Lakes & Beaches
• Are you afraid of the lake? Chill out! [ Toronto Star ]
• Critics slam proposal to ship nuclear waste through Lake Ontario [ Toronto Star ]
• Majority support pedestrian bridge to island airport: survey [ Globe & Mail ]
G20 Aftermath
• Delays are excruciating for parents of G20 accused [ Toronto Star ]
• Coverage of the G20 proved Twitter’s news edge [ Toronto Star ]
• G2o protests continue as 1,200 march, sit-in at Queen and Spadina [ Toronto Star ]
• No-name officers investigated [ Toronto Star ]
• Chain of command questioned in G20 [ Toronto Star ]
• Miller sorry some were detained during G20 summit [ National Post ]
City Building
• Ghostly Spadina structure could get new lease on life [ Globe & Mail ]
• Don’t give up on tolls yet [ Globe & Mail ]
Eco fee
• Eco-fee agency says levies could be buried in price [ Toronto Star ]
• Roseman: Make sure you’re paying the right ‘eco fee’ [ Toronto Star ]
Other News
• Porter: Playground politics are unfair [ Toronto Star ]
• Marmur: Marching for pride not prejudice [ Toronto Star ]
• Soccer fans flood Toronto as Spain wins world cup [ National Post ]
• Composting facility shuts down, leaving Toronto to find home to 100 tonnes of waste [ National Post ]
• Driver’s hold key to transit’s future [ Metro ]
• Looking to the Pan Am games [ Toronto Sun ]
photo by Sam Javanrouh
6 comments
No TTC stations meet cleanliness standard [ CBC Toronto ]
I’m surprised to see Dow Marmur’s predictable response to QuAIA in Spacing’s headlines, but missing Randy Hillier’s surprising call for an inquiry into the G20 security debacle. I’m surprised to be agreeing with with almost everything Hillier says in an op-ed.
Hillier: G20 crackdown reeks of tyranny [Toronto Star]
Hillier’s call is in no way surprising, since he will cheer on every right wing “rural rights” demo with tractors blocking up city streets.
Then at least Hillier, based on his support for “rural rights” and Charter rights, appears not to be a hypocrite, something often lacking amongst politicians.
I may not support his idea of “rural rights” but do support the farmers’ right to protest, tractors and all.
Deciding whether or not you might agree with someone in advance, based upon partisan politics, is not helpful and has gotten us into an unproductive mess. I’m heartened to see someone from the “right” side of the artificial divide of ideas standing up for Charter rights.
I trust the TTC turned off power to the line when the streetcar became stopped and it was obvious people would soon start climbing it?
There was a famous case 15 years ago in Princeton, NJ when a drunk student climbed on top of an electric train and was electrocuted. (http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2001/11/29/3972/) He sued the transit agency for making it too easy to climb on top of the train and leaving the power on. The case was later settled.
We should be thankful that the mess pictured above did not result in any injuries. People really could be a little smarter than to treat giant rolling transformers as monkey bays…