When Mary-Margaret McMahon steps down as Beaches—East York city councillor for Ward 32 at the end of November, it’s no exaggeration to say that it is a more community-driven and culturally rich area than it was at the start of her time in office. To celebrate and honour Councillor McMahon’s eight years as our city […]
I’ve recently been haunted by an image from a Royal Ontario Museum exhibit featuring finalists for the Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards. You likely know the one – the photograph of a seahorse floating in the ocean and hugging a pink plastic Q-Tip. If ever there was a poster child for […]
At the Metrolinx public consultation at Hope United Church the night of June 15, there seemed to be one thing on people’s minds: noise. The meeting, attended by around 70 people including Beaches-East York MPP Arthur Potts and city councillors Mary-Margaret McMahon and Janet Davis, featured a presentation from Metrolinx representatives about the planned Lakeshore […]
Beaches-East York city councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon is defending a decision to implement on-street permit parking on all of Ward 32 residential streets, saying it is an issue of fairness. “Some residents have asked why they don’t have permit parking in their area and they’ve been ticketed and they wondered about that,” said McMahon. “I’ve heard […]
The last time the city proposed changes to the Silver Birch boathouse four years ago, backlash from the community and a heated debate during a public consultation saw the plans shelved almost as quickly as they were proposed. Now, the Parks, Forestry and Recreation department has once again been mulling over reforms to the boathouse […]
While she’s been off the job for about a month now, last Thursday marked the official farewell celebration for longstanding Community Centre 55 staffer Nancy Culver. [envira-gallery id=”23423″]
Last fall, I became involved with a community activist group, Free the Beaches. Our goal was to stop the proposed sublease of Tuggs Inc. to Carters Landing – a franchise restaurant of Cara Operations Ltd. – with a view towards ending Tuggs’ control over our parkland. With an opportunity to legally end the city’s controversial […]
It was a close one, but Beach residents keen to keep their neighbourhood’s boundaries intact caught a win today. Discussing a consultant report on Toronto’s ward boundaries, Toronto’s executive committee voted 7-6 to recommend that council adopt the consultant-recommended 47-ward option, the option that would add three new wards to the city and make minimal […]
A skeptical and at times vocal crowd packed Beach United Church on April 25 to hear plans for a proposed seven-storey development that would face Kingston Road at Beech Avenue, backing onto the Glen Stewart Ravine. Before the meeting even began, opposition to the 29-unit development was building, with a petition created by Friends of […]
Two women are leading the charge to bring a Christmas market to Queen Street East. Niki Papaioannou and Caitlin Tizzard, marketers for St. Louis Grill, including the Beach location, are spearheading an initiative to turn Queen Street into a Distillery-style Christmas market in December. They hosted one community brainstorming session on March 2 and are […]
