Author Archives: Bulletin Editor

Why are people different from one another?

Rich vs. poor. Israeli vs. Palestinian. Girls vs. boys. Wouldn’t the world run much more easily if people were alike? Wrong, says Michael, age 7. God made us different from one another so “He wouldn’t be bored.” Or, to put ...

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Fair Fare Pass to make transit more affordable

The City of Toronto launched a new program to make transit more affordable for low-income residents. The Fair Pass Discount program, which starts April 4, 2018 will provide approximately 150,000 eligible residents who receive assistance through Ontario Works (OW) or ...

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City applauds caregivers on Family Caregiver Day

April 3 at Toronto City Hall, Mayor John Tory, Councillor James Pasternak (Ward 10 York Centre), Chair of the City’s Community Development and Recreation Committee, and Councillor Josh Matlow (Ward 22 St. Paul’s), Toronto’s Seniors Advocate, celebrated Family Caregiver Day ...

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Reward works to improve income for the working poor

Everyone wants to help the working poor. Unfortunately, governments across the country are going about it the wrong way by raising the minimum wage to $15. That misguided move does a bad job of targeting the people we want to ...

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City: ‘Lead levels down in Toronto tap water’

Early results indicate corrosion control is lowering lead levels in Toronto’s tap water. tap water lead The City of Toronto’s targeted testing of tap water lead in 2017 indicates significantly lower lead levels, a result of a Corrosion Control Plan ...

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Keep dangerous, expensive OPG nuke?

The Ontario Chamber of Commerce has spent the last few years predicting that rising electricity prices would doom the province’s businesses and drive its economy into the ditch.dangerous nuke So it is a bit puzzling that the Chamber, in a ...

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Junior Festival: Big thoughts for growing minds

Harbourfront Centre, one of Canada’s leading presenters of contemporary arts and culture, is proud to announce Junior, a new international children’s festival that takes on the challenging questions facing youth today. Featuring Canadian premieres, acclaimed performances from as far away ...

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Radon hazard for Candian school kids

Call for mandatory radon testing focus of national Healthy Schools Day petition Despite known cancer risks, most provincial and territorial governments in Canada do not require radon testing of schools and child care programs (Ottawa, April 3, 2018) – This ...

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Stig Harvor Jan. 2012 on Mayor Rob Ford

Stig Harvor: There is deep public concern about the direction our Mayor Rob Ford is steering our city. Another indication of this anxiety was the attendance on Dec. 12 at the first public presentation of the current state of planning ...

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