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Local artist, residents collaborate on design By Anisa Lancione – Local artist Ryan MacKeen is making a big difference in his community. McKeen’s company, Plates Animation, is located at 372 Richmond St. W. in the Entertainment District’s Spadina Queen Peter ...

By Anisa Lancione – Work continues at Victoria Memorial Square, site of the military burial ground associated with Fort York’s earliest casualties. The Wellington and Niagara area parkette has been undergoing renovations since 2003, after a community group raised funds ...

By Stephanie Raymond – The Central Neighbourhood House is turning 95 and to celebrate are inviting their neighbours to a birthday barbeque on Sept. 9. The festivities start at 11 a.m. at 349 Ontario St. and include raffles, an obstacle ...

Annual sale benefits Distillery District community group The Gooderham and Worts Neighbourhood Association will be holding its annual community garage sale on Sept 16 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Residents of 39 Parliament St. and 70 and 80 Mill ...

Public invited to RSVP for dedication By Debbie Devgan – The Gooderham and Worts Neighbourhood Association (GWNA) Inc. will be dedicating a garden and public space developed along the north side of Mill St. between Parliament and Trinity on Sept. ...

Oct. 15 set as new date for release of the Tassé report. Chow seeks moratorium on all airport activities Federal Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon announced Aug. 24 that the long-awaited review of the Toronto Port Authority, due out on Sept. ...

The Toronto Environmental Alliance announced the implementation of a Community Right-to-Know list serve in August. Members of the list are “a growing list of concerned citizens who want the City of Toronto to enact a Community Right-to-Know (CRTK) By-law.” Toxic ...

MP Olivia Chow is hosting a barbecue on Sept. 16 at Stanley Park from 2 to 5 p.m. in support of the formation of a neighbourhood association for the growing Liberty residential and business community. Although there is a local ...

By Anisa Lancione – Construction is underway for a new Sobey’s grocery store at the intersection of Front and Princess streets. While little is currently known about the size of the store or the number of new jobs it will ...

Cherry Street, from Lake Shore Boulevard to Villiers Street, will be closed in both directions from Friday, September 1 to January 2007 to accommodate repairs to the bridge over the Keating Channel. During this time, a detour route will be ...