Politics
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The Bubble Battle
Those crazy kids at Newmindspace are organizing a continent-wide Bubble Battle. Toronto’s event will take place this Sunday (July 2nd) on the steps...
By Matthew Blackett -
EUCAN’T! Megabins are dead!
Yesterday, it became official: the mega-bins are dead. The city planned to leave the existing bins and allow advertising for the next few years until the...
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Kudos: Pedestrian Countdown Conversion
We give the City a lot of grief, often for good reason, so I think it is important to acknowledge when the City does something well. Recently, the city...
By Dylan Reid -
Howard Moscoe a headline maker
Over the last few weeks, more ink has been spilled about Howard Moscoe than most city councillors receive in a term. Check out the recent articles: the...
By Matthew Blackett -
New Toronto recycle calendar goes back in time
Spacing Wire reader Derek Wuenschirs sent us an email today that was a good laugh — the City has released the new recycling calendar for 2006 and...
By Matthew Blackett -
Drinking & cycling, new subways & TTC routes, street racing, police animals
• A teen was caught drinking and cycling and fell into an Etobicoke ravine. • There’s more controversy surrounding those new subway cars...
By Matthew Blackett -
Public space in the news today
• The Feds have tabled a law that specifies street racing as a crime. • The Howard Moscoe saga continues: Moscoe came under fire at council...
By Matthew Blackett -
Headlines worth following
Here are a few headlines worth following today, and I’d love to hear your comments about: The City of Toronto Act: the new law passed yesterday at...
By Matthew Blackett -
Final City Idol tonight
Toronto & East York Final Event! Six candidates will try their best. Only one will become a City Idol! The winner will run for City Council in the...
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Howard to quit? Ducharme says cars rule road
This TTC fiasco story won’t end soon, it looks like — Moscoe may step down from the the TTC Chair position. From Jeff Gray in the Globe and...
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The Billboard Battalion vs. Dundas Square
Nearly every community council meeting taking place at City Hall these days attracts someone from the Billboard Battalion, a sub-group of the Toronto...
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Is it time for Moscoe to step down, too?
UPDATE: The TTC Commission promptly asked Rick Ducharme to clean his desk out today, not on Nov. 30th as the former-GM had suggested in his resignation...
By Matthew Blackett