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TTC strike date pushed back
According to the Toronto Star: The union is in a legal strike position at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, but Kinnear said a strike now wouldn’t likely happen...
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Property taxes are weird
Property taxes are weird. They don’t work like other taxes. I’ve been trying to get my head around them for a few years now. In the run-up to...
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Friday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Miller presses Ottawa to ban handguns [ Toronto Star ] • Hold applause for city’s budget [ Toronto Star ] • Ford called...
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Events Guide: Earth Hour
WHAT: Earth Hour 2008 WHEN: Saturday, March 29, 8pm WHERE: all over Looking for something to do while the lights are out this Saturday? Here and here are...
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POLL: Should the TTC be allowed to strike?
As Toronto moves closer to a transit strike next week (or some kind of “job action”), residents who rely on the TTC are holding their breath...
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Events Guide: eco fairs, transit camp, walking meetings, and water tour
WHAT: Toronto Conservation Action Network community fairs WHEN: March 27 and 28 (tonight and tomorrow night), 7pm-9pm WHERE: Beach United Church (140...
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Toronto’s French Connection
Casa Loma may be Toronto’s favourite and best-known castle, but chateaus still abound. The chateau style was used all over the world, most often for...
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Thursday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Rob Ford accused of assault and death threat [ Toronto Star ] • Toronto police charge councillor with assault [ Globe and Mail ...
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Rob Ford charged with assault and threatening death
City councillor Rob Ford has been charged with assault and threatening death. • The Toronto Star article • The National Post article • The...
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BOOKS: What are you reading?
For those of you with a city-focused book fetish, you should be looking forward to Spacing’s upcoming issue where we review a handful of excellent...
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Budget 2008: Maybe Next Year
Toronto is mentioned 35 times in the 2008 provincial budget that was tabled this afternoon. Tellingly, however, seven of those 35 Torontos are in the...
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Wednesday’s headlines
TRANSIT • TTC union chief cool to mediator [ Toronto Star ] • TTC pact talks end in impasse [ Globe and Mail ] • Union quits talks with TTC...
By Monika Warzecha
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered