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Super Bowl party planned for Feb. 2 at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 11

January 29, 2020

The Sports Club at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 11 will be hosting a Super Bowl party on Sunday, Feb. 2. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. and tickets cost $10 per person. There will be snacks available throughout the game and a buffet-style meal after the first quarter. There will also be draws to […]

Beach director Robin Bicknell’s documentary to be featured on upcoming episode of The Nature of Things

January 29, 2020

By AMANDA GIBB Beach resident Robin Bicknell is the director of the new documentary Nature’s Cleanup Crew, an hour-long program investigating the efforts of scavengers. The documentary will premiere on Friday, Jan. 31 at 9 p.m. as an episode of CBC’s The Nature of Things, hosted by David Suzuki. Bicknell has made many films in […]

Gang Prevention Town Hall meeting to be held at Crescent Town Club

January 28, 2020

Toronto police’s Integrated Gang Prevention Task Force will hold a Town Hall meeting on Thursday, Jan. 30 at the Crescent Town Club. The meeting takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. Issues to be discussed will include the risk factors associated to youth gang involvement; how community members can locate social services independent of police […]

Open house on Ontario Line plans set for Metropolitan Community Church on Jan. 28

January 28, 2020

An open house on the proposed Ontario Line is set for the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 28. The open house takes place at the Metropolitan Community Church 115 Simpson Ave., starting at 6:30 p.m. Representatives from Metrolinx, the Ontario government’s regional transportation agency for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area, will host the […]

Beaches Wellness Group marks fifth anniversary of helping people

January 28, 2020

By AMANDA DA SILVA Five years ago this month, Upper Beach resident Jason Balgopal created a mental wellness peer-to-peer support group. “I noticed the demand because it was initially a monthly group and very quickly people had asked that it become a weekly group,” Balgopal said. Following the success of the Beaches group, there was […]

Riverdale Collegiate receives technology grant as part of Best Buy Canada program

January 27, 2020

By ALANA RAYMAN Riverdale Collegiate Institute is reaping the benefits of a grant received from Best Buy’s Social Impact Initiative program. The grants of up to $10,000 are awarded to Canadian secondary schools. The program was designed to help schools get funding in areas such as technology, laboratories, special needs areas and math programs. “Best […]

Legacy of Herb Carnegie remembered at Black History Month event in East York

January 27, 2020

Bernice Carnegie, daughter of former hockey star and founder of the Future Aces organization Herb Carnegie, will speak at a Black History Month event planned for East York. The Celebrating Black History in Canada event is set for the S. Walter Stewart Libary on the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 28. Black History Month is celebrated […]

Deja Views: Looking back at Variety Corner in the 1980s

January 26, 2020

By DAVID VAN DYKE This delightful image was taken by photographer Chris Nicholls when he was a student in the mid 1980s. It’s on the shady side of Queen Street East on the corner of Kippendavie Avenue. You can just see the firehall tower peeking out on the right. Did you know that a very […]

Open Doors Spiritual Matters: Making a better place for all in 2020

January 26, 2020

By DAVID McCLEARY Happy New Year! My name is David McCleary and I am the pastor at Calvary Baptist Church. We are a historic convention Baptist church that has been trying our best, by the grace of God, to faithfully serve the Beach community for the last 125 years. We are grateful for the time […]

Beach Memories: Imagine if some of Toronto’s past transit plans had been built

January 25, 2020

By GENE DOMAGALA There are great plans for our different transportation systems. The planners have great ideas for our subway systems, our roads, our bicycle paths, and don’t forget the trains on the railroad track system. I am not including air flights at this time, but who knows…one day. Our different governments have spent thousands […]

Scarborough Southwest MPP Doly Begum hosts New Year’s Levee on Jan. 25

January 25, 2020

A New Year’s Levee hosted by Scarborough Southwest MPP Doly Begum is slated to take place this weekend. The levee will be on Saturday, Jan. 25, at the West Scarborough Neighbourhood Community Centre. The levee runs from 12:30 to 3 p.m., and will feature a free lunch and entertainment. In a Facebook post on Jan. […]

Open House on Danforth Study set for Monday, Jan. 27, at Monarch Park Collegiate

January 24, 2020

By AMANDA DA SILVA Local residents are invited to learn more about the City of Toronto’s Danforth Study at an Open House on Monday, Jan. 27, at Monarch Park Collegiate Institute. The Open House will take place from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Monarch Park Collegiate is located at 1 Hanson St. Toronto-Danforth Councillor Paula Fletcher […]