TheBulletin.ca Journal of Downtown Toronto
Emily Alfred — As a city council committee reviews a new city plan to deal with Toronto’s waste woes, a new report shows the solutions are literally all around us. Too often people think the solution to all the ...
Read More »Toronto police have a long road to meaningful reforms
John Sewell — Optimists think this is the year the Toronto Police Services will be significantly changed and reformed. They point out that a Transformation Committee has been established to review police practices and spending. The committee consists of senior ...
Read More »CUPE Local 79 says city not bargaining in good faith
Katrina Miller — Local 79 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE Local 79) on Feb. 28 announced bargaining with the City of Toronto has reached a stalemate, after the city rejected the union’s latest proposals. “We have been clear from ...
Read More »Lots of good city happenings occurred in the past year
John Sewell — There are a number of really good reasons to celebrate the year just passed. A firm decision was taken to prevent jets from using the Toronto Island airport. This puts an end to the runway expansion which ...
Read More »CUPE Local 79 says work-to-rule began this morning
Local 79 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees announced work to rule action has begun because a deal with the City of Toronto was not concluded by 12:01am Monday. The union has been trying to negotiate a new contract with the City ...
Read More »City outside workers negotiate new agreement with city
Strike threat is paused The bargaining committee for Local 416 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 416) today announced it has reached a tentative agreement on a new contract with the City of Toronto. The contract is subject ...
Read More »Will noise invade our homes? Bylaw would threaten our peace
Ulla Colgrass — News about a change to the city’s noise bylaw may sound dull enough to put a person to sleep. In reality, the opposite is true and sleep could be in short supply if a new bylaw is ...
Read More »Does US arrange to keep al-Quaeda, ISIS and jihadis in fighting form?
Daniel McAdams — Reading Dennis Ross and David Ignatius is a good reminder that the neocons live in a different world than the rest of us. They do not conform their analysis to reality, but rather they conform reality to ...
Read More »Cityplace residents balk at Concord Adex plan request
Kimberly Spice — CityPlace residents came together for community meeting at the SuperClub at 11 Mariner Terrace on Jan. 20 to rally against a proposed 79-storey and 68-storey tower development only to learn that the developer—Concord Adex—is planning to resubmit ...
Read More »Riverside’s Smith block to receive heritage designation
Dennis Hanagan — Seven Riverside buildings, all more than a century old, are slated to be included in the city’s heritage register to ensure their historical character will be preserved. The Toronto Preservation Board made the decision at its Jan. ...
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