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Wednesday’s Headlines
• Councillors feud over roadwork [ Toronto Star ] • Locals chase Councillor out of neighbouring ward [ National Post ] • Council blunders...
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Soft City looking for plush volunteers
If you attended the Toronto the Good party last year at Fort York you likely saw the Soft City exhibit on the second floor of one of the white block...
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Tree Tuesday: Adopt-a-tree
Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF) will post a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project...
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City Hall: Cost-cutting and comparing costs
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. City Manager Shirley Hoy expects to deliever a report to Mayor David Miller and Budget Chief Shelly Carroll this week on how...
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Tuesday’s Headlines
• Street sign has been missing since January [ Toronto Star ] • Market was the hub of law and order [ Toronto Star ] • Remembering father...
By Julie Yamin -
A Simcoe Day Treat from the TTC
The TTC gave residents and waterfront tourists a rare treat today — they ran both remaining restored Presidents’ Conference Committee (PCC...
By Sean Marshall -
Happy Simoce Day (celebrate the man who founded Toronto)
John Graves Simcoe (February 25, 1752 — October 26, 1806) John Graves Simcoe was the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada (modern-day southern...
By Spacing -
What to do with the Gardiner Expressway?
The Star had an interesting piece in the Sunday paper about what to do with the Gardiner Expressway and how other cities have embraced their elevated...
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Out on his Ashton; Heaps gets promoted
Mayor David Miller asked for and received Councillor Brian Ashton’s resignation from City Council’s Executive Committee on Tuesday, as...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Yonge’s Unofficial Caribana Parade Tonight
Once a year Detroiters of a certain age get excited to drive, or watch, the Woodward Dream Cruise reenacting and reliving their glorious 1950s and 60s...
By Shawn Micallef -
Lobbyist Registrar should resign
Yesterday, the National Post ran a long overdue story on the lobbyist registry — or what’s left of the registry, anyways. Unfortunately, the...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Why progressive politicians are fulfilling the Common Sense Revolution
I’ve had many discussions with friends over the last two or three years about the long-term ramifications of Mike Harris’ Common Sense...
By Matthew Blackett
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered