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

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

The proposed Pan Am Aquatic Centre will have a positive environmental impact by cleaning up the area where it will be built, says Ward 44 councillor Ron Moeser. Continue Reading

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

Even a burst of summer-like weather isn’t enough to entice residents of Scarborough to come out and dive. Scarborough Diving Club president Elise Tracey is surrounded by divers on a regular basis, but the only thing that keeps diving alive is the attention it gets from media coverage, she said. Continue Reading

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

Students clapped and cheered when Mayor David Miller asked if they had watched the Olympic hockey gold medal games, as he spoke at the University of Toronto Scarborough on March 3 to promote the “I Deserve World Class” campaign. Continue Reading

Electrifying the entire GO Transit system would not completed by the time the 2015 Pan Am Games roll into Toronto, according to the project manager of a $2-million feasabilty study being conducted by Metrolinx. Karen Pitre said electrification of one or more lines however, is realistic if that is determined to be the preferred technology. Metrolinx, [...] Continue Reading

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

Bar patrons in Toronto’s Pape and Danforth avenues area weighed in with their opinions on the consequences that the Pan American Games would bring to the city in terms of tourism, new infrastructure, and sporting spirit. On Friday, Torontonians will be eagerly awaiting a vote in Guadalajara, Mexico, which will determine the winner of the 2015 [...] Continue Reading