TheBulletin.ca Journal of Downtown Toronto
Before SARS, before Amalgamation, before 9/11, the southeast Downtown of Toronto began to organize itself as a district within the city. How can we bring improvements to the neighbourhood if we are all reading different manuals? We were a long ...
Read More »Frank Touby: Tories: Aristocrats, Wannabes or Butlers
Some of you are going to be very offended by this and for that, I’m sorry and I apologize in advance. Because if you’re offended, it’s likely that you’re not among the people I’m going to describe, despite your political ...
Read More »Will city hall blow its new powers?
This amalgamated mess known as the City of Toronto is now under a new governance structure. The mess is thanks to Mike Harris. The new structure thanks to Dalton McGuinty. Thus the new bigger Toronto: product of two goofs. The ...
Read More »Chow: Conservatives break promise to new Canadians
IIn the face of urgent need to integrate skilled and qualified new immigrants into Canada’s workforce, the Conservative Government has again postponed concrete action and instead announced a study as a stalling tactic. In commenting on an announcement of a ...
Read More »Coat check results in weapons arrest
On Thursday, March 1, 2007, at approximately 2:30 p.m., police were called to a restaurant in the Richmond Street West/York Street area. It is alleged that: a man attended the restaurant, he checked in his coat, at which time an ...
Read More »Time marches on for heritage military institute
By Eric Morse – The Royal Canadian Military Institute (RCMI) and Heritage Toronto celebrated Heritage Day by unveiling a new plaque commemorating the historic RCMI building at 426 University Ave. on Feb. 19. “One of the few remaining early buildings ...
Read More »Bike lockers offer low-cost waterfront parking
By Duncan McAllister – The city of Toronto unveiled a new bike locker location at the Toronto ferry docks on Feb. 22. Ted Tyndorf, chief planner and executive director of city planning, was on hand to cut the ribbon. The ...
Read More »WDL report: Cherry St. charette bears fruit
By Julie Beddoes – Are streets just ways to get somewhere else or can they sometimes be attractive public spaces? Members of the groups affiliated with the West Don Lands committee plumped for the latter when they staged a two-part ...
Read More »Porkers’ Popsicle Pride
Fast ferry freezes fast, Porker Air passengers chill out waiting By Ima Pigwatcher (likely a psuedonym) – The Pride of Pork (otherwise known as the Toronto Port Authority Fast Ferry across the Western Gap) proved not to be so fast ...
Read More »St. Lawrence community saves 120 tonnes of greenhouse emissions
The smartliving St. Lawrence (slSL) project will launch an ambitious energy efficiency campaign on Feb. 20 thanks to the generous support of the Ontario Ministry of Energy, the Trillium Foundation of Ontario and the Toronto Atmospheric Fund. The program will ...
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