Author Archives: Bulletin Editor

OWN resident earns provincial award

St. Lawrence Neighbourhood resident and activist Connie Yang was honoured for her service to the community last month by the Ontario government. Yang, who lives in Older Women’s Network (OWN), is well known in the neighbourhood for her community work. ...

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Flood fund leaves Downtown homowners high and dry

By Ann Hui – Residents of Downtown neighbourhoods are disappointed that little of a promised $195 million basement flooding prevention plan will be going to them. Lou Di Gironimo, Toronto Water’s general manager, says that the city “simply can’t afford” ...

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Centre honours Hyman for work

Rabbi Tina Grimberg of the Darchei Noam Congregation, Valerie Hyman and Lisa Cherandoff attended Fred Victor Centre’s annual fundraising gala on Oct. 23 at the Arcadian Court. Hyman was the recipient of the first annual Mary Sheffield Award for her ...

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Venerable lady celebrates 190 years

The Metropolitan United Church at 56 Queen St. E, celebrated 190 years in Downtown Toronto on Nov. 2. The congregation took its first steps when Methodists came to Muddy York in 1795, when the Rev. Elijah Woolsey conducted services in ...

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Cosmic pole gets facelift

A group of youth artists have revitalized a waterfront landmark in Little Norway park at Queen’s Quay and Bathurst. Led by the Harbourfront Community Centre’s graffiti transformation project, the artists, including Ben Barclay who took the photo at left, carved ...

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Nuclear energy activists target Toronto Centre

By Anisa Lancione – What has been described as a major new campaign by a local environmental organization has been launched this fall. The Ontario Clean Air Alliance, working from an office at Church and Charles, has been going door-to-door ...

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Don’t cut us back, librarians plead

Claim Ontario cutbacks would be ill timed because hard times mean more people use libraries In response to Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan’s economic statement last week and his call for restraint in government spending during this period, the Federation ...

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Shootout in Leslieville leaves young woman dead

Another tragic Toronto shooting took the life of an innocent bystander, this time in Leslieville in the early hours of Oct. 25. The victim has been identified as Bailey Zaveda, 23, of Toronto. On that Saturday morning at 12:50 a.m., police received a ...

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Crime Report: Police warn of potential predator

51 Division officers would like to make the public aware of a potential sex offender operating in the area. On Oct. 21, 2008, police responded to a call for a suspicious incident. It is reported that on Friday, Oct. 17, ...

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Toronto’s First Post Office exhibition at the Market gallery

Over Any Distance Imaginable: The Royal Mail from York will be presented through the market gallery program, from October 25, 2008 to March 1, 2009. This exhibition, courtesy of Toronto’s First Post Office, offers insight into a tumultuous period of ...

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