Published Saturday, January 30, 2021 8:18PM EST Two Toronto-area retirement homes are prohibiting visitors from Barrie, where a highly contagious COVID-19 variant first seen in the United Kingdom has been linked to a deadly outbreak at a long-term care home in the city. A spokesperson for Shannex, who operates Parkland on the Glen in Mississauga and Parkland on Eglinton West in Etobicoke, confirmed to CTV News Saturday that they have introduced stricter measures to control the flow of people in their facilities. These include restricting anyone who has been to a high alert community or has been in contact with someone who has been to a high alert area. Gill Costello, the senior communications manager for Shannex, said Barrie had been identified as one of the high alert areas.
TORONTO A 60-year-old woman has been seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in Toronto’s Eglinton West area on Friday evening. It happened at the intersection of Eglinton Avenue West and Gabian Way, west of Caledonia Road. Paramedics said the woman was transported to a trauma centre in serious, possibly life-threatening condition. The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene, police said. The intersection is closed as police investigate.
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Protecting Toronto’s Black culture in Little Jamaica
by TIna Yazdani and Jessica Bruno
Posted Jan 14, 2021 4:49 pm EDT
Last Updated Jan 15, 2021 at 4:56 pm EDT
A decade of transit construction and nearly a year of pandemic have taken their toll on Eglinton West’s Little Jamaica neighbourhood, and community members are saying now is the time to intervene to ensure it survives.
“As a long-time resident here, walking along Eglinton West is shocking,” says Bill Worrell, who has lived in the neighbourhood for 37 years. “The economic devastation: so many closed stores. It’s partly gentrification but it’s also the chaos of the construction.”
The picturesque Cedarvale ravine in Toronto was nearly lost to the Spadina Expressway
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The Cedarvale Ravine in Toronto was once slated to be a casualty of the Spadina Expressway but remains a haven for anyone looking for a temporary return to nature.
You might spot a few families on their way to go sledding at Cedarvale Park through the ravine.
The 2.5-kilometre trail runs between Eglinton West station and St. Clair West station to the south, making it one of the more accessible ravine walks in the city.
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From Yonge St. and St. Clair Ave., walk one block north on Yonge St. to Heath St., and turn right. Walk to the end of the street to the start of the trail. Descend the steps into the ravine and go right. When you reach Mount Pleasant Rd., cross and continue on the path. When you reach a trail junction, go left and follow the trail through the Moore Park Ravine. You will pass the Brick Works, and eventually reach Moore Ave. Cedarvale Ravine
From the St. Clair subway station, take the Heath St. exit and you will be beside the trail’s entrance. Follow the path north through Cedarvale ravine and park. At Ava Rd., you can walk north to Everden Rd. and the Eglinton West subway station.