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Thursday’s headlines
• 21% rink fee hike rejected [ Toronto Star ] • Miller seeks alternatives to big fee hikes [ Globe and Mail ] • Councillor livid over fees...
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Smug on smog
You gotta love it when someone knows they’re doing something environmentally destructive, such as driving an SUV, but still finds it necessary to be...
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Toronto’s history in phone numbers
When I was growing up in the Toronto suburb of Willowdale, the community where “Downtown North York” is located, almost all of my friends had...
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Wednesday’s headlines
TAXES • Board of trade urges city to hike taxes another 3% [ Toronto Star ] • Board of Trade shocks City Hall [ Toronto Sun ] • Toronto...
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Tree Tuesday: Golden Weeping Willow
Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of LEAF posts a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project of LEAF and the Toronto Public Space Committee. The...
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Board of Trade to City: More taxes, please
No, it’s not April 1. The Toronto Board of Trade, according to the Toronto Star, actually asked Toronto City Council’s Budget Committee to...
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Walk21 Toronto Community Conference
In October last year, Toronto hosted the major international conference about walking, Walk21. Experts from around the world, including Toronto, spoke on...
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Tuesday’s headlines
• Ice, pool rental fees to soar [ Toronto Star ] • Councillors blindsides by city’s rate hike for rinks [ Globe and Mail ] • Budget...
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LEAF Annual Party
LEAF is holding its second annual party this Wednesday to celebrate another successful year. It promises to be a fun night with live music, interactive...
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Plowed bike lanes vital to winter biking
Following the City’s Bike Winter promotion and the Coldest Day of the Year ride, the Toronto Star featured an article paraphrasing the cycling...
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Concrete Toronto: Looking at our city
The Toronto Society of Architects has organized a panel discussion inspired by book Concrete Toronto released in November. The panel will be a broad and...
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Frozen in Grand Central Station
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwMj3PJDxuo[/youtube] Back in June 2006, I wrote about the group Improv Everywhere. Their latest stunt in New...
By Matthew Blackett
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered