By RUSHANTHI KESUNATHAN The most popular attraction on Queen and Elmer streets isn’t the pizza parlour or nail salon, it’s a man. Toddlers to bus drivers stop to say “Hi,” and ask how he’s doing; kids run up to him for their morning fix of high-fives, and some adults give him spontaneous hugs. Paul Belyea […]
Like most of the previous honourees, this year’s Citizen of the Year says he can’t quite understand why he deserves the title. As far as Paul M. Babich is concerned, he’s just doing what he does, organizing when things need to be organized, pitching in where he can, and helping out whenever he’s asked. So is […]
The Beach Metro News annual general meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23 at the Balmy Beach Club. Current members of the newspaper are eligible to attend the meeting and vote for officers of the volunteer board of directors. Board candidates: President Rob Granatstein, has been on the Beach Metro News […]
The annual general meeting of Ward 9 Community News Inc., publisher of Beach Metro Community News, will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23 at 2196 Gerrard Street East. Officers for 2015-2016 will be elected. Officers act as unpaid trustees for the community, overseeing the newspaper’s general operation but are not involved in […]
Beach Metro Community News is getting a facelift, and we want your help. We are looking to our talented readers for ideas for a re-design of our logo and masthead. The current logo was unveiled in March 2003. It has served our paper well, but it is time for a fresh look. We are looking […]
Organizers of the annual Beaches Spring Sprint are looking for help keeping participants on track at this year’s event. Race Marshalls, water handlers, and a clean-up/recycling crew are all needed on race day, Saturday, April 11. Check in at the east side of the Silver Birch Boathouse at 8:30 a.m. Instructions and volunteer hats will […]
Ten candidates running to be the next city councillor for Beaches-East York Ward 32 shared their policy ideas at a Oct. 7 debate hosted by Community Centre 55 and Beach Metro Community News at St. John the Baptist Norway Church. All questions were submitted by Beach Metro News readers. Candidates Bruce Baker and Jim Brookman declined requests to […]
The annual general meeting of the Ward 9 Community News Inc. (publisher of Beach Metro Community News) will be held on Tuesday, June 17, at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at the newspaper office at 2196 Gerrard St. E., just west of Main Street. Officers for 2014-2015 will be elected. These officers are […]
The annual general meeting of Ward 9 Community News Inc., the publisher of Beach Metro Community News, will be held on June 27 at 7:00 p.m. at 2196 Gerrard St. E. Officers for 2013-2014 will be elected. The officers are elected by members of Ward 9 Community News Inc. to govern the newspaper. They are […]
