{"id":3741,"date":"2010-09-25T13:53:59","date_gmt":"2010-09-25T17:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingottawa.ca\/?p=3741"},"modified":"2013-01-21T09:24:17","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T14:24:17","slug":"spacing-saturday-big-government-urban-farming-and-the-100-million-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/2010\/09\/25\/spacing-saturday-big-government-urban-farming-and-the-100-million-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Spacing Saturday: Big Government, Urban Farming and the $100 Million Question"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing\u2019s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/169\/476016289_d85ea99c3c_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"ss\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/images\/feature-graphics\/feature-spacingsaturday-600.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"sa\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/media\/identity\/sidebar-head-atlantic.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In a new weekly <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/atlantic\/2010\/09\/24\/farm-friday-lake-city-farm\/\">Farm Friday<\/a> feature,  Lizzy Hill profiles the Small Plot Intensive Farming techniques of the  innovative Lake City Farm project which grows greens on the lands of  people who sign up.<\/p>\n<p>Spacing&#8217;s Emma Feltes asks the <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/atlantic\/2010\/09\/20\/the-convention-centre-chronicles-and-the-100-million-question-is\/\">$100 million question<\/a> about whether or not the proposed the convention center is the right move for downtown Halifax.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"sm\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/media\/identity\/sidebar-head-montreal.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alanah Heffez continues her fascinating look into the colourful historic character <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2010\/09\/19\/joe-beef-friend-of-the-working-man\/\">Joe Beef<\/a> and his 19th century tavern; this week focusing on the role Beef played in the community.<\/p>\n<p>Through a bit of Urban Exploring Alanah Heffez discovers a seemingly <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2010\/09\/21\/outremont-short-cut\/\">secret staircase<\/a> leading up towards the mountain in Outremount.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"More...\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-includes\/js\/tinymce\/plugins\/wordpress\/img\/trans.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"st\" src=\"..\/media\/identity\/sidebar-head-toronto.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As  Rob Ford continues to pull ahead in the polls, Spacing Votes this week  offered two competing visions of what the progressive side should do. On  one hand <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2010\/09\/20\/lorinc-toronto-election-history-repeating\/\">John Lorinc<\/a> argues that Pantalone would be best to fall on his sword and bow out of  the race. On the other, former Miller campaign communications director <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2010\/09\/22\/spacing-votes-making-the-case-for-pantalone\/\">Andrea Addario<\/a> argues that Pantalone is the only viable alternative as Smitherman has already boxed himself out.<\/p>\n<p>Spacing&#8217;s Dylan Reid sparked infrastructure debate this week with two posts. The first dealing with how <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2010\/09\/22\/tunnels-and-transportation-how-commuters-get-downtown\/\">commuters actually get downtown<\/a>, a response to Rossi&#8217;s underground highway proposal. The second deals with a interesting new initiative on University Ave to <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2010\/09\/21\/raising-the-road-to-meet-the-sidewalk\/\">raise pedestrian crosswalks<\/a>, avoiding puddling in the winter.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"so\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/media\/identity\/sidebar-head-ottawa.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Spacing photographer Justin Van Leeuwen showcases a playful <a href=\"..\/2010\/09\/24\/the-wellington-marbles\/\">new public art project<\/a> along Wellington Street, the result of Ottawa&#8217;s 1% For Public Art program.<\/p>\n<p>Spacing   reader Adam Bentley proposes a fascinating idea countering the current   trend to push for smaller city councils, instead advocating for a <a href=\"..\/2010\/09\/20\/would-big-government-be-better-for-ottawa\/\">New Hampshire style super council<\/a> which could curb individual influence and eliminate career politicians.<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt>\n<\/dt>\n<dt><em>Photo by: John Nickolas <\/em>\n<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing\u2019s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. 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