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Creeping clutter poses health hazards

Posted 20 July 2010 by Sarah Moore

After seeing numerous cases of clients that have succumbed to hoarding practices in the Scarborough area, the administrative team with Home Instead began to research the problem and issued a press release on the issue. Continue Reading

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Immigrant helps others through mental illness

Posted 13 April 2010 by Tanis Reynolds

Laura Guerrero has decided to put her personal experience to public use. Guerrero, 33, hopes that her own struggle to overcome depression can improve the lives of others. A former journalist exiled from Uruguay, she helps immigrants cope with mental health issues. Born in Uruguay, Guerrero enjoyed success as a television journalist with household recognition. [...] Continue Reading

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Christie MacFdyen (left) and Johanne Christenson (right), met last year through the Sharing Backyards program. MacFdyen uses Christenson's backyard to garden.

Features · Scarborough

Sharing backyards program pairs gardeners with land

Posted 08 April 2010 by Megan Harris

Susan Poizner never used to call herself a gardener and never gardened in her life until a few years ago. Today she gardens for a living. Continue Reading

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A tenant at the notorious Eastside Motel along Kingston Road.

Featured · Features · Scarborough

Kingston Road needs a face-lift: residents

Posted 08 April 2010 by Josh Ungar/Billy Courtice

According to residents and business owners, it is the dirty lots, ugly signage and excessive litter that is preventing Kingston Road from bolstering its reputation. With the 2015 Pan Am Games fast approaching, Scarborough is soon to be under more international scrutiny than ever. Continue Reading

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Anna Wilson, a student at UTSC, unloads fresh produce from a Good Food box.

Audio · Features · Scarborough

Removing barriers to food access in Scarborough

Posted 08 April 2010 by Amanda Kwan

Lack of transportation is the main obstacle to people getting healthy food in Scarborough, says Peter Dorfman, a manager in the city’s health department. Continue Reading

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Audio · Features · Scarborough · Toronto Votes 2010

Mayoral candidates share their hopes for Scarborough

Posted 08 April 2010 by Alice Hoang

The next mayor of Toronto, elected in the fall, will shape the city for the next four years. The mayoral candidates talked to the East Toronto Observer about four major issues, and their vision for Scarborough. Continue Reading

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A trash filled stairwell at 217 Morningside Ave.

Features · News · Photos · Scarborough

City inspectors unable to enforce living standards

Posted 25 March 2010 by Josh Ungar

Throughout Scarborough many apartment buildings have multiple unsolved standard-of-living complaints. Continue Reading

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Features · Toronto

Speaker envisions Don River the way it was… clean

Posted 24 March 2010 by Tanis Reynolds

“We want the Don River to be the way it was a hundred years ago,” Fredelle Brief said. Continue Reading

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Features · Toronto

Police try to curb unsafe pedestrians

Posted 24 March 2010 by Meegan Scanlon

“It’s not the car you see,” Const. Broadhagen said. “It’s the car you don’t see.” Continue Reading

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Arts & Life · Features · Toronto

Cafe welcomes four-legged clientele

Posted 22 March 2010 by Aaron Lui

William’s Coffee Pub at the Harbourfront centre allows two kinds of species on its premises. Of course, humans regularly visit the pub. But the other species might be a bit of a surprise. The pub allows dogs indoors. Of 16,000 restaurants in Toronto, William’s Coffee Pub at Harbourfront is the only establishment that allows pets in the [...] Continue Reading

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