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Cabbagetown South group no longer expects timely police response

Cabbagetown South remains dissatisfied with police response to local incidents following a discussion with a 51 Division representative at the Sept. 9 residents’ association meeting. Some are calling for a more systematic approach to the problem. Many residents voiced their ...

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Esplanade cafe to close early

A boulevard café on The Esplanade will have to close at 12 a.m. weekdays and weekends following complaints about noise. Community council made the closing-time decision for The Tilted Kilt, located at the Esplanade and Scott St., at its Sept. ...

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Planning consultations required for Esplanade, Sherbourne towers

St. Lawrence and Garden District residents will get a chance to say what they think about residential buildings proposed for their neighbourhoods. Community council told planning staff to organize community consultation meetings for a 34-storey, mixed-use building at 75 The ...

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Underwater hockey team swaps skates for snorkels

Underwater hockey is a demanding sport where a changeup between players can happen in as little as 15 seconds due to exhaustion. “Underwater it is a surprisingly fast game,” Emmanuel Caisse told The Bulletin. “When you can shoot that puck ...

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Hood not happy with new Ryerson building

A 27-storey, mixed-use Ryerson development for 270-288 Church St. at Dundas will help consolidate the school’s programs, says its Dean of the Faculty of Community Services. But nearby residents aren’t so pleased. The development has “created a considerable conversation in ...

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CUPE rues delay that might privatize all Toronto’s waste

Kevin Wilson — Following the Sept. 22 decision by the City of Toronto Public Works and Infrastructure Committee to defer receiving a report on the benefits and drawbacks of further contracting out of solid waste management, Local 416 of the ...

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Keep Hydro Public group vows to stop sale of Hydro One

Katrina Miller — A broad coalition of opponents vow to continue efforts to stop the sale of Hydro One and hold all parties involved accountable, as the government starts the process to sell the first fifteen percent of the public ...

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Act II Sept. 11

The Estelle Craig Act II studio information day will be Sept. 11 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Ryerson University, Jorgenson Hall, Room POD 250, 350 Victoria St. Act II is a creative drama centre and theatre program at Ryerson and ...

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70-year-old Cabbagetowner will cycle to Mexico

Mark O’Neill Not many people kick off their eighth decade with a 2,500 mile (4,000 km) cycling adventure, but that’s Cabbagetown resident John Murtaugh’s big birthday goal. He wants to raise at least $25,000 for his favourite charity, Amistad Canada. ...

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Prized pics from local residents on hydro poles

Dennis Hanagan Tharanga Ramanayake of CityPlace isn’t a pro photographer. But his work is considered good enough to go on display on hydro poles in Toronto’s waterfront to a potential 17 million visitors annually through to September 2017. “I feel ...

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