Nothing was going to keep Monarch Park Lions pitcher Nick Gryguc out of the game, not even a case of appendicitis. The 17-year-old MVP pitcher was hospitalized just days before the Lions were to face Humberside in the TDSSAA semi finals, but not playing in the big game wasn’t an option—appendix or no appendix. “It […]
The Monarch Park high school alumni group grows with each graduating class, and a familiar refrain can be heard at each meeting: “Do you know where he is?” “Do you know where she is?” A curious group, after connecting on social media, we now meet annually in the Beach area – mostly to share answers […]
The Monarch Park Collegiate senior boys volleyball team has ended their season on a high note after taking home the TDSSAA “AA” championship on November 16. The team managed to defeat Forest Hill, North Toronto Collegiate Institute and Lawrence Park C.I. in the south region championships before conquering Stephen Leacock in the city semi-final with […]
Three years ago, it was an empty lot on the wrong side of the tracks. Today, it’s the Woodfield Community Rail Garden – a bustling place full of raised garden beds, fruit trees, perennials and special plants for butterflies. “I think everybody who walked this path to Monarch Park thought it would be a beautiful […]
Police at 55 Division are warning the public after a sex assault took place in Monarch Park, southwest of Coxwell and Danforth Avenues. On Nov. 30 at 6:45 a.m., a woman reported that she was jogging in the park, when a man approached her from behind and assaulted her. The woman screamed, and the man […]
Trees in Monarch Park got heaps of mulch and attention Oct. 19 when tree adopters mulched the park’s youngest trees for winter while those on a tree tour wowed at the fall colours. Stephanie Baptist, adopt-a-tree coordinator for the Friends of Monarch Park, said the 62 new trees in the park all have volunteers to […]
Some projects have a large impact on an organization. Others have an impact on a community. The new stadium built at Monarch Park Collegiate will have an impact on both. With an official-sized turf soccer field and the largest indoor track in Toronto, the new facility will be of benefit to students as well as […]
Feb. 2 was a busy day in Toronto for East End high school athletes in Toronto District School Board sports. Curtis Jack, left, scored a hat trick to lead Danforth Collegiate to a 6-0 victory over Harbord Collegiate in Tier 2 Hockey. Danforth currently sits in second place in their division. Monarch Park’s Chris Yorke, […]
This year’s football season may be over, but for Jeremy Ambraska it may be the start of great things. The 18-year-old student at Monarch Park Collegiate has been an impressive presence at the school since he started there five years ago, particularly in the sports scene. Realizing the school did not have a football team, […]
