One of a kind food bank
It is difficult enough to find a vegetarian restaurant,but to come across a vegetarian food bank is a pleasant surprise. Scarborough is the home to the only vegetarian food bank in North America.
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Vigil remembers slain women in Montreal massacre
“I hate feminists,” screamed Mark Lepine to a classroom full of students at the Ecole Polytechnique in 1989. Lepine then instructed the 25 men in the class to leave and proceeded to shoot the 28 remaining women killing 14 of them.
A watershed for the web?
In terms of jobs, if people are primarily shopping primarily online, then not as many sales associates aren’t needed within the stores.
Archeologists unearth ugly reminder of War of 1812
“The doctors really didn’t have much to work with, in terms of tools,” said archeologist Dr. Ronald Williamson. “The soldiers would hold a musket ball between their teeth and would be given a dram of whiskey to ease the pain. Then their limb would be sawed off, and sometimes snapped to save time.”
Mr. Christie, you make no new jobs in East York
Stephanie Cass, manager of corporate affairs with Mondelez Canada, said there are always possibilities, but she does not expect any new jobs to be created at the East York facility in the wake of the Lakeshore closure.
Toronto East General redefines ‘hospital food’
“Just a simple change like changing the mashed potatoes over to Ontario-fresh mashed potatoes would have a huge impact on the patient clientele,” said Leslie Carson. “We’re basically replacing a frozen entrée type product with a freshly-made Ontario product.”
Toronto budget cuts not the answer, advocacy groups say
The 2013 Toronto budget includes cuts to many Toronto services that numerous social and advocacy groups think are inappropriate.
Scarborough native’s NFL dreams realized after years of sacrifice
Sacrifice is a word commonly tossed around in the world of professional sports. Athletes can sacrifice their bodies to make a play, block a shot or protect a teammate. It’s safe to say that sacrifice…
An inheritance of music
t was like finding treasure. It happened one day when Whitney Ross-Barris, 33, was riding a Toronto streetcar. She was listening to the songs on her iPod repeatedly. Suddenly, she recognized the singer as her grandfather. “Something in the way the singer said a certain word or a couple of words together,” she said, remembering the moment.
Room for dreams and memories
Since 2011, Kendal Gerard, 27, has blogged about life in her East York bungalow. The blog was project-oriented at first, and so named Before and After. Eventually it was renamed to reflect a big decision she and her husband, Pierre Gerard, 29 made to Little Bungalow: Less Space, More Happiness. After a year of increasingly ambitious blueprints, Gerard and her husband decided that the original 1940s floor plan was just fine.