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Winter Stations moves off Woodbine Beach for 2021 as new locations and dates for displays revealed

April 15, 2021

Just call them Spring (or Summer) Stations. The organizers of the annual Winter Stations outdoor art festival have revealed a modified schedule for this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Instead of the art installations being placed along Woodbine Beach, as is traditionally done from February to the end of March, this year’s event […]

Glen Ames robotics students qualify for 12th consecutive provincial championship despite pandemic challenges

April 15, 2021

By ALI RAZA, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter No virus is stopping a team of young STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) minds from East Toronto. Grade 8 students from Glen Ames Senior Public School are moving on to the provincial FIRST Lego League (FLL) robotics competition after recently winning the Robot Performance Award and the […]

Police seek public’s help finding missing man, 54, last seen in East York

April 15, 2021

Toronto police are seeking the public’s assistance locating a missing man last seen in East York. Paul Daly, 54, was last seen on Thursday, April 8, in the Woodbine Avenue and O’Connor Drive area. He is described as five-feet, four-inches tall, with a slim build and straight brown hair. Police said in a release issued […]

Beach resident helping organize Heal the Earth virtual music event planned for Earth Day on April 22

April 15, 2021

By ANSON WONG Fifteen artists from Canada, Sweden, Scotland, and the United States will have their music played in celebration of Earth Day later this month The virtual concert, Heal the Earth, is scheduled for 7 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 22. The event will be pre-produced and then released. Beach resident Sandy Graham […]

South Riverdale CHC among Toronto organizations to see increase in federal support to deal with city’s opioid crisis

April 14, 2021

By ALAN SHACKLETON The South Riverdale Community Health Centre will be receiving additional federal funding to help it deal with Toronto’s growing opioid crisis. Minister of Health Patty Haidu and Mayor John Tory announced the funding on the morning of Wednesday, April 14. It sees a federal commitment of $7.7 million for projects in Toronto […]

Save Jimmie Simpson group holds On The Right Track webinar tonight calling for Ontario Line to run underground

April 14, 2021

By JAYSON DIMAANO The Save Jimmie Simpson group and LSECAC (Lakeshore East Community Advisory Committee) will present a webinar session called On the Right Track on the evening of Wednesday, April 14. The virtual event is calling for the proposed Ontario Line transit expansion to be buried completely underground, rather than have part of it […]

Ted Reeve Arena receives almost $5 million in funding for ice pad improvements, rehabilitation

April 13, 2021

Three levels of government will be contributing almost $5 million in funding for improvements to Ted Reeve Arena. The funding announcement was made at an online event on the morning of Tuesday, April 13, featuring representatives from the federal and provincial governments, and the City of Toronto. The money will be used to upgrade the […]

Boy, 7, injured after being struck by vehicle on Glen Stewart Avenue

April 13, 2021

A seven-year-old boy has been taken to hospital after being struck by a vehicle on Glen Stewart Avenue east of Southwood Drive this afternoon. The incident took place at approximately 2 p.m. The boy had been trapped under the vehicle, which remained at the scene, police said. A passerby was able to help the boy […]

Garden Views: Celebrating the gardens of the Beach for more than 20 years

April 13, 2021

By MARY FRAN McQUADE Other people here have told you about the past 50 years of this unique, community-based paper. I’ve been writing about gardening here for 20 years or so. (I started when I was just 10 years old, you know.) The basics of gardening seem pretty ageless: buy seeds and plants, put them […]

Julian Taylor named Canadian Folk Music Awards Solo Artist of the Year, also nominated for two Juno Awards

April 12, 2021

By NANDITA SHARMA From an awards standpoint, 2021 has been shaping up as a pretty good year so far for East Toronto musician Julian Taylor. Earlier this year it was announced that he had received his first two Juno Awards nominations in the Contemporary Roots Album of the Year and Indigenous Artist or Group of […]

Metrolinx work on rail corridor west of Main Street continues this week

April 12, 2021

Metrolinx will be continuing work in the East Toronto area this week in relation to the tracks along the Lakeshore East rail corridor. Last week trees were cleared alongside the tracks’ right-of-way between Wildwood Crescent and Woodbine Avenue for a fiber optic cable and a new manhole. For the week of April 12 work is […]

Deja Views: Back in time on Elmer Avenue

April 11, 2021

By DAVID VAN DYKE This postcard above depicts the house designed and built by Herbert Wellard Waters in 1908-1909 at 75 Elmer Ave. The Waters family arrived from Croydon, England to the Beach in 1888. The house was situated half way up the street to Norway Avenue, which was just a footpath at this time. […]