By MARY-MARGARET MCMAHON It has been an absolute pleasure to serve you for the last eight years! I thank you from the bottom of my heart for giving me the opportunity to become your City Councillor TWICE. Most of my life has been spent crusading for a better planet. That passion did not stop when […]
Hello Beach Metro Community News readers, let me introduce myself and say that I am thrilled to have been named editor of this outstanding community newspaper. I have been in the journalism business for more than 30 years, and I am looking forward to bringing my experience to Beach Metro Community News. I know the […]
By BRAD BRADFORD What a journey the past few months has been. Thank you to all of the residents who listened, shared their thoughts and made tough decisions in the ballot box. I know it was a tight race, and I look forward to working on behalf of all residents of Beaches—East York for the […]
There has been some discussion across the new Beaches—East York ward during this election about the bike lanes on Woodbine Avenue. One issue that’s arisen has been the perceived lack of consultation with residents, or that our voices weren’t heard. While the bike lanes were imperfect by design and certainly by implementation, we would like […]
Our federal government should take stronger action to eliminate gun violence, and that includes a handgun ban. We have a responsibility to keep our communities safe. With the violence in our own community this summer, and having lost an incredible young woman in Reese, I have spent a lot of time reading and thinking about […]
Every Tuesday evening for nearly four years now, people have been gathering at Community Centre 55 because they, or a loved one, face a mental wellness challenge. There is the depressive who has worn out his family support because he is constantly morose and continually seeks ways to become happy—ways his family doesn’t know how […]
Earlier this year, a report in the journal Science found that the likelihood of disease increases from four per cent to 89 per cent when corals are in contact with plastic. The authors estimate that 11.1 billion plastic items are already entangled on coral reefs across the Asia-Pacific and project this number to increase 40 […]
For a while there have been rumblings of the Beach’s slow demise. Despite the recent media reports, we continue to see new businesses open and others expanding. The Beach business community is resilient, and with the many community-based projects filling the calendars of the spring, summer and fall, the Beach is offering more for its […]
It is an election year at City Hall in Toronto and two recent regressive city council decisions have convinced me that in 2018 we are long overdue for a wholesale purge of a large number of members on Toronto city council. Specifically, it is time to replace any incumbents who are running again in the […]
I am also worried about Queen Street! A main street in a beautiful and popular area of the city should not have so many empty shops. High rents notwithstanding, what are some of the other reasons businesses do not last? Possibly, the proprietors have not completed business plans that include financial forecasting for the low […]
