Hillcrest chosen for solar panel pilot project
HILLCREST COMMUNITY SCHOOL was the first in the city selected to participate in a new solar initiative by the Toronto District School Board.
Category: Culture
Sunnybrook doc the next Canadian astronaut?
A DOCTOR AT Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is in the running to be a new member of Canada’s AstronautCorps.
Officer for Earl Haig
A North York school is the next in line to be part of a program that puts police officers in Toronto schools.
Summerhill loses iconic filmmaker & beloved resident
Summerhill resident and well- known filmmaker Allan Winton King died on June 15 at the age of 79 after a brief battle with a brain tumour, diagnosed in April.
600 locals sign petition protesting road revamp
THE MOORE PARK Ratepayers Association is protesting a project that would close the fifth, reversible lane on Jarvis Street, saying that a thorough traffic study needs to be completed before the $6.35 million project moves forward.
Not just a walk in the park
Residents and officials clash on Downsview plans
School pool at Newtonbrook will stay open
The pool at Newtonbrook S.S. is one of 20 pools previously set for closure that school trustees voted to keep open at a board meeting on June 29.
Sunrise explosion site to be cleaned this month
The Sunrise Propane site, which saw a fiery explosion last August, will be cleaned this month.
Northern Secondary student wins award from NASA
ERIC YAM HOPES to one day build his own utopia. In the meantime, he’s submitted sketches of what it may look like to NASA.
Bus boost for 905
WITH THE HELP of the provincial government, transit officials can move forward with the York Viva Bus Rapid Transit system upgrade.
Park to welcome new players
A $1 million donation will transform Earl Bales
North Yorkers to be honoured at Walk of Fame
NORTH YORK NATIVES Howie Mandel, a television personality, and design duo Dean and Dan Caten, of high-end fashion label Dsquared2, are among the Canadian luminaries being honoured in September as inductees into Canada’s Walk of Fame.