Thorncliffe Park

• ‘Tired of the word resilience’: Canada’s racialized communities navigate ongoing pandemic

  Vulnerabilities like living situations are often left out of the conversation when it comes to discussing higher rates of COVID-19 in racialized communities.

  Lifestyle

  Feb 14
• How a Toronto neighbourhood called a coronavirus hotspot is pushing back against COVID-19

  Residents of Toronto's Thorncliffe Park say the community has taken COVID-19 seriously, and that it doesn't deserve to be considered unsafe.

  Education

  Dec 8, 2020
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• Toronto school with 26 COVID-19 cases temporarily closing as 3 teachers refuse work

  The Toronto District School Board announced Thorncliffe Park Public School will be closed until at least Dec. 9.

  Education

  Dec 3, 2020
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• 11 charged after Toronto police investigate multiple shooting incidents in Thorncliffe Park area

  The investigation was a "direct response to an increase in firearm related violence affecting that particular community (Thorncliffe Park) and elsewhere within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)."

  Crime

  Sep 9, 2020
• Coronavirus: Families in Toronto’s Thorncliffe Park face challenges with returning to school

  "The problem is there is a lot of highrise buildings so it's hard to make space between you and your neighbours."

  Education

  Aug 25, 2020
• 2 teens seriously injured after shooting in Toronto’s east end

  Police said they were called to the area of Thorncliffe Park Drive and Overlea Boulevard just after 5:30 p.m. Saturday. 

  Crime

  May 24, 2020
• How community gardens offer Toronto neighbourhoods a chance to grow

  The City of Toronto offers small urban communities and neighbourhoods a chance to grow their own gardens in city parks.

  Canada

  May 20, 2019
• ‘It’s pretty remarkable’: Volunteers pitch in to clean up the Don Valley

  For a second year, the "Don’t Mess With the Don" program called on volunteers to help reverse the damage done by years of illegal dumping.

  Environment

  Apr 27, 2019
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• Water restored to Thorncliffe Park apartment building 2 days after water main break

  Hundreds of residents had been without water for more than two days and were upset at the time it took for the repairs.

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2018
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• Son charged after allegedly fatally stabbing mother at Thorncliffe Park apartment building: police

  Ernest Lajos Zala, of Toronto, was arrested at the scene and was charged with first-degree murder.

  Crime

  Oct 20, 2017