The City of Toronto has rejected Centennial College’s proposal to redevelop the historic Guild Inn in Scarborough. In 2008, the college had proposed to build a 120-room hotel with plans to restore the Bickford residence. The two-phase project also included adding a restaurant, banquet facility and spa.
Scarborough now has full representation in the McGuinty cabinet. Earlier this month, MPPs Margarett Best of Scarborough-Guildwood and Scarborough Centre’s Brad Duguid were appointed Minister of Consumer Services and Minister of Economic Development and Innovation, respectively. Scarborough’s remaining four MPPs have been given roles of parliamentary assistants.
A Scarborough resident, his wife and their two children have been released from prison in Saudi Arabia after more than a month. Majeed Uddin Ahmed and his wife Zareen were arrested on Sept. 22, 2011 in Jeddah, on unknown charges.
Sparks flew in the House of Commons as Jim Karygiannis, MP Scarborough-Agincourt, took on the Harper government for their lack of response in dealing with the recent killings of the Coptic Christians in Egypt.
Scarborough has retained its stake in the new cabinet as MPPs Brad Duguid and Margarett Best take on new portfolios in the minority Liberal government.
Voter turnout reached a record low on Oct. 6 as Ontarians went to the polls. Only 49.2 per cent of eligible voters cast their ballots — the lowest response Ontario politics has seen in 36 years.
A former Scarborough resident is in jail in Saudi Arabia along with his two small kids and wife. Majeed Uddin Ahmed and his wife Zareen were arrested on Sept. 22, 2011 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on unknown charges, according to a statement released by Jim Karygiannis, MP for Scarborough-Agincourt.
Scarborough has voted wisely by re-electing the Liberals for another term in all the six ridings in the Oct. 6 provincial election. A traditionally Liberal stronghold, Scarborough has benefitted under the Grits.
Bas Balkissoon of the Liberal Party has been elected in Scarborough-Rouge River for the third time. With over 80 per cent of the polls reporting, Balkisson has a margin of approximately 1,500 votes over his…
With three-quarters of the polls reporting, Liberal Soo Wong has been elected in the riding of Scarborough-Agincourt by a margin of nearly 8,000 votes. “I don’t know what to say — it’s been an amazing…