consultation meeting to hear about the plans and get feedback for a development at Pape and Danforth.

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*FEATURED NEWS 

Pedestrian fatality on O’Connor Drive sparks local petition

October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 Rodger Burnside Donlands Avenue, O'Connor Drive, Pape Avenue, Paula Fletcher, pedestrians, Petition, traffic safety

A petition addressing danger on O’Connor Drive, following the death of a man Oct. 19, has drawn more than its target number of signatures.

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DAILY UPDATES 

Riverdale-East York Daily Updates: July-August 2020

August 31, 2020March 1, 2021 Streeter staff Alton Avenue, arson, break-in, Carlaw Avenue, CNE, condominiums, cooling centres, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dawes Road, daycare, Dentonia Park, Don Valley Parkway, Donora Park, eviction, farmers' market, fire, home invasion, Michael Garron Hospital, Mountjoy Avenue, murals, murder, museum, noise, Pape Avenue, ParksPlayTO, permit parking, racism, real estate, sexual assault, shooting, subway

A quick look at news, views and things to do in Riverdale-East York neighbourhoods.

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Officer arrested in investigation of sexual exploitation of girl, 16, in East York

June 13, 2020June 16, 2020 Jay Garak Cosburn Avenue, human trafficking, Pape Avenue, sexual exploitation, Toronto Police

A police officer is among 10 men charged with obtaining sexual services from persons under 18, police revealed in a press release yesterday.

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NEWS 

Arrest made in East York saliva-spreading case

May 13, 2020May 14, 2020 Jay Garak ATM, mischief, Pape Avenue, Toronto Police

Police arrested a woman for yesterday, nearly two weeks after surveillance images showed a female spreading saliva on around a bank machine on Pape Avenue.

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Woman, 32, ID’d in saliva-spreading investigation, police say

May 6, 2020 Jay Garak ATM, coronavirus, mischief, Pape Avenue, Toronto Police

A woman shown in security camera images allegedly spreading saliva on a bank machine at Pape and Gowan avenues has been identified, police report.

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NEWS 

Cameras catch woman allegedly spreading saliva on bank machine

May 2, 2020May 6, 2020 Jay Garak ATM, coronavirus, mischief, Pape Avenue, Toronto Police

Police have released security camera images from a bank after a woman was alleged to have purposely spread her saliva on and around an ATM.

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DAILY UPDATES 

Riverdale-East York Daily Updates: March–April 2020

April 30, 2020June 15, 2020 Streeter staff bank robbery, coronavirus, COVID-19, Coxwell Avenue, crime, Danforth Avenue, Danforth Early Learning and Child Care Centre, Danforth Music Hall, Dawes Road, Distantly, essential workplaces, extreme weather, Gamble Avenue, garbage, gunshots, homicide, John Tory, libraries, long-term care, Michael Garron Hospital, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Pape Avenue, parks, robbery, St. Clair O’Connor Community Care, Stan Wadlow Park, Toronto Bach Festival, Toronto Police, Torstar, Withrow Park, yard waste

A quick look at news, views and things to do in Riverdale-East York neighbourhoods.

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Shows & Sales THINGS TO DO 

June 1: Garage sale in Golden Triangle

May 18, 2019June 1, 2019 Streeter staff Beechwood Drive, Chilton Road, Donlands Avenue, Elmsdale Road, garage sale, Hopedale Avenue, Minton Place, O'Connor Drive, Pape Avenue, Peplar Avenue, Rivercourt Boulevard, Stanhope Avenue, Warland Avenue, Wolverton Avenue, yard sale

The annual Golden Triangle Garage Sale takes place on June 1 (rain date June 2) from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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NEWS 

1995 murder solved after review of possible McArthur links

February 28, 2019April 2, 2019 Jay Garak Bruce McArthur, cold case, Cosburn Avenue, Dennis Joseph Colby, murder, Pape Avenue, Toronto District School Board

Review of a two-decades-old murder in East York for possible links to Toronto’s most notorious serial killer has led police to solving the cold case.

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Man came through window, killed woman in her home: police

June 4, 2018June 7, 2018 Jay Garak murder, Pape Avenue, Toronto Police, Torrens Avenue

A man, 22 has been charged with first-degree murder after someone entered a Torrens Avenue house through a side window and killed 41-year-old Rhoderie Estrada, police say.

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Community Events THINGS TO DO 

June 2: Summerfest in Pape Village

May 19, 2018May 25, 2018 Streeter staff Pape Avenue, Pape Village, summer festival

The Pape Village SummerFest will be held on June 2 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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THINGS TO DO 

May 14: Magical-realist author at Pape library

April 30, 2018March 30, 2018 Streeter staff Pape Avenue, Pape/Danforth Library

Singapore-born author Lydia Kwan discusses her novel Oracle Bone at the Pape/Danforth Library on May 14 at 7 p.m.

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THINGS TO DO 

March 24–25: Historical walking tours of the Danforth

March 9, 2018March 12, 2018 Streeter staff Danforth Avenue, Pape Avenue, Pape/Danforth Library

A historical walking tour of Toronto’s Greektown on the Danforth.

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Sports 

Greektown Wrestling returns to cheers

October 4, 2017November 20, 2017 Sarah Bhola Greektown Wrestling, Pape Avenue, Wrestling

Greektown Wrestling has grown into a community, evidenced by the excited spectators many of them wearing local wrestling paraphernalia.

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