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Manjit Khundal gets people to sign her petition to to require a doctor to prounounce a death within a reasonable time frame, after she waited 14 hours to have her mother pronounced dead in nursing home.
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Artist Patricia Lynne Harris holds up one of her paintings that are on display at the Neilson Park Creative Centre. The paintings in her exhibit, Landscapes Personified III - Slices, represent the, "quick images flashing before my eyes," during her...
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Construction on the new Lakeshore Lions Arena located at the rear of Lakeshore Collegiate is well under way as giant steel beams are erected to form the shell of the facility.
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Canadian Blood Services held their 'Sirens For Life' blood donor clinic with the help of officers from 22 Division and the public at The Sun Life Building on Bloor Street on Monday. Const. Candice Poole makes her donation while Sgt. Bart Evans...
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The Rotary Club of Etobicoke presented their annual Toronto Ribfest at Etobicoke Centennial Park over the Canada Day weekend. People line up to sample ribs from Canadian and U.S. competitors.
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The Rotary Club of Etobicoke presented their annual Toronto Ribfest at Etobicoke Centennial Park over the Canada Day weekend. Here, Scott Taylor (left) and Sean Carter enjoy some tender ribs.
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What was once a paved area is now home to Marcello Febbo's award-winning garden and it was open June 24 as part of the Open Gardens Toronto program where gardens are open for public viewing to raise money for the Canadian Women's Foundation.
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Turakad Ramaswamy and his wife Lakshmi place flowers at the Humber Bay Park Air India Memorial for their 15-year-old daughter they lost in the bombing 23 years ago.
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Toronto Hydro seeks 'load shift' customer
The Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited (Toronto Hydro) has introduced a new pilot program designed to encourage customers with smart meters to "load shift" and help manage their electricity use.The program is available to Toronto Hydro customers who are enrolled in the Peaksaver Program, and who are participating in the Toronto Hydro Smart Meter Time-Of-Use pilot project.
Participants will receive $10 a month for a total credit of $30 on their fall 2008 electricity bill. The pilot provides Toronto Hydro with valuable information on how to assist homeowners with load shifting and conservation. Power shifting should complement other power-saving activities, such as running appliances during evenings, which can help lower the demand on hot summer afternoons. For more information, visit www.torontopowershift.com
Creative centre hosts juried art exhibition
Neilson Park Creative Centre Galleries hosts the sixteenth Annual Juried Art Exhibition from July 14 to Aug. 10.More than 50 artists will compete for one of five prizes. Jurors Barbara Fostka, of Etobicoke, and Kathleen Hatcher will judge paintings, drawings, prints, mixed media art, photography, fibre art, calligraphic art, and sculpture.
Everyone is invited to attend the opening reception and awards ceremony on July 14 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Admission and parking are free. The centre is wheelchair accessible. For more information call 416-622-5294.
Etobicoke man perishes saving kayakers
OPP have identified the 45-year-old Etobicoke man missing on Lake Huron since Saturday afternoon as Dave Doyle.The South Bruce OPP said the man's body was located Sunday on the beach a short distance north of MacCaskill Road in Kincardine, about 220 kilometres northwest of Toronto.
According to police, around 5 p.m. Saturday, two men entered the lake to help three kayaking teens who appeared to be in distress. After making it to the kayakers and assisting them toward shore, one of the men "dropped out of sight." A subsequent water and shoreline search was undertaken that day, and resumed Sunday.
Anyone with information that can assist police is asked to South Bruce OPP at 519-396-3341, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
Celebrating the season, Mimico style
Mimico Baptist Church and the Mimico Residents' Association present the eleventh annual Mimico Summer Festival Party in the Park Aug. 5.Authors and illustrators will promote their work and sign autographs. From 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. people of all ages will meet in Mimico Memorial Park for entertainment, food sampling, and to visit many community booths. For more information and pictures of previous events visit www.mimicobaptistchurch.org or www.mimicoresidents.ca
TCDSB high school teachers accept contract
Toronto's Catholic Secondary School teachers voted recently to accept a tentative four-year agreement that would see a three per cent increase in their salary each year of the term.Union President Kathleen Gardiner said the members voted 95 per cent in support of the agreement, which has "considerable improvements in benefits, long sought after."
Teachers and senior management have also agreed to improved consultation processes on local issues, she added.
"Provincial discussions between the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association and the Ontario Catholic School Trustees Association, earlier this year, were of considerable assistance in this round of bargaining," Gardiner said.
The agreement is subject to approval by the Ministry of Education's appointed supervisor of the Toronto Catholic District School Board.
