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Monthly Archives: January 2008

  • Top issue for 2008

    Cross-posted from Eye Weekly. Without a doubt, the defining issues at city hall for 2007 were the new taxes and the city’s faltering finances. These...

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  • Sunday’s headlines

    • GO deal pleases union leaders [ Toronto Star ] • City floating on new revenue streams [ Toronto Star ] • Rocketing to stardom on the web...

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  • Final bike lane count 2007

    A lot happened in Toronto’s bikeosphere in 2007. After a year of dormancy, the City’s cycling committee was finally reformed into the Toronto...

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  • Saturday’s headlines

    • Remains of rail spur rattling motorists [ Toronto Star ] • Living on our great river road [ Toronto Star ] • Last-minute talks avert GO...

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  • Friday’s headlines

    • New gas-fired plant set to turn on in June [ Toronto Star ] • City report recommends limiting new cell phone towers [ Toronto Star ] &bull...

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  • Thursday’s headlines

    • GO talks to resume tomorrow [ Toronto Star ] • Conciliation is final stab at averting GO bus strike [ Globe and Mail ] • Go Transit bus...

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  • We’re Top 10!

    Toronto is among the top 10 economic centres in the world, according to Standard & Poor’s. A provider of financial market intelligence...

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  • Salt is no solution for icy walkways

    That’s not snow in this picture of the Danforth GO train platform — it’s all salt. My wife took this photo on New Year’s Eve...

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  • Wednesday’s headlines

    • The city unseen: Casa Loma [ Toronto Star ] • Levees offer hope, cookies [ Toronto Star ] • Facebook mania hits 1 million in Toronto ...

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  • New Years Day Headlines

    • Amalgamation: 10 years later [ Toronto Star ] • 10 years in the life of a megacity [ Toronto Star ] • Former mayors look back in anger ...

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