Senator Roméo Dallaire didn’t let a little bad weather stop him on Wednesday night. The retired general was more than two hours late for his presentation to students and faculty at the University of Toronto Scarborough campus, where he talked about getting youth excited about building Canada’s future.
Ten Scarborough housing projects are getting a piece of a $1-billion pie served up by Canada’s Economic Action Plan, the minister of state for seniors announced recently.
“This is the noisiest exhibition we’ve ever had,” Erin Peck says. The Doris McCarthy Gallery at the University of Toronto Scarborough campus is offering the public a chance to explore the works of artist and musician Gordon Monahan for free until April 13.
TTC riders on Mike Marges’ bus tend to break into applause and laughter when he makes an announcement. He adds a personal touch to this part of his job: airplane pilot-style commentary. “Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome aboard the Air Red Rocket,” he says as he pulls out of the subway station.
It’s not easy bringing to life a bizarre family from 100 years ago, but the actors at the Scarborough Theatre Guild pulled off an amazing production of Elizabeth McFadden’s Double Door, which ran March 3-19 at the Scarborough Village Theatre.
Opening night is quickly approaching as University of Toronto theatre students rehearse for their original production of The Jewel in the Lotus.
The play is not your typical piece of theatre. With no plot, characters or story, the production gives the audience an opportunity to experience a type of show they wouldn’t normally be exposed to.
The life of a teacher in need of a shave in 19th-century Scarborough was governed by some strange rules, visitors to the Scarborough Historical Society’s annual exhibit learned.
Joe Torzsok says completing the panda exhibit and Dr. Schofield Memorial Garden projects are his first priorities as the newly elected Toronto Zoo chair.
Construction is underway on a $3.7-million expansion to Chester Le Junior Public School in the Victoria Park and Finch area. And it’s about time, supporters say. The expansion includes a new child care facility and a 460-square-metre community centre.
From baking over a 200-year-old stove in a historic pioneer home to dyeing the snow in Thompson Memorial Park, the Saturday Adventurers Club showed science and fun go hand in hand.