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Monday’s headlines
CITY HALL • What’s next for waterfront Toronto [The Grid] • Has Rob Ford lost his grip? [The Star] • Hume: city needs to get serious about suburbs [The...
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Event: Parler Fort at Fort York reads Sir Isaac Brock
Our friends at Fort York run a reading series called Parler Fort — the next event is tomorrow evening. WHEN: Monday September 26, 7:30 WHERE: Fort...
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Dispatches from cycling in Vancouver
Much has happened for cycling in Vancouver since I left a year and a half ago. With new separated lanes, Vancouver has created the back-bone of what is...
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Heritage Toronto Awards nominees out — you should buy a ticket to the party
Our friends at Heritage Toronto do lots of good work. They’re often the only institutional advocate standing between our built (and otherwise...
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Watch NFB: God’s Lake Narrows
Editor: Spacing is pleased to continue our partnership with the National Film Board of Canada to showcase films and interactive projects from their online...
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Friday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Doug Ford’s quashed Toronto waterfront plan reveals rift with mayor [Globe & Mail] • Time for Toronto councillors to stand up to Ford...
By Laura McConnell -
Spacing to launch new buttons, t-shirts at Word On The Street
WHAT: Spacing launches new buttons, magnets, and t-shirts! WHEN: Sunday, Sept. 25th, 11am-6pm WHERE: Queen’s Park Circle, booth 203 & 204...
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STREET SCENE: The Brunch Crowd
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Thursday’s headlines
WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT • Toronto mayor casts port lands retreat as a victory for all [The Star] • Ford surrenders on the waterfront [NOW] • How exactly...
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On to the case for the City of Toronto’s museums and culture funding
While the vision for Toronto’s waterfront may have been saved in the last day by the massive public and professional response to the Rob and/or Doug...
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World Wide Wednesday: Shovel ready, transit garden, museum advocacy
Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
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Event: A discussion on the value of public spaces Thursday Sept 22
The intrinsic value of public space will come as no surprise to Spacing readers, but the last few weeks when Torontonians rose up to, well, defend public...
By Shawn Micallef
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered