Superhero Y Guy from the Scarborough YMCA was busy last weekend saving the community – from obesity. The YMCA hosted Megathon, a fundraiser dedicated to entice kids to be more active to help fight obesity and raise money for the cause.
Rosannagh MacLennan remembers when she was 10 years old watching Olympian Karen Cockburn train at Skyriders Trampoline Club. At the time, MacLennan said she was too nervous to go and speak with her role model. Now 23, MacLennan trains with the three-time Olympic medalist as they both prepare for the upcoming Summer Olympics in London.
A strike by University of Toronto teaching assistants has been avoided for now. After an eight-month-long negotiation battle, a tentative agreement between U of T and Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) local 3902 is now up for a ratification vote by TAs.
Homer Simpson — yes, that Homer Simpson — was once a member of the Stonecutters, a secret society made up of Springfield residents. Though it happened way back in season six of the show, I can’t help but remember the Stonecutters’ “We do” chant. As a matter of fact, I sometimes catch myself singing the tune: “Who holds back the electric car? Who makes Steve Guttenberg a star?”
They’re exclusive. They’re expensive. And they’re accelerating off showroom floors. Since taking a beating in the financial meltdown of 2008, the top-end of the car market in the GTA is back in top gear, says Steven Pavan, a sales consultant at Grand Touring Automobiles. “Sales are good, are getting better and will probably never stop,” he said.
Gary Webster disagreed with the mayor and now he’s out of a job because of it, Councillor Janet Davis says. The Toronto Transit Commission today voted 5-4 to terminate Webster — its chief general manager and a 36-year veteran of the TTC — because, she said, he would not side with Mayor Rob Ford on his transit plan.
A Scarborough Muay Thai fighter promises to give a knock-out performance to humble his opponent at the end of the month.
Several years ago the Scarborough Town Centre was a hangout spot for young people. Scarborough Youth Resource Centre’s Nadia Harris says the mall was plagued with youth criminal activities.
Despite the Drummond Report calling for the cancellation of full day kindergarten, the staff at Eastview Junior Public School are confident they will have full day students in September.
As part of a Feb. 9 workshop, Scarborough residents were encouraged to mimic owl and coyote calls in the name of environmental preservation.