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WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT
• Ford vows port lands remake within a decade [Globe & Mail]
• City moves to take over port lands [National Post]   
• Doug Ford’s mall dealings spark complaint [The Star]
• We can pay for port lands plan, Waterfront Toronto says [The Star]
• Hume: Doug Ford’s waterfront plan leaves a sinking feeling [The Star]
• City moves to take back port lands [The Sun]  

BAY STREET CLOSURE
• Falling glass blocks Bay street [National Post]
• No one hurt in latest falling glass incident in Toronto, police say [Globe & Mail]
• Bay street reopens after glass falls from building [The Star]  

TRANSIT & CYCLING
• TTC subway cars bound for Nigeria [The Star]
• E-bikes banned from cycling trail [The Star]  

CITY POLITICS
• Partying in Rob Ford’s mom’s backyard [Torontoist]
• Mayor’s making a hash of the job, say the Twitterati [The Star]  
• Council wants agencies to reveal salaries [The Sun]
• Six ridings to watch in the GTA [The Star]
• Ontario PCs and Liberals battle for the heart of Toronto [Globe & Mail]  

OTHER NEWS
• Peter Kuitenbrouwer: Eaton Centre’s ‘urban eatery’ a place to feel good about yourself [National Post]  
• Vaughan development leads suburbs in core renewal [National Post]

2 comments

  1. Mcmahon, Fletcher and the rest of the waterfront councillors get ready this could be your Spadina Expressway!

  2. I particularly like how in the renderings, the Portlands Energy Centre powerplant has vanished. Magic! Also, I’m curious what all the operating businesses in the area think about the Ford’s plans for the land they are currently operating on.