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Community safety falls victim to funding lack: Church-Wellesley Village

In January, Church-Wellesley Village residents held a safety meeting to gather feedback and discuss concerns about increasing crime in the area. Since that first meeting, the community has held four safety walks (April 24, May 4, 11, and 16) and ...

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Alterra favours bikes over cars in revised proposal for 520 Richmond

Community members heard updated development proposals for two Downtown West developments on July 15. 520 Richmond West The first update was for Alterra’s proposal to redevelop 520 Richmond St. W. The application (which was first presented five years ago) deals ...

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Newbie cyclists get (their tires) pumped for City 101 tour

  Cycle Toronto’s first Ride the City 101 Bike Tour of the season took place on one of those summer nights when a bike ride round the city beckons as a seasonal pleasure worth pumping up the tires and getting ...

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Sketch show “Alone in this Together” reunites Second City grads

Hot, up-n-coming Toronto Sketch comedy troupe Not Oasis is bringing their unique blend of absurd, heartfelt, provocative, and delightfully dark comedy to the 2017 Toronto Fringe Festival with a brand new show “Alone in this Together.” The highly diverse troupe ...

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Visionary Rail Deck park will give us our space

If the fate the of the Rail Deck Park was to be decided by the approximately 150 people who turned up on June 14 at Metro Hall for the public consultation on this heroic effort by the city to create ...

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Fringe KidsFest will please young audiences from July 5 to 16

Toronto Fringe offers up eight short plays for kids with a selection of free activities and entertainment in the KidsClub next door. Families, summer camps and daycares can take a day trip to watch theatre and enjoy face painting, balloon ...

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88 Queen East: Where will the dogs go when nature calls?

  The plans for 88 Queen St. E. (otherwise known as the 88 North condo project by St. Thomas Developments) have changed significantly since they were first put forward about two years ago. The Garden District site (which is framed ...

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Viewpoint: Customer service starts with respect for employees

Gilleen Witkowski– We took a risk. Instead of using minimum wage or contract workers to outsource our financial risk and legal liabilities, we paid $15 an hour. In early 2016 I suddenly found myself starting a pet services company together ...

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Cooper Koo kids get their shot at Air Canada Centre

On June 11, the YMCA Cooper Koo team visited Air Canada Centre for a rare opportunity to train like a professional basketball player as the grand prize winners in the Ford Drills & Skills competition. The teams won the chance ...

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Epson WF-4740 printer does it all (and on a budget)

Compared to laser jet printers, ink jet printers have often gotten a bad reputation; mainly because their ink cartridges can’t keep up with the high-volume print jobs demanded by business. The new Epson WF-4740 wireless all-in-one (printer/copier/scanner/fax) ink jet printer ...

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