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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Dale Duncan at City Hall: August 3rd, 2007
Won’t somebody think of the rich? If there’s one thing Councillor Gloria Lindsay Luby’s constituents can count on, it’s that...
By Dale Duncan -
Friday’s headlines
• Don’t feed the parking metres on Monday [ Globe and Mail ] • A good weekend to leave the car behind [ Toronto Star ] • Aging...
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Facebook Friday: Welcome to the neighbourhood
As the name suggests, every Friday Spacing profiles Facebook groups that are using the social network to articulate their experiences and share...
By Sarah Magwood
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered