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Block-busting developers and resistant residents collided in days when John Sewell, later Mayor of Toronto, was an alderman By Bulletin Staff – The fight over the future of a large part of Cabbagetown occurred in the early 1970s, and the ...

Ontario refuses to outlaw hunting of endangered species. By Victoria Foote – Despite submitting a petition to the Ontario Legislative Assembly signed by 11,000 people calling for an end to the snapping turtle hunt, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources ...

‘This pedestrian crossing is rendered unsafe by the huge volume of traffic speeding to and from the Toronto Island airport terminal’ By Brian Iler – A young woman was struck by a car at Bathurst and Queens Quay about 1:50 ...

Frank Touby  — Privacy law is often the last resort of scoundrels and bureaucrats—sometimes they’re one and the same. Thus we citizens who own the commercial property at 77 Lower Jarvis—we city “taxpayers,” as Rob Ford would describe us—are deprived ...

Schoolkids must cross sometimes frantic taxi traffic to and from Island airport. Public meeting ends abruptly when hard questions are asked by public participants. By Brian Iler – The CEO of the Toronto Port Authority (TPA), Geoff Wilson, came under ...

Construction work was to solve taxi problem to neighbourhood, not to begin construction on underground bridge to Island airport. By Suzanna Birchwood, TPA spokeswoman – Construction personnel and trucks started arriving around 6:15am, and work started at 7:00am, the prescribed ...

‘Sneak attack’ construction gambit at 4 a.m., contrary to city law, squelched by area residents By Brian Iler – In a second victory for Toronto’s waterfront communities during the week, residents and supporters blocked access to the construction site for ...

‘Typical TPA arrogance’ By Brian Iler – On Mar. 20, the City’s Community Council deferred site plan approval for the Toronto Port Authority’s (TPA) parking lot and staging area for construction of its $82.5 million tunnel to the Island Airport. ...

Free coffee bar captivated an audience By Michael Comstock – Buick wins the audience at the 2012 Toronto Auto Show.  There is curious similarity in the displays of the many competing car companies.  It maybe driven by show organizers, or ...

A federal scam to take over a waterfront and pass out graft to Tory insiders By Brian Iler – NEWS ITEM: Harper gov’t designates a port authority for Oshawa Port Authorities are supposed to be for ports of that are ...