Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Wednesday

ZOO LOCKOUT

• Toronto Zoo lockout could threaten panda opening, union warns [Toronto Star]
• Union at Toronto Zoo warns of possible lockout ahead of panda opening [Globe & Mail]

TORONTO CASINO

• Casino ante $379,000 so far [Toronto Sun]
• There’s no sweetheart deal for a Toronto casino: Premier Kathleen Wynne [Toronto Sun]
• Toronto casino would kill Liberty Village neighbourhood, says developer [Globe & Mail]

SPRING CONSTRUCTION

• Green light for spring construction season [Toronto Sun]
• Rob Ford helps kick off busy road repair season [Globe & Mail]

OTHER NEWS

• Councillor Paul Ainslie off on project spending [Toronto Sun]
• Toronto Taxpayers Coalition takes aim at councillors [Toronto Sun]
• Ford rails against City Hall bike station [Toronto Sun]
• Winter storm watch — ice pellets and freezing rain — for Toronto on Thursday [Toronto Star]
• Daredevil raccoon in the Danforth goes viral [Toronto Star]
• Rob Ford and Adam Vaughan face off (again) over proposal to reduce Annex speed limits [National Post]
• Olivia Chow clarifies her stance on Gardiner: “If it’s not safe, would I be on it?” [National Post]
• Toronto school board seeks tighter control over maintenance costs [Globe & Mail]
• A PC government would revamp transit in Toronto’s suburbs, Hudak vows [Globe & Mail]