GO Transit considers erecting wall to silence rail corridor noise
A very small, but vocal group of residents living adjacent to the rail corridor are concerned about GO Transit's plans to mitigate noise and vibrations on the Georgetown South project. They shared...
View ArticleHelp keep homeless youth out of the cold
Youth Without Shelter's (YWS) Hope and Home for the Holidays campaign, which runs now until January, is aimed at providing a little holiday cheer to homeless youth who need support now more than ever....
View ArticleVeterans' club hosts Christmas bazaar
The Army Navy and Air Force club is hosting a Christmas bazaar and bake sale later this month.Visitors can browse among 23 gift tables for jewelry, homemade Christmas gifts, baked goods and more. The...
View ArticleKettle campaign kicks off with the sound of music
The Salvation Army's Etobicoke Temple will kick off its Christmas Kettle Campaign this year with a community concert. The free concert, which takes place on Saturday, Nov. 26 at 7 p.m., will feature...
View ArticlePolice officer shares personal experience of being struck by drunk driver
ETOBICOKE - Toronto police Const. Alison Gaudino knows first-hand the heartbreaking consequences of drinking and driving.
View ArticleMan dies after balcony fall
A man is dead after he plunged from a Scarborough condo Wednesday, Dec. 28.Police said the man fell from a 21st floor balcony at 60 Town Centre Ct. while attempting to flee officers just before...
View ArticleSongs helped artist articulate the abstract
BLOOR WEST - It was akin to a crisis of faith: questioning her moral code and a loss of identity; a process Parkdale musician Mary Cobham has captured in her latest album.
View ArticleMan shot in the leg outside his Etobicoke home
ETOBICOKE = A man was rushed to hospital with non-life threatening injuries early Thursday morning after being shot in the leg on his Melpham Court driveway.
View ArticleAnnual polar bear dip raises funds for Habitat for Humanity
BLOOR WEST - Habitat for Humanity Toronto and the Toronto Polar Bear Club will ring in the new year with a splash at the 7th Annual Polar Bear Dip.
View ArticleDon't advertise gifts at curb
Police are urging area residents to take measures to not become the victim of a break-in.Const. Rob McDonald, 55 Division's crime prevention officer, is advising people to break down the boxes of...
View ArticlePolice put all resources into kidnap, sexual assault case
NORTH YORK - Police have increased patrols in the Bathurst Street and Wilson Avenue area after a four-year-old girl was kidnapped and sexually assaulted early Monday.
View ArticleMan wanted by police falls to death from 21st-floor balcony
The province's police watchdog is probing the death of a man who fell from a 21st-floor balcony in Scarborough.The Special Investigations Unit said officers from 43 Division went to 60 Town Centre...
View ArticleInfill development should be pedestrian friendly: councillor
New townhouse complexes should be built with pedestrians in mind as much as they are with cars and trees - and the city's rules should reflect that says Ward 30 Councillor Paula Fletcher in a letter to...
View ArticleACORN holds tenants rally, Dec. 30
Tenants of an East York highrise say they will rally Friday afternoon, Dec. 30, in front of their building. Toronto ACORN, an advocacy group, is calling on the City of Toronto to force the owner to do...
View ArticleBudgets, cuts and controversy: City Hall in 2011
CITY HALL - It is safe to say that 2011 at Toronto City Hall was a year like none before it.
View ArticleWest-end community organizations looking to 2012
PARKDALE - Toronto's downtown west-end community organizations are getting plans and priorities in place. Here are their hopes for 2012...
View ArticleRIDE impaired drivers charges up
POLICE - Ontario Provincial Police's Festive RIDE program has charged nearly 50 per cent more drivers with impaired driving.
View ArticleStrike or lockout scenario possible for city workers
CITY HALL - On Jan. 1, the city's contracts with its two biggest unions are no more.
View ArticleEast end looks to build stronger communities in 2012
OUT OF THE COLD - Longtime Beach resident Dr. Michael Chambers has served as the chair of the local OOTC since it began in 2006.
View ArticleDocumentary screening held at Beach Hebrew Institute
The Beach Hebrew Institute will hold a screening of the film A People Chosen: Who is a Jew? on Sunday, Jan. 8 at 2 p.m. The screening of the hour-long documentary and ensuing discussion is part of the...
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