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Noise problems plague many Toronto residents

A new poll commissioned by the Toronto Noise Coalition (www.torontonoisecoalition.ca) finds that noise is a very important issue to Toronto residents. The poll, conducted by Public Square Research (www.publicsquareresearch.ca) finds that the majority of Torontonians (72%) are interested in the ...

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St. Lawrence supper club features guest Gordon Laxer in May

The St. Lawrence Supper Club will feature guest speaker Gordon Laxer, author “After the Sands. Energy & Ecological Security for Canadians” at the May 16 meeting. Gordon Laxer is the founding Director of Parkland Institute at the U. of Alberta, ...

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YQNA Presentation “Our Changing Waterfront” May 11th

The York Quay Neighborhood Association will present “Our Changing Waterfront” on Wednesday, May 11th, 2016 from 7pm – 9pm at the Radisson Admiral Hotel. Get updates on local issues. Raise your issues concerning our neighborhood. After the meeting socialize in ...

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Block 31 school, rec centre to open in 2019

Dennis Hanagan– In a few years, CityPlace residents, especially families with children, will finally welcome a new community recreation centre, a day care, a year-round market space and two elementary schools to their neighbourhood. The site, called Block 31 south ...

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Downtown Seen May 2016: Earth Day

Dennis Hanagan – On April 22 Downtown community groups spent Earth Day scouring their neighbourhood streets, picking up everything from cigarette butts and plastic bags to coffee cups and old newspapers—stuff that less community-minded individuals drop wherever they please. The ...

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Pancakes & Booze: neither of which have anything to do with art

  Tyler J. Edwards — On the night of April 23rd, the internationally known Pancakes & Booze Art Show held one of it’s many events in Toronto’s illustrious Opera House just east of Broadview on Queen Street. The Pancakes & ...

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Thorious Opens New Location in Cabbagetown

Thorious opens high-tech Learning Centre to teach math, robotics, coding, and more to 6-16 year olds. Thorious is opening its first Learning Centre in Toronto’s Cabbagetown community. Thorious is for ambitious and enthusiastic parents who want to prepare their child ...

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Police Accountability Bulletin: G20, Tasers, Body Cameras

John Sewell — This bulletin is published by the Toronto Police Accountability Coalition (TPAC), a group of individuals and organizations in Toronto interested in police policies and procedures, and in making police more accountable to the community they are committed ...

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Swim! Don’t sink! Stay safe on the water this summer

Lewis Smith – When the average person thinks of drowning-related deaths, their minds may immediately wander to islands or densely-populated land-masses surrounded by water on all sides. But drowning is a real problem in Canada, too — in 2014, there ...

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