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January 27, 2012

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Featured · News · Toronto

City puts off decision on designating EMS essential

Posted 25 Jan 2012

Paramedics helped save the life of Giorgio Mammoliti's daughter even before she was born, proving how essential Toronto Emergency Medical Services is, the Ward 7 councillor says. "My daughter would never have been born if it weren’t for the preliminary assessment when [EMS staff] got to my house two months earlier,” Mammoliti said Tuesday at city hall. Continue Reading

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News · Scarborough

Guild Inn gets the guillotine

Posted 30 Nov 2011

The City of Toronto has rejected Centennial College’s proposal to redevelop the historic Guild Inn in Scarborough. In 2008, the college had proposed to build a 120-room hotel with plans to restore the Bickford residence. The two-phase project also included adding a restaurant, banquet facility and spa. Continue Reading

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SPORTS

Amateur · East York · Sports

Pan Am medallist looking to enter Olympic year strong

Posted 30 Nov 2011

Khetag Pliev training with Team Impact in East York. As the sun rises over Toronto each morning, Khetag Pliev wakes up and starts his run. The 6:30 a.m. wake up is just the beginning to a long day for one of Canada’s brightest amateur stars. Pliev was one of 500 Canadian athletes who competed in last month’s Pan [...] Continue Reading

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High School · Photos · Scarborough · Sports

Meet Scarborough’s sports stars

Posted 1 Dec 2011

The Toronto Observer's Natalie Sequeira brings you athletes at the top of their game from high schools around Scarborough. Continue Reading

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ARTS & LIFE

Arts & Life · Featured · Photos · Scarborough

Year of the Dragon looks bright for Scarborough lion

Posted 26 Jan 2012

The Year of the Dragon is said to bring success and good fortune. For Kavin Ketheeswaran, 2012 is shaping up that way. The young lion dancer is looking forward to taking his performance to the next level this year and representing Canada on the international stage in his discipline’s home country. Continue Reading

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OPINION

Opinion · Scarborough

Stick to city planning instead of what happened a million years ago

Posted 1 Dec 2011

Coun. Norm Kelly found himself the butt of jokes this past week, by sharing his thoughts on global warming. Kelly informed fellow councillors during a meeting that “global warming will bring more trees.” Kelly made the comments in response to Coun. Raymond Cho, arguing that climate change would reduce the city’s forest canopy. Continue Reading

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FEATURES

Arts & Life · East York · Features

E.Y. principal likes PEP talk

Posted 19 Dec 2011

“I think this is a very simple but vital alternative solution to a problem,” said TCDSB trustee Peter Jakovcic. Continue Reading

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Audio · Features · Scarborough

GTA’s first female driving instructor breaks barriers

Posted 3 Nov 2011

She's an entrepreneur, a mother of two and a charity worker. She's also the first female driving instructor in the Greater Toronto Area. Today, Sarah Devi runs AAMCO Driving School, a business that has grown to include three branches in Scarborough. Continue Reading

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