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A visit with Wayne Gilmar, The Swan Whisperer of Ashbridges Bay

August 2, 2021

By VICTORIA ATKINS In the time of COVID-19 we are all looking for people or events that inspire; beacons of hope amidst a storm of uncertainty. People who can galvanize our optimism in a time of great despair Sometimes these people show up in places where you least expect them. It was my sister-in-law who first […]

Open Doors Spiritual Matters: Churches faced with many questions as return to ‘normal’ approaches

August 1, 2021

By REV. MARTHA MARTIN I am privileged to be one of the United Church of Canada’s representatives to the Governing Board of the Canadian Council of Churches. The CCC represents 26 member churches, 85 per cent of the Christians in Canada, and is the broadest and most inclusive ecumenical body in Canada. Founded in 1944, […]

Beacher Penny Oleksiak becomes Canada’s most decorated Olympic athlete with seventh medal win

July 31, 2021

Beacher Penny Oleksiak is Canada’s most decorated Olympic athlete of all time. Oleksiak, 21, won her seventh Olympic medal on Saturday night in the Tokyo Games to set the record. Swimming the final leg of the women’s 4×100-metre medley race, Oleksiak helped the Canadian team win the bronze medal on the final night of swimming […]

Beacher Penny Oleksiak expected to swim for seventh Olympic medal in final of women’s 4x100m medley relay

July 31, 2021

Beach swimmer Penny Oleksiak has a chance to make Canadian Olympic history tonight. The 21-year-old Oleksiak is expected to swim the freestyle leg for the Canadian women’s 4×100-metre medley relay team on Saturday, July 31, night at the Tokyo Olympic Games. And if the Canadian women can reach the podium, Oleksiak will become the most […]

Home Stretch Vaccine Push includes number of East Toronto pop-up clinics over the August long weekend

July 31, 2021

By ALEXANDROS VAROUTAS East Toronto Health Partners and Michael Garron Hospital are hosting a series of local pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinics over the three-day August long weekend. Clinics at Thorncliffe Park Community Hub, Shoppers World Danforth, and Crescent Town Health Centre are part of the City of Toronto’s ongoing Home Stretch Vaccine Push, a joint […]

August long weekend to see ActiveTO closure of eastbound lanes of Lake Shore Boulevard East between Woodbine and Leslie this Saturday and Sunday

July 30, 2021

ActiveTO will be closing road lanes to motorized vehicles on sections of Lake Shore Boulevard for two of the three days of this August long weekend. The closures will include the eastbound lanes of Lake Shore Boulevard East between Leslie Street and Woodbine Avenue; and the eastbound lanes of Lake Shore Boulevard West between Stadium Road and […]

Toronto Beaches set to begin second weekend of play in Ontario Junior Lacrosse League’s regular season

July 30, 2021

By ANSON WONG Toronto Beaches Junior A Lacrosse opened their Ontario Junior Lacrosse League regular season with two wins and two losses last weekend. Due to COVID-19, the 11-team league’s regular season game schedule has been condensed from three games a week to a pair of games a day over two consecutive weekends. All OJLL […]

Police seeking 55-year-old man in connection with pair of alleged sexual assaults in East Toronto

July 29, 2021

Toronto police are asking for the public’s help in locating a man wanted in connection with a pair of alleged sexual assaults earlier this year. According to police, a 49-year-old woman was allegedly sexually assaulted in the area of Warden Avenue and Firvalley Court on Wednesday, June 9. A 27-year-old woman was allegedly sexually assaulted […]

The Main Menu: Some cool recipes to help create a perfect summer picnic

July 29, 2021

By JAN MAIN A picnic, according to the dictionary, is a pleasure outing including an informal outdoor meal. It can be an easy breakfast by the lake early in the morning and sandwiches carried in your backpack while you cycle, or as elaborate as champagne and pate by the River Avon in Stratford. The operative […]

Summer Stations art installations are coming soon to Kew Gardens and Woodbine Park this August

July 29, 2021

Winter Stations along Woodbine Beach has become Summer Stations in the Beach. The transition began this week when the ‘ARc de Blob’ art installation made its appearance on Queen Street East at the entrance to the Beach’s Kew Gardens park. The installation is a joint effort by an Austrian and British design team made up […]

Police seek public’s help finding dog reported stolen in the Beach

July 28, 2021

Toronto police are asking for the public’s help in locating a dog that was reported stolen in the Beach yesterday. According to police, the incident took place at approximately 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 27, in the Woodbine Avenue and Lake Shore Boulevard East area. Police said a 36-year-old woman was walking her dog in […]

Impact of LDD Moth outbreak on trees in the Beach has resident worried

July 28, 2021

Editor’s Note: Many organizations are transitioning away from the outdated term “Gypsy Moths” and instead referring to the species as LDD (Lymantria dispar dispar) Moths, and for the purposes of this article, we will follow suit. By ALEXANDROS VAROUTAS The City of Toronto is seeing an influx of LDD Moths (formerly known as European Gypsy […]