Don’t go private, Toronto Community Housing resident pleads
Pam Smith says she hopes the scandal surrounding the Toronto Community Housing Corporation doesn’t spur privatization.
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Scarborough development project hits a ‘Wal’
SmartCentres, a Canadian real-estate developer plans to build an $18-million, 9,500-square-metre mall at the site anchored by a Wal-Mart at Markham Road and Eglinton Avenue East.
Is TTC an essential service in Scarborough?
Ontario’s Liberal government is considering a prohibition on strikes from Toronto Transit Commission workers, declaring the transit system an essential service. Scarborough residents and officials appear to support the move, with only transit workers opposed.
Subway vs. RT debate heats up in Scarborough
Scarborough may have to wait longer for a faster transit system now that Mayor Ford has teamed up with Metrolinx to provide funding for the subway he wants built in Toronto.
Financial literacy coming to Ontario school curriculum
A Toronto councillor believes that young people with money managing skills lead fuller lives.
Royal Kerala Foods serves tastes of South India in Wexford Heights
Hankering for the flavours of Kerala, the southwest Indian state? Then your best bet is to head to Victoria Park and Lawrence Avenue East and visit Royal Kerala Foods, store owner Saji Mangalathu says.
Redesign may overhaul TEGH
Inside the hospital as it stands, the current flow from one department to another is disorganized, and patients can be required to travel throughout the hospital for necessary services. The new plan involves a well-organized “racetrack” design with the nurses’ stations in centralized locations. This will enable faster response times for patients.
Creativity blossoms at St. Pat’s
As of this coming September, St. Patrick will become a Centre for Arts, Media and Technology — a designation bestowed by the Toronto Catholic District School Board this past June.
Warmer weather brings fresh hazards
The city is warning the public of the dangers caused by changing weather conditions during the spring melt period, which could lead to unstable stream banks and rapidly rising water levels.
Cardshow returns to East York
Leaside Gardens has since returned to its former glory after the organizer of the Toronto Card Show, Frank Williamson, decided to bring a monthly card show back to the area in 2006.