{"id":28008,"date":"2012-04-04T07:42:02","date_gmt":"2012-04-04T11:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=28008"},"modified":"2012-04-04T00:32:42","modified_gmt":"2012-04-04T04:32:42","slug":"wednesdays-headlines-242","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/04\/04\/wednesdays-headlines-242\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CITY HALL<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 City sports user fee criticized <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1156315--city-sports-user-fees-criticized\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Parents, coaches fume over surprise playing field fees <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/parents-coaches-fume-over-surprise-playing-field-fees\/article2391408\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Leagues, city at odds over hourly fees for sports field <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/04\/03\/leagues-city-at-odds-over-hourly-fees-for-sports-fields\/?__lsa=6e3a8d5e\">[National Post]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Sports leagues protest Toronto&#8217;s new field fees <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/04\/03\/sports-leagues-protest-torontos-new-field-fees\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 CUPE Local 79 recreation workers ratify deal with City of Toronto <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1156306--cupe-local-79-recreation-workers-ratify-deal-with-city-of-toronto\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Part-time recreation workers&#8217; union signs new deal with Toronto <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/part-time-recreation-workers-union-signs-new-deal-with-toronto\/article2391422\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Councillor Ana Bail\u00e3o names group to review fate of tenants in TCHC houses and agency&#8217;s repair backlog <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1155869--councillor-ana-bail-o-names-group-to-review-fate-of-tenants-in-tchc-houses-and-agency-s-repair-backlog\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Group to review sale of TCHC homes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/04\/03\/group-to-review-sale-of-tchc-homes\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 McConnell sheds crocodile tears over proposed TCHC sale <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/04\/03\/mcconnell-sheds-crocodile-tears-over-tchc-sale\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 InfoPillars in the way, committee hears <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/04\/03\/infopillars-in-the-way-committee-hears\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Virtual shopping gets real at Toronto subway station <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/report-on-business\/virtual-shopping-gets-real-at-toronto-subway-station\/article2389896\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CYCLING<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Jarvis bike lanes can&#8217;t be removed without environmental assessment, cyclists union says <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1156137--jarvis-bike-lanes-can-t-be-removed-without-environmental-assessment-cyclists-union-says\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Five things you need to know about the fight to keep bike lanes alive on Jarvis Street <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/04\/03\/five-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-fight-to-keep-bike-lanes-alive-on-jarvis-street\/?__lsa=6e3a8d5e\">[National Post]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Cyclists union vows to fight Jarvis bike lanes removal <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/04\/03\/cyclists-union-vows-to-fight-jarvis-bike-lanes-removal\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Joy on Jarvis after all? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/daily\/news\/story.cfm?content=186029\">[NOW]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto cyclists union still aims to save Jarvis bike lanes <a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2012\/04\/toronto-cyclists-union-still-aims-to-save-jarvis-bike-lanes\/\">[Torontoist]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Building draws birds to their death, trial told <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1156281--building-draws-birds-to-their-death-trial-told\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Island life coming to Humber? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/transportation\/article\/1156248--island-life-coming-to-humber\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Ministry urges Mississauga to act fast on contaminated park <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1156046--ministry-urges-mississauga-to-act-fast-on-contaminated-park\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Regent Park revitalization draws mixed reactions from residents <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/04\/03\/regent-park-revitalization-draws-mixed-reactions-from-residents\/?__lsa=6e3a8d5e\">[National Post]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Power protest blows into Toronto <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/04\/03\/power-protest-blows-into-toronto\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Kensington market finalizes 2012&#8217;s Pedestrian Sunday schedule <a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2012\/04\/kensington-market-finalizes-2012s-pedestrian-sunday-schedule\/\">[Torontoist]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Debating the future of the Jamie Bell adventure playground <a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2012\/04\/debating-jamie-bells-legacy\/\">[Torontoist]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CITY HALL \u2022 City sports user fee criticized [The Star] \u2022 Parents, coaches fume over surprise playing field fees [Globe &amp; 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