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 … Read Full Article...
A cloudy skyline over Lake Ontario with striking sunset. Photo by Mario Sturino.
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March 2026
Local Group Bid to Halt Mimico Condo Towers. A Mimico group is fighting a plan to build two 43-storey towers on a busy stretch of Royal York Road. … Read Full Article...
February 2026
Fears that the Ontario Food Terminal in Jeopardy. The Ontario Food Terminal (OFT) is in jeopardy of being forced to shut if a Queensway plaza is zoned for mixed uses by City Council. … Read Full Article...
January 2026
City has 10,256 Staff Paid $100Ks Plus Yearly. The cash-strapped City of Toronto has deep pockets when paying staff with more than 10,000 workers earning in excess of $100,000 yearly. … Read Full Article...
Long Branch senior fights City Hall and wins over gravel driveway ticket
An 81-year-old Long Branch widow will undergo less stress this Christmas after a City by-law infraction to pave her gravel driveway was quashed. Zandra Forbes-Roberts , who lives on Walnut Crescent, received a hand-delivered mail last August 15 … Read Full Article...
Some free Yuletide events in the community to boost Christmas spirits
Etobicoke Community Concert Band 30th annual Christmas show
By MEGAN RAMPERSAUD The Etobicoke Community Concert Band held its much-anticipated 30th annual holiday concert “To Much Tinsel” in the auditorium at the Etobicoke Collegiate Institute. The December 12 concert was conducted by the Artistic … Read Full Article...
Four Etobicoke teachers awarded Prime Minister Awards as top educators
Four Etobicoke teachers have been awarded the prestigious Prime Minister’s Awards for Teaching Excellence for positively changing the lives of their students. “Every year, educators spark curiosity, build confidence and change the lives of their … Read Full Article...
Spin Me a Yarn helping to keep the community safe and warm with home-made winter gear
Treena Evans and hubby Bob Carrol are working to keep at risk members of the community warm and safe this winter. Evans has owned the Spin Me a Yarn store for eight years at 2855 Lake Shore Blvd. W., and is involved in a range of … Read Full Article...
Local volunteer Courtney Doldron will be missed by many in the community
A well-known community volunteer, former teacher, Rotarian and Caribana bandleader is being mourned by family and friends. Former high school teacher Courtney Doldron passed away in mid November. He was 75. Doldron was a member of the Lakeshore … Read Full Article...
December 2025
More Police Officers to Patrol South Etobicoke. Four additional Neighbourhood Community Officers (NCOs) will be hitting the streets of South Etobicoke to help residents and crack down on crime. … Read Full Article...
November 2025
Aid Arriving to Help Carnage in the Caribbean. South Etobicoke charity Global Medic was among the first to offer help to hard-hit Jamaica by providing water purifying kits and emergency medical supplies. … Read Full Article...
New block-long New Toronto mural to uplift the community
Local muralist Allison G. has been working on an almost block-long mural on the side of a Shoppers Drug Mart on Fourth Street. It has taken about three weeks for the Long Branch artist sometimes working through the elements to finish the project … Read Full Article...
Some Sobeys staff to be laid off as popular grocery store shuts for good
The shelves of a beloved Sobeys grocery store at the Kipling and Queensway Mall are empty as the store will be permanently shut on October 24. About 60 of the employees, many who have been there for a long time, will be transferred to other … Read Full Article...
Noted Canadian military author to speak at Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 101
Canadian military historian Mark Carmichael will be speaking about his new book days after Remembrance Day on November 11 at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 101. Carmichael will talk about his book Heroes of the Great War, Untold Stories of the … Read Full Article...
22 Division officers hunting a high-end perfume bandit with a sweet smell
Justice is sweet. Toronto Police have cracked a group whose members stole high-end perfumes and colognes from area stores for resale online and in flea markets. Police have arrested one man and are searching for another who allegedly operated a … Read Full Article...