Briefs

Order of Canada welcomes new Toronto members

His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, invested ten Toronto residents as Members (C.M.) of the Order of Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall on May 12. As the co-founder and president of Environics Research, ...

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Choose a career where you don’t dread Mondays!

Sandra Dawes— Go to school, get an education, get a job, and become successful. That’s what many of us have been told is the formula to living a happy, fulfilled life (though I guess I should throw getting married and ...

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Heritage Foundation dismisses its president

The Heritage Foundation’s Board of Trustees, by a unanimous vote, has asked for and received the resignation of Jim DeMint as president and CEO of the organization. The Board elected Heritage Founder Ed Feulner as president and CEO while we ...

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London, Ont. abandons first-past-the-post

The City Council of London, Ont. voted in favour of switching to a ranked ballot system for their 2018 municipal election. This unprecedented decision makes London City Council the first and only government, anywhere in Canada, to abandon first-past-the-post (FPtP). “Ranked ballots are a small and simple ...

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McConnell hosts environment day May 6

Join Councillor McConnell and your neighbours at our 2017 Community Environment Day on May 6, 2017, from 10 am to 2 pm, along the Esplanade near Lower Sherbourne. Drop off for recycling or proper disposal: Computer Equipment & Peripherals; Audio/Visual ...

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Berczy Park pet-friendly social event set for May 6

Friends of Berczy Park invites all pet-owners and their furry companions to a series of spring- and summer-time social events in Berczy Park starting on Saturday May 6. Stop by the park for free coffee from Tim Hortons and pet ...

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Downtown Yonge BIA invites neighbours to annual spring cleanup April 21

As part of Clean Toronto Together, the Downtown Yonge BIA (DYBIA) invites businesses and community members to take part in an annual spring clean-up of neighbourhood parks and laneways on Friday April 21, 2017. “Throughout the year, our Clean Streets ...

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CIBC plans major Financial District relocation

CIBC announced on April 12 that it has agreed to become the anchor tenant of Bay Park Centre, a new urban campus at 81 and 141 Bay Street, Toronto, that will be developed and jointly managed by Ivanhoé Cambridge and Hines, with construction starting ...

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Good Shepherd project offers help for homeless people with gambling problems

Thanks to a grant of $759,000 from the provincial Local Poverty Reduction Fund (LPRF), on April 11 the Good Shepherd Ministries launched the Gambling Addiction Program, a pilot project that supports individuals who struggle with homelessness and problem gambling. This project ...

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