The lines are painted, the goals and nets in place, all that’s missing at the Cherry St. soccer fields are boys and girls playing what club organizers call the world’s beautiful game. The Cherry Beach Soccer Club (CBSC) is ready ...
Read More »Bruce Bell leads skyscraper tour
Jane’s Walks return in May with five Downtown tours. On May 2, Jane Farrow and Gerald Hannon lead a walk titled “Yonge Street is Flaming,” and Frank Lewinberg leads a walk through the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood. A Lower Don Lands ...
Read More »Gala word game event to jump-start fundraising for PAL assisted living program
By Anisa Lancione — Performing Arts Lodge, or PAL, resident Vivienne Muhling, chair of the annual Scrabble with the Stars event, can’t believe how far her event has come. Muhling expects to host over 200 guests at the April 6 ...
Read More »Local kids tackle regional mathematics competition
By Anisa Lancione — Who would get up early on a Saturday morning to do math? Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL) students Goutham Narendiran and Charmaine De Castro will! The 12-year-old grade 7 student and 13-year old grade 8 student ...
Read More »Second Mile club seeks help
The Second Mile Club of Toronto, a multi-purpose social service agency providing community support services for seniors and disabled Downtown adults since 1937, is urgently seeking mature volunteers to work as friendly visitors, medical escorts, interpreters, and transportation assistants. Scheduling ...
Read More »Heart walk teaches family prevention
By Anisa Lancione — Queen and Strachan resident Danielle Fiedler is ready to walk. On April 26, Fiedler, who leads her office’s team for Tridel, will step out with thousands of other walkers to raise money for the Cardiac Health ...
Read More »Youth employment program thrives in tough times
The Yonge Street Mission’s Evergreen Centre celebrated the largest graduating class from its Connecting Youth to Work (CYTW)program on March 12. Eleven street-involved youth who had worked through all three phases of this 8-month program received their certificates and were ...
Read More »Yellow Door is hidden gem
By Simon Proops — Tucked away at 6 St. Joseph St. near Yonge and Wellesley lies a little-known secret called the Yellow Door Learning Centre (YDLC). YDLC is a creative resource centre where people share their talents and support one ...
Read More »Tower climb coming up
The World Wildlife Federation-Canada’s biggest fundraising event, the nineteenth annual Canada Life CN Tower Climb, will be held on April 16 and 18. “We expect over 6,000 climbers to come out to climb the tower and fundraise to support WWF-Canada ...
Read More »Garden tour honours Fulton
Sixteen or more private gardens will be open to the public and the gardeners will be on hand to answer your questions as part of the late spring Toronto Island garden tour on May 30 and 31 from 1 to ...
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