By MARY-MARGARET McMAHON MPP BEACHES-EAST YORK The number one reason I jumped back into politics is the Climate Emergency. Around the world, we are seeing the effects of climate change at an exponential rate. Extreme heat, devastating floods, horrific forest fires. 50+ degree temperatures where people, animals, and agriculture will be severely disadvantaged, throwing our […]
By ALAN SHACKLETON BEACH METRO COMMUNITY NEWS EDITOR Disappointment and concern are my feelings as we head into this fall’s municipal election. The number of candidates running for office is down across all of Toronto. That’s disappointing and a sign of both lack of interest and belief in the importance of our city government and […]
By ELOISE MORRISON History was made one year ago on June the 1, 2021. The Toronto Catholic District School Board voted in favour of flying the rainbow flags outside its schools and offices to celebrate Pride Month every June, declaring a victory for the 2SLGBTQ community. When this announcement was made one year ago, June […]
By ERIN HORROCKS-POPE As Beachers, we find pride in the physical, picturesque community we live in; filled with iconic landmarks, diverse architecture, and beautiful natural spaces – but more than anything else, our community is what we create here through our neighbours, friends, and family. On the night of Friday, June 24, our community came […]
By MARY-MARGARET McMAHON MPP, BEACHES-EAST YORK Change brings opportunity. As election night drew to a close on June 2, I was met with two emotions. First, an overwhelming sense of gratitude and elation for the vote of confidence you have placed in me by electing me as the next MPP for Beaches-East York. Then disappointment […]
By MARY BETH DENOMY We asked you to fight for your Beach Metro News – and you came out swinging! When your volunteer Beach Metro News Board of Directors launched the “Become a Supporter” campaign in March 2022, we did not know what to expect. For 50 years our community newspaper had been covering the […]
By NATHANIEL ERSKINE-SMITH In these uncertain times, the federal budget was modest and measured. It laid the groundwork for meaningful cooperation in this parliament. And it made a series of down payments to address major national and global challenges, including housing affordability, climate action, better healthcare, and military capacity. In advance of the budget, the […]
By ALAN SHACKLETON BEACH METRO COMMUNITY NEWS EDITOR First in today’s column I would like to thank everyone who is supporting Beach Metro Community News in its 50th anniversary fundraising campaign. The response in the first two weeks has been so wonderful to see. People have been coming to the counter at the office on […]
By ALAN SHACKLETON BEACH METRO COMMUNITY NEWS EDITOR I am extremely honoured to be in the editor’s chair for the 50th anniversary edition of Beach Metro Community News. I have been working at community newspapers for most of my journalism career, which started in the summer of 1985. This is my third major milestone celebration […]
By GEORGE ELLIOTT CLARKE Founded in 1926 to honour the birthdays of the ‘Great Emancipator’ President Abraham Lincoln (Feb. 12) and abolitionist Frederick Douglass (Feb. 14), the intent of Negro History Week was to try to dispel the 500 years of anti-Black propaganda used to justify the enslavement of Africans and the colonization of Africa […]
