Author Archives: Bulletin Editor

VIEWPOINT: At last, Conrad may be freed

Like him or not, there’s no way Conrad Black was guilty of any criminal act. He’s among the wrongly convicted by out-of-control prosecutors who aggrandize themselves at the expense of celebrities. By Frank Touby – I’m heartened to learn that ...

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Dog owners seek Roundhouse Park area

‘We propose the city fences in the mostly un-used circular area above the Enwave truck entrance with a proper two door entrance and garbage can for dog owners. The dog park would be accessible 24 hours per day, 365 days ...

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BQNA group cools things down

By Kimberly Spice — Bathurst Quay Neighbourhood Association (BQNA) area residents decided make no rush decision on the controversial Little Norway off-leash park. They’ll meet in two weeks at the Harbourfront Community Centre to put differences aside and focus on ...

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Fury unleashed in Little Norway Park dogs vs. kids feud

By Kimberly Spice — Tensions and tempers continue to flare between dog owners and worried parents, angry that the city is putting pets ahead of their children’s safety by setting up an off-leash area at Little Norway Park. In recent ...

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West Don Lands named as Pan Am Games village site

By Eric Morse — The development site south of King St. E. and east of Cherry St., better known as the West Don Lands, has been selected as the proposed Athletes’ Village for the 2015 Pan American and Parapan Games ...

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Local democracy is vanishing here

Democracy is in trouble in Toronto. Actually it’s also in trouble in nearly every regime in North America. But when it’s in trouble at the closest level of government to you—that’s real trouble. For one thing, city council is so ...

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Crumbling silos to be demolished

By Kimberly Spice — The future of the Canada Malting Complex could see the wrecking ball as the crumbling silos may be too expensive to save. There were plenty of questions and some emotion, but few answers as Coun. Adam ...

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Touby: Police-state tactic approved by high court

By Frank Touby – Let’s say you’re walking down Yonge Street with your backpack (or your briefcase or whatever) and a cop thinks (or claims to think) there’s a smell of pot coming from it. The cop uses that superior ...

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Comstock: Council promotes staff interests over those of residents

By Michael Comstock – Biodiversity is a word from the science of ecology which has become an axiom for a healthy world. It speaks to the range of organisms present in a particular ecological community. Healthy bio-diverse planets can be ...

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Sewell: Cops in high schools

By John Sewell – Someone, probably Police Chief Bill Blair, will have to soon make the decision whether police officers should again be put in selected Toronto high schools. About 20 schools have had officers assigned to them since last ...

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