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Feb. 11: Registration for summer CampTO begins

January 28, 2023February 2, 2023 Streeter staff camps, CampTO, Day camp, parks, recreation centres

Registration for the city’s summer camp program, CampTO, running July 4 to Sept. 1, is set to begin at 7 a.m. on Feb. 11.

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Crackdown on large gatherings starting April 22

April 21, 2021April 22, 2021 Rodger Burnside beaches, COVID-19, James Ramer, parks, Toronto Police

Toronto police may not be stopping folks who are out walking or driving, but they will be enforcing prohibitions against gatherings.

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More park washrooms you can use this winter

November 20, 2020November 21, 2020 Rodger Burnside John Tory, parks, washrooms

If you’re out and about this winter and you just have to go, but washrooms at local eateries are no-go areas — the city has you covered.

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Free outdoor programs for kids launched by city

July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 Rodger Burnside John Tory, parks, ParksPlayTO, Summer in 6ix

Starting Monday, you should be able to take your kids to outdoor programs in Toronto parks and recreation areas — for free.

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Local sports fields opening for practices

July 7, 2020July 8, 2020 Rodger Burnside John Tory, parks, playing field

Teams should be taking to Toronto’s sun-baked parks and playing fields soon, now that outdoor sports facilities have been reopened for training purposes.

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DAILY UPDATES 

Riverdale-East York Daily Updates: May-June 2020

June 30, 2020October 6, 2020 Streeter staff affordable housing, bank robbery, Bermondsey Transfer Station, break-in, CampTO, Canada Day, child care, child pornography, Dundas Street, eviction, farmers' market, food banks, garden centres, Hollandaise Diner, human trafficking, libraries, Michael Garron Hospital, Mother's Day, Pappas Grill, parks, Paula Fletcher, potholes, reopening, saliva, shooting, ShopHERE, Taste of Danforth, washrooms, yard waste

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

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DAILY UPDATES 

Leaside Daily Updates: May–June 2020

June 30, 2020November 22, 2020 Streeter staff Bayview Avenue, CampTO, Canada Day, farmers' market, fire, food banks, garbage, garden centres, homicide, libraries, Millwood Road, parks, potholes, reopening, road closures, saliva, shooting, ShopHERE, storage, Taste of Danforth, washrooms, yard waste, Yellow Dog Music

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

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Registration for CampTO summer camps begins

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 Streeter staff camps, CampTO, Day camp, parks, recreation centres

Parents in the Toronto/East York and North York areas can start signing up their kids, age 6 to 12, for the CampTO summer camps run by the city.

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Parks washrooms opening this week and next

June 1, 2020June 2, 2020 Rodger Burnside John Tory, parks, Toronto Public Health, washrooms

About 50 parks washrooms across town are being opened this week and the rest to follow next week, after the go-ahead was received from the province.

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More activities return to parks with reopening of amenities

May 21, 2020May 21, 2020 Rodger Burnside COVID-19, John Tory, parks, skateboarding, tennis

It started with the dogs and now use of park facilities is being extended to athletes, picnickers and skateboarders, after the mayor’s announcement.

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Dog owners keep three canines apart as off-leash areas open

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 Rodger Burnside COVID-19, dogs, John Tory, off-leash area, parks, Withrow Park

Dog owners took to the parks yesterday as Toronto opened its off-leash areas. But for the most part they followed advice to keep up physical distancing.

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DAILY UPDATES 

Leaside Daily Updates: March–April 2020

April 30, 2020November 22, 2020 Streeter staff Bayview Avenue, bike lanes, Butterfly Canoe, cancellations, coronavirus, Davisville Avenue, Distantly, essential workplaces, extreme weather, garbage, Laird Drive, Lake Leaside, Leaside Park, long-term care, Mabel's Fables, parks, Patrick Rocca, shutdowns, Toronto Police, traffic iights, yard waste

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

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DAILY UPDATES 

Don Valley Daily Updates: January–April 2020

April 30, 2020November 27, 2020 Streeter staff bridge, cancellations, COVID-19, Eglinton Avenue East, essential workplaces, extreme weather, fire, garbage, homicide, Michael Coteau, parks, ShopHERE, theft, Toronto Police, Windfields Park, yard waste

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

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DAILY UPDATES 

North Toronto Daily Updates: March–April 2020

April 30, 2020August 21, 2020 Streeter staff balconies, cancellations, coronavirus, Distantly, essential workplaces, extreme weather, fatal crash, fire, garbage, Hazelton Place Retirement Residence, homicide, Loblaws, long-term care, Mabel's Fables, parks, robbery, ShopHERE, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, theft, Toronto Police, Toronto Transit Commission, traffic iights, Windfields Park, yard waste

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

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DAILY UPDATES 

Beaches-Leslieville Daily Updates: March–April 2020

April 30, 2020June 18, 2020 Streeter staff Brad Bradford, cancellations, coronavirus, Distantly, Easter Parade, essential workplaces, extreme weather, farmers' market, garbage, gunshots, homicide, long-term care, Main Street Terrace, Michael Garron Hospital, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, parks, Toronto Police, Torstar, trees, Woodbine Beach, yard waste

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

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