{"id":17997,"date":"2011-02-17T02:52:57","date_gmt":"2011-02-17T06:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=17997"},"modified":"2011-02-17T09:55:17","modified_gmt":"2011-02-17T13:55:17","slug":"thursdays-headlines-187","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/02\/17\/thursdays-headlines-187\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday&#8217;s Headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CITY COUNCIL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 James: \u2018Jobs for life\u2019 still haunts Lastman [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/940244--james-jobs-for-life-still-haunts-lastman\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto needs strong mayor with veto power, Doug Ford says [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/toronto-needs-strong-mayor-with-veto-power-doug-ford-says\/article1910871\/?cmpid=rss1\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Councillors okay controversial ravine development [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/torontoandgta\/2011\/02\/16\/17304931.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Cashing out at City Hall: Levy [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/comment\/columnists\/sueann_levy\/2011\/02\/16\/17302966.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Councillors show their colours in trash fight: Levy [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/comment\/columnists\/sueann_levy\/2011\/02\/15\/17289001.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRANSIT<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 City eyes private partner to extend Sheppard subway [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/transportation\/article\/940263--city-eyes-private-partner-to-extend-sheppard-subway\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Hume: TTC yard in Leslieville (Video) [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/videozone\/939898--hume-ttc-yard-in-leslievillerd-subway\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Ford pitches private financing plan for Sheppard subway extension [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/rob-ford-floats-private-funding-plan-for-sheppard-subway\/article1910067\/?cmpid=rss1\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 McGuinty emerges a winner in Sheppard subway plan [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/politics\/adam-radwanski\/mcguinty-emerges-a-winner-in-sheppard-subway-plan\/article1910718\/?cmpid=rss1\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Strike looms as York Region bus drivers, mechanics reject contract offer [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/strike-looms-as-york-region-bus-drivers-mechanics-reject-contract-offer\/article1910789\/?cmpid=rss1\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Rob Ford\u2019s subway dream sticks it to taxpayers [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/02\/16\/rob-fords-subway-dream-sticks-it-to-taxpayers\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 \u201cTransportation City\u201d doesn\u2019t quite roll off the tongue [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/02\/16\/transportation-city-doesnt-quite-roll-off-the-tongue\/\">National Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOUSING &amp; NEIGHBOURHOODS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Porter: Parks lovers launch rescue plan [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/940232--porter-parks-lovers-launch-rescue-plan\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 City gives garage murals a break [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/torontocouncil\/article\/940039--city-gives-garage-murals-a-break\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 200 residents evacuated after apartment fire [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/200-residents-evacuated-after-apartment-fire\/article1909215\/?cmpid=rss1\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Gimme shelter: a solution for homelessness [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eyeweekly.com\/city\/notebook\/article\/110868\">Eye Weekly<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>NIGHTLIFE<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Bovine Sex Club: an oral history [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eyeweekly.com\/music\/features\/article\/110821\">Eye Weekly<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Such great hype: condo market power players [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eyeweekly.com\/city\/features\/article\/110926\">Eye Weekly<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 King state of mind [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontolife.com\/daily\/informer\/from-print-edition-informer\/2011\/02\/09\/king-state-of-mind-when-did-the-once-cool-king-west-strip-descend-into-a-mess-of-stretch-hummers-drunken-bachelorettes-and-last-call-brawls\/\">Toronto Life<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUILDINGS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Chris Selley: The impotence of a heritage designation [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/02\/16\/chris-selley-the-impotence-of-a-heritage-designation\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 From Big Bop to furniture shop [<a href=\"http:\/\/toronto.openfile.ca\/toronto\/file\/2011\/02\/big-bop-furniture-shop\">OpenFile<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 The Fixer: Huge hole snarls Dundas St. traffic [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/fixer\/article\/940026--the-fixer-huge-hole-snarls-dundas-st-traffic\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto skipped by royals for first Canadian tour [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/940281--toronto-skipped-by-royals-for-first-canadian-tour\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Kate and Will missing out on T.O. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/columnists\/joe_warmington\/2011\/02\/16\/17303316.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 If you like historical maps of Toronto, go here&#8230; [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogto.com\/city\/2011\/02\/if_you_like_historical_maps_of_toronto_go_here\/\">BlogTO<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 What Toronto looks like from space [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogto.com\/city\/2011\/02\/what_toronto_looks_like_from_space\/\">BlogTO<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CITY COUNCIL \u2022 James: \u2018Jobs for life\u2019 still haunts Lastman [The Star] \u2022 Toronto needs strong mayor with veto power, Doug Ford says [The Star] \u2022 Councillors okay controversial ravine development [The Sun] \u2022 Cashing out at City Hall: Levy [The Sun] \u2022 Councillors show their colours in trash fight: Levy [The Sun] TRANSIT \u2022<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/02\/17\/thursdays-headlines-187\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;Thursday&#8217;s Headlines&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4089,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[17103,15916,14697,423,17102,5304,11087,370,654,641,22085,3416,227,1631,8281,405,19,2311,22090],"class_list":["post-17997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-headlines","tag-bovine-sex-club","tag-chris-selley","tag-doug-ford","tag-eye-weekly","tag-gimme","tag-gimme-shelter","tag-headlines-city-council","tag-king","tag-leslieville","tag-national-post","tag-politics","tag-porter","tag-rob-ford","tag-sheppard-subway","tag-strong-mayor","tag-the-star","tag-toronto","tag-toronto-life","tag-transit"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - 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