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Mayoral Race
• Tory considering joining race for mayor, email with candidate reveals [ Globe & Mail ]
• E-mail exchange between John Tory and Sarah Thompson [ Globe & Mail ]
• In his own words: The chicken scrum [ Globe & Mail ]
• Charticle: So you think you can be mayor? [ National Post ]
• Superhero Rob Ford saves the day [ Toronto Sun ]

Caribana Weekend
• Caribana to heat up Toronto this weekend [ Toronto Star ]
• Steel pan band more than music [ Toronto Star ]
• Police ceremony kicks of Caribana [ Toronto Star ]
• Plan of Attack: Caribana weekend [ National Post ]

G20 Aftermath
• G20 protesters muzzled by OPP: Supporters [ Toronto Sun ]
• Man charged under G20 fence law considers suit [ Toronto Sun ]

Other News
• Spike plank found in Cherry Beach off-leash area [ Toronto Star ]
• Wait times for 311 service surge [ Toronto Star ]
• Why you pay so much for hydro [ Toronto Star ]
• Hume: Cycling in Toronto is a joke [ Toronto Star ]
• Hume: Parliament St. condo works ‘brilliantly’ [ Toronto Star ]
• Staycationing is a blast: Be a tourist [ National Post ]
• Owner of electrocuted dog declines Toronto Hydro’s offer [ Toronto Sun ]

6 comments

  1. This just in:

    Province to run airport rail link [Toronto Star]

    In a surprise move, Metrolinx has announced that it will own, operate and build the highly anticipated rail link between Union Station and Pearson airport, after the province failed to reach an agreement with SNC-Lavalin.

  3. The SNC APL was a stupid idea that was born out of patronage many moons ago. Its nice to see that the Government finally woke up and agreed with citizens, community groups, transit advocates and MX’s own staff that public transit should be owned by the public to better serve citizens.

    Now will the Government listen to all the same people and go electric?

    One victory down, one to go.

  4. Most likely scenario: this is the end of the rail link.

  5. Andrew> I hope not but the economics of the rail link have always been suspect.(as have all of the Big Move’s projections, ask Steve Munro).

  6. Is it only obvious to me that this should just be part of the Georgetown GO line? In Japan they have the technology and the habit of linking spur-line cars onto the end of main-line trains… but they, like Europe have a working train culture.