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By Matthew Blackett

  • EUCAN megabins to be removed in North York

    Some good news from North York: a number of the Megabins will be replaced with smaller sized receptacles. EUCAN’s monster garbage bin pilot project...

  • Pledge TO Green

    On Saturday, October 14 in Toronto’s City Hall council chamber it will focus on the Environment and the upcoming municipal election. Post Carbon...

  • Port Authority re-enacts Giligan’s Island

    The maiden voyage of the Toronto Port Authority’s new ferry to the island airport didn’t go as well as plan — it crashed. According to...

  • JOHN LORINC COLUMN: Third rail or third way?

    Cross-posted to Spacing Votes Third rail or third way? Based on the manufactured outrage that greeted his musings about road tolls in the 2003 election...

  • City Council TTC Report Card: Wards 12-22

    Cross-posted to Spacing Votes  WARD 12 (York/South Weston) – Frank Di Giorgio – D NOW magazine calls him “Frank Who?”. Voted to...

  • The Birds of Trinity-Bellwoords Park

    Adam Krawesky at inconduit.com has created a nice little photo-audio loop of grackles congregating at sunset in Trinity-Bellwoods Park. Check it out. Adam...

  • Rating the public washrooms of Toronto

    The Star went out and performed an audit on Toronto’s public washrooms. Read the full article. Everyone appreciates a clean washroom. But if the...

  • Links to weekend articles

    • Will pick up your crap for $$$ [ BlogTO ] Zach Slootsky, one of our reporters at Spacing Votes, also contributes to BlgoTO and has a neat little...

  • Re/Discover Your City

    The Harbourfront Centre is running a cool program called Re/Discover Your City. You can sign up for these tours. Or check out their web site. Tour: LOST...

  • Who wants to be mayor?

    WHO WANTS TO BE MAYOR? Meet the Candidates Wednesday October 4, 7:30-9:30 pm St. Lawrence Centre, 27 Front Street East, 2 blocks east of Union Station The...

  • Battle of the Brochures: Miller vs. Pitfield

    Cross-posted to Spacing Votes I’ll be highlighting and critiquing some of the campaign literature I come across during the election. The graphical...

  • What TTC shwag should look like

    I’m jealous Marc Lostracco from Torontoist beat me to this — I’ve been thinking (and sketching) the designs I’d like to see on...