By BRAD BRADFORD COUNCILLOR, WARD 19 BEACHES-EAST YORK I’m writing this column after a long second day of what has grown into a three-day city council meeting that started on Nov. 9. While proceedings were to continue after Remembrance Day, council already made three significant decisions propelling Toronto forward. Those decisions were introducing a new […]
By BIRGIT SIBER Down concealed wooden staircases in the East End of Toronto you will discover an ancient wetland nestled within a vibrant forest, an oasis designated by the City of Toronto as an Environmentally Significant Area. Many Toronto residents had never heard of Small’s Creek until it became the subject of a collective effort […]
By BILL SUDDICK I never knew my Uncle Bill, the forever-young man I was named for. I knew from conversations with my grandparents, uncles and my dad that Bill was in the Second World War. I learned he was interested in drawing and airplanes, and coincidentally, so was I. He was a North Toronto kid […]
By ALAN SHACKLETON BEACH METRO NEWS EDITOR As you can see by the photo accompanying this column, I was out on the weekend for the official opening of Riverside Common in the Queen Street East and Broadview Avenue area. It’s a small square on Queen Street East with what are generally referred to as the […]
By NATHANIEL ERSKINE-SMITH Get back to work. If there is any message to take from a tough national campaign that returned a minority Liberal government, that’s the one. We’ve shown competence in procuring vaccines and delivering emergency benefits, and we need that same leadership towards sensible vaccine mandates, booster shots, extended benefits for hard-hit sectors, […]
By BRIAN GRAFF Beaches-East York Councillor Brad Bradford’s latest attack against opponents of the 18-storey skyscraper on Queen (i.e., Beaches Residents Association of Toronto) which appeared in the Aug. 24 edition of Beach Metro News is disappointing. Particularly because his modus operandi is to use Trumpian tactics instead of listening and addressing our assertions constructively. […]
By BRAD BRADFORD COUNCILLOR, WARD 19 BEACHES-EAST YORK Over the last several months, I’ve been speaking to many community members about a small but vocal minority continuing to spread misinformation over the Housing Now proposal at Queen Street East and Coxwell Avenue. If there’s one simple take-away from all of the conversations happening, it’s how […]
By KAT LANTEIGNE The first moment I held our son in my arms my world stood still. I knew I would never be the same. I knew that there wasn’t anything I wouldn’t do for him. Our son has changed our lives in such an indelible way it is difficult to find the words to […]
By KEN PRICE Two trees stand in the north end of Withrow Park, near the corner of McConnell and Carlaw avenues, as a tribute and as a reminder. I am personally glad that the city planted them; however, they are no substitute for the lives they represent. On July 22, 2021, three years will have […]
By PRINCESS OWUSU For the past four months, I’ve had the opportunity to work with Beaches-East York Councillor Brad Bradford’s office as a Black Youth Fellow, learning more about municipal government and how our elected representatives serve Toronto. Given Councillor Bradford’s support for Business Improvement Areas, promoting economic development within the ward and the businesses, […]
