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Thursday’s headlines
RAINWATER TOILET CONTROVERSY • Dubious honour in the can [ National Post ] • City’s $1-million eco-toilet wins tax-waste award [ National...
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Sam the Record Man exposed
Walking by the old Sam the Record Man location on Yonge Street on the weekend I noticed the the double record sign facade has been finally taken down...
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Anyone can be a monument — for 60 minutes
Trafalgar Square, in the heart of the city of London, England, is famous for its statue of Admiral Nelson (victor of the Battle of Trafalgar) high at the...
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Wednesday’s headlines
• Toronto’s library staff book out of union [ Globe & Mail ] • Q&A: Regent Park program making the grades [ National Post ] &bull...
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Tuesday’s headlines
• Vaughan officials meet with lawyer over dispute with Mayor Jackson [ National Post ] • Ex-mayors laud today’s city, mostly [ Toronto...
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Spacing presents the Toronto Town Buttons
You only have to look as far up as its street signs to realize that Toronto is a city cobbled together from other former boroughs, towns and villages...
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Montreal Monday: Train station without trains, dead project, and shaky security
Photo of McTavish Reservoir by Controleman Each Monday, we bring you some of the popular posts from our sister blog, Spacing Montréal...
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Monday’s headlines
• A building with brains – and good looks [ Toronto Star ] • Leslieville big box refusal right call [ National Post ] • Intersection...
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Event Guide: Cabbagetown-Regent Park Museum Fundraiser
The good folks at the Cabbagetown-Regent Park Museum are throwing a fundraiser at the end of the month. Currently located in the “Resident’s...
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NDP elect new provincial leader
The Ontario NDP elected Andrea Horwath leader of the provincial party. You can learn more about Spacing’s perspective on the convention by reviewing...
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Are city issues on the NDP radar?
After the first ballot at the NDP leadership convention, Michael Prue was dropped from the ballot after getting only 11.5% of the vote. While his...
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NDP Convention: the candidates on city issues
We’re (myself and Matt Blackett) at the Ontario NDP leadership convention in Hamilton, looking to see what the NDP candidates have to say about the...
By Dylan Reid
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered