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LORINC: Unanswered questions about John Tory and the Rogers Centre
Questions about Mayor John Tory’s relationship with Rogers Communications Inc. have dogged him since even before he was elected mayor, and they have once...
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Toronto’s original vaudeville theatre: Loews
Excerpt from Toronto: City of Commerce 1800-1960 (James Lorimer & Company, 2021) by Katherine Taylor. Reprinted with permission. Opened in 1913, the...
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LORINC: Council prepares to bring in inclusionary zoning, finally (updated).
Update: Council’s planning and housing committee approved an amended version of the inclusionary zoning staff report today (October 28), which...
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2021 Toronto Heritage Award winners
The winners of the 2021 Heritage Toronto Awards were announced last night during an online ceremony. In its 46th year, the Heritage Toronto Awards...
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Motor make-believe
Make-believe is a beautiful thing when you’re defending a car-dominated transportation system amidst a disturbing road casualty toll, poor public health...
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LORINC: What is the future of CafeTO (with update)?
On October 27, Toronto City Council’s executive committee will get to dine alfresco on the results of an online survey about the CafeTO program, and...
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The long history of cycling in Windsor, Canada’s Motor City
The Windsor Law Centre for Cities at the University of Windsor recently published a detailed history of cycling in Canada’s Motor City. Spacing...
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EXCERPT: Outdoor School – Under the Freeway, a Forest: Some Notes on Trespassing
Outdoor School includes the contemporary environmental art of more than 20 Canadian and Indigenous artists. Below is an excerpt from a curatorial essay...
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Toronto needs a new (old) logo
By Daniel Rotsztain and Mark Sherman With the recent Supreme Court ruling upholding Ford’s slashing of council from 47 to 25 wards, and the upcoming...
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LORINC: The Supreme Court ruling on the size of council was a distraction
I’d be lying if I said I was the least bit surprised by Friday’s Supreme Court of Canada ruling, which dismissed by a 5-4 vote the City of Toronto’s...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 060, Alberta’s municipal power vacuum
With the mayors of both Edmonton and Calgary stepping down, and Alberta municipal elections taking place October 18, we decided to bring you all out west...
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Indigenous Toronto: Wandering Spirit School and the vision of Nimkiiquay
An excerpt from Indigenous Toronto (Coach House, 2021) on National Truth and Reconciliation Day. “We show them spirituality and love and try to teach by...
By Kerry Potts
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered