More than 100 employees are out of work after a much-loved family-owned bakery burned down in a stubborn fire that burnt for hours in the Kipling Ave. and Bloor St. W. … Read Full Article...
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Toronto Fire Services seek $2 million for approved and specialized station wear
The Toronto Fire Services (TFS) is seeking almost $2 million for the supply and delivery of station wear, which includes trousers and shirts, for its thousands of firefighters citywide. The TFS on March 12 filed a report to a City General … Read Full Article...
Woman hospitalized after being attacked on a TTC bus at The Queensway and Islington Avenue
A woman was hospitalized after being attacked on a TTC bus by a man with a piece of wood. Police are searching for the suspect who took off after the unprovoked attack at a bus stop at the intersection of The Queensway and Islington … Read Full Article...
Four Etobicoke residents accused of cheating Rexdale’s Great Canadian Casino
Four Etobicoke residents have been arrested by the OPP for allegedly cheating at the Great Canadian Casino Resort in Rexdale. Police allege a table games dealer was allegedly ‘in collusion’ with casino patrons. The arrests stemmed from a probe … Read Full Article...
Humber Bay Shores residents complain about noise, lights as Cirque du Soleil returns
Concerns about traffic congestion, noise and bright lights are being raised as another run of the popular Cirque du Soleil show is slated to begin at Humber Bay Shores. The Humber Bay Shores Residents Association (HBSRA) in a March 21 letter to … Read Full Article...
City to expand Etobicoke’s hi-tech award winning organics processing facility
A ground-breaking Etobicoke organics processing plant is being expanded to handle our City’s growing garbage disposal issues. A huge expansion is planned for the Disco Road Organics Processing Facility (OPF), at 120 Disco Road, which processes … Read Full Article...
Ukrainian refugee celebrates first year in Canada with lovely paintings of lighthouses
South Etobicoke resident Evgenia Yaremchuk is a former fine art and history professor from Kharkiv, Ukraine, who just celebrated her first year in Canada. She fled here as a refugee claimant to escape her war-torn homeland, where many of her … Read Full Article...
Group work with volunteers to rescue endangered baby turtles at Colonel Sam Smith Park
Spring must be here as training has begun for volunteers to protect and monitor endangered baby turtles at Colonel Sam Smith and other parks. The Friends of Sam Smith Park (FSSP) are training volunteers this month on protecting the baby turtles … Read Full Article...
Toronto Zoo seeks almost $5 million to expand tiger boardwalk and habitat
The Toronto Zoo is seeking almost $5 million for an expansion of a tiger boardwalk to hopefully attract more visitors. Some $4.8 million is being sought from the City to complete a tiger boardwalk and habitat at the zoo, which is one of the … Read Full Article...
Toronto Police celebrate Iftar and break fast with refugees from Gaza
Commuters can relax as GO Train regular service to resume service
GO Train service will be back on track at 5 p.m. after Long Branch, Mimico and Exhibition GO Stations were closed for four days due to construction. The stations will open on March 25 as Metrolinx upgraded the rail network. The company said … Read Full Article...
Sherway Gardens customers watched in horror as trio use hammers to rob jewelry store and flee
Customers at Sherway Gardens were horrified to see a massive police presence at the popular mall a couple days ago. Toronto Police are investigating a second smash and grab robbery of a jewelry store around 8:30 p.m. on March 21. Toronto-area … Read Full Article...
City report warns more fires, droughts and extreme weather to hit us with climate change
Last year was one of the hottest on record and it is not getting any better. The City warns that climate change is causing weather that is hotter, wetter and wilder and the conditions are expected to worsen. The number of extreme heat days … Read Full Article...
Work begins on new hi-tech Etobicoke Civic Centre which will house gym, library, clinic and more
Construction is underway for a new massive community-based Etobicoke Civic Centre (ECC), which will feature cutting edge technology. The City’s CreateTO said the contract to construct the centre was awarded last December to Multiplex Construction … Read Full Article...
Community complaints lead to diversity, anti-Black and equity training for arena board members
Stemming from complaints, members of the City’s eight Arena Boards will have to undergo training on human rights, equity and diversity to better serve diverse communities. A motion is before City Council to direct the board members to undergo … Read Full Article...
Study by City agencies recommend drinking alcohol in more Toronto parks
Drinking booze in the parks may soon become a permanent summer outing in Toronto. A pilot project studying the drinking of alcohol in 27 parks in the City of Toronto has been given a glowing thumbs up and may soon become law. A Parks, Forestry … Read Full Article...