Celebrating seniors
- October, 2024
By Sean Delaney
October 1st marks a special day in our calendars—it’s National Seniors Day in Canada. It’s a day set aside to honour and celebrate the older adults in our communities, recognizing their invaluable contributions to our lives and society. Here in Emery, our seniors are not just resi...
Emery Jiu-Jitsu stars
- October, 2024
By Staff reporter
Big news, everyone.
Two of Emery’s young athletes, Bryden and Delwin Selestien, have qualifyied to represent Canada at the World Jiu Jitsu Championships in Greece this October. The brothers, aged 14 and 12, are no strangers to the sport, having competed across Canada, earnin...
Celebrating National Indigenous History Month
- June, 2024
By Sean Delaney
June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada, a time to recognize and celebrate the rich
history, heritage, resilience, and diversity of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. It’s an
opportunity for all Canadians to learn more about Indigenous cultures and their contri...
Your blood or plasma donation will make all the difference in someone’s life in your community
- May, 2024
By Michael Belviso
Patients need new and returning donors to give lifesaving blood and plasma. The need for blood is constant. Your blood donation could help someone right here in your community — a cancer patient, accident victim, or a person or baby during childbirth.
Plasma donation is another...
Healthwise in Emery Village
- March, 2024
By Shelly Harris BScn CCRN Rn-C
March is a special month because we focus on something essential—colorectal cancer. This is a type of cancer that happens in the colon or rectum, and it’s a big deal in Canada and around the world. Shelly Harris, a nurse with a lot of experience, wants everyone to ...
LRT and new community centre on Perruzza’s 2024 radar
- January, 2024
By Sean Delaney
For Toronto Councillor Anthony Perruzza, it’s been a whirlwind year.
“With the unexpected and surprise resignation of Mayor Tory earlier in the year, that threw the city into a mayoral election, and when that happens, everything is kind of at a standstill.”
Perruzza said there ...
Did you know? The history of Emery Village
- May, 2023
Did you know?
The history of Emery Village
Emery Village is a suburban neighborhood northwest of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The village’s rich history dates back to the early 19th century when it was first settled by the Scottish and Irish immigrants who migrated to Canada in search of a better ...
Powerful deals
- June, 2022
By Sean Delaney
Ray Hu, co-founder of CC Power Deals said the retail and liquidation specialist, new to Emery this past December, is a must visit for the avid shopper because of a little ingenuity from he and a group of newly arrived friends.
“We’re a group of new immigrants, all of us arrived ...
Yesterday and Today - May 2022
- June, 2022
The continuing legacy of Tony’s Ballroom
By Tim Lambrinos
Throughout Canada, there are individual family traditions passed down by previous generations. Some traits may be cultural, and others might merely be family traditions.
These inherited characteristics are passed down to younger ge...
Toronto to be first MICHELIN Guide destination in Canada
- June, 2022
Recently representatives from MICHELIN Guide visited Toronto to announce that the city would become the first MICHELIN Guide destination in Canada and the sixth in North America.
Mayor John Tory was joined by representatives from MICHELIN, Destination Toronto, Destination Ontario and Destination Ca...
It's time to vote Humber River - Black Creek
- September, 2021
By Sean Delaney
The writ has dropped and Canada will go back to the polls on September 20.
After a year of changes to the way we live our lives and conduct ourselves in order to comply with public health protocols, being prepared is paramount. And the Emery Village Voice wanted to help you ...
Yesterday and Today - Feb 2021
- March, 2021
Emery Village’s cellist supreme
By Tim Lambrinos
Just a few decades ago, teaching instrumental music at schools in North York’s junior high school system was a central part of the educational curriculum. Musical instruction and theory included studying classical pieces written by Britten, Somers,...
Publisher comment - Feb 2021
- March, 2021
How are you?
I hope your month is off to a great start.
I’m feeling cautiously optimistic these days, and that’s probably because schools opened again. Many parents are back to witnessing the not-so-regular event of their children getting out of bed and out the door before noon. That’s a signifi...
Keeping up the best cuts at Domenic’s
- March, 2021
By Sean Delaney
Domenic’s Quality Meats is a business built on the reputation of its owner. And that reputation is built on experience money just can’t buy.
“My dad has always been in the meat business,” said Sara Abbattista, daughter of founder Domenic Abbattista. “It’s essentially what he knows ...