Keeping up with developments
The end of summer is near and a lot has been happening in our ward. I would like to take this opportunity to update you on the status of a few developments that are currently underway or coming to our ward.
Category: Culture
Toronto needs reasonable parking laws
Every public, taxpayer-funded service should have a clear public benefit. To most residents, this statement seems obvious in relation to our parks and transit system, but less so when it comes to parking enforcement.
Town’s longest serving mayor passes away
Community members recently paid their final respects to Richmond Hill’s longest-serving mayor, William (Bill) Bell, who passed away July 28. Bell served as the town’s mayor from 1988 to 2006 and won six consecutive elections after an eight-year stint as the councillor for Ward 3.
Local mom raises $40K
A Beverley Glen mother of three has recently helped raise almost $40,000 in support of finding a cure for women’s cancers.
Area mom raises $250K
Stepping it up for a cure
Sewell: for Sammy Yatim, leaders need to lead
Virtually everyone who knows about the death of Sammy Yatim thinks that the police did something unnecessary and wrong. The 18-year-old was clearly in a mental crisis as he allegedly exposed himself and waved a knife at those on a Dundas streetcar on the evening of July 27.
Ballet to Broadway
Liam Redhead may have just graduated from Canada’s National Ballet School in June, but the 18-year-old has already accumulated a pretty impressive resumé.
Out of the classroom and into the spotlight
Chemistry and math and all the rest of that stuff are important, but few high school students ever sit in the back of the class and daydream about becoming chemical engineers. No, when it comes to making a living, they fantasize about something cool. Like being in a band.
Concert Review: Mumford & Sons play a sold-out show at the Molson Amphitheatre
Monday night’s Mumford & Sons show at the Molson Amphitheatre may as well have been a crowning ceremony. If it wasn’t clear going into the sold-out show, it became blatantly obvious during the mesmerizing two-hour set that the English folk-rock foursome are the hottest touring act in the world right now.
Must-see films from TIFF’s Rebel Yell series
For a reprieve from summer blockbusters, TIFF Bell Lightbox presents a series of films that are far more thought-provoking. Rebel Yell: A New Generation of Turkish Women Filmmakers is a collection of features, documentaries and shorts that are directed by women in a culture that has long been dominated by men.
Arcade Fire violinist takes the spotlight
Sarah Neufeld, member of Grammy Award–winning, Montreal-based band Arcade Fire, released her first album as a solo artist this week. A tireless collaborator, Neufeld says it was time she pushed herself and her instrument to see what could be done. Plenty, as it turns out.
The Price is Right hits Toronto, proceeds to suck
There was something just a little off about The Price is Right Live, a watered-down touring version of the longstanding mid-day game show that rolled into the Molson Amphitheatre on Sunday. Not that it mattered one iota to the throngs of eager wannabe contestants on hand.