Author Archives: Bulletin Editor

Happy Food Freedom Day!

No, it doesn’t mean free food, far from it By Stacy Ferris – On February 12, 2009, the average Canadian will have earned enough income to pay his or her individual grocery bill for the entire year. In observing Food ...

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Harbourfront holds March Break camps for youngsters

Aimed at young campers ages 4 to 16 with arts-based programming By Linda Liontis – An exciting March Break session of Harbourfront Centre Camps awaits campers ages 4 to 16! Harbourfront Centre has built its reputation on a tradition of ...

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OPP busts its own lady dick and impounds its own car

Intelligence officer gets busted by her colleague, loses licence and her OPP-issued car for 7 days By Frank Touby — Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Intelligence Officer Heidi Fischer is probably having her brain-waves tested. Or at least pounding her head ...

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Subway policing may be more feel good than do good

Part of a 4-part report of the Toronto Police Accountability Bulletin No. 45. By John Sewell – Toronto Police Accountability Bulletin No. 45. This Bulletin is published by the Toronto Police Accountability Coalition, a group of individuals and organizations in ...

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Island airport bird threat

By Tony Thornton – After reading the Letters to the Editor in the Feb 2009 issue, I am compelled to respond to the twisting of information to suit the NIMBYs (Not In My Back Yard) that oppose the Toronto Island ...

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Toronto turns 175 next month

From March 6 – 8, 2009, City Hall will open its doors to the public and host a variety of events to commemorate this milestone By Kevin Sack – Toronto will celebrate its 175th anniversary in 2009. The City of ...

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Jury duty? Just shoot me

If this system is so darned important, jurors should be compensated properly and be shown other forms of appreciation. By James Dalziel – Maybe it sounds naïve, but I used to think being called up for jury duty was kind ...

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Catholic school trustees still in disgrace

Obscenities and insults fly at a board meeting. Provincial official charged with cleaning up the school board say trustees are still a mess and conclude: ‘The conduct of trustees continues to undermine confidence in Catholic education and our publicly funded ...

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Anti-bottled water tour floods the city

Claim bottled water industry sells a public resource for huge profits By Dylan Penner and Ryan LeClaire – The Council of Canadians and CUPE Ontario are holding a province-wide tour to encourage bans on bottled water in municipal and provincial ...

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Provincial plaque commemorates Sacré-Coeur Roman Catholic Church

Historic church at Carlton and Sherbourne was the first to serve Toronto’s francophone Catholics By Liane Nowosielski – Join the Ontario Heritage Trust and the Sacré-Coeur Roman Catholic Church for the unveiling of a provincial plaque commemorating the Sacré-Coeur Parish. ...

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