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TorchTO – Olympic Torch Relay in Albert Campbell Square at Scarborough Civic Centre this afternoon
Thursday December 17, 2009 – 1:14 pm | One Comment
TorchTO – Olympic Torch Relay in Albert Campbell Square at Scarborough Civic Centre this afternoon

By HiMY SYeD
Within the hour, the Olympic Torch Relay will be in our City for the first of three days before heading out to points west and ultimately to ignite the Olympic Flame to officially …

Polar Bear Swim at Sunnyside with Celebrity Marshal George Smitherman
Sunday December 13, 2009 – 12:52 pm | No Comment
Polar Bear Swim at Sunnyside with Celebrity Marshal George Smitherman

By HiMY SYeD
Most mornings along Sunnyside Beach, neighbourhood resident Graz takes her dog Trenton for his walk.
Yesterday morning, she was surprised to find a whole bunch of Torontonians getting ready to dip into freezing Lake …

Spacing Magazine 16 – Critters Issue – Release Party 7 p.m. to Midnight at Toronto Reference Library
Wednesday December 9, 2009 – 4:11 pm | No Comment
Spacing Magazine 16 – Critters Issue – Release Party 7 p.m. to Midnight at Toronto Reference Library

WHAT : Release party for winter 2009-2010 issue of Spacing
WHEN : Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 7pm – midnight
WHERE : Toronto Reference Library, The Appel Salon, 789 Yonge Street
HOW MUCH : $10 (includes copy of mag), …

Meet Fiona Crean, City of Toronto's Ombudsman, Public Forum at Scadding Court Community Centre
Tuesday November 24, 2009 – 6:18 pm | 2 Comments
Meet Fiona Crean, City of Toronto's Ombudsman, Public Forum at Scadding Court Community Centre

By HiMY SYeD
It’s been a full year plus change since City Hall appointed Fiona Crean as its first ombudsman, topping up three pre-existing oversight positions auditor general, integrity commissioner and lobbyist registrar.
Crean is responsible for …

Opening Night at The Bloor Cinema for the first Canadian Labour International Film Festival (CLiFF)
Monday November 23, 2009 – 5:12 pm | No Comment
Opening Night at The Bloor Cinema for the first Canadian Labour International Film Festival (CLiFF)

By HiMY SYeD
Toronto has become a city of Films and Festivals. Hollywood North churns them out, then Hollywood itself shows up each September for TiFF, the Toronto International Film Festival.
Now it’s November and time for …

Malalai Joya, Afghan M.P., Speaking in Toronto tonight
Wednesday November 18, 2009 – 4:44 pm | No Comment
Malalai Joya, Afghan M.P., Speaking in Toronto tonight

By HiMY SYeD
Malalai Joya, Afghanistan’s youngest ever elected Member of Parliament at age 25, is speaking tonight at Trinity St. Paul’s in The Annex at 7 p.m.
She is in the middle of her North …

Toronto Santa Claus Parade – The Pregame Show
Sunday November 15, 2009 – 6:37 pm | No Comment
Toronto Santa Claus Parade – The Pregame Show

By HiMY SYeD
The Santa Claus Parade is one of the biggest productions of its kind in North America.
Here are some scenes showing what went on before the floats actually began floating. We’re calling this the …

Fall of The Wall 09 Toronto at Freedom Arches
Monday November 9, 2009 – 1:28 pm | No Comment
Fall of The Wall 09 Toronto at Freedom Arches

By HiMY SYeD
At the base of the Arches above the reflecting pool in Nathan Phillips Square is a piece of the Berlin Wall.
Back in the early 1990s, Toronto based documentary filmmaker,  Marcus Kolga, made the …

The Great Toronto Pumpkin Patch Festival Hopscotch 2009 Edition
Sunday November 1, 2009 – 11:46 am | No Comment
The Great Toronto Pumpkin Patch Festival Hopscotch 2009 Edition

By HiMY SYeD
Enjoying hot chocolate and toasted marshmallows is certainly a fun way to mark the only 25 hour day of the year.
Fun also is dressing warmly, grabbing friends and hopscotching your way to each …

Pedestrians, cyclists and buskers reclaim the streets in Kensington Market – By John Bonnar
Tuesday June 2, 2009 – 11:41 pm | No Comment
Pedestrians, cyclists and buskers reclaim the streets in Kensington Market – By John Bonnar

From Toronto Social Justice Magazine

By 1:00 p.m. the barricades were up, streets were swept clean of cars, replaced with pedestrians, cyclists, buskers and street vendors. Just outside St. Stephen’s Community House on Augusta Avenue, two …