Author Archives: Bulletin Editor

Ottawa enriches slowpoke Xplornet ISP monopoly

Brooke DeCosta Young — For rural Canadians, being ripped off by Xplornet is the price they pay for trying to use the most expensive, undependable monopoly Internet connection in North America. Canada’s Leaders Keep Obsolete “5 Mbps” Standard in Place, ...

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Condos top soaring home starts in March over February

Angelina Ritacco  — Housing starts in the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) trended at 30,194 units in March compared to 25,041 in February according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The trend is a six month moving average of the ...

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Waterfront residents express opposition to Island jetport

Neal Colgrass — Residents opposed to jets on the waterfront cried foul when they saw a preliminary plan to expand the Island airport, at a public meeting at Exhibition Place March 31. Unveiled by engineering consultants WSP Canada, the proposal ...

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April 22: You may speak out on the future of Toronto’s waterfront

Have your voices heard and ask questions at two important upcoming meetings regarding the future of Toronto’s waterfront and Bathurst Quay neighbourhood! Both venues are barrier free.  Sat April 11, 9:30am Ports Toronto public meeting on its environmental study to expand the Island airport Metro Toronto ...

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Waterfront TO chief pans jets on Island airport

Dennis Hanagan — Waterfront Toronto President John Campbell hit the right nerve when he told a Downtown audience in that the waterfront shouldn’t be “overwhelmed” by any one element. That one element Campbell referred to was the Island airport and ...

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Ontario’s 50,000 plus farms need the Best Farm Advice

Woodstock ON, May 11, 2015 – Ontario’s 50,000 plus farms are hugely successful contributing  over $4 billion to Ontario’s GDP.  Its continued success is reliant on many factors, not the least of which are skilled and knowledgeable farm advisors.   The ...

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Pan Am Games planners take input from GWNA

Dennis Hanagan — Officials with the 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games were kept busy with questions and suggestions about traffic and parking when they spoke at the Gooderham & Worts Neighbourthood Association’s Annual General Meeting in March. Taxis will be ...

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Kirkland Signature Brand Roasted Chicken Salad recall

April 3, 2015 Food Recall Warning: Kirkland Signature Brand Roasted Chicken Salad Containing Fully Cooked Sliced Chicken Breast Recalled Due to Listeria Monocytogenes Product photos are available at: http://bit.ly/1ERls0J Costco Wholesale Canada Inc. is recalling Kirkland Signature brand roasted chicken ...

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What drugs was Germanwings Co-Pilot Andreas Lubitz taking?

Gary G. Kohls — “Even at normal doses, taking psychiatric drugs can produce suicidal thinking, violent behavior, aggressiveness, extreme anger, hostility, irritability, loss of ability to control impulses, rage reactions, hallucinations, mania, acute psychotic episodes, akathisia, and bizarre, grandiose, highly elaborated ...

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