City lambastes kid junk food ads

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

By Tom Stoukas
Toronto’s Board of Health declared war on Ronald McDonald, Tony the Tiger and other popular icons, as they voted to adopt a report designed to curb advertising to children under 13.
“The evidence is quite good that at a certain age children don’t have the ability to cognitively evaluate advertising,” Dr. David McKeown, [...]

Green is the word at Toronto’s auto show…or is it?

By Tom Stoukas
Green technology set the theme at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto. However, it still looked like business as usual, as gas-guzzling pickup trucks, SUVs and high-octane sports cars dominated the show.
That doesn’t surprise Emilie Moorhouse, atmosphere and energy campaigner for the Sierra Club of Canada.
Moorhouse singled out [...]

Albany Medical Clinic clears hurdle

By Tom Stoukas 
Despite concerns about parking, the Albany Medical Clinic cleared a major hurdle as the Toronto and East York community council approved a zoning amendment for the clinic’s proposed Broadview location.   
The zoning amendment, passed on Feb.12, allows the clinic to build a five-storey building 250 metres north of the Broadview subway station to replace [...]

Ralph Day Funeral Home on the move after 85 years

By Tom Stoukas
The Ralph Day Funeral home, a fixture at Danforth near Broadview Avenue for 85 years has gone to a better place.
According to funeral home owner Glen Day, the funeral home had to move to a new location on Overlea Boulevard across from the East York Town Centre in order to [...]