Beach Metro Community News

Monarch Park student Nico Birch earning international honours in Muay Thai, invited to youth world championships

July 4, 2022

Local resident and student at Monarch Park Collegiate Institute, Nico Birch, has her sights set on representing Canada at the International Federation of Muay Thai Associations (IFMA) Youth World Championships this summer. The sport of Muay Thai is Thai kickboxing. Birch, who attended elementary schools Blantyre, Adam Beck and Glen Ames before entering the IB […]

Man, 29, sought by police after alleged sexual assault near Woodbine Park on Canada Day

July 3, 2022

Toronto police are seeking a man wanted in connection with an investigation into an alleged sexual assault on Canada Day in the Woodbine Park area. According to police, a woman was at a concert in the park, northeast of Lake Shore Boulevard East and Coxwell Avenue, on Friday, July 1, when she met a man. […]

Deja Views: From the 1980s to today along Queen Street East in the Beach

July 3, 2022

By DAVID VAN DYKE I thought I’d give writing duties over to Jan who sent me this photograph (above) that her husband took of her in the early 1980s. The facade on this retail space at 1916 Queen Street East hasn’t changed a bit! It was wonderful to meet you and your husband Jan, thanks […]

Salsa on the Beach opens Jazz Festival this weekend at Woodbine Park

July 2, 2022

The 34th annual Beaches International Jazz Festival kicks off this weekend with Salsa on the Beach. The festival is back in the Beach area with live, in-person events after a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Events are slated for the month of July, but the festivities begin on Saturday, July 2, and Sunday, […]

East York’s Canada Day fireworks display in Stan Wadlow Park moved to night of July 2

July 1, 2022

The Canada Day fireworks display planned for July 1 at Stan Wadlow Park in East York will not take place tonight. Instead it will take place on the night of Saturday, July 2. The change comes as a result of a last-minute situation in which the vendor contracted to provide a number of City of […]

Canada Day events include fireworks at Ashbridges Bay and Stan Wadlow parks, East York parade and Q107 picnic

July 1, 2022

There will be lots of ways for East Toronto residents to celebrate Canada Day on this Friday, July 1. Fireworks displays, festivals and a parade are on tap to help mark Canada’s 155th birthday. In East York, the fun begins at 10:30 a.m. with the 65th annual parade which starts at Dieppe Park (145 Cosburn […]

‘The Robbie’ soccer tournament returns to Birchmount Stadium for championship games this weekend

June 30, 2022

The Robbie is back at Birchmount Stadium. Started in 1967 and one of the largest youth soccer tournaments for charity in the world, the Robbie International Soccer Tournament had to take a two-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But on Sunday, July 3, southwest Scarborough’s Birchmount Stadium will once again indeed be “the home […]

Toronto Beaches Junior A Lacrosse team begins lengthy homestand with June 30 game at Ted Reeve Arena

June 30, 2022

The Toronto Beaches Junior A Lacrosse team’s are preparing for four upcoming home games in a row. On Thursday, June 30, Toronto Beaches will host the Brampton Excelsiors starting at 8 p.m. at Ted Reeve Arena. The local lacrosse action continues on Canada Day, July 1, as Toronto Beaches welcomes the Oakville Buzz to Ted […]

The Main Menu: Strawberries are a treat at any time of year, but especially when freshly picked

June 30, 2022

By JAN MAIN “The day that I pick strawberries, we have strawberry shortcake for supper!” These were the words I heard as I bent picking the first berries of the season at my favourite strawberry farm, Whittamores. (Long gone, alas, now a subdivision!) Yes, those fresh picked strawberries are worthy of a dinner in their […]

Beaches International Jazz Festival is back with live concerts and StreetFest celebration on Queen Street East this July

June 30, 2022

The 34th annual Beaches International Jazz Festival is back in East Toronto this summer as an in-person event. After two years of having to create a festival which was a mix of virtual and live events in some non-traditional locations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2022 version of the festival is back this July […]

Michael Garron Hospital President and CEO Sarah Downey to step down at start of September

June 30, 2022

Sarah Downey will be stepping down as President and CEO of Michael Garron Hospital (MGH) and will be taking up a new role as President and CEO at the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). Downey will remain in her role at MGH until Sept 2, 2022 and will join CAMH on Sept 6, […]

The Two Fours kick off the Canada Day long weekend at The Hideout on Queen Street East on June 30

June 29, 2022

The Two Fours perform June 30 at The Hideout Local rock ‘n’ roots band The Two Fours will start the Canada Day long weekend festivities off early this week with a performance on the night of Thursday, June 30, The Hideout in the Beach. The Canada Day Long Weekend Launch Party will feature performances by […]