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Thursday’s Headlines
• Vote for your favorite inspirational outdoor ad [ Toronto Star ] • Outdoor advertising competition fiasco [ Reading Toronto ] • This city...
By Julie Yamin -
The “Water Challenge” — Taste the Difference!
In conjunction with Spacing‘s next issue, whose theme will be “water,” Spacing contributor Sean Lerner will be conducting a public blind...
By Dylan Reid -
City Hall: The beginning of the end for street furniture?
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. Rami Tabello the hardworking activist behind the ingenious website illegalsigns.ca is being threatened by outdoor advertising...
By Dale Duncan -
Wednesday’s Headlines
• It took children to raise a village [ Toronto Star ] • City wants rink time freed up [ Toronto Star ] • CN Rail workers resume picketing...
By Julie Yamin -
City Hall: Poop and scoop and take it home
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. The problem of dogs in parks just got bigger. A recent trash audit done in Toronto parks (which I wrote about in a recent...
By Dale Duncan -
New twist in street furniture saga
There’s been a new twist in Toronto’s street furniture saga. Illegalsigns.ca, a local outdoor advertising watchdog, is accusing on their...
By Matthew Blackett -
Are we losing the fight for a bikeable city?
NOW magazine presents: Bikeable City – Are We Losing the Fight? This panel discussion will be held at the NOW Lounge (189 Church at Shuter...
By Tammy Thorne -
Kingston’s plan for sustainable transportation
On March 22, I attended a great workshop on sustainable transportation put together by local organization Moving the Economy. I am going to post some of...
By Dylan Reid -
Tuesday’s Headlines
• Urban dream deferred [ Toronto Star ] • Neighbourhoods in need [ Toronto Star ] • Gimme shelter — and some lights, too [ Toronto...
By Julie Yamin -
Vimy Ridge
An interesting fact about the square kilometer of land surrounding the Canadian National Vimy Memorial found on Hill 145 in the the Pas-de-Calais is that...
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City Hall: Happenings at the hall, April 10 – April 13
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. TUESDAY, APRIL 10 Parks and Environment Committee Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: City Hall, 2nd Floor, Committee Room 1 Notable...
By Dale Duncan -
My street furniture includes… chalkboards
While debates rage on about the future of Toronto’s sidewalk-styled chesterfields and such, a Halifax art student is taking the question of...
By Leah Sandals
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered