Animals
December 9th, 2009
WHAT: release party for winter 2009-2010 issue of Spacing
WHEN: Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 7pm-midnight
WHERE: Toronto Reference Library, The Appel Salon, 789 Yonge Street
HOW MUCH: $10 (includes copy of mag), …
December 3rd, 2009
WHAT: release party for winter 2009-2010 issue of Spacing
WHEN: Wednesday, December 9, 2009
WHERE: Toronto Reference Library, The Appel Salon, 789 Yonge Street
HOW MUCH: $10 (includes copy of mag), $5 …
November 27th, 2009
WHAT: release party for winter 2009-2010 issue of Spacing
WHEN: Wednesday, December 9, 2009
WHERE: Toronto Reference Library, The Appel Salon, 789 Yonge Street
HOW MUCH: $10 (includes copy of mag), $5 …
September 17th, 2009
These lovers don’t care too much about the pedestrians down below, seen out my kitchen over Dundas.
Street Scene will appear each …
July 28th, 2009
Editor: Spacing is pleased to showcase films from the NFB’s online screening room. The NFB will be occasionally posting films here that explore our public spaces, Canadian or international cities …
February 28th, 2009
In defense of the urban coyote
by Matt Howatt
They have adapted to urban life and survived near the top of the urban food chain mostly out of sight and out of mind for decades. But all eyes are on urban coyotes this week after a chihuahua was plucked from the backyard of a home in the Beaches area of Toronto by an allegedly “brazen†coyote.
This weeks coverage of the attack on the Toronto Star’s website incited passionate debate and generated more comments than many other stories in the news with 60 to 70 per story. The coyote attack has served as a catalyst for debate over a myriad of issues from the rural-urban divide and gun control in cities to proper parenting skills and the need for domesticated pets. Pitbull owners question why their dogs are banned while coyotes roam freely and fence builders are proclaiming the qualities of a well-built fence.
The thought of mammalian carnivores such as the coyote living amongst us in the city is both thrilling and frightening for many. Coyotes resemble many of the domesticated dogs that chase tennis balls in local parks and excitedly greet guests at the front door, but they are not. They are not bound by familiar collars and leashes and they rely on instincts and refined skills to survive. Coyotes represent a wild side of the city that survives with a resilient and adaptive nature.
February 10th, 2009
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I found this delightful video about crows adapting to an urban environment and even learning to use pedestrian crossings — for their own purposes.
I remember recently telling a friend about how crows are actually very intelligent, and here’s an excellent …
November 16th, 2008
On a late afternoon walk around Fort York and the CNE we found these two small horses (donkey? pony? mini-horse?) tied to a tree outside the new townhomes along East Libery near Strachan, grazing on the …
September 3rd, 2008
On a walk through Queen’s Park yesterday afternoon, I spotted a huge bird in one of the trees. I started walking towards it only to realize it was, to my surprise, a red-tailed hawk. Many people …
