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Monday’s Headlines
CITY COUNCIL • Deciphering Toronto’s municipal budget [The Star] • Ford brothers, council allies talk of privatization [The Star] • Want to reach the...
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Spacing Saturday: Sky Dome, Heritage Apartments, and the Historic Halifax Common
Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. Chris Erb comments on the...
By Marcus Bowman -
Before & After: Looking back at old Customs
Comparative Then and Now Front St. looking east from Bay St. towards the Customs House 1910 – 2011 Before and After will appear each Friday...
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Friday’s Headlines
CITY COUNCIL • User fee hikes could raise cost of fun and fidelity [The Star] • Toronto poised to hike recreation fees to find $23-million [Globe &...
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Don Cherry responds to our Pinko buttons
Back when the Pinko button-craze was full blown, we sent a handful of buttons and magnets to Don Cherry and his sidekick Ron MacLean. We hoped he’d...
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STREET SCENE: Taxis
STREET SCENE: Taxis Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Thursday’s Headlines
CITY COUNCIL • An end to the war on pets? [The Star] • Super Mayor’s Marvel comic version of budget exploits is missing a few panels [Globe & Mail] â€...
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TTC holds off on fare increase, service cuts
UPDATE –Â January 12, 5PM At the special meeting today, transit Commissioners deferred any decision on the proposed cuts to bus service until its...
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World Wide Wednesday: Bungalows, Stats, Maps and Quiet Train Cars
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...
By Hilary Best -
Wednesday’s Headlines
CITY COUNCIL • A new budget day: fare hike off, police force to shrink [The Star] • City ombudsman seeks 10% budget hike [The Star] • Fiorito: The...
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LORINC: The new balancing act
Regardless of who’s in charge, the City’s budget launch is almost always an exercise in political performance art and yesterday’s fringe fest’ was no...
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Property tax “freeze” = tax cut
With the City of Toronto introducing a budget with a property tax “freeze,” it’s worth remembering that when it comes to property taxes...
By Dylan Reid
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered