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 GENE DOMAGALA Eighty years ago in May of 1939, for one of the first times in Canada’s and Toronto’s history, a reigning monarch visited the city and the Beach area. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visited over the Victoria Day holiday in May of that year. This was an unprecedented event which gave […]
By GENE DOMAGALA It is an amazing fact how nature can bring people from different countries together on a single theme – the Monarch butterfly. Let me preface this article by saying I know very little about birds, insects, animals and absolutely nothing about plants, trees and vegetation. I only know about some people who […]
By GENE DOMAGALA I have been asked many times over the past years about having a museum where people can donate historical artifacts about different aspects of the east Toronto area, particularly the Beach. This idea has come up many times in the past, and again I begin to ask should there be such a […]
By GENE DOMAGALA During the past 100 years ago or so there was in 1918-19-20 a couple of historic events which involved the Beach area. One was a world-wide catastrophe, the other was a local issue, but both deserved an historic plaque. One was the First World War and at the same time the Spanish […]
By GENE DOMAGALA One might think that our last municipal election was one of the most controversial we’ve ever had, what with the Premier of Ontario taking over the City of Toronto’s ability to think for itself – chopping down 47 elected councillors to 25. Most of those who were to be elected in the […]
Did you know that in the delivery area of the Beach Metro News there are over 100 houses of worship? This is not an article about religion. It’s an overview of a few historical facts that I have gathered regarding some of these places. They say that the number of people that believe in a […]
I have written many articles on the good, charitable volunteers of the Beach and East Toronto. History is not only what has transpired many decades ago, it is what is happening now in our present time. One hundred and twenty five years ago, all of the religious organizations and institutions were in the forefront of […]
There was a well-attended meeting at Hope United Church on Jan. 10, which discussed the development of the southwest corner of Danforth Avenue and Main Street. The city planners and representatives of the developers gave a good account of what their aims are from both sides. One thing I noticed, however, was that more could […]
I was asked recently about all of the different charity and volunteer work I have done. I have been distributing Toronto Star Santa Claus Charity Boxes for close to 60 years. I have been involved in Community Centre 55 Hamper and other charity works for over 30 years. I have volunteered for the Daily Bread […]
