{"id":19101,"date":"2011-04-07T08:57:52","date_gmt":"2011-04-07T12:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=19101"},"modified":"2011-04-07T09:47:42","modified_gmt":"2011-04-07T13:47:42","slug":"thursdays-headlines-194","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/04\/07\/thursdays-headlines-194\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday&#8217;s Headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>TRANSIT<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Ford insider lands high-paying TTC post [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/ttc\/article\/970395--ford-insider-lands-high-paying-ttc-post\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 The Fixer: Barriers at TTC station create a pedestrian hazard [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/fixer\/article\/970251--the-fixer-barriers-at-ttc-station-create-a-pedestrian-hazard\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Former councillor hired to seek Sheppard subway funding [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/04\/06\/former-councillor-hired-to-seek-sheppard-subway-funding\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 TTC not letting Giambrone off hook over $3Gs [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/torontoandgta\/2011\/04\/06\/17901056.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 TTC meets its new customer service guy [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/torontoandgta\/2011\/04\/06\/17900991.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>TCHC<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 James: Decision-making of one-man TCHC board shows arrogance [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/970455--james-decision-making-of-one-man-tchc-board-shows-arrogance\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 One-man TCHC board approves sale of houses [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/970081\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Ootes lowers the boom on single-family homes [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/ootes-lowers-the-boom-on-single-family-homes\/article1973388\/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&amp;utm_source=Toronto&amp;utm_content=1973388\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Ootes approves sale of 22 TCHC-owned houses [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/04\/06\/ootes-approves-sale-of-22-tchc-owned-houses\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 TCHC houses not for life: Levy [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/comment\/columnists\/sueann_levy\/2011\/04\/06\/17901126.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>ARCHITECTURE &amp; DEVELOPMENT<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 City renames Metro Square to honour David Pecaut [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/970500--city-renames-metro-square-to-honour-david-pecaut\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Ryerson\u2019s learning centre a glass-skinned ode to ancient Greece [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/ryersons-learning-centre-a-glass-skinned-ode-to-ancient-greece\/article1973750\/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&amp;utm_source=Toronto&amp;utm_content=1973750\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Peter Kuitenbrouwer: Ryerson bringing glass atrocity to Yonge [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/04\/06\/ryersons-glass-atrocity\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Neighbours envision a remake of Gerrard Cinema [<a href=\"http:\/\/toronto.openfile.ca\/toronto\/file\/2011\/04\/volunteers-want-re-invigorate-gerrard-cinema\">OpenFile<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>POLICE &amp; CRIME<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Chief Blair to probe report of bad behaviour by police in court [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/crime\/article\/970136--chief-blair-to-probe-report-of-bad-behaviour-by-police-in-court\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Paid-duty review heads to police board [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/970224--paid-duty-review-heads-to-police-board\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 G20 protester pleads guilty to mischief [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/crime\/article\/970106--g20-protester-pleads-guilty-to-mischief\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Officer who shot man in renegade snowplow cleared by SIU [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/officer-who-shot-man-in-renegade-snowplow-cleared-by-siu\/article1973893\/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&amp;utm_source=Toronto&amp;utm_content=1973893\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Chief on budget hot seat [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/columnists\/joe_warmington\/2011\/04\/06\/17902731.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>URBAN GREEN<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Porter: Backyard farming in the GTA [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/970270--porter-backyard-farming-in-the-gta\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Fast-forward to green [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=180024\">Now Weekly<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>GTA POLITICS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Federal funds for cities set to expire, municipalities ask: What\u2019s the plan? [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/969960--federal-funds-for-cities-set-to-expire-municipalities-ask-what-s-the-plan\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Mississauga wants voters to push city\u2019s agenda [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/federalelection\/article\/970042--mississauga-wants-voters-to-push-city-s-agenda\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 McCallion calls councillor code of conduct \u2018completely overboard\u2019 [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/04\/07\/mccallion-calls-councillor-code-of-conduct-\u2018completely-overboard\u2019\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 It&#8217;s economics, stupid [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eyeweekly.com\/city\/notebook\/article\/113791--it-s-economics-stupid\">Eye Weekly<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Talking Back To Ford Nation [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=180023\">Now Weekly<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 My cat call to action [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=180058\">Now Weekly<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Brewed awakening [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eyeweekly.com\/food\/feature\/article\/113853\">Eye Weekly<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TRANSIT \u2022 Ford insider lands high-paying TTC post [The Star] \u2022 The Fixer: Barriers at TTC station create a pedestrian hazard [The Star] \u2022 Former councillor hired to seek Sheppard subway funding [National Post] \u2022 TTC not letting Giambrone off hook over $3Gs [The Sun] \u2022 TTC meets its new customer service guy [The Sun]<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/04\/07\/thursdays-headlines-194\/\">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":[13440,2211,408,4685,423,1174,7408,17373,484,1952,12482,79,641,16122,1637,4773,3416,947,405,22090,2104],"class_list":["post-19101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-headlines","tag-blair","tag-chief","tag-councillor","tag-david-pecaut","tag-eye-weekly","tag-ford","tag-g20","tag-gerrard-cinema","tag-greece","tag-gta","tag-metro-square","tag-mississauga","tag-national-post","tag-now-weekly","tag-officer","tag-peter-kuitenbrouwer","tag-porter","tag-ryerson","tag-the-star","tag-transit","tag-ttc-station"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - 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