This column is dedicated to the late Glenn Cochrane, who grew up in Hamilton, but was a Beacher by choice with his wife Jean, and a great Canadian. I learned a lot from Glenn about Hamilton sports in a national context. I recently had a discussion about the Pan Am Games, which someone said was […]
Tag: Pantry Park
Letters to the Editor for June 2, 2015
Thank you to the strangers who chose to help I am writing to thank the young man and the woman who was walking with her baby and dog who came to the aid of my 16 year-old daughter who was the victim of a mugging. Walking home from Malvern CI after hanging with some friends, […]
999-year lease needs transparency
Have you ever heard of a 999-year lease of a public park to a school in the City of Toronto before? Apparently nobody has. That is one reason many residents wrote to Mayor Tory and city councillors before the May 5 council meeting asking that the motion to lease Pantry Park to the Toronto District […]
News Briefs
The Beach Hill Neighbourhood Association is holding its annual Spring Fling flower-planting event on Saturday, May 30, in the Gerrard Street East and Woodbine Avenue community. Help brighten the streetscape by planting colourful annuals around 22 trees along Gerrard. Afterward, stop in at the Naval Club, 1910 Gerrard St. E., for a drink, fresh food […]
Anger, confusion at last-minute Pantry Park meeting
A city council vote to enter into negotiations with the Toronto District School Board on a possible 999-year lease of parkland was set to go ahead on May 5 despite opposition from some residents. Beachers concerned about the deal gathered at the school on April 28 for a hastily-organized public meeting. Local TDSB trustee Sheila […]
Letters to the Editor for May 5, 2015
On farmers’ markets and Kew Gardens RE: No Farmers’ Market for Kew, March 24: I would like to clarify some information concerning the Boardwalk Café lease and a potential farmers’ market stated in a March 24 opinion piece. Yes, the city solicitor was involved in the Tuggs/Boardwalk Café debate, however it was the parks department […]
Council to vote on Kew Beach lease of Pantry Park
It may be smaller than Ted Reeve’s pantry, but leasing Pantry Park is a big deal for Kew Beach Junior Public School. On May 5, Toronto city council will vote on a 999-year lease that allows Kew Beach to use the track and field at Pantry Park as part of its school yard. In exchange, […]
Red and Black Day takes to the boardwalk
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]
