TEGH opens new clinic for youth
Designed in a colourful bubble theme, the facility is bright, cheerful, tactile and extremely spacious, with large examination rooms and hallways wide enough for parking strollers.
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Scott Mission assures public new family centre is ‘safe’
The director of the Scott Mission location in east-end Toronto has reassured area residents that its family centre will not attract the homeless. On Thursday, the Scott Mission foundation held a community-awareness meeting in its new family centre, the Scott Mission O’Connor Family Centre, located at 1550 O’Connor Dr. The facility will provide food, clothing and child care to people who can not afford basic needs.
Wynne wins: East York MPP will be Ontario’s first female premier
Don Valley West MPP Kathleen Wynne won the leadership of Ontario’s governing Liberals tonight, and will be Ontario’s first female premier, and the first openly gay one.
Parents brace for one-day teachers’ strike
“Honestly, I’m really disappointed with the situation, especially for the kids, because they and their schooling are the ones that are most affected,” said Kelly Webster, whose daughter is at Chester Elementary School on Gowan Avenue.
Toronto East General redefines ‘hospital food’
“Just a simple change like changing the mashed potatoes over to Ontario-fresh mashed potatoes would have a huge impact on the patient clientele,” said Leslie Carson. “We’re basically replacing a frozen entrée type product with a freshly-made Ontario product.”
New Ontario Science Centre exhibit is out of this world
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.
TEGH security ‘a top priority’
TEGH has a network of 250 security cameras, according to Clint Hodges, the manager of protection services. He said the cameras supplement a team of four security guards who rotate to ensure the facility is monitored at all times.
Liberal Gordon vies for Toronto-Danforth
After waiting until almost the last legal moment to announce the date for the byelection to replace Layton, the prime minister’s office said on Feb. 5 that the vote would take place on March 12. The following day — citing an “administrative error” — that was revised to March 19.
Educators train to recognize suicidal tendencies
The head of a Toronto adult mental health crisis centre says most of its clients are adults approaching middle age.
Rivals vie for NDP mantle in Toronto-Danforth
Claire Prashaw, Layton’s former constituency assistant, says she’ll officially kick off her campaign to become the NDP candidate for MP in Toronto-Danforth at the Dora Keogh pub on Danforth Avenue tomorrow evening, Dec. 20.