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Toronto Public Library approves $1.3 million in cuts
Cross-posted from Eye Daily Deferring the vote to increase the land-transfer and vehicle-registration taxes was a bad idea, says Councillor Maria...
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Montreal: FRAG on the Main
Walking up St. Laurent Boulevard (colloquially known to Montrealers as the Main) earlier in the month (I was in town partly to satisfy my appetite for...
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Wednesday’s Headlines
• Water is back on tap in city’s parks [ Toronto Star ] • Province won’t bailout Toronto, McGuinty says [ Globe and Mail ] • No...
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McGuinty to Toronto: use your taxing powers
Premier Dalton McGuinty spoke out today about Toronto City Council’s decision to defer implementing new taxes until after the provincial election on...
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MONTREAL: Lessons learned from Just for Laughs
EDITOR’S NOTE: Spacing occasionally includes posts from our friend Christopher DeWolf in Montréal. If you’re a fan of our rival city up...
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BikeFriday in Roncesvalles Village – July 27
This Friday marks the one-year anniversary of BikeFriday in Toronto. To celebrate, the bike-friendly, fair-trade baristas and bean roasters of Alternative...
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Tree Tuesday: The beautified princess
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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Tuesday’s Headlines
• Sticky sidewalk situation resolved [ Toronto Star ] • Wounded Miller turns to public [ Globe and Mail ] • Enough with the backpacks...
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What to do about Ashton
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. John Lorinc asks an interesting question in an article he wrote for Saturday’s Globe and Mail: should David Miller kick...
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Downtown Chicago’s street furniture
Just over a year ago, Spacing associate editor Shawn Micallef wrote two great posts (July 7 2006 and July 10 2006) about his visit to Chicago. My recent...
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SPACING POLL: What is the most important public space issue for Toronto in the upcoming Ontario election?
The recent fallout at City Hall over the city’s new taxation tools highlights the how Toronto’s fortunes are intertwined with the upcoming...
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Monday’s Headlines
• Don’t blame Miller, it’s not his fault [ Toronto Star ] • Sidewalk’s missing link tricky to wheel around [ Toronto Star ...
By Julie Yamin
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered