Ontario's courts have once again ruled in favor of Scarborough residents who are concerned about the direction the Board of Director is taking regarding the quality of health care at the Scarborough Hospital.  Given the continuing and broad based opposition from doctors, nurses, residents and now Ontario's highest court, there should be no doubt that the Board of Directors at the Scarborough Hospital must resign.

The question is no longer whether the Board should resign, or be forced to resign, but how will the Ontario government intervene in this affair, and how should residents respond given the Board of Directors were only implementing the government's policies to regionalize health care away from Scarborough.

“Status inadequate and still no action” is the byline of the 2006/07 report describing the state of Toronto’s public and catholic school system.  The report shows suburban schools in Scarborough and North York continue to be some of the most congested in Toronto.

Last fall this message appeared on a billboard at Victoria Park & St. Clair.  It is also the conclusion of a report by Community First Toronto that argues suburban communities of Toronto are not getting their fair share of capital funding.

As parents we would do most anything to give our children the opportunities they need to live health productive lives.  Having access to community services for children is essential in fulfilling this promise we make to our children.  Yet, depending where you live in Toronto some children have far greater access to children’s services than others. This is the conclusion reached by a report released by Community First Toronto.

The Toronto Environmental Alliance released a map showing the location of toxic chemicals in Toronto.  They are calling for the City of Toronto to enact a 'right to know' bylaw to inform residents about pollution in their neighbourhoods.  The largest concentrations of these pollutants exist in Etobicoke and Scarborough.  The map identifies the toxic chemical releases in 2003.  Click for map...