A city executive committee meeting that took place yesterday saw mixed results after ward 32 councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon moved to amend two items on the agenda in order to save the S.H. Armstrong pool from closure. McMahon motioned to increase the city’s 2017 parks, forestry and recreation operating budget by $85,000 as a way to reverse […]
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Potential pool closures make waves in Beaches-East York
The City of Toronto released its 2017 preliminary budget earlier this month and while the document was rife with financial details, it left many residents questioning the fate of community services in the area. According to the preliminary budget overview, “the demand for public services is rising, especially in the areas of public safety, transit, […]
Beach Arts Scene
Yellow House Gallery is celebrating a year of fine art in Kingston Road Village, while launching its latest show, Mindscape. Yellow House was opened a year ago at 921 Kingston Rd. by Christina Kostoff as a combination gallery and framing shop. Since then, Kostoff has been running regular exhibitions, both solo and group shows, by […]
No agreement over shared school space
City and public school officials are asking why, after 12 years, they have yet to sign an agreement on how they share buildings. “Our schools, especially in older parts of our city, are often the home of our community centres,” said Ward 31 councillor Janet Davis. Davis is asking for an update on the marathon […]
Students talk sweatshops with designer
Fashion designer Sujeet Sennik had something to show Duke of Connaught students last month – a dusty T-shirt picked from the rubble of Rana Plaza, Bangladesh. Sennik left a design position at Walmart after the poorly built Rana Plaza factory collapsed in April, killing 1,129 workers. Walmart was linked to the factory by illegal subcontracts. […]