Construction is underway on a $3.7-million expansion to Chester Le Junior Public School in the Victoria Park and Finch area. And it's about time, supporters say. The expansion includes a new child care facility and a 460-square-metre community centre.
From baking over a 200-year-old stove in a historic pioneer home to dyeing the snow in Thompson Memorial Park, the Saturday Adventurers Club showed science and fun go hand in hand.
A 20-year-old man is dead and two men are facing first-degree murder charges after a shooting late Saturday night. Police were called to the Neilson Road and Sheppard Avenue area on Feb. 26 at around 11 p.m. due to reports of gun shots.
Nineteen holders of a $50-million winning lottery ticket finally received a $32-million share on Feb. 14. The winning ticket is from the Dec. 31 draw. The payout was delayed due to a claim by another group on the same ticket.
Come September, some students entering grades six and seven from all over the Niagara Region will be bussed to the District School Board of Niagara (DSBN) Academy in Welland.
Twenty-four-year-old Sam Christensen, his parents and his grandmother had something important to talk about, which is why they were at The Scarborough Hospital earlier this month. On Feb. 9, the hospital hosted its first It’s Time to Talk forum. The theme for the Wednesday night event was Tough Transitions: Aging, Families and Eldercare.
Police are warning the public to be careful after a violent sexual assault in Scarborough’s Guildwood Park last week.
Change is inevitable. The only way to move this city forward is to bulldoze the old and build up the new. Talks of redeveloping Kingston Road may become a reality, according to Councillor Gary Crawford. In getting rid of the unappealing buildings and concrete, Crawford wants to make this area a lot greener — and I couldn’t agree more.
A man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Lorenzo Martinez. Aasif Patel, 19, turned himself in to police after arrest warrants were issued for Patel and Wariskhan Pathan, also 19.
Transit workers in York Region voted today to accept the tentative settlement reached — and turned down — earlier this month.
