Sensitive and grief-stricken city middle and upper managers prepare to deliver Andre the bad news. It will likely hurt them more than Andre, who will have time to himself while they still have to soldier on in their city-hall jobs. ...
Read More »Adopt a cat. Pleeeeze!
Humane Society is bulging at the seams with kitties and urgently needs 300 people to adopt some By Lee Oliver, THS — Despite a successful Adoption Blitz in mid-May, the Toronto Humane Society is once again filled nearly to capacity. ...
Read More »Corky Evans bids a meaning-filled farewell
He talks about a new “religion”, a new “god”, and how “the top ten economies of the world that used to be countries became private corporations” By David Thomson – M.L.A. Corky Evans’ farewell speech to the British Columbia Legislature ...
Read More »Hot dog! Finally some real food on our sidewalks
City hall finally gets its act somewhat together and tentatively offers a smattering of spice on sidewalks to somewhat match the greatness of Toronto’s restaurants By Frank Touby — Say goodbye to Toronto’s strictly tube-steak sidewalk cart vendors. Hot dogs ...
Read More »VIEWPOINT: Greedy Miller council cashes us in
Letting Hydro privatize its telecom, maybe selling Corktown’s proposed off-leash park, bringing in a money-losing second-rate olympics By Frank Touby – Greedy David Miller and his council gang are cashing in Toronto taxpayers’ properties to finance his out-of-control spending on ...
Read More »Kids soccer kicks off at Cherry Beach
Positions are open for young players ages between 5 and 18 at minimal cost for the season which starts in May By John Hendricks — The lines are painted, the goals and nets in place, all that’s missing at Cherry ...
Read More »Homebuying plans surge despite slump
‘The current economic environment does not appear to have dampened Canadians’ overall confidence in the housing market’ By Becky Rynor, Canwest News – In spite of the economic downturn, most Canadians still believe it is a homebuyer’s market, with more ...
Read More »Railway stalls CityPlace puts condo buyers in limbo
By Kimberly Spice — A long delay in the construction of a pedestrian bridge over the railway lands is “a nightmare,” says Adam Vaughan. The Trinity-Spadina councillor lashed out at railway companies during a community information meeting in February, arguing ...
Read More »You can win the war over city’s big bins
By Eric Morse — It’s rather like the weather. Everybody complains about the garbage bins but nobody ever does anything. Since the Day of the Bins hit the Downtown neighbourhoods, there has been a storm of complaints about the aesthetic ...
Read More »Rugby player takes on Miss World pageant for charity: needs gown
By Joshua Baillie — Miss World Canada finalist Gwen Elliot doesn’t just want to be a beauty queen, she wants to be a national role model. That’s why the 20-year-old Downtown resident is trying to raise a record amount of ...
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