Photo/JOSEPH HOWARTH
The Toronto Historical Association's Paul Federico joins the renaming ceremony for Davenport Square Parkat Davenport Road and Bathurst Street. The park will now be called The TollkeeperÕs Park.
Photo/JOSEPH HOWARTH
Tony Ojo-Ade hands out flags, tattoos and throwing discs as part of CanadaÕs 141st birthday celebrations in QueenÕs Park.
Photo/JOSEPH HOWARTH
A large crowd gathers for the unveiling of the TollkeeperÕs Cottage museum at Davenport Road and Bathurst Street on Canada Day. In addition to the unveiling ceremony, the park was also renamed 'The TollkeeperÕs Park'
Photo/BRENT LEWIN
Motown legend Ronnie Spector sings her hit, 'Be My Baby', during a Toronto Jazz Festival event in Nathan Phillips Square Saturday.
Mirror photo/JUSTIN SKINNER
Artist Phil Sarazen, left, Toronto councillor and chair of the city's cycling advisory committee Adrian Heaps, artist Jack Gibney and Royal Ontario Museum Director and CEO William Thorsell unveil one of the new bike racks outside the ROM.
Photo/STUART THURSBY
Lucille and Sylvia enjoy an ice cream along College St. as part of the recent Taste of Little Italy festival.
Guardian photo/DAN PEARCE
Toronto Maple Leaf legend Doug Gilmour performs the official starter duties for participants in the recent Monster Mortgage Toronto Challenge Run/Walk at Metro Hall.
Photo/ALESSANDRO GAROFALO
Cyclists in the Masters division race up Market Street during the Toronto Criterium bicycle race May 30.
BRIEFS
Woman assaulted
A 24-year-old woman was sexually assaulted July 6 at 2:55 a.m. in Kensington Market.The incident took place near Augusta Avenue and Nassau Street.
She did not require medical attention.
Police are looking for a black male with a light complexion, five-feet 10-inches to six-feet tall, 180 to 200 pounds with a medium build, brown eyes and black hair.
Anyone with information should call 416-808-1400 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at www.222tips.com or call 416-222-TIPS (8477).
Volunteers wanted for Buskerfest
Welcome to Buskerfest!The ninth annual celebration in the St. Lawrence Market neighbourhood is looking for volunteers who will welcome people to the festival and ask for a donation for Epilepsy Toronto.
Volunteer shifts are available from 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. during the course of the festival, which runs from Aug. 21 to 24.
Buskerfest is expected to raise about $200,000 for Epilepsy Toronto.
For details, visit www.torontobuskerfest.com/content/volunteer.htm, e-mail volunteers@torontobuskerfest.com or call Adam Bailey at 416-964-9095.
Challenging Torontonians to live green
George Brown College students have found a creative way to get people engaged in learning about environmentally conscious living.The Great Green Challenge takes place on Saturday, July 12. It's organized by students in George Brown's sports and event marketing program as a way of encouraging environmental awareness and healthy living while promoting team building and camaraderie among participants.
Teams from George Brown, as well as local businesses people, will compete in the scavenger hunt race across Toronto. The race begins at the Casa Loma campus, 160 Kendal Ave., and concludes at the Esplanade Bier Markt. Stops along the way include both Toronto landmarks and eco-friendly businesses such as Union Station, the Distillery District, St. Lawrence Market and a Zipcar pod locations. At the stops, teams will have to do a task or activity or answer a question related to the environment in order to move ahead in the race.
The event will not only educate Torontonians on ways they can reduce their ecological footprint and live a healthier life, but it also supports the David Suzuki Foundation.
Visit www.georgebrown.ca for details or to register.
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 in a release.
The agreement is subject to approval by the Ministry of Education's appointed supervisor of the Toronto Catholic District School Board.
Reality TV show winner returns home to play at Lee's Palace
Lukas Rossi, the winner of the national reality television show Rock Star, will be returning home to Toronto to perform at Lee's Palace with his new band Stars Down on Wednesday, July 9.The former Chaminade College student fronted the mega-band Rock Star Supernova, consisting of former members of Metallica, Guns N' Roses and Motley Crue.
After recording one album and completing a whirlwind tour with Rock Star Supernova, Rossi formed Stars Down with childhood friend Jon Jamieson who he played with in his first band Cleavage.
That band experienced early success winning a local band competition in Weston held at the Frontlines Community Centre, and later at the North by Northeast Festival in downtown Toronto eight years ago.
For more information on the upcoming show, call 416-598-0720.
- Clark Kim
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