Two days after an online registration was sent out via email, 75 homes near Agnes Macphail Public School were sold off almost immediately on a piece of land with new street names that, according to a city report, appealed to an Asian community
Scarborough Centre councillor Glenn de Baeremaeker proposed a ban on shark fins, which was approved by the Toronto Council late October. Scarborough Chinese restaurant consumers and staff gave their comments on the recent legislation.
As the ombudsman of Toronto, Fiona Crean was looking forward to having a meeting in Scarborough where residents could voice their concerns. Instead only two residents, along with Councillors Michael Thompson, Paul Ainslie, Chin Lee and Glenn De Baeremaeker showed up at Scarborough Civic Centre for the Sept. 29 meeting.
Mayoral candidate George Smitherman hopes to take a bite out of the competition by pledging to rid Toronto of its bedbug problem — and local council candidates are taking up the issue.