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URGENT 🚨 Neighbours are coming out to support Alex while Dream is trying to break down his door to evict him after more than DOUBLING his so called “affordable rent”
Come join us outside of 22 John to show your support and demand that Dream & @cityoftoronto let Alex stay!
We just hit 30 new subscribers in our HOT 100 subscription drive!
New issue going out this weekend, let’s see if we can move that needle to 50!
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“Not knowing where your next cheque is coming from is fine when you’re only responsible for yourself—less so when there is a tiny mouth to feed.” How can artists today afford to be parents? thelocal.to/arts-parenthoo…
Next Friday we welcome Winnipeg’s own @GregoryDMacP for an intimate show at WEP Central!
Tickets for this show are $10 per person, cash only at the door!
Limited seating available! To secure a spot, rsvp to [email protected]westendphoenix.com/events/gregmac…
Late to repost. What a pleasure to work with @melmorassuttijr again, and tell the story of this #Somali restaurant in @westendphoenix profile of #Rexdale Go eat there. The food is amazing!
Late to repost. What a pleasure to work with @melmorassuttijr again, and tell the story of this #Somali restaurant in @westendphoenix profile of #Rexdale Go eat there. The food is amazing!
Our Instagram has been blocked by the Online News Act, but WEP does a lot more than just print a newspaper, so we’ve set up a new account there for just WEP Central.
Please give us a follow and a share, every little helps. ❤️
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SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL WRITER! Our monthly fiction night returns to WE Central next Thursday with readings from @harrietalida and Rob Benvie
7pm start, admission by donation.
Mayoral candidate, policy analyst and firebrand @chloebrown4TO has fond memories of growing up in Rexdale.
@stacyleekong talks to Chloe about community and civic duty, where Rexdale’s political leadership fails and why it all comes back to food.
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The fact that Phil Verster and all his several hundred VPs thought cutting service because demand is too high is just another reminder just how deeply flawed and inept @Metrolinx is as an organization.
#FireVerster
The fact that Phil Verster and all his several hundred VPs thought cutting service because demand is too high is just another reminder just how deeply flawed and inept @Metrolinx is as an organization.
#FireVerster
A beautiful new issue is coming this weekend, filled with stories, photos, and illustrations by folks who live amongst us right here in the West End.
Your subscriptions help us pay them for their work, hard to imagine our neighbourhoods without them.
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10 years ago, Toronto piloted a program where vulnerable individuals were transferred to a “situation table” of community workers, so people in crisis could be seen within a day or two.
@XavierRicherVis reports on how the program has “changed the game”
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Join us next Saturday at the Marine Parade branch of BMO in Mimico, an info session with the team from the Dundas West Animal Hospital.
Learn valuable tips on pet health and how to make your next vet visit 100% stress free!
FREE TICKETS HERE:
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Led by West End Musical Directors
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A safe space to learn and flourish
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