As the board prepares for the release of a report from the Ministry-assigned special assistance team regarding the board’s $34.6 million deficit, the Toronto Catholic District School Board invites parents and other stakeholders in Catholic education to participate in a ...
Read More »City Council is looking for more than a few good men and women
The City is asking residents of Toronto to step forward and take advantage of opportunities to make a difference. Civic-minded volunteers are being asked to serve on challenging and interesting quasi-judicial bodies and City boards of directors that deliver key ...
Read More »Ongoing rallies to Boycott Island Airport
By John Bessai – The boycott of the Toronto Island Airport campaign continues with a poster campaign and weekly rallies at the foot of Bathurst St. These occur on Fridays between 5 and 7pm. Joining these gatherings are band members ...
Read More »Agreement will kick-start Green Corridor within Proposed Commissioners park
The Toronto Economic Development Corporation (TEDCO) has entered into an agreement with CP Express & Transport Ltd. (CPET) to purchase approximately 7 acres of land and settle an outstanding environmental claim initiated by TEDCO. CPET has agreed to transfer the ...
Read More »52 Div town hall: Emergency preparedness – engaging the community
By May Chow, Civilian Chair, 52 Division CPLC – Do you know what to do during a disaster? Do you know who is responsible for what service when you have an emergency? At the beginning of November, the 52 Division ...
Read More »Lakeshore streetcar to go west?
The City of Toronto and Toronto Transit Commission are hosting two public meetings/open houses to examine plans to extend streetcar service from Exhibition Place, west to the existing tracks at the Roncesvalles Ave. and Queen St. W. intersection. The meetings/open ...
Read More »St. Michael’s students help with provincial announcement
Mcguinty government launches public education campaign to encourage healthy, equal relationships between boys and girls The McGuinty government is launching equalityrules.ca, a groundbreaking public education campaign to educate youth, aged eight to 14, about the importance of healthy, equal and ...
Read More »RBC financial group donates $30,000 to help youth transform graffiti into mural art
Nov 22 event RBC Financial Group and RBC Insurance will celebrate the November 22ND grand opening of their new co-location at 207 Queen’s Quay with a $30,000 donation to support the Harbourfront Community Centre’s Mural Transformation Project and local youth ...
Read More »Hydro One dig on hold for Santa
Hydro One contract Dibco Underground will not be working in the vicinity of the Flatiron building on the weekend of the Santa Claus parade, confirms Hydro One’s senior advisor of corporate relations Carrie-Lynn Ognibene. “We’ll ensure that our shaft location ...
Read More »Santa stops traffic: downtown road closures Sunday
A series of road and lane closures and intermittent delays will take place this weekend to accommodate the Santa Claus Parade on Sunday, November 19. Sunday closures and intermittent delays (between 6:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.): Bloor Street, from Christie Street ...
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