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Riverdale Park one of 10 pools opening
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Outdoor pools opening today and next week — earlier than usual

June 12, 2021June 16, 2021 Rodger Burnside Alex Duff Memorial Pool, John Tory, Monarch Park, pools, Riverdale Park East Outdoor Pool, swimming

Ten outdoor public pools across Toronto are welcoming swimmers today, with the rest to open a week from now — earlier than usual.

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Bedford Park pool programming saved

February 8, 2012 Town Crier staff city council, Mike Del Grande, Paula Fletcher, pools, recreation, school pools, swimming, Toronto District School Board

Facility taken off the block before budget vote

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Council avoids controversial cuts

January 18, 2012 Town Crier staff budget, city council, city hall, Cuts, Gord Perks, John Parker, Josh Colle, Mike Del Grande, Paula Fletcher, pools, Raymond Cho, Rob Ford, Toronto Transit Commission

Operating budget goes up by over $20 million as councillors undo planned service reductions

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Budget debate won't be smooth

January 17, 2012 Town Crier staff budget, city council, city hall, Cuts, Josh Colle, Mike Del Grande, pools, Rob Ford, Toronto Transit Commission

Ward 15’s Josh Colle introduces an amendment that would see $15 million in spending put back in

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School pools extend contract

November 1, 2011 Town Crier staff city council, Janet Davis, Karen Pitre, pools, recreation, school pools, Shirley Hoy, swimming, Toronto District School Board, Toronto Lands Corporation, Toronto Sports Council

But negotiations continue in the interim

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Pool's future still up in the air

December 21, 2009 Town Crier staff Monarch Park, pools

Time is running out for Monarch Park CI’s pool.

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One more pool saved

October 14, 2009 Town Crier staff pools, schools

Fern Elementary School’s pool is now saved and could reopen as soon as Oct. 12.

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Parents get refunds for cancelled day camp, swim classes

July 23, 2009 Town Crier staff pools, strike, swimming

City hall owes Maureen Dennis $300.

Her children, 3 and 5, were both signed up for swimming lessons at Annette Community Recreation Centre this summer, but those classes never happened due to the ongoing labour disruption.

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More pools may be saved

July 23, 2009 Town Crier staff pools

With 20 school pools saved and seven shut for good, swim advocates are focusing on doing CPR on 13 facilities in danger of drowning.

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More pools saved from drowning

July 9, 2009 Town Crier staff pools

Sandra Oliver couldn’t be happier that AY Jackson and Newtonbrook Secondary School pools are safe.

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Oakwood's pool to become a new school gym

July 2, 2009 Town Crier staff pools

The pool at Oakwood CI will be drained and converted into a new gym at a cost of $335,000 as

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THAT WAS THEN. This is now.

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

November 19, 2020 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

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, 2020 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
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When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
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Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)

October 24, 2019 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)
Mt. Pleasant loop being built
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When building transit was simpler at Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton

May 9, 2019 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on When building transit was simpler at Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton
Hay wagons on Yonge Street
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The days of hay wagons and streetcars on Yonge Street

February 1, 2019 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on The days of hay wagons and streetcars on Yonge Street
Avoca bridge being torn down
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The viaduct that brought Moore Park into Toronto

December 1, 2018 Streeter staff Comments Off on The viaduct that brought Moore Park into Toronto

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