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  • BARBER: Serious Land Dispute on Islands Brewing

    John Barber’s column (registered users or Google News search) in The Globe & Mail today discusses the increasing volume of a voice that has been...

  • Public spaces melting?

    Ok, so it’s not exactly waterfront news, but there’s an article in today’s Star about the effects of global warming on Toronto’s...

  • Putting an end to Cherry pickin’

    A group of concerned citizens has launched a website and an online petition urging people to band together to “save cherry beach:” The Toronto...

  • Expo bid “dead”

    The Star is reporting that Toronto’s Expo bid did not get off the ground in time for the noon deadline today, despite a high level of support for...

  • TWRC changes meeting date

    A few weeks ago we reported the Annual General Meeting for the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation would take place tonight at the CBC. The TWRC...

  • Island airport announces expanded service

    Yesterday Porter Airlines announced that as of Dec. 11 its service will expand to include Montreal. The expansion takes place despite the efforts of local...

  • Expo bid coming down to the wire

    Jim Byers has an article in today’s Star about the lack of “sizzle on the street” for Toronto’s Expo bid: So why is no one on...

  • Utility covers: not just about utility anymore

    Spacing has written before about utility cover design, and it seems the City agrees that the “discrete portals between the city we live and work in...

  • Upcoming waterfront events

    The Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation is hosting three events along the Waterfront in the next few weeks. They are open to all and encourage...

  • Party in the streets

    This Friday, September 22nd, join Streets Are For People for World Car Free Day. The annual parade begins in Trinity-Bellwoods Park around 4 PM and...

  • Power plant plans finalized for port lands

    The CBC is reporting that Mayor David Miller and residents near the port lands have lost their battle to stop the construction of a new power plant in the...

  • Wade into Don River Park discussion

    The Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation has invited the public to participate in a forum for the 7.3 hectare Don River Park. The forum takes...