28
Aug
2012
There was an interesting article in the Globe and Mail on the weekend about a new spirit of collaboration between guerilla gardeners and the Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation department.
It got me thinking about...
27
Aug
2012
Howls of laughter break out in the courtyard of Variety Village, which is crowded with children participating in a mock trial of their counsellors on the final day of summer camp.
As “charges” are read...
27
Aug
2012
Has anyone else wondered what it must be like to live in a house with a backyard that overlooks the Bluffs?
I've often thought how much fun it would be to sit on the patio,...
24
Aug
2012
A dead body was pulled from Lake Ontario this afternoon by police officers from the marine unit.
According to the Toronto Star, the body was discovered by a fisherman at 1:45pm this afternoon.
It's possible the...
24
Aug
2012
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23
Aug
2012
Meet 48-year old Brian Pearson who supplements his disability insurance by collecting refundable beer and liquor bottles from the blue bins of Birch Cliff.
Brian says he collects bottles three days a week, every other...
23
Aug
2012
Here are some updated numbers from the City of Toronto on the extent of basement flooding in Ward 36 over the last five weeks. The statistics were provided by Lou Di Gironimo, General Manager...
22
Aug
2012
Turning back the clock 84 years, our photo of the day is a great shot of Kingston Road looking west from Birchmount in 1928. It's a shot of streetcar tracks being laid when the...