{"id":17391,"date":"2011-01-20T02:05:33","date_gmt":"2011-01-20T06:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=17391"},"modified":"2011-01-20T09:53:51","modified_gmt":"2011-01-20T13:53:51","slug":"thursdays-headlines-183","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/01\/20\/thursdays-headlines-183\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday&#8217;s Headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>CITY COUNCIL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Citizens give Ford an earful at consultation meetings [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/torontocouncil\/article\/924935--citizens-give-ford-an-earful-at-consultation-meetings\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Holyday envisions gradual garbage privatization [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/torontocouncil\/article\/924855--holyday-envisions-gradual-garbage-privatization\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 A litany of beefs and pleas [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/torontocouncil\/article\/924998--a-litany-of-beefs-and-pleas\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Divide-and-conquer? Citizens know better [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/924940--divide-and-conquer-citizens-know-better\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 More private trash collection \u2014 coalition [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/torontoandgta\/2011\/01\/19\/16954841.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Balancing Act: The Tenant Defence Fund [<a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2011\/01\/balancing_act_the_tenant_defence_fund.php\">Torontoist<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>GTA POLITICS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Oshawa council rejects byelection to fill vacant seat [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/925018--oshawa-council-rejects-byelection-to-fill-vacant-seat\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 \u2018Open the books\u2019 Brampton councillor tells mayor [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/924929--open-the-books-brampton-councillor-tells-mayor\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Leak probe sparks new debate [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/mississauga\/article\/924902--leak-probe-sparks-new-debate\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Mississauga councillors safe from IT investigation into source of leaked memos [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/01\/19\/mississauga-councillors-safe-from-it-investigation-into-source-of-leaked-memos\/\">National Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRANSIT<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>TTC&#8230;<\/em><br \/>\n\u2022 TTC to hold meetings on bus cuts [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/transportation\/article\/924403--ttc-to-hold-meetings-on-bus-cuts\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 TTC to consult with public over proposed bus route cutbacks [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/01\/19\/ttc-to-hold-public-meetings-over-proposed-bus-route-cutbacks\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 TTC workers told to be on alert [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/torontoandgta\/2011\/01\/19\/16953746.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 TTC holds public hearings on cuts [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/torontoandgta\/2011\/01\/19\/16947221.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Malvern keeps waiting for transit [<a href=\"http:\/\/toronto.openfile.ca\/toronto\/file\/2011\/01\/malvern-keeps-waiting-transit\">OpenFile<\/a>]<br \/>\n<em>Metrolinx report&#8230;<\/em><br \/>\n\u2022 Electrify Georgetown and Lakeshore GO line, says report [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/transportation\/article\/924404--electrify-georgetown-and-lakeshore-go-line-says-report\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Electrify GO Transit\u2019s busiest corridors, Metrolinx report urges [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/electrify-go-transits-busiest-corridors-metrolinx-report-urges\/article1875565\/?cmpid=rss1\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Another transit fantasy &#8211; and this one is electric [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/marcus-gee\/another-transit-fantasy---and-this-one-is-electric\/article1876571\/?cmpid=rss1\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Metrolinx recommends electrifying GO trains [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/01\/19\/metrolinx-recommends-go-train-lines-to-be-converted-to-electric-rail\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Full electric GO Train system costly: Metrolinx [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/torontoandgta\/2011\/01\/19\/16946221.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>SIDEWALKS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 The Fixer: Sidewalk snowed under near Scarborough Town Centre [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/fixer\/article\/924795--the-fixer-sidewalk-snowed-under-near-scarborough-town-centre\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Stintz looking to halt sidewalk cyclers [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/torontoandgta\/2011\/01\/19\/16953811.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>CITY SITES<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto eyes partnering with private firms to build public rinks [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/toronto-eyes-partnering-with-private-firms-to-build-public-rinks\/article1876664\/?cmpid=rss1\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 A winning street design that won&#8217;t be built [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/01\/20\/a-winning-street-design-that-wont-be-built\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 What It Is And What It Should Be: Exhibition Grounds [<a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2011\/01\/what_it_is_and_what_it_should_be_exhibition_grounds.php\">Torontoist<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Show&#8217;s over for the Westwood Theatre [<a href=\"http:\/\/toronto.openfile.ca\/toronto\/file\/2011\/01\/shows-over-westwood-theatre\">OpenFile<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>POLICE<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Why millions of dollars in rewards go unclaimed [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/924818--why-millions-of-dollars-in-rewards-go-unclaimed\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Having rights not the same as being right [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/columnists\/joe_warmington\/2011\/01\/19\/16953666.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 First tragedy, then spectacle [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=178789\">Now Weekly<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Steering young women away from lure of gang lifestyle [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/924821--steering-young-women-away-from-lure-of-gang-lifestyle\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Reel Toronto: Music Videos of the 1980s [<a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2011\/01\/toronto_music_videos.php\">Torontoist<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Groupon: worth the indignity? [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=178817\">Now Weekly<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Gone to pot: the story behind Toronto\u2019s $100-million marijuana economy [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontolife.com\/daily\/informer\/from-print-edition-informer\/2011\/01\/19\/gone-to-pot-the-story-behind-toronto\u2019s-100-million-marijuana-economy\/\">Toronto Life<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CITY COUNCIL \u2022 Citizens give Ford an earful at consultation meetings [The Star] \u2022 Holyday envisions gradual garbage privatization [The Star] \u2022 A litany of beefs and pleas [The Star] \u2022 Divide-and-conquer? 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