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Sunday’s headlines
• Closed – just when you need them [ Toronto Star ] • Sweet solution nixed [ Toronto Sun ] • Salt in the wound [ Toronto Sun ]
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CBC, 1954: “Toronto’s got itself a subway!”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxRRfHLq7Us[/youtube] The CBC gives us seven minutes of vintage Toronto during the construction of Canada’s...
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Saturday’s headlines
CITY HALL • City too busy to maximize interest: Miller [ Toronto Star ] • Ford ponders mayoral run [ National Post ] • Outdated term...
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I am (not) lovin’ it
Another one bites the dust. Not that the potential loss of a McDonald’s restaurant causes me any particular heartache, but this particular...
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Friday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Toronto sat on millions in development fees [ Toronto Star ] • Surplus of $94.8M bigger than estimate [ National Post ] • As...
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Waiting for 501
An unauthorized sequel to Waiting for Godot. With apologies to Samuel Beckett. – – – – – – – – –...
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Events Guide: Through Our Eyes exhibit and Seedy Saturday
WHAT: Through Our Eyes: Images of Riverdale WHEN: Thursday, March 6 (tonight), 6pm-8pm WHERE: Ralph Thornton Community Centre, 765 Queen Street East The...
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Helmet policy causes conflict at city rinks
The City of Toronto is having difficulty enforcing a six-year-old helmet policy, which has come under criticism in the city’s south end. “We have...
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Thursday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Miller asks Toronto Hydro to hold off on Telecom sale [ Toronto Star ] • Telecommunication tower trouble [ Eye Weekly ] • Ford...
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Will a ‘strong’ mayor hold up bikes?
The City of Toronto Official Plan envisions a city where active transportation helps to relieve congestion and improve air quality. Yet, right now less...
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How Torontonians travel
Posted in our headlines today was news about Toronto’s choice of transport, and the numbers indicate that — as a city — we really like...
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Wednesday’s headlines
ENVIRONMENT • At council, green rises to the top [ Toronto Star ] • City moves forward on green measures to fight climate change [ CBC.ca ...
By Monika Warzecha
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered