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Addiction treatment centre torments Corktowners

By Frank Touby – Don’t get them wrong. They’re not NIMBYs. Corktown residents gathered last month in antique Enoch Turner Schoolhouse in a promise kept by their MPP, Health Minister George Smitherman to add a third Methadone Task Force hearing ...

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Vaughan tops Harbourfront AGM agenda

The Harbourfront Community Association will hold their annual general meeting on Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. at the Harbourfront Community Centre. Adam Vaughan, newly minted Councillor for Ward 20 Trinity Spadina, will be the special keynote speaker discussing ideas and ...

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NDP renews Chow’s candidacy in Trinity-Spadina

Chow plans open house Jan. 28 Olivia Chow, NDP Member of Parliament in Trinity-Spadina, was unanimously acclaimed as the NDP’s candidate in the next election at a nomination meeting held on Jan. 21. “Thanks to you, the NDP is alive ...

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Nathan Phillips Square rink closed for skating

The ice rink at Nathan Phillips Square will be closed Jan. 24 to accommodate “Paintings Below Zero”—part of Toronto’s upcoming WinterCity Festival. Artist Gordon Halloran of British Columbia will create an ice painting directly on the rink surface, allowing skaters ...

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Sherbourne Health Centre study shows Toronto’s LGBTTQ people twice as likely to smoke cigarettes

People in Toronto’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, transgender and queer (LGBTTQ) communities are twice as likely to smoke cigarettes as the city’s general population. According to a report released today 36% of LGBTTQ participants reported current smoking, while the latest ...

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smartLiving St. Lawrence January newsletter

Happy new year, everyone! This promises to be an exciting year for smartliving St. Lawrence as we launch some new initiatives, celebrate some past achievements and continue to build a movement based on a conservation culture. Keep reading to find ...

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Regent Park to get snazzy new manhole covers

Mayor David Miller, Executive Director of Toronto Culture, Rita Davies, and Adonis Huggins, Director of Regent Park Focus, tonight announced the winners of the Grounds For Art public art competition at the launch of a special exhibition of all 30 ...

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Submit your vision for Toronto’s Lower Don Lands

Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation (TWRC), in cooperation with Toronto and Region Conservation (TRCA) and the City of Toronto, has launched an Innovative Design Competition seeking input from the world’s most talented and creative design and engineering professionals in developing bold ...

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GWNA, West Don Lands committees plan Cherry St. meetings

Mark your calendars for two important community meetings on the future of Cherry St. On Feb. 1 speakers Joe Lobko and John Hillier will be having a public discussion of street design and the options for Cherry St. The meeting ...

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Entertainment District shooting suspect sought

On Sunday Jan. 14, at approximately 2:45 a.m., police received a call for a shooting in the Entertainment District. It is alleged that: a group of men were inside the “Union Night Club” at 240 Richmond St. W., a fight ...

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