Stacey Fowler — If there is one thing Torontonians should be thankful for that most don’t even know about, it’s the fact that a man by the name of Rollo Myers didn’t stay in Australia. Instead, Myers moved to Canada ...
Read More »Shut down aging and dangerous Pickering Nuclear Station
Angela Bischoff— Ontario Power Generation wants to push the Pickering Nuclear Station — located in the heart of the eastern Greater Toronto Area — past its best-before date. This plant was designed to operate for 40 years. But despite a ...
Read More »Increasing Number of Canadian Employees Seeing Growth in their Company and Job Security
Increasing Number of Canadian Employees Seeing Growth in their Company and Job Security – Eight in 10 Canadians comfortable with their job security, an increase of 17 per cent from last year. – 53 per cent believe their company is ...
Read More »Blame Nelson the rainmaker for our recent downpours
Nelson is a former U.S. Navy Seal who does outside work for the St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood Business Improvement Area (BIA). Among his jobs is watering the decorative planters BIA puts in some areas. Just prior to the latest downpours, ...
Read More »Lobbyists inspire ‘misleading’ city booklet for public consultations on Island jet plans—NoJetsTO
Gautam Malkani—The City of Toronto has just published a misleading pamphlet for the public consultation process for the Island Airport expansion plans that is full of bogus claims and omissions. NoJetsTO is rebuking the biased publication as the crucial public ...
Read More »Artfest Toronto~ 75 Artists from Ontario & Quebec
Labour Day Weekend~ August 30-Sept 1 2013—4 days~ 11am-6pm daily FREE Event—Historic Distillery District 55 Mill St Toronto. Artfest Toronto at the Distillery celebrates Labour Day weekend August 30-Sept 2 with a four day exhibition featuring 75 fine artists from ...
Read More »The 37th Cabbagetown Festival of the Arts, September 5-8, 2013
Parliament & Carlton Street Fair, Art & Crafts Sale, Short Film & Video Fest, Great Food, Yard Sales Galore, Riverdale Farm Fest, Walking Tours, Live Music, Contemporary Dance, Theatrical Performances The annual Cabbagetown Festival of the Arts is back for ...
Read More »Inaugural CityPlace residents’ festival a success
Zak Paget — It’s safe to say that what was once an open patch of land in the heart of the Downtown core is now a vibrant neighbourhood full of community spirit. That was the overwhelming sense from the thousands ...
Read More »Grassy Narrows Supporters Wake up Wynne at Home, Demand Action on Mercury Poison
Hundreds of Grassy Narrows Indigenous Nation supporters, including a massive 80-person strong marching samba band, paraded to Premier Wynne’s house August 25. Their banners read “You wouldn’t live with mercury in your home, why must Grassy Narrows?” “The government has ...
Read More »PCs and NDP Threaten to Stall Youth Tanning Bed Ban
Matthews Calls For Clarity from Opposition on Legislation to Prevent Skin Cancer — One day after calling on the government to fast-track Bill 30, legislation to ban youth access to tanning beds, the PCs and NDP are threatening procedural tricks ...
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