Milani’s Italian Gardens
- June, 2023
Milani’s Italian Gardens
Honouring Italian Heritage month 2023
By Tim Lambrinos
We’ve reprinted a previously published article to help honour this year’s Italian Heritage Month. Many thanks to Tim Lambrinos, who penned the original article in March 2014.
The construction of the Italian Gar...
A big thank you to past board members
- April, 2023
By Sean Delaney
As Emery Village grows and matures, time will inevitably bring change to our area. Many don’t know that a group of individuals from our business community continually volunteer their time to help with wide-ranging policy discussions and decision-making recommendations. This incred...
Remembrance Day in Emery Village 2022
- December, 2022
By Sean Delaney
The rain held off over Emery’s Joseph Bannon Park on Friday, Nov. 11.
A large group of residents, politicians, and uniformed officers paid tribute to the sacrifices made by Canadian soldiers, both past and present in a service to honour those who have served.
Now in its ninth...
Yesterday and Today - August 2021
- September, 2021
Emery’s distinctive elected official
By Tim Lambrinos
Elected officials have always represented our community very well. However, most have been brought up outside the local community. To help an elected official gain a pulse for local issues, constituency offices have been the norm for this ...
Remembrance Day in Emery Village 2020
- December, 2020
By Sean Delaney
On November 11th, Emery Village once again saw Remembrance Day ceremonies at Joseph Bannon Park. Unfortunately, due to the ongoing pandemic, there was no formal invitation to area residents to join in due to recommendations from the City of Toronto’s Public Health Unit.
Instead,...
To honour and remember in Emery Village Remembrance Day 2019
- December, 2019
By Sean Delaney
Snow fell softly over Emery’s Joseph Bannon Park on Monday, November 11 as a gathering of residents, politicians and military members paid tribute to the sacrifices made by Canadian soldiers, both past and present.
Now in its seventh year, the service around the Joseph Banno...
The fifth annual Emery Charity Venetian Ball
- November, 2019
By Sean Delaney
On Friday, Oct.25 the fifth annual Emery Charity Venetian Ball returned to the Fontana Primavera Banquet Hall. In attendance were more than 350 community members for an evening reminiscent of a grand Venetian carnival. It was a night filled with glamour and high fashion, but als...
Much needed reconciliation and Greenland development in Emery
- October, 2017
By Sean Delaney
On Sept. 6, a gathering of community members and Toronto city councillors at the Etobicoke Civic Centre were presented the future plans to develop one of the first ever Indigenous parks celebrating the culture and diversity of the First Nations people.
Chief Stacey LaForme, ch...
Descendants of Pine Ridge board stick together
- September, 2017
By Tim Lambrinos
The last Sunday in August marks a traditional get together for descendants of pioneers from Emery and Humber Summit. The day is a Memorial Day and family reunion, honouring individual relatives at the Pine Ridge cemetery. It allows family legacies to survive and provides ...
Weather holds up for annual gathering at Pine Ridge cemetery
- September, 2016
By Sean Delaney
It happens the last Sunday of August – every August. Descendants of Emery Village and Humber Summit’s historical pioneers gather to meet and reflect on memories of their earlier ancestors.
On Sunday, August 28, the Pine Ridge Cemetery Board of Trustees officially met for their ...
There Are 100,000 Ways to Help
- November, 2015
From the proceeds of the first annual Emery Village Gala, Emery Charity presented a $100,000 cheque to Tony Sampogna of the Humber River Hospital Foundation.
The Humber River Hospital will provide, state of the art health services to all of the Emery community and beyond.
What a night!
Silv...