Tag Archive | "Toronto"

The Metro Hall Cooling Centre, at 55 John Street, is open 24 hours during Toronto's extreme heat alerts.

News · Toronto

Toronto wilts in heat wave

Posted 06 July 2010 by Sarah Moore

Torontonians are urged to keep cool as temperatures continues to soar during this first heat wave of the season, with no relief expected until the end of the week. Continue Reading

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News · Toronto

Petition takes aim at untendered Beach concession

Posted 03 June 2010 by Reuben Sokol

Toronto residents Chris Yaccato and Heather Harvey continue to add signatures to a petition that opposes an untendered bid for a food-service license for the Boardwalk Cafe at Woodbine Beach. The petition follows approval by Toronto city council on May 12 for Tuggs Inc. to continue to run all food services, including the Boardwalk Cafe, on land owned [...] Continue Reading

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David Grey Eagle Sanford contends that large scale wind farms are dangerous for wildlife, especially for birds such as eagles.

News · Scarborough · Toronto

Forum blows hot over Scarborough wind farm

Posted 28 May 2010 by Reuben Sokol

Opponents of a proposed wind farm off the Scarborough Bluffs have adopted the old Bob Dylan folk classic, with their own spin, as a rallying cry: ‘the answer is not blowing in the wind.’ About 150 residents from the Guildwood area gathered Thursday evening to map out a strategy against the province’s plan to install wind [...] Continue Reading

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News · Toronto

Police identify body in barrel

Posted 25 May 2010 by Reuben Sokol

Police have identified the body found encased in concrete and stuffed in a barrel off Toronto’s downtown waterfront as that of 47-year-old Quang Lu, who had been reported missing from his Markham home since October, 2007. Toronto Homicide Detective Justin Vander Heyden told a press conference Tuesday that because Lu’s remains were cast in concrete before [...] Continue Reading

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Events · Scarborough

Volunteers needed to mentor new immigrants

Posted 08 April 2010 by Patrycja Klucznik

[ April 8, 2010; ] The Centre for Information and Community Services of Ontario is seeking volunteers to mentor new immigrants to Toronto.  Volunteers are expected to give one to two hours a week for at least six months to help newcomers adjust to Canada. Contact Rose Chiu at 416-293-4565, ext. 117 or r.chiu@cicscanada.com for more information. Ongoing. Continue Reading

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Scarborough · Sports

West Hill hosts the 30th annual Shamrock Tournament

Posted 08 April 2010 by Caitlin Stojanovski

The Shamrock tournament has been hosted for the last 30 years to promote friendly competition for all levels of play. With an age range of 5 to 21, children and young adults get on the ice to compete against other travel teams. Continue Reading

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Arts & Life · News · Toronto

Chinese recruits needed to help save lives

Posted 31 March 2010 by Minshu Mo

It’s a 10-minute test that holds the promise of saving lives. Saturday, the OtherHalf Chinese Stem Cell Initiative partnered with OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network to hold a National Chinese Stem Cell Drive in Toronto and Vancouver. With a simple swab test, technicians collected the DNA samples of hundreds of registrants and sent them to the [...] Continue Reading

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Opinion · Scarborough

The coywolf threat

Posted 25 March 2010 by Ryan Jhagroo/Toronto Observer

Coyotes aren’t supposed to be in Scarborough, but they are.  And this has to surprise some people.  If you just recently moved to the area, would you think wild canines would be in your backyard? If you come from an area like Keele Street and St. Clair Avenue West, the worst critter enemies were the few [...] Continue Reading

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Opinion · Toronto

Editorial: Pedestrian police not pests, but protectors

Posted 24 March 2010 by Vick Polatian

If one life is saved because of the fear of a ticket, the blitz is working as advertised. Continue Reading

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A brass band marches by in perfect unison during the 23rd annual Toronto St. Patrick’s Day Parade yesterday. They were just one of the many musical acts.

Arts & Life · Featured · News · Toronto

Despite grey skies, Irish green warms downtown Toronto

Posted 15 March 2010 by Aileen Donnelly

The luck of the Irish prevailed Sunday as the morning rain ceased just in time for the 23rd annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in downtown Toronto. Estimates of up to 100,000 people of all ages lined the streets in customary green attire to witness the more than 50 attractions go by. Almost 3000 participants joined the [...] Continue Reading

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