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Two Visions of 2015: Will Scarborough be revitalized or will the area sink into further hardship?

Opinion · Scarborough

Fast forward five years

Posted 09 April 2010 by Emily Hunter

Scarborough has an opportunity to become more than Toronto’s Bronx, known for crime and gangs. With the Pan Am Games, a new Toronto mayor and green energy projects like wind turbines, by 2015 it could be a very different Scarborough from today. There are two very different possibilities for our future. Continue Reading

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Scarborough · Sports

Pan Am facilities benefit local athletes

Posted 08 April 2010 by Josef Jacobson

Local sports clubs are thrilled about the prospect of using the new world-class athletics compound slated to be built at the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus. 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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Amateur · Local Sports · Other Sports · Scarborough · Sports · Toronto

Rower McBean thrilled with Toronto’s Pan Am conquest

Posted 06 November 2009 by Domenic Gratta

Few could match Marnie McBean’s enthusiasm when news first broke that Toronto was awarded the 2015 Pan American Games The former Canadian rower and three-time Olympic gold medallist, who was also a 1999 Pan Ams champion in Winnipeg, is thrilled to finally see Toronto win its first major international sporting event. “Toronto finally won something,” said [...] Continue Reading

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Amateur · Sports · Toronto

Toronto’s Pan Am victory infuriates coalition group

Posted 06 November 2009 by Stephen Sweet

Toronto has won the 2015 Pan Am Games, but not everyone is thrilled with the result. A coalition called “No Games Toronto” argues that the Games will divert precious resources away from combating homelessness, social housing and tuition fees. No Games spokesperson Joeita Gupta believes that the event will present trouble. “The poor get pushed aside. The marginalized [...] Continue Reading

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Amateur · Other Sports · Sports · Toronto

Canadian athletes strongly behind Pan Am bid

Posted 16 October 2009 by Domenic Gratta

One week after officials submitted a beefed-up bid for the Pan American Games, Canadian athletes met in Toronto on Friday to discuss why the city should play host to the 2015 event. Three-dozen current and former Olympians were in attendance, including cyclist Curt Harnett, trampoline gymnast Karen Cockburn, and wheelchair basketball Paralympian Tracey Ferguson. All of them [...] Continue Reading

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Other Sports · Sports · Toronto

Toronto a month away from Pan Am decision

Posted 01 October 2009 by Iain Colpitts

With five weeks to go until the final vote things seem to be on track for Toronto’s 2015 Pan American Games bid. A month ago, the committee welcomed Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) representatives to an evaluation commission in Ontario’s capital and the visitors were impressed with what Toronto had to offer. In two days, members of [...] Continue Reading

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