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Top three places to see fall foliage in Toronto
You don’t have to travel miles away to a provincial park just to get a chance to view the colourful fall leaves this season. Right in the heart of Toronto you will be able to see these magnificent fall colours. All you need is to dedicate a lovely afternoon, a good pair of hiking shoes and that cup of pumpkin spice latte to keep you warm during your city adventure.
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Erosion threatens Scarborough Bluffs properties
A majestic view lined by cliffs, beaches and a waterfront.
It is not often how...
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History month: What’s happening at Guildwood
Despite the continuing patience of the Guildwood community, the Guild Inn has remained fenced off since 2001. There is yet another Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Inn, but it is late.
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Living on the edge
Gary Crawford grew up in the Scarborough area and is now the city councillor for Ward 36, which covers Bluffer’s Park. Ever since he was a teenager, he remembers stories of people scaling the sides of the Scarborough Bluffs or venturing close to the edge to experience the majestic views. “This is something that has been going on for generations,” Crawford says.
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Scarborough firefighters are living on the edge
People wandering too close to the edge of the cliffs is an ongoing issue that tends to happen in spring and summer, says Gary Crawford, councilor for ward 36. Although the city has put both signs and fences up to keep people away from the eroding cliffs, there are always those who take the risk.
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The Bluffs: Scarborough’s hidden beauty
Mighty Scarborough is home to many areas of Mother Nature’s beauty. For animal lovers, there is the Toronto Zoo, but for those who appreciate landscapes and greenery, the Bluffs are Scarborough’s crown jewel.
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Committee votes to keep wind gauge on Lake Ontario
Despite local opposition to the city’s installation of a wind gauge offshore at the Scarborough bluffs, the anemometer will remain in Lake Ontario until fall of 2012. Responding to some of his constituents’ concerns, during a meeting of executive committee at Toronto city hall on Tuesday, Scarborough East Coun. Paul Ainslie had proposed to remove the device. However, Coun. David Shiner worried that removal of the device would waste more money.
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Scarborough Bluffs a not-so-secret surf spot
On windy mornings in the fall at the Scarborough Bluffs, one may happen to see a group of neoprene-clothed surfers bobbing in the lake while waiting to catch a wave. Occasionally, passersby will see a surfer riding a wave towards the shore.
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Wind turbines issue could sway voters’ decisions in Scarborough-Guildwood
The Liberals have been attacked on the Green Energy Act and their support for wind farms. Scarborough-Guildwood's Progressive Conservative candidate Gary Ellis speaks.
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Doris McCarthy: a teacher of art and life
Artist, teacher, and lover of life – Doris McCarthy lives on in her paintings and through those who knew her.
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Two more men caught trying to jump off the Bluffs
Only two weeks after a man tried unsuccessfully to base-jump off the Scarborough Bluffs, two more men have been fined for attempting the same.
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Bluffs barriers ‘protect idiots from themselves’
Daredevils on the Scarborough Bluffs don’t get much sympathy from residents or politicians. “There’s always an idiot who wants access to the Bluffs,” said outgoing Ward 36 councillor Brian Ashton.
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Few turn out for Scarborough Bluffs cleanup
With the sun rising into a clear sky above the Scarborough Bluffs, Sunday provided the perfect backdrop for the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. The only problem? Only six people volunteered to help at the Sept. 19 event.
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Two swings back in wind battle
What was meant to be a symbolic step to halt wind turbines in Ontario has backfired on a local Scarborough community.
After city hall rejected the motion to place a moratorium on new wind turbines, Toronto will now do the opposite – promote wind power in the city with fervor.
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