Hogtown Roller Derby will be hosting the final match of the 2019 season with a doubleheader at Ted Reeve Arena, 175 Main St., on Saturday, Sept. 7. The Horror will take on the Eerie Roller Girls in the WFTDA (Women’s Flat Track Derby Association) sanctioned first game, and the Debs will play Nipissing Roller Derby’s […]
By MARY BETH DENOMY Canada and the Balmy Beach Club had a great showing recently at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships. Top athletes from around the globe travelled to Szeged, Hungary, looking to qualify for the 2020 Olympics. Three paddlers from the Balmy Beach Club qualified their boats for Tokyo in […]
By RICARDO VIGLIANO When winter comes, and snow covers the ground, Beach resident and Malvern Collegiate Institute graduate Jakob MacLeod won’t be bothered at all. He will be miles away living his dream of college baseball at Ave Maria University in Florida. MacLeod couldn’t be happier with starting the program on scholarship in September. The […]
Crest Swimming, which is based out of the Crescent Town Community Pool, recently won the Swim Ontario Small Team Award at the Summer Ontario Swimming Championships. Six members of the club also put in strong performances at the Canadian Junior Nationals meet held in Calgary at the end of July. At the Ontario championships, held […]
By AMANDA GIBB The Metropolitan Open will be held on Saturday, Aug. 10, at Ashbridges Bay Skatepark as part of the National Event Series organized by Canada Skateboard. The National Event Series aims to showcase Canada’s top skateboarders, and allow participants to generate points on the Canadian National Skateboard Ranking List. “It’s a fun job […]
Variety Village in Scarborough celebrated the announcement of $4.5 million in funding from the provincial government during a press conference Monday, July 29, morning. Lisa McLeod, Ontario Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, was at the Danforth Avenue facility to announce the funding which will go towards facility repairs, as well as recreational and competitive […]
By ALAN SHACKLETON Members of the Canadian Women’s National Wheelchair Basketball Team gathered at Balmy Beach earlier this week to take to the waters of Lake Ontario in kayaks, canoes and paddleboards for a team bonding event. The athletes and coaches on the team paid a visit to IPaddle Adventures for the session on the […]
By AMANDA GIBB New murals will be unveiled at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Ashbridges Bay Skatepark on Thursday, July 18, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Graffiti Mural Project is organized by the Toronto Skateboarding Committee (TSC) and the City of Toronto’s StreetARToronto Program. The project boasts over 5,000 square feet of skatepark surface […]
The Balmy Beach Rugby Club will be bringing the sport from the grass to the sand for a tournament and showcase of the sport at Woodbine Beach on Sunday, July 7. The Junior section of the club will be hosting four other clubs (for a total of 20) teams to play some ‘beach’ rugby. Participants […]
Soccer fans are invited to take in some top-level youth competition this weekend as the 53rd annual Robbie International Soccer Tournament prepares to host numerous games at local fields and stadiums. The Robbie has been around since 1967 and this weekend’s tournament will see approximately 150 teams competing in boys and girls divisions. Locally, fans […]
