By KASY PERTAB Monarch Park Collegiate has unveiled a portrait of one of its most famous students on Tuesday. The watercolour painting displayed 18-year-old Olympic champion Penny Oleksiak. Oleksiak is a competitive swimmer specializing in freestyle and butterfly events. She won four medals in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, and became the first […]
By ALAN SHACKLETON The Pro Action Hockey League recently celebrated its 10th anniversary of providing sports opportunities for kids along with building positive relationships between police officers and the community. The program began with police officers from 54 Division in East York, serving youngsters in the communities of Thorncliffe Park and Flemingdon Park, and runs […]
By FIONA BRAMZELL While many of us think of karate as a sport that focuses on punching, kicking and one-on-one combat, it is, as Sensei Wilfred Seerattan is eager to point out, so much more than that. As the owner of Toronto JKA Karate, located on Danforth Avenue at Warden Avenue, Sensei Seerattan teaches his […]
The 39th Annual Hair of the Dog run-walk, in support of the Balmy Beach Club, takes place today. The New Year’s Day tradition in the Beach begins with registrations at 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2019, at 1 Beech Ave. Starting times are 11:30 a.m for walkers and parents with children in strollers; and the start […]
The 39th Annual Hair of the Dog run-walk, in support of the Balmy Beach Club is being hosted once again next year (Jan. 1, 2019) from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1 Beech Ave. The Balmy Beach Club is hosting the all age’s event which BlogTO has named one of the top winter races, and […]
By MARY BETH DENOMY There was lots to celebrate both on and off the field during Grey Cup weekend recently. Local resident and long-time Balmy Beach Club member Paul Graham was inducted into the media wing of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame at a pre-game ceremony in Edmonton. Known as “PG” to his friends, […]
By NINA RAFEEK Students at Bowmore Road Public School had a special surprise at gym class recently. Team Canada Volleyball members Sophie Bukovec, Julie Godon, Sam Pedlow and Sam Schachter served up some fun and games with the students on Wednesday, Nov. 21. The Team Canada members were there on behalf of the Titans Volleyball […]
Neil McNeil High School’s Senior boy’s volleyball team took the consolation crown at this year’s Ontario championships held in Windsor last week. The team qualified for the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association (OFSAA) championships earlier this month by winning their third straight Toronto title. It was the third year in a row that Neil […]
By DOHA HANNO “Don’t people go skiing in the winter? Don’t people ride their bikes in the winter? What makes those sports any different than tennis?” asks avid local tennis player Norm McGlaughlin. McGlaughlin, along with a number of other tennis enthusiasts in the Beaches-East York community, are not pleased that the Kew Gardens Tennis […]
By ALAN SHACKLETON The Secord Elementary School Grade 5 touch football team made history and garnered national attention recently by winning the city championship in their sport. It was the first city championship won by a school team in Secord’s 103-year history, and the fact that the team was made up of both boys and […]
