Seneca College’s new mental health intervention certificate program launches this May, and veteran community mental health worker Tanya Shute is at its helm as the program co-ordinator. Offered at Seneca’s King campus, the two-semester post-graduate program has accepted about 25 prospective and current front line workers from various helping-related fields, from nursing to police foundations. The … Continued
Local chairperson talks to us before her sixth walk to end violence
North York resident recovers from stroke and launches spinathon
Spring is here, the sun is shining, and hens are clucking in backyards across the GTA, thanks to these rental services. Whose hens rule the roost? Which eggs are freshest? You decide.
In Ward 6 — and elsewhere in Richmond Hill — GO trains serve commuters on weekdays and CN transports goods along the rail tracks on a daily basis. The recent train derailment on this CN railway near the town’s Elgin Mills Road East area has heightened attention to the priority of rail safety. As … Continued
Whatever happened to having pride in your community? This spring, a number of residents called. They were upset by the messy state of our public spaces, from roads to boulevards and parks around the neighbourhood. They complained that there is litter everywhere they walk. They expressed their concern. The people who are calling about this … Continued
Traffic infiltration is something my ward, Don Valley East, has in common with Leaside, one of Toronto’s oldest planned subdivisions. On bad days on the Don Valley Parkway, literally up to 100,000 cars might disembark at Eglinton Avenue and infiltrate Leaside to get downtown. This is why, quite understandably, residents of Leaside rose up in … Continued
In January, the City of Toronto released its annual employment survey. This report highlights an important issue for North York Centre. Our population is growing dramatically, but our local job numbers are not. This is undoubtedly having an impact on our traffic woes. Overall, employment was up in the city by 1.5 per cent last … Continued
Many residents report commuters cutting through local roads in an effort to avoid congested collector and arterial thoroughfares. With the City of Toronto’s construction season looming and evidence of growth around us, arteries will become even more clogged, and neighbourhoods will feel the spillover. This is not a new issue; however, the stakes have never … Continued
Ward 26 Don Valley West is one of the most diverse wards in the city, and I believe that one part of our ward, Thorncliffe, needs more attention. Thorncliffe is designated as a City of Toronto Neighbourhood Improvement Area (NIA). Statistics indicate that 26 per cent of the population is under the age of 14. … Continued
Residents opposed a development for 20 townhomes on the same site years back, now it calls for 40
Community mourns loss of beloved member of iconic Canadian singing group Sharon, Lois & Bram
