Dennis Hanagan — Two public meetings are planned for February to hear what the community has to say about controversial developments planned for Spadina at College and another for King West across from Metro Hall. A public forum is set ...
Read More »Reimagining the Role of Our Parks
Toronto Park People’s Park Summit is the premier event celebrating and sharing the successes and opportunities of Toronto’s 1600+ parks. This year’s theme, Reimagining the Role of Our Parks, will explore creative ways volunteers and partners can transform parks into ...
Read More »Financial District BIA forges itself a different PATH
Eric Morse — If the Financial District Business Improvement Area (FDBIA) had been in place a few years ago, Toronto might have had a better chance of escaping the construction and traffic nightmare that is everything from Front St. to ...
Read More »Underground concourse dig not a stability risk: Union Station planner
Eric Morse — The construction and traffic horror that is currently Front St. is not Dave Barrington’s fault, he makes clear. That’s somebody else’s mess, specifically the TTC’s, in the vital but disruptive work involved in adding a second, capacity-doubling ...
Read More »Partially sighted racer finds his way Guide dog Finley helps runner get around
Kimberly Spice — Michael Ovens may have lost most of his sight to retina pigmemtosa, but he never lost sight of the finish line in the Achilles St. Paddy’s Day Race. Ovens received the news of his degenerative illness in ...
Read More »Good Shepherd gives good news to Corktown Outreach worker will mitigate client disruption
Eric Morse — The Corktown Residents’ and Business Association held its annual general meeting on Feb. 4 and the big news of the evening was a breakthrough in community liaison with the Good Shepherd Centre. Former CRBA President Larry Webb ...
Read More »Real-life opal theft inspires plot twist in first novel by museum administrator-turned-mystery authoress
Dennis Hanagan — A first-time author from King West has based her debut novel on a true heist that took place at the Royal Ontario Museum and caused repercussions around the world. Now her book is causing repercussions for her—good ...
Read More »Ideas seldom occur without this critical commitment
Robert Evans Wilson, Jr — When I was studying Abnormal Psychology in college, I read a case study of an unusual mental illness. It was so fascinating, that I thought it would be the perfect vehicle for a novel. Thus ...
Read More »Lt. Gov. awards Ontario Junior Citizen Awards for 2013
The final twelve recipients of the Ontario Junior Citizens Award were recognized during a special ceremony in Toronto March 6. The group received their awards from the Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario in his Suite at Queen’s ...
Read More »OVA names vollyball’s 2014 Ken Davies, Evelyn Holick award winners
Jo-Anne Ljubicic — The Ontario Volleyball Association (OVA) is proud to announce the winners of the prestigious Ken Davies Memorial Award and Evelyn Holick Award. The 2014 recipients are Andrew Richards (London, ON) of London Volleyball Club and Lauren Sanderson ...
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