Politics
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Miller allows private donation to open rinks
If there ever was a sign of how desperate the City of Toronto’s financial situation has become: Mayor David Miller has accepted MasterCard’s...
By Matthew Blackett -
The incredible flip-flopping councillor
In the Toronto Star this morning, Ward 9 councillor Maria Augimeri has flip-flopped yet again on the vehicle and land-transfer tax issue. After the first...
By Sean Marshall -
Dark clouds over the urban forest
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. For once Denzil Minnan-Wong and I agree. “They keep on planting trees, yet they can’t take care of them,†he was...
By Dale Duncan -
It’s Election Day! Get out and vote
Please, get out and vote today. For information on how and where to vote check out Elections Ontario web site. Spacing Votes will be posting reports from...
By Spacing -
EDITORIAL: say yes to MMP
EDITOR’S NOTE: Wednesday is election day in Ontario. The importance of this election is huge for Toronto, and one of the most important aspects of...
By Spacing -
Bike lane countdown 2007
This photo was taken by Martin Koob at the City’s cycling consultation session in July. A summary of that consultation can be found here. Remember...
By Tammy Thorne -
Giambrone change of heart
The outcry over the City Council’s approval to allow the Toronto Parking Authority to expropriate the Matador so that they can turn it into a...
By Dale Duncan -
To expand or not to expand
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. Yesterday, before the city’s Public Works and Infrastructure Committee discussed a report (PDF) detailing many small...
By Dale Duncan -
Less than a week until provincial election
There is less than a week before we go to the polls and elect our next provincial government and decide the future of how we elect a government. Spacing...
By Spacing -
October is Walking Month in Toronto. Really.
At a ceremony to open the Walk21 conference in Toronto on Monday night (Oct. 1), Mayor David Miller proclaimed October to be Walking Month under the...
By Dylan Reid -
Tide turning on taxes
The tide is finally turning in favour of increased municipal taxes. The litmus test came last night at a community meeting in the heart of Etobicoke...
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Mid-Week Headlines
MATADOR CLUB: • Is it closing time for the Matador? [ Toronto Star ] • 43 years of history vs. 20 parking spots [ Toronto Star ] MISSISSAUGA...
By Sean Marshall