Mihevc Wants Tracks Gone

A memorial to Joseph Mavec sits near where the cyclist died after getting his wheel stuck in a section of unused streetcar tracks on Wychwood Avenue. Photo by Francis Crescia.

Ward 21 councillor Joe Mihevc is looking to remove the city’s unused streetcar tracks in hopes it will help prevent another fatal accident. Mihevc will be presenting a motion along with Ward 19 councillor Mike Layton to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on Sept. 12 asking for city staff to come up with a plan for the city’s … [Read more...]

Students Race For Dignity

Crescent School’s Toms Black joined the 300 students who peddled their way through the school’s third annual Race For Dignity spin-a-thon.

For HIV-positive triathlete Scott Simpson, hope comes in the form of a few pills that cost just dollars a day. But for millions of people worldwide, that hope is unattainable. Simpson spends thousands of dollars on antiretroviral drugs every year. That’s part of the reason he helped launch The Race For Dignity with Dignitas International, … [Read more...]