Students and their families at 11 East York elementary schools to have full access to health care services at new paediatric clinics.
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Parking tickets drop 29%, rates may increase
It’s been 10 months since the parking app was launched. Since then, the number of parking tickets issued has plummeted by 29 per cent.
Terry Fox’s legacy lives on at Wilket Creek Park
Maria Fong, 55, was diagnosed with lung cancer in August 2016. She later learned that it spread to the bone. She didn’t have any symptoms, but tests for a fractured vertebra revealed the diagnosis.
Her experiences with cancer, and the treatments she’s been undergoing to deal with it, convinced her to put on her walking shoes last Sunday and participate in the Terry Fox Run for the first time in her life.
“I feel blessed that I’m able to do this walk today,” she said.
Toronto police make arrests in East York roofing fraud case
Toronto police have made two arrests in connection with a roofing scam in East York.
Sun shines on new Woodbine bike lanes
Woodbine bike lanes open Sept. 10 with celebration of local cyclists and city councillors Janet Davis and Mary-Margaret McMahon.
Bike lanes a mixed blessing, argue some opponents
Not everyone is happy about the bike lanes that opened on Woodbine. “We already have so many issues with traffic in the city,” said one driver.
No injuries from early morning house fire in East York
No injuries were reported after a house fire in East York on Aug. 21.
Continuing the Marathon of Hope
This weekend, Canadians will take to their local parks to honour the life of Terry Fox.
nookFEST brings together artisans and entrepreneurs
For creative entrepreneur Sean Kung, his concrete homeware business 1842 is a way for him to work with his hands.
Compared to his “real boring adult job” in digital media, creating concrete planters and lights is “a way to get that hands-on tangible work in,” Kung said.
Founder of Toronto’s Homeless Memorial remembered as great advocate
About two hundred people attended a memorial Tuesday, August 8th for the founder of downtown Toronto’s homeless memorial, Bonnie Briggs. It was held at the Church of the Holy Trinity, next to Eaton Centre. That church is the site of the Homeless Memorial, which Briggs, 64, founded in 1997.