Canadians will be better equipped for the well-paying middle-class jobs of today and tomorrow as a result of a $15.61M investment in George Brown College. This joint federal-provincial investment was announced Jan. 23, 2017 by Adam Vaughan, Member of Parliament for ...
Read More »Pride TO outlines the BLM vs. cops situation
On July 3, 2016, while participating in the Toronto Pride Parade, the organization Black Lives Matter (BLM) held an unexpected sit-in, effectively preventing and blocking the internationally-recognized celebration from continuing, which happened to also be the first time Canada’s Prime ...
Read More »Beloved neighbourhood poodle Calypso remembered
Calypso the poodle was born on April 14, 2004 at the former Torbec Kennels in Bolton, Ont., where I found her mid-May of that year, I guess. She came to live with us 8 weeks later. She was always whip smart, ...
Read More »Local woman dies after car hits her in crosswalk
Norma Diane Daltrey was born London England July 22, 1936, died in St. Michael’s Hospital Jan. 10, 2017 after being struck in a crosswalk by a car. See memorial info here Norma Daltrey lived in Old York Tower on The ...
Read More »Sky Regional blamed for Island Airport landing error
In the release of its investigation report (A14O0218) Jan. 10, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) determined that flight crew deviation from standard landing procedures led to the October 2014 risk of a runway excursion, and that the aircraft was ...
Read More »St. Lawrence Market BIA releases its area master plan
After a year-long process, the St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood Business Improvement Area (BIA) now has a master plan to guide public realm improvements within their boundaries. Composed by DTAH, a local landscape architectural firm, the master plan is a significant ...
Read More »The Bulletin goes electronic for 2017 & beyond
Good riddance, 2016! You’ve been a tumultuous year, 2016, and since this New Year number ends in 7, we can hope it lives up to its reputation as a bearer of good luck. For The Bulletin, November 2016 was the ...
Read More »Toronto, the Gardiner tolls for thee
On December 13, 2016, Toronto City Council voted 32-9 (after a 12-hour debate) to explore a plan for tolls on highways that enter metropolitan Toronto. This includes the Gardiner Expressway which bisects the city west/east along the lake and the ...
Read More »Richmond Street shows city & BIAs work well together
As a business improvement area (BIA), our mandate is to ensure the Financial District is well-maintained, integrated, connected and accessible. Since 2013, we’ve had a detailed master plan that identifies the best strategies to make sure each street provides an ...
Read More »Committee seeks home for refugee family
Bob Neighbour— Readers of The Bulletin and St. James parishioners who raised money to bring Syrian refugees to Toronto have a brand new problem. Where are they going to put them? Local volunteers have raised over $100,000 to sponsor two ...
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