By MARG GILLESPIE If you are like most people, 2020 has proven to be a very difficult year on many levels. We have had to stretch ourselves in many different directions to make our lives work in a way that allows us to maintain some sort of balanced lifestyle and productivity. Our businesses along Queen […]
By BRAD BRADFORD COUNCILLOR, WARD 19 BEACHES-EAST YORK As this pandemic wears on and we’re staring down a potentially difficult fall season, I’ve been reflecting on some of the positives of this past summer. Something that stands out is the energy the community has put into giving back. There are too many incredible causes and […]
By NATHANIEL ERSKINE-SMITH As we manage a second wave of COVID-19 and as our federal government resets its agenda, it’s important to reflect on the lessons we’ve learned so far. Here are 10: First, we face an economic crisIs because of the health crisis, so the best economic response is also a public health one. […]
By ALAN CARTER With COVID-19 case numbers creeping up right across the country, it’s time to ask ourselves some serious questions about how we will react if a true second wave comes crashing down upon us. After a gorgeous summer where it often seemed the pandemic was just some collectively shared fever dream, the numbers […]
By CLYDE ROBINSON My first introduction to the Beach was in June of 1973. A school mate of mine asked me if I wanted to go to the beach. I said what beach, there’s no beach in Toronto? We skipped school and I remember for the first time seeing Lake Ontario in a different way. […]
By DESMOND BROWN The Beach Metro News is the heart and soul of our community. It’s a newspaper we are all proud of and can call our own. Since 1972 we have covered stories that are important to our neighbourhoods and affect our lives. There’s something special about reading stories and seeing photos of people […]
By DESMOND BROWN During this COVID-19 pandemic, our staff at Beach Metro News has done an outstanding job covering the news as it impacts our community. That’s the beauty of this publication. We cover stories through the lens of our community, delivering news that is insightful and pertinent to our readers. Our editorial team has […]
By RIMA BERNS-McGOWN To say that Black lives matter is not to say that only Black lives matter; rather, it is to acknowledge that Black lives are endangered every day by systemic racism. Of course all lives matter, but in order for Canada to be a place in which all people can live meaningful, safe […]
By TOM TREI Sunday, May 3, was a sunny, warm spring day with sparse groups and individuals going for walks on the Boardwalk and Queen Street East. The crowds were far less than what one usually encounters on a typical warm spring or summer weekend, with most people trying to maintain some social distancing, though […]
By PATRICK BEEDLING A visit to Kew Gardens on a weekday morning in April left me with the impression that Toronto had lost its big city feel. Aside from a family of geese and a few people out with their dogs, my four-year-old daughter and I found ourselves alone in the deep outfield of the […]
