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Sunday’s headlines
• Another scandal feared [ Toronto Sun ] • GTA’s low-income voters finding a stronger voice [ Toronto Star ] • Hunger pangs stalk...
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Saturday’s headlines
TRANSIT • Striking Viva drivers back in buses [ Toronto Star ] • Viva bus strike settled in York Region [ Globe and Mail ] • Bitter drivers...
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Ten reasons Lastman better VP than Palin
A new Facebook group called Ten Reasons why Mel Lastman tops Sarah Palin as McCain’s VP Choice started up yesterday. The group’s creator...
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My favourite Mississauga space
Two weeks ago I was a member of Mississauga’s 2008 Urban Design Awards jury. I got to tour around the sprawling city — in a Mississauga...
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Friday’s headlines
TRANSIT • Drivers vote again on old Viva offer [ Toronto Star ] • Transit plan comments welcomed [ Toronto Star ] • Further study urged for...
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Toronto Cyclists Union Survey
I went for a walk on the weekend with some visitors from Windsor and, as usually happens with visitors to Toronto, they remarked on the sheer amount of...
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Spacing Montreal turns one — Come celebrate!
Last fall, Spacing Montréal was launched, our first blog in another city. Amazingly, one year has already passed and the site has become a vital...
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Thursday’s headlines
TRANSIT • TTC essential service debate stalled at gate [ Toronto Star ] • Arbitrator sweetens TTC labour deal [ Globe and Mail ] &bull...
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TTC and union come to 3-year agreement
This little piece of news just came screaming across Spacing’s desk: the TTC and union workers have reached a deal, five full months after transit...
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Event Guide: Heritage Toronto Awards on October 27
One of our favorite events each year is the Heritage Toronto Awards. As I mentioned last year, these awards are an important morale booster as sometimes...
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Premier: Do as I say, not as I do
Premier Dalton McGuinty thinks Toronto City Council should freeze taxes as “symbolism†of government taking action in tough economic times...
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Babylon: Myth and Truth – the prototype of the big bad city
When I visited Berlin this June, I was excited to have the opportunity to visit an exhibition I had read about called Babylon: Myth and Truth, at the...
By Dylan Reid
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered