By KATIE FULLERTON Upper Beach residents are now enjoying new floral displays along Kingston Road. On June 7, all 28 tree wells from Pickering to Victoria Park were planted with various pollinator friendly native perennials. The aim of this project is to both beautify and to provide additional habitat for native bees, birds and butterflies. The […]
By MARY FRAN McQUADE Once upon a time, gardens were filled with bright flowering plants that bloomed their pretty heads off all summer long. Impatiens, tiny fibrous begonias, marigolds, geraniums, snapdragons and more covered garden beds, public and private. Then people caught on to the idea of perennials, and annuals were left behind in the […]
By JAN MAIN My rule is summer may officially begin once the first Ontario berries are ready for picking. Of course, this date varies a little from year to year with changing weather conditions. This year with the cool, rainy days strawberries are about a week later, from mid-June to July 1, just in time […]
By MIKE ELLIS What does a soccer tournament have to do with a sense of community? A lot. The Robbie International Soccer Tournament has been a fixture on the local scene since 1967. It was established to promote soccer, and to donate proceeds to Cystic Fibrosis Canada. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder, ultimately fatal, […]
By BF Nagy As reports of record-breaking heat waves, floods and other extreme weather pour in; Beach residents are joining the conversation on climate breakdown. They came out in force on Monday, June 10 to a Green New Deal Town Hall Meeting at the Beach United Church. The event was organized by the Sunrise Movement […]
By GENE DOMAGALA This is an article about the early union history in the City of Toronto and the names of some of the different unions and associations. I was asked many years ago to write on the union movement so finally I am. This is dedicated to that person who was a great union […]
By BERNIE FLETCHER In May we welcomed the royal baby Archie (a good ‘heir’ day) and celebrated Mother’s Day. Back in 1926 a prominent lawyer who lived in Balmy Beach didn’t show much respect for motherhood. In his will, Charles Vance Millar left a fortune “to the mother who has since my death given birth […]
By Rev. SHELLEY McVEA Holy Week. Unholy week. The seven days leading up to Easter are celebrated in the Christian tradition as the most sacred of times. Church services, pageants, Biblical re-enactments all highlight the story of the death and resurrection of the one we call the son of God. But when one looks at […]
By DAVID VAN DYKE Ahhh, The Goof. Of course, Chris Souwand would include this iconic Beach eatery in his 1985 school photo project. Thanks Chris! Do you have an old photograph you would like to share with our readership? Please contact me at gdvandyke61@gmail.com
By PATRICIA SILVER They say “it takes a village”….and it takes an army of volunteers for the village to flourish. That’s what we have in the Beach. Whether it’s delivering newspapers or food, assisting with events, or providing a safe haven, volunteers make the Beach a kind and caring community. There are daily interfaith lunches, […]
