Official procedures will begin in July to change the name of Toronto’s Dundas Street. Toronto City Hall staff recommended its change because of its namesake Henry Dundas who was linked to the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. →
There is exciting news for intellectual minds in York Region. Holy Cross Catholic Academy (CA) is now recognized as an authorized IB World School for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.
The Woodbridge high school joins an exclusive group of 5,500 institutions worldwide which deliver the IB programme. →
Meron 17 na tindahan ang nagsara sa Bloor, 8 nito ay may karatulang “Prime Retail for Lease” sa mga dingding nito. Ang nabanggit na kalye ay lugar na mamahalin na tindahan katulad ng Louis Vuitton at Hermes. Mula nang tumungtong ako sa bayan na ito nung 1974, hindi ko pa maalala kung kailangan ganito karami ang nagsarang tindahan ng mga damit. Pero nalulungkot ako sa pagkawala ng Gap sa kanto ng Bay at Bloor kasi doon ako namimili ng mga bagong polo shirt ko at mga pan-regalo ko pag pasko. →
On a stretch of 1.9 kms, sandwiched between Yonge Street and the Royal Ontario Museum, lies the posh district of Bloor Street where the rich buy their Louis Vuittons and Hermes. These days of the pandemic, 17 stores or boutiques are closed, 8 of which have the sign “prime retail for lease” stuck to their windows. Never in my Canadian life, since I first set foot here in 1974, has there been that many vacancies, until now. While I can’t remember which boutiques ceased operating in Bloor, one store stood out for me — the Gap which is not even high-end but had 3 levels of shopping space which I would visit when I needed new shirts or items for Christmas gifts. →
Os clientes que viajem na TTC podem notar a instalação de exposições de fotos especiais em 12 estações selecionadas até ao fim da próxima semana. As apresentações comemoram os 100 anos da agência de transporte público.
No próximo dia 1 de setembro de 2021, a TTC vai celebrar 100 anos de operação do serviço em Toronto. As exposições fotográficas são as primeiras de uma série de eventos planeados para assinalar este marco histórico e estão a ser realizados em parceria com os Arquivos da Cidade de Toronto. →
