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Kimberley P.S. teacher Kate Cullen presented with 2019 Arts Champion Award by Prologue to the Performing Arts

June 26, 2019

By SURINA NATH Kimberley Junior Public School teacher Kate Cullen was presented with the 2019 Arts Champion Award by Prologue to the Performing Arts earlier this month. Prologue to the Performing Arts, one of Ontario’s largest performing art education organizations, is fostering artistic culture in schools on Toronto’s east end and across Ontario. Cullen was […]

Malvern Collegiate trio performs for visitors at open house hosted by Beach realtor

June 26, 2019

Local realtor Shea Warrington recently took a unique approach to hosting an open house. She hired singers from Malvern Collegiate to entertain those looking through the nostalgic Beach home on Pine Avenue which was built in the early 1920s. Warrington, who is also a Malvern grad, recently saw Maggie Casey, Maddie Stewart and Mya Stifani […]

Beach cyclist Bruce Bird takes gold medal at Gran Fondo race in Italy

June 26, 2019

Bruce Bird picked up several medals in the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Gran Fondo World Championships in cycling in Varese, Italy earlier this June, and he had his own Canadian cheering section to support him. A Beach resident, Bird took up cycling a decade ago and has risen in the rankings ever since. Defending his […]

Cyclist suffers minor injuries in Woodbine and Eastwood incident

June 25, 2019

A cyclist suffered what appeared to be minor injuries after a collision with a car on Tuesday, June 25, afternoon at the northwest corner of Woodbine Avenue and Eastwood Road. The incident took place at approximately 2:45 p.m. The male rider of the bike was treated at the scene and transported to hospital by ambulance […]

Guy Eisnor joined army at 17, took part in D-Day invasion

June 25, 2019

By ALAN SHACKLETON When Guy Eisnor joined the Canadian army in 1941 at the age of 17, he told his mother not to try and stop him. “I told my mother I was going to join up. I told her it was what I wanted to do and I asked her to please not interfere,” […]

Parents protest possible loss of crossing guard at Gerrard and Leslie

June 25, 2019

By RHYTHM SACHDEVA As part of the Toronto Police Service’s (TPS) modernization, responsibility for Toronto’s School Crossing Guard Program will be shifted from police to the City of Toronto’s Transportation Services department. As of Aug. 1, the city is expected to be handing over the program to two private contractors. Last week, Toronto Council approved […]

City of Toronto pumping out ‘pond’ on Woodbine Beach

June 25, 2019

By ALAN SHACKLETON The City of Toronto’s waterfront parks department started pumping operations last week at Woodbine Beach to get rid of the massive amount of water that has formed a huge pond between the Woodbine Bathing Station and Ashbridges Bay Park. The pumping operations which started on Wednesday, June 19, are seeing approximately 2,600 […]

Scarborough Players set to stage The Ladies Foursome

June 24, 2019

By E. JONES Scarborough Players continues its 60th season of productions with the Norm Foster comedy, The Ladies Foursome. Inspired by Foster’s popular play, The Foursome, this story of friendship amongst four women features a night of laughter and affection that will resonate with audiences. The day after their friend Catherine’s funeral, Margot, Tate and […]

Dream Big cabaret fundraiser supports Mainstage Theatre Company

June 23, 2019

Dream Big, a cabaret fundraiser in support of Mainstage Theatre Company, is set for Monday, June 24. The Mainstage company features actors from across the city, many from the Beach area. Monday night’s show will take place at the Lula Lounge on Dundas Street West. The show will feature actors from a number of current […]

Swanwick and Main community bids farewell to popular crossing guard Lois Young

June 22, 2019

By RHYTHM SACHDEVA Parents, teachers, and students of Kimberly Public School bid their beloved crossing guard, Lois Young, goodbye this week. Young has been in service at the crosswalk of Swanwick Avenue and Main Street for more than 15 years, with three commemorative pins awarded from the city, and a lifetime of memories, to show […]

Danforth Community Sale this Saturday helps support Danforth Strong Movement and victims of last July’s mass shooting

June 21, 2019

A Community Sale is set for this Saturday, June 22, to help raise funds for the Danforth Strong Movement. Danforth Strong was created in the wake of the tragic shooting on the evening of July 22, 2018, along Danforth Avenue that took the lives of Malvern Collegiate grad Reese Fallon, 18, and Markham’s Julianna Kozis, […]

Electric Island relocates to Woodbine Park for June 22 celebration of dance music

June 21, 2019

By RHYTHM SACHDEVA Electric Island has moved to the mainland, and will be taking place on Saturday, June 22 at Woodbine Park due to flooding on the Toronto islands. Electric Island started out as a local event in 2012, and became a four-part event series taking place throughout the summer months on the Toronto islands. […]