Politics
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Cranky about Cycling Committee
Toronto’s new cycling committee chair Councillor A.A. Heaps recently announced that he is revising the committee’s Terms of Reference. Among...
By Tammy Thorne -
Tuesday’s Headlines
• Take a walk on Toronto’s wild side, in good company [ Toronto Star ] • Plastic bag foes steal the show [ Toronto Star ] • Residents...
By Julie Yamin -
Reporting on city hall … from a distance
An online news service in Pasadena, California, has worked out a new way to cover the deadly dull minutiae of city hall business — they have...
By Dylan Reid -
Monday’s Headlines
• When Mies’ tower scraped the sky [ Toronto Star ] • City’s top-ranked services come at a cost, study shows [ Toronto Star ] &bull...
By Julie Yamin -
Little box in the big city
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. In an effort to break into the urban market, big-box stores are learning to adapt to the big city, a trend that has yet to...
By Dale Duncan -
City Hall: Surprise, surprise — street furniture deal gets go ahead
Cross-posted from Eye Daily At approximately 5:15pm, City Council voted to sign a 20-year contract with the ad company Astral Media Outdoor to supply our...
By Dale Duncan -
Friday’s Headlines
• Last phases of carpool plan may use existing traffic lanes [ Toronto Star ] • Frugality probe goes ahead [ Toronto Star ] • Ford and...
By Julie Yamin -
Why “Toronto: You Belong Here” Belongs Here, Pt. II
Back in January, a million miles removed from this sticky-tropical Toronto day, I posted about how much I liked the slogan “Toronto: You Belong...
By Leah Sandals -
Going green: meeting voter expectations briefing
When: Tuesday, May 29 Registration and breakfast: 8:00 am Briefing: 8:30 am – 10:30 am Where: The National Club, 303 Bay Street Cost: $149 per...
By Sarah Magwood -
Thursday’s Headlines
• 7,000 expected for Toronto trek [ Toronto Star ] • Time to get smart about Smart Growth [ Toronto Star ] • New speed bumps way too high ...
By Julie Yamin -
Wednesday’s Headlines
• Heritage block buyer ‘shocked’ site demolished [ Toronto Star ] • Cabs can’t go green just yet, says Moscoe [ Toronto Star ...
By Julie Yamin -
City Hall: Up for debate this week
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. City Hall will be abuzz this week, with council scheduled to meet both tomorrow (Wednesday) and Thursday and a Budget...
By Dale Duncan