Category: Community Contributions
Community Driven Articles
Around the Bay Road Race
On Sunday, April 12, the 132nd anniversary of the Around the Bay Road Race will run through...
Read MoreIndoor Fun for Winter Weather
A Boardgame recommendation from Bard and Bear By Megan Edmonds Board games are a classic...
Read MoreNorth End History
Submitted by Dennis Travelle North End History Pictured is my grandfather William G. (Puffy Billy) Arnold, Station Master of the James Street CNR station. This is one of the first ultramodern, streamlined, diesel engines. Billy...
Read MoreCommemorating the Irish Fleeing the “Great Hunger”
On September 10, a ceremony was held on Pier 4, close to the spot where thousands of desperate...
Read MoreNorth End Food Drive – Saturday Oct 18th
Submitted by Curtis Biehler North End, it is that time of year again. Saturday Oct. 18th is the...
Read MoreFAB Four Rock the Dragon Boat Worlds
Submitted by Vivian Medley (‘with a little help from my friends’) In dragon boating,...
Read More80 Years since Hiroshima and Nagasaki
By Sheri Selway The Remembrance of the Atomic Bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 2 days in August 1945 was honoured on August 7 on James Street from Murray to Cannon. Bryce Kanbara, of YouMe Gallery on James North,...
Read MoreCommunity Garage Sale and Block Party Brings North End Together for a Day of Music, Food, and Fun
By Chrissy Chrzan et.al. The sun was shining, the grills were sizzling, and the music was pumping...
Read MoreIf Music be the Soul of Love, Play On
By Frank Procto I have recently been made aware of a wonderful Non-profit organization that deserves more attention. Concerts in Care Ontario brings professional musicians into senior’s homes, long term care and assisted living...
Read MoreComing Together to Make ‘Herstory’
By Vivian Medley In the wee hours of June 20, 2025, a group of women giddy with nervous excitement...
Read MoreSupport Knot A Breast’s Ongoing Bottle Drive – Every Bottle Counts!
By Sheila Spencer Knot A Breast (KAB) the Dragon Boat Team of courageous breast cancer survivors...
Read MoreBay Area Restoration Council – Community Water Leaders
By Chelsea Urquico Have you seen a group of folks with blue backpacks near the water’s...
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