An over-sized canoe billowing steam. A globe of charred wood lined with faux fur on the inside. A public sauna. These are just three things people can expect from the second year of Winter Stations, set to launch on Family Day at Kew, Scarborough and Balmy Beaches. The now-annual event blends art, design and architecture […]
Paddler sheds light on PTSD service dog funding Good luck to veteran Trevor Petersen as he paddleboards from the Balmy Beach Club to Ottawa to raise awareness for post traumatic stress disorder and funds for the Canadian Mental Health Association. Meanwhile, I know of more than 200 veterans with PTSD and other operation injuries that […]
Jane’s Walk, the annual weekend-long spring event honouring the legacy of community builder and urban activist Jane Jacobs, will take place May 1-3. Jane’s Walk is a collection of neighbourhood walking tours led by local residents who are passionate about the places they call home. Jacobs, who died in 2006, was a staunch believer in […]
A change of venue due to Pan Am construction at Birchmount Stadium couldn’t put a damper on Malvern Collegiate’s Red and Black Day, the school’s annual parade, full day of varsity sports, and celebration of school spirit. The action moved to Pantry Park on Friday, Oct. 10. [flagallery gid=43]
Sprinting over puddles and bright autumn leaves, hundreds of high school students ran a 4 x 3,000-metre relay along the boardwalk. Hosted last Friday by Neil McNeil High School, the relay brings runners from across Toronto – more than 50 schools and 1,000 students joined last year. For Sarah Gigi, a Grade 9 student at […]
If you’ve got wheels or hot feet, there is now an easy way to the water at Woodbine Beach. Parks staff recently installed a plastic path to help people cross the sand between the beach boardwalk and the shoreline south of Donald D. Summerville Pool. Geordy Cook, 7, discovered it last week on a bike […]
That is the question posed in a charming new comedy starring former boy wizard Daniel Radcliffe in his first romantic lead role. Beach Metro is a family newspaper so I should explain that ‘friend’ is The F Word of the title, which has been changed to What If? for sensitive American audiences. What if the […]
When a gardener asked Beach Metro News to find out if lack of moisture was causing white patches to form on the base of trees along the boardwalk, the answer was actually the opposite – too much watering, by dogs. Beth McEwen, the city’s manager of urban tree renewal, says while dog urine is toxic […]
This year will mark the silver anniversary of the Beaches Recreation Centre’s Spring Sprint, and organizers are hoping numbers will keep up with the success of recent years. “We’d like to get 600, and maybe 350 kids out of that 600,” said Roland Roushias of the rec centre. “ If it takes you 15 minutes […]
Our beloved boardwalk has had many structural changes over the years. Sections of the path were elevated several feet above the beach as seen here at the bottom of Scarboro Beach Boulevard in 1952. Heaven help your ankle if you ever fell through a loose or water-logged board! Do you have an old photo of […]
