Navigating construction is daily challenge for fire crews
Midtown's 12 fire stations are each responsible for heading out into the community to survey the work and potential hazards caused by construction.
Author Archives: Brian Baker
His script on serial killer’s father finally to start filming
After leaving journalism behind in 1991, Allenby resident James Russell followed his true passion, film production, and left for Los Angeles.
North Toronto camp expands into Etobicoke, Hamilton
A lot has happened in two years for the True North Sports Camps, formerly North Toronto Baseball Camps. The last time this newspaper caught up with the quartet of college friends, Gabe Diamond, Jeremy and…
Exotic car show lights the fires in Yorkville
Every Father’s Day, volunteers of the Yorkville Exotic Car Show corral some of the finest horsepower in the Greater Toronto area. Eight years ago, CEO Phil Downe, a Porsche enthusiast, decided with fellow compatriots that…
Havergal senior passes cross country, track torch
Martha MacDonald didn’t know whether she was going to be competing at OFSAA this year with Havergal’s track and field team. The Grade 12 student was just coming off a 32nd finish at the IAAF…
Carolyn Bennett celebrates 20 years in Parliament
Wychwood Barns was adorned with red and white on June 18, as members of the St. Paul’s riding celebrated Carolyn Bennett’s 20 years in Ottawa. During the presentation, a vignette was shown on a television,…
Lawrence Park sends record 12 tennis players to OFSAA
Lawrence Park Panthers sent the most students out of any in the province, to the University of Toronto, Scarborough campus, for OFSAA.
Forest Hiller uncovers family secret in CBC documentary
Malka Rosenbaum, 67, shared a detail from her past that her parents didn’t reveal to her until she was 19-years-old. She had a sister and her sister was given up during World War II.
Honest Ed’s closure brings La-La-Land to midtown
Hollywood Canteen was previously Mirvish Village but development forced owners to settle down beside the Regent Theatre on Mount Pleasant Road.
Davisville Detailing is all about employing students
Seamus Smith, 20, is in his fifth year running Davisville Detailing, and has been cleaning up midtowners’ vehicles to make them look brand new.