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Beach Memories: Ontario golf history was made in the Beach

February 15, 2022February 14, 2022

By GENE DOMAGALA One of the great things Beach Metro Community News/Ward 9 Community News has done in its 50-year history is the watchword of all newspapers – Freedom of The Press. In Beach Metro Community News, they have given people of all types of abilities the chance to present their views on all matters. […]

Beach Memories: Some things have changed and some have not since 1972

January 19, 2022January 18, 2022

By GENE DOMAGALA Toronto in 1972 was different than it is today. Politically in 1972 the Prime Minister of Canada was Pierre Elliot Trudeau. And now here we are freshly arrived in the year of 2022, and the Prime Minister of Canada is his son Justin Trudeau. In 1972, the Premier of Ontario was William […]

Beach Memories: The Main Street Library is celebrating its 100th anniversary on Dec. 15

December 13, 2021December 13, 2021 0 Comments

By GENE DOMAGALA This year 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the Main Street Library. What was that I wrote? The 100th anniversary of the Main Street Library? Yes, it is the 100th anniversary of a building that housed the beginning of a library. The official date of the anniversary is Dec. 15, and that’s […]

Beach Memories: This Remembrance Day will mark the 75th anniversary of the Beach Cenotaph in Kew Gardens

November 10, 2021 2 Comments

By GENE DOMAGALA The War Memorial cenotaph in Kew Gardens in the Beach is one of only two on Queen Street in Toronto. The other is in front of Old City Hall. For a number of years, the citizens of the Beach would mark Remembrance Day on Nov. 11 in different locations, at schools and […]

Beach Memories: Upcoming walking tour of Main and Danforth area to examine history of East Toronto

November 4, 2021

By GENE DOMAGALA Did you know that the Woodbine Race Track wasn’t the first race course in the east end of Toronto or that the Queen’s Plate was held at this particular site? To find out its location, join me on a Heritage Walk of East Toronto on Saturday, Nov. 6, starting at 1 p.m. […]

Beach Memories: Baseball is alive and well at the Kew Gardens diamond

September 14, 2021September 15, 2021 2 Comments

By GENE DOMAGALA Baseball has been around for a long time in the East End, especially in the Beach area. There have been professional teams in both the western and eastern parts of Toronto, but that is for another column. We here in the Beach are concerned with the “amateur” baseball teams. Originally, as I […]

Beach Memories: The time is now to honour Beacher Norman Jewison with a plaque

July 6, 2021July 3, 2021

By GENE DOMAGALA It is great to have all these different types of plaques about people, places and public events in our community. But where is the plaque for one of the world’s greatest film directors, Norman Jewison? He was born in the Beach and remains a proud Canadian. Growing up, Jewison attended Kew Beach […]

Beach Memories: Celebrate Victoria Day long weekend with a self-guided historic walk

May 21, 2021May 20, 2021

By GENE DOMAGALA I would like to thank readers of Beach Metro News for their replies to my recent article regarding historic walks. There is much interest for me to continue to plan these historic walks through the Beach and other areas in East Toronto. There have been some suggestions from the readers, and I […]

Beach Memories: Thanks for your interest in local historic walks and keep sending comments

April 29, 2021

By GENE DOMAGALA I would like to thank readers of Beach Metro News for their replies to my recent article regarding historic walks. Apparently there is much interest for me to continue to plan these historic walks through the Beach and other areas in East Toronto. There have been some suggestions about these walks from […]

Beach Memories: Historic tours of the community this year will depend on level of public interest

March 27, 2021March 26, 2021

By GENE DOMAGALA This column is dedicated to my great grandchildren Rowen and Rhys. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, many events have been postponed. However, in the case of the historic tours of the Beach and East Toronto area, they are still ready to go. However, this will all depend on the general public […]

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