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St. Lawrence neighbourhood celebrates Canada Day

The St. Lawrence Community celebrated Canada’s 141st birthday with a neighbourhood parade led by a dixieland band followed by George Smitherman, MPP for Toronto Centre, Pam McConnell, councilor and supporters of Bob Rae, MP for Toronto Centre. The parade route ...

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The 5th science centre world congress takes place in Toronto

By Richard Reinert – On Tuesday, June 17th when the keynote speaker at an international conference said: “When the President of the United States changes, the world can have some hope again,” and is roundly applauded for his remark by ...

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Downtown Yonge completes Phase I of streetscape project

Downtown Yonge has completed the first phase of a multi-year streetscape master plan, enhancing the look and feel of the area and improving pedestrian safety and comfort. Downtown Yonge now has 12 new street light poles, 16 light attachments to ...

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New museum will focus on spirit of Toronto

Toronto city council approved a report that recommends the continued development of the Toronto Museum Project, an initiative that chronicles the story of Toronto’s of social, cultural and economic diversity with a strong emphasis on the city’s post-second world war ...

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150 alleged drug dealers arrested Downtown

Plainclothes Units from 14 and 51 Divisions, together with the Toronto drug squad, joined forces to address community concerns of street level drug dealing in the Downtown residential area and community parks, with Project Blue Diamond and Project Deed (Drug ...

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Brick strikes officer from 16 storeys near Dundas Square

Still covered with shards of glass, Const. Byun went to convenience store and bought five lottery tickets Const. David Byun was about to turn on his lights to pull over a vehicle at Dundas Square when a brick fell 16 ...

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Christian Resource Centre to build affordable housing

Toronto city council approved funding for 87 affordable housing units for people that are currently homeless or living in substandard housing. The housing will be developed by the Toronto Christian Resource Centre as the foundation of a mixed-use building which ...

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New TTC bus route to Evergreen brick works

Starting June 7, 2008, new public transit will begin from Davisville station to Evergreen brick works (and all stops in between). Bus route 28A Davisville will operate every 30 minutes between 7:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. every Saturday throughout the ...

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CommunityAIR: Aircraft noise complaint form

If you are affected by noise of planes using the Toronto Island Airport, (Toronto City Centre Airport), CommunityAIR draws your attention to part of the contract governing the airport. It foresaw many more people using the waterfront and built in ...

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P3s mean Public Pays Plenty

Yet again the spectre of corruption looms large at city hall. There is a push to get private businesses (read “huge, well-connected insiders”) involved in the public sphere through the disreputable path of P3s (public-private partnerships). By their very nature, ...

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