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EVENTS: Urban forestry, Toronto’s competitiveness, the Post-Oil City, and Regent Park
WHAT: Understanding Your Urban Forest WHEN: May 1, 2013, 5-7pm WHERE: University of Toronto, 33 Willcocks Street Earth Sciences Building Room 4001 COST...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Friday
TORONTO ZOO Tentative deal reached in Toronto Zoo talks [Toronto Sun] Toronto elephants’ relocation plan still being negotiated [Toronto Star] Toronto Zoo...
By Julie Fish -
Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Thursday
PORTER Porter would pay for city report on airport expansion: Deluce [Toronto Sun] Porter warns that time is short, offers to fund airport jet...
By Julie Fish -
Hot Docs: Alias
In early 2012, Anthony Spencer, known as Tony Trapz on the Toronto rap scene, was shot and killed in a recording studio on Brimley. In October, another...
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Play the Walk, April 25 – 28 in the West Queen West Triangle
This weekend, you are invited to Play the Walk – a neighbourhood project for curious citizens, featuring a mobile gift shop in collaboration with Spacing...
By Jay Wall -
Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Tuesday
MAYOR ROB FORD Ford gives thumbs down to report advocating new levies on motorists [Globe & Mail] Mayor Rob Ford’s executive will consider ‘Israeli...
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LORINC: Premier Kathleen Wynne Q&A with Spacing on public transit
In January, 2012, I asked in this space who was going to emerge as Toronto’s equivalent of Antonio Villaraigosa, L.A.’s gamechanging civic leader. During...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Monday
EARTH DAY What I’d like to see this Earth Day: More fracking [Globe & Mail] Toronto marks Earth Day with community cleanup [CityNews] TRANSPORTATION...
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STREET SCENE: Harbord Bus
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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What to See at Hot Docs 2013
Hot Docs, Toronto’s beloved annual documentary festival, begins April 25 and runs until May 7. We’ll be reviewing some films here over the...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Friday
BIXI BIKES Bixi Toronto always expected city to invest, but Mayor Rob Ford says nix to Bixi [Toronto Star] Bixi: Think of bike-sharing as transit...
By Julie Fish -
What to do in the event of a zombie attack
An unidentified parasite is infecting people across the city. Legions of infected Torontonians lurch through the streets, in search of one thing...
By Mike Bulko
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered