MAYOR’S GREEN INITIATIVE
• Greening not cheap in Mayor’s eco plan [ National Post ]
• Mayor launches $21-million in environmental initiatives [ Globe & Mail ]
• Toronto City Hall gets $21 M green makeover [ National Post ]
• City spends $21M on green [ Toronto Sun ]
TRANSIT
• Wind powers a greener GO [ Toronto Star ]
• TTC poised for new era in streetcars [ Toronto Sun ]
• GO plans anger residents [ Toronto Star ]
OTHER NEWS
• The first CEO of Build Toronto is… [ National Post ]
• Earth Day idea: Make firms pay up to recycle products [ Toronto Star ]
• North York street fight shows need for OMB [ Globe & Mail ]
• OMB Folly volleyed to city council [ National Post ]
• Meet the woman shaking up New York’s notoriously mean
streets [ Globe & Mail ]
• Councillors fume as civic centre flouts ban on bottled water [ Toronto Star ]
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In regards to “Earth Day idea: Make firms pay up to recycle products [ Toronto Star ]” I agree. I went to Tim Horton’s this morning, with my ceramic mug. I asked them to charge me for a medium, and give me a small, so it does not overfill (I had done this an hour ago, and the girl told me she used a small, and a medium would over fill it). The man started to get all cranky that I made it too complicated for him and started asking me if I wanted a Large. (wtf?) I said “No. I want a hot chocolate. I do not want you to use a paper cup.” (He had it in his hand. I pointed at it) He said He is going to use it if I order a drink. I said. No paper cup. He said He would use it (again). I walked out and went to second cup. Tim Hortons has lost my business. Perminatly.
Oh and for reference, it was the Tims on Somcoe and Queen.
A few weeks ago I went to Tim Horton’s with my mug and they filled it fine, but then they tried to give me a paper cup. The person explained that because of the roll up the rim contest, their customers expected the paper cup, even when using a mug. Indeed, a minute or two later, a woman came in with her mug, and happily took an empty paper cup. Weird.