Leaside director’s film scores big name stars
Michael McGowan, a Leaside native, is living the Canadian dream by creating the Canadian dream.
Category: Culture
Harvesting the city’s hidden treasures
Fruit isn’t the only sweet treat that can be havested from the tree, according to a creative group of green-minded residents.
Save area school for students’ sake says local trustee
A recent protest at Bathurst Heights Secondary School highlights one Toronto trustee’s desire to save the school from demolition through purchase by the Catholic school board.
Ski hill’s future sits on slippery slope
The future of North York’s Earl Bales ski hill will be determined with the approval of the 2010 operating budget later this month
Forest Hill filmmaker options bestseller
The groundbreaking The Book of Negroes is heading to the big screen after Toronto filmmaker Clement Virgo optioned the film rights.
Communication with the Facebook generation
Restricting your own time on the computer will likely influence your child’s relationship with the keyboard
Where the wild things are – but for how long?
Protection for Canada’s grizzly bears paramount for species’ survival
Huge festival slated for Downsview this July
A two-day music and arts festival slated for Downsview Park this July could bring up to one million attendees and generate $200 million annually for Toronto tourism, according to its organizers.
Four arrested in Richmond Hill banquet stabbings
Two young offenders, one from Richmond Hill, along with a 20-year-old Richmond Hill man were recently arrested in connection with a stabbing at a Richmond Hill banquet hall in February.
Residents face off on driving range disagreement
A proposed golf centre development pitting Thornhill residents against one another recently became threatening, according to one local woman.
Seeing the lives of those less fortunate
Spending the day blindfolded was an eye-opening experience for North York resident Robyn Landau.
Development brings community centre
A local area is finally assured of getting its community centre. And the best part: it will be at no cost to the taxpayer.