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Toronto Police Accountability Bulletin No. 33, January 8, 2007 By John Sewell – This bulletin is published monthly by the Toronto Police Accountability Coalition, a group of individuals and organizations in Toronto interested in police policies and procedures, and in ...
Read More »Toronto Dollar founder keeps the faith
By Joy Kogawa – At a recent conference on climate change, experts and scientists declared unequivocally that catastrophic times are upon us. One physicist at the University of Toronto said it was already too late. The Titanic has hit the ...
Read More »Lower Jarvis St. shooting
On Jan. 2, at approximately 3:10 a.m., police were called to a nightclub in the Queens Quay East/Lower Jarvis Street area for a shooting. Police located two men nearby suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Both were taken to hospital with ...
Read More »Island Airport, minimum wage, green buildings top Chow’s federal agenda
Despite slowing down for the holidays, Trinity-Spadina MP Olivia Chow is forwarding many local issues in Ottawa. One of her important issues is the Island Aiport. Chow reports that Tasse report will be in front of the transport committee for ...
Read More »Union Station project: The worst (noise) is yet to come
By Miranda Beninger – Toronto has recently seen several revitalization projects aiming to make the city more welcoming to both tourists and residents. Regent Park, Dundas Square, Nathan Phillips Square and Union Station are just a few Toronto landmarks getting ...
Read More »New skates donated to Moss Park program
Every Wednesday until March 14 George Smitherman hosts a free family skate program at Moss Park Arena. The arena is open to the public free of charge from 4 to 5 p.m. Free family skating parties on Jan. 3 and ...
Read More »SLNA’s 2006 Volunteer Awards recipients
The heart of the evening of Dec. 14 at The Kitchen in St. Lawrence Market was the presentation of the 2006 SLNA Volunteer Award Recipients. Edward Nixon officiated as emcee and Coun. Pam McConnell and Ben Marans of smartliving St. ...
Read More »Changes at 51 Div. CPLC
By Vanessa Magness – Why get involved in community policing? Let’s see. It’s a venue for information exchange between my neighbours and the police. A chance for a good bitch session. It’s an opportunity to publicize policing strategies to the ...
Read More »Yes, you’re reading this right: Comstock praises the NDP
By Mike Comstock – All Toronto media completely missed a big story of the Dec. 12 provincial legislature’s meeting. The most amazing thing that morning was the opposition gallery and many other seats packed with 60-70 members of neighbourhood business ...
Read More »Comstock: Tax free parking everywhere, including malls
As Mayor Miller contemplates the heady new powers of the City of Toronto Act, his first pronouncement was, why not punish Downtown neighbourhoods with a new tax on parking? Taxing only Downtown’s already high-priced parking is harmful to the economic ...
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