Dale Duncan columns
September 7th, 2007
Home repair
Toronto has developed a reputation for letting things decay. There was that old heritage building at George and Shuter that collapsed last May, quickly followed by an …
August 30th, 2007
We need new taxes
Provincial election campaigns will soon to kick into full throttle and many Torontonians will be putting their energy into pressuring candidates to take a stand on uploading. “Upload social services!†we’ll scream, as well we …
August 9th, 2007
In your face, OMB!
It says a lot about planning in this city that no one expects the government body in charge of making final decisions on development applications to consider Toronto’s Official Plan. What about the desires of …
August 3rd, 2007
Won’t somebody think of the rich?
If there’s one thing Councillor Gloria Lindsay Luby’s constituents can count on, it’s that she’s always willing to fight for their best interests, even if it means standing up to Mayor David Miller …
July 19th, 2007
Suburban planning
While downtowners argue over whether residents’ associations are big fat NIMBYs or essential to the planning process, in other areas of the city, such community groups are simply seen as vital to neighbourhood health. But …
July 12th, 2007
It’s raining dogs and dogs
There are so many dogs in Toronto that if they wanted to start their own canine revolution, they probably could. Numbering nearly 250,000, there are roughly eight times more dogs in T.O. …
July 5th, 2007
The heat is on
“Heat is a much under-reported killer,” Toronto’s well-known street nurse, Cathy Crowe, told me last fall during the municipal election when I asked her what the biggest issues in housing and homelessness were. …
June 29th, 2007
Don’t trash the new waste plan
For those of you disappointed with the new garbage collection system city council approved by a vote of 26-18 on June 20: if you support the goal to divert 70 per cent of …
June 8th, 2007
Planning ahead
Amid the glamour that comes with the opening of the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal at the ROM, it’s easy to forget that, despite the creative architecture finally finding a home in our city, urban planning in Toronto is …
May 10th, 2007
You can dance if you want to (but take your aggression inside)
Adam Vaughan is not trying to ban dancing in the city. He’s quick to point this out, lest anyone jump to conclusions. “I’m trying to make the …
