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Wednesday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Mayor Ford’s office slams deliberate attack by waterfront CEO [Globe & Mail] • Ford support plummeting, poll suggests [The Star] â€...
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Decline by little cuts
I thought I’d have a look at the impact of the cuts proposed by the City Manager as a result of the “Core Services Review” in terms of...
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Impressed by Doug Ford’s backroom vision for the Toronto Port Lands? Take a look at Mayor Bert Xanadu’s vision for the Toronto Islands: “The Islands in my Brain.”
EDITOR: It’s circa 1973. Bert Xanadu is the Mayor of Toronto and owner of the Imperial Six cinemas on Yonge Street. Mayor Xanadu has been governing...
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Tuesday’s headlines
CITY BUDGET CUTBACKS • Mayor’s newly released budget strategy sets stage for battles [Globe & Mail] • Kelly McParland: Fords take on Santa, puppies in...
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Ford takes the money and runs
Here’s a question for budget chair Mike Del Grande: How does the Ford administration spell renege? Answer: P-O-R-T-L-A-N-D-S. During last Tuesday’s...
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STREET SCENE: Marching Band Boy
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Monday’s headlines
WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT • Waterfront Toronto keen to collaborate on port lands [The Star] • Ferris wheel pitchman says ‘only Rob Ford’ listened [Globe...
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150 years of Toronto’s streetcars
Image from Toronto Archives, Fonds 16, Series 71, Item 3363. Single-horse Seaton Village car, 1890. Ten days ago, on September 1, the Toronto Transit...
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Friday’s headlines
WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT • New port lands plan will cost taxpayers $270 million [Globe & Mail]  • Mayor Ford defends brother’s waterfront vision [The...
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Guest Toronto waterfront commentary: it ain’t about the monorail or Ferris Wheel. It’s the long-term lost revenue.
EDITOR: The following is commentary by Jon Robson, cross-posted from his tumblr. Robson is an amateur photographer and close municipal politics watcher...
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STREET SCENE: Laundry
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Thursday’s headlines
WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT • Doug Ford’s waterfront sells us out for the short-term money [The Grid] • Ferris wheel of fortune [Torontoist]   • Waterfront...
By Laura McConnell
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered