By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler
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Thanking McGuinty as only Toronto can
“We’re breaking new ground for Transit City thanks to the recent investment from Premier Dalton McGuinty and the Ontario Government’s...
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EVENT: Town Hall on Reining in the Billboard Industry, May 5
What would you say if I told you that Toronto could adopt some of the toughest rules for billboards in Canada, then put a charge on all of the remaining...
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Miller foe to hire McGuinty pollster? Stintz, Guy deny
With less than eight months to go before the 2010 municipal election marathon begins, a rumour has started to circulate that Councillor Karen Stintz, a...
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Two follies don’t make a right, say North Yorkers
North York residents have had more than their fair share of Ontario Municipal Board decisions go against them. It got so bad that last year Willowdale...
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Fans of Toronto Public Library Unite!
Toronto Public Library branches are frequented by a million patrons each year, over 70% of Torontonians have a library card and TPL’s 80 per...
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Vaughan’s case for city budget 2009
Often city councillors assume their constituents understand far less than they actually do about city hall and, particularly, the city budget. Reading...
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Influential councillor outlines new electoral reform agenda
Last night I did an interview with Councillor Shelley Carroll for the next issue of Spacing. But Carroll is one of the great gabbers at City Hall so once...
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Harper ignores needs of Toronto’s most vulnerable
When word started leaking out last night through Mayor David Miller via Twitter that Transit City wasn’t funded in the budget brought down by the...
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Ban smoking at sports fields, too
Toronto’s Board of Health and Parks and Environment Committee are recommending [PDF] City Council ban smoking within nine meters of Toronto...
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Do the shuffle
Councillor Joe Mihevc‘s unfortunate and undeserved ousting as chair of the Community Development and Recreation Committee and Councillor Michael...
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City budget moves on TTC, roads and cycling
At a noon hour budget committee meeting, the City of Toronto publicly launched its capital budget approval process. While the biggest dollar figures...
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Ten reasons Lastman better VP than Palin
A new Facebook group called Ten Reasons why Mel Lastman tops Sarah Palin as McCain’s VP Choice started up yesterday. The group’s creator...