A Toronto city councillor says that a move to revitalize the city’s public housing stock is long overdue. Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti, (Ward 7, York West) a director at Toronto Community Housing Board of Directors, says a Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) plan to improve the conditions in public housing is a great idea.
The project manager for a new campaign that would give all permanent residents the right to vote in municipal elections says it will take the community’s help for it to pass. Toronto boasts over 200,000 permanent residents. Should the province allow (it) the city would be the first in Canada to allow non Canadians residing [...]
The Canadian Cancer Society backs provincial legislation to ban flavoured tobacco products in Ontario. This initiative would limit the availability of cigarillos, small flavoured cigars, to young Canadians. According to the University of Waterloo Youth Smoking Survey conducted in 2007, 35 per cent of Canadian youth in Grades 10 and 12 have tried cigarillos.
The Toronto District School Board hopes a switch to November will raise awareness of Aboriginal Education Month. Scarborough residents, even some students, may not be familiar with the occasion as up until now it has always taken place in June, the last month of class. It provides a time to highlight the history, culture, achievements, [...]
Charities are reporting fewer contributions but higher demand due to worldwide financial crisis Shelves are becoming empty. Resources are becoming scarce. And donations are in decline. This is the current reality for many hospitals, food banks and other service organizations in Toronto. As the current economic crisis continues to worsen, donations to such institutions are [...]
Notary Rotary The Rotary Club of Scarborough will be holding a meeting Tuesday Dec 1 at the Scarborough Golf Club, 321 Scarborough Golf Club Rd., at 12:30 p.m. for lunch. Fellowship and speakers will be present. Contact Michael Cooksey at 416-266-3287 or visit www.rotary.org.
When 14-year-old Dylan Beard realized that his grades were slipping because his involvement in both lacrosse and hockey dominated his time. He knew one of the sports would have to go. For Beard, the decision proved a no-brainer. “I didn’t really like hockey, (but) I loved lacrosse,” he said. “So, I decided to keep my [...]
