Author Archives: Bulletin Editor

Viewpoint: Inconvenient truths extend to Downtown

By Eva Curlanis-Bart – The bubble of deceit, pretense and political correctness called Harm Reduction has been burst by the United Nations drug control agency. A stern warning to Health Minister Tony Clement declares that Canada having signed the 1961 ...

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Ryerson plan, like quadrangle, opening up to public

By Emma Reilly – One of “best kept secrets in the world” is on its way to being unveiled to Toronto pedestrians, says architect Bruce Kuwabara.  Preliminary designs for Ryerson University’s new master plan—the multi-million dollar campus renovation—will finally allow ...

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Smitherman launches new wait times web site

By Will Tremain – Ontario Minister of Health George Smitherman has a shiny new website and he wants everyone to see it. Ontariowaittimes.com is one public face of the Ontario Wait Time Strategy. It allows the public to go online ...

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St. Pat’s parade bomb scare on Yonge

By Duncan McAllister – A suspicious package prompted police to close off a section of Yonge St. and divert the tail-end of the St. Patrick’s day parade down Bay St. on March 18. A section of the Yonge St. subway ...

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Police poseur snatching nightclub purses

The Toronto Police Service is investigating a man allegedly stealing personal belongings in the club/Entertainment District area of downtown Toronto. It is alleged that the suspect: – targets women who leave their personal belongings unattended, stealing their purses and cellphones, ...

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Agora concept takes Nathan Phillips Square prize

By Will Tremain – Nathan Phillips Square will never be the same. And it’s all thanks to two local architecture firms with a green, sustainable vision. An international design competition was held to solicit submissions for revitalizing the square outside ...

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RU ready for mega signs?

By Jeff Todd – Billboards and advertisements dominate the Yonge and Dundas skyline. Soon, Ryerson University will unveil signs that can compete with the big boys. Next fall, ten “RU” signs will be branded onto key campus buildings. They will ...

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Cherry St.: The next stage

By Julie Beddoes – The final session of the community consultation on the future of Cherry St. will be on Saturday, 17 March, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at 70 Mill St. At this meeting we will discuss the five ...

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Second Mile Club seeks Downtown volunteers

The Second Mile Club of Toronto is a multi-purpose social service agency providing community support services for the multi-ethnic seniors in Downtown area of the City of Toronto. We are urgently looking for matured volunteers in the following area: friendly ...

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Will the Tory Pork barrel swamp us with flights?

By Frank Touby – Porter Airlines, the one that uses an urban pest as its mascot, a raccoon, is trying to get permission in the U.S. to fly from the Island airport into New York/Newark airport. Continental Airlines in the ...

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