Author Archives: Bulletin Editor

Queen St. at Coxwell to be closed most of September

The intersection of Queen Street East and Coxwell Avenue in Toronto will be closed in all directions from the morning of September 4 to the evening of September 29 to allow for streetcar-track replacement, road and sidewalk repairs and water-distribution ...

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Has the Texas disaster taught us a lesson?

I recently predicted our planet was doomed due to either nuclear holocaust, viral pandemic or azoospermia (lack of sperm). Biology 101 proves that adding 70 million people a year to our world will result in catastrophic consequences. The Texas flood ...

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Register for Toronto fall/winter recreation programs

The City of Toronto offers a wide range of safe, fun and high quality recreation programs for people of all ages, skill levels and interests. Registration for fall and winter general programs, fall skating and swimming, and ski and snowboard ...

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Joseph Bloor historic plaque presentation

Heritage Toronto announces the plaque presentation this Thursday, Aug. 31, commemorating the city-building legacy of Joseph Bloor. A well-known name to all residents and commuters, the Joseph Bloor plaque celebrates the man behind the name—a prominent landowner, brewer and philanthropist—and the contribution he made ...

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Nuit Blanche Toronto 2017 program

The complete artistic program, including the artist lineup and curatorial theme for Nuit Blanche Toronto 2017, has been announced by the City of Toronto. On Sept. 30 from 6:58 p.m., 90 contemporary art projects created by more than 350 artists ...

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Why young Canadians can’t afford to buy a home

Canada’s middle-income housing affordability crisis (unaffordable homes) is drawing considerable attention, with good reason. Families are being squeezed out of the market and the situation is only going to worsen. Frontier Centre publications, such as the Demographia International Housing Affordability ...

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Chief Planner Jennifer Keesmaat leaves City of Toronto

The City of Toronto has announced that, after five years as Chief Planner and Executive Director of the City Planning division, Jennifer Keesmaat has decided to leave the city effective September 29 to pursue other interests. Keesmaat joined the City ...

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Proper dose of cholesterol-lowering drugs?

Do you remember the story about the straw that broke the camel’s back? How the camel’s owner kept loading more and more straw on the animal’s back. Eventually one more straw broke the poor creature’s back. Pushing your luck too ...

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Toronto reports first case of West Nile virus in 2017

Toronto Public Health has received laboratory confirmation that a resident in Toronto has tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). This is the first human case testing positive for WNV in Toronto for 2017. WNV is mainly transmitted to people ...

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500% tax hike threatens historic Yonge Street

Toronto City Hall is helping both foreign and domestic developers denude Historic Yonge Street of its landmark merchants south of Bloor Street, replacing them with monster condos and cookie-cutter chain stores. It’s a disgrace.yonge tax grab Councillor Krystin Wong-Tam backs ...

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