Director at Rough Valley Health (RVH) David Brazeau says there will be some important changes coming to the healthcare system within Scarborough; it will be in the form of services offered at some hospitals being shifted to others within the same area.
After his drug arrest in Syracuse in 2008, Barenaked Ladies co-founder Steven Page locked himself in the basement for days as media trucks parked outside his home. Then his friends dropped by with a bucket of KFC, some sparkling water, and they played HALO on Xbox together.
Many people know that a white comfy pillow and a nice relaxing massage can go a long way.
That can only be assumed for the most recent participants of Centennial College’s Massage Therapy Clinic.
When Benilda Ariz was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009, she moved quickly to surgery and chemotherapy. But her journey didn’t stop there.
The star of the show is the Mars rover, Curiosity. As the real NASA rover is currently busy exploring the surface of the Red Planet some 230 million km away, visitors to the science centre can get up and personal with a full-size model.
Sitting, waiting, wishing. For many these are the realities of a hospital, but there is much more happening just below the surface. Healthcare is changing.
The preliminary results of the anenometer near the Scarborough bluffs are in: the site can support wind power generation. But that doesn’t mean turbines will be sprouting along the great lakes any time soon.
Imagine a place where Toronto’s homeless and other marginalized groups can access free medical care without needing any ID. With the help of a group of U of T student volunteers, that place exists.
One minute Nikeitha Blackwood was sitting in Scarborough’s Albert Campbell Square, chatting with her friends. In the next, she walked confidently to the middle of the square, took a deep breath and started dancing.
Earlier this month, the Scarborough Hospital welcomed a familiar face to fill the position of chief of staff.