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Justin Skinner — For many struggling to make ends meet, food banks provide a lifeline through access to fresh, healthy offerings. Those who have made a choice not to eat meat – whether for ethical, health or other reasons – ...

Cathy Crowe — We literally saw death on the streets of Canada in one recent week in Toronto. In a 48-hour period two homeless men died. On Monday, January 5, a man in his fifties, whose identity has not yet ...

Frank Touby – This might seem Grinch-like, but since we have a new mayor, some new councillors and a new year, perhaps it’s time to have a new TTC. How about one (hear us out) with no streetcars? Yes, it’s ...

Kimberly Spice — The free dental clinic at Evangel Hall Mission can tell you many tragic stories about people who have no funds for dental care. One of many stories stands out for Joseph Taylor, executive director, about a young ...

Our goal is to remove permit and insurance costs for park friends groups who activate and care for parks through free, open community events and natural stewardship.P;'[[[[[[ark friends groups should be treated as partners by the City as their work ...

Dennis Hanagan — It’s surprising what you don’t see until you look for it. Garden District residents learned that in late November when they joined their Ward 27 cleanup. People thought local streets and Allan Gardens Park looked just fine—that is, ...

Frank Touby —  It seems as if hundreds of people living near or visiting St. Lawrence Market in the past 10 years were touched by charismatic street-newspaper vendor Danny Murphy. Along with his faithful and almost equally popular black Labrador ...

Shannon Clark — Residents of Toronto and East York are invited to provide their input as part of a review of the size and shape of Toronto’s electoral wards. The Toronto Ward Boundary Review is intended to ensure that each ...

Anthony Marcusa — Creators and artists are being sought to populate the newest developments planned for the Downtown Waterfront. An art community, a versatile music venue and a new George Brown college site will take shape as the Daniels Corporation ...

Inveterate and valued community volunteer Alan Seymour died peacefully at 10:59 am, Dec .10, 2014 in his 80th year, in the company of his son-in-law. Following a private remembrance with friends from their early days in Canada, his wife Norma ...