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Dump OMB vote passes city committee

Key meeting Nov. 8 of Planning & Growth Management Committee to discuss abolishing city-wrecking Ontario Municipal Board which favours monied interests over the public good By Jayme Turney, Toronto Public Space Initiative – Toronto council’s Planning and Growth Management Committee ...

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Occupiers at St. James’ Park behaving responsibly

Query to the city’s 311 phone line brings this reply below By Toronto 311’s operator Ada – The City has not given permission for these protesters to occupy the park, set up tents, or engage in any other activities on ...

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Porter Air buying praise from Globe & Star?

Having spent bundles on advertising in the newspapers, one might suspect Porter has also purchased editorial praise for surviving 5 years at hefty taxpayer expense By Brian Iler – We’ve all read the Globe’s and Star’s so-puffy pieces on the ...

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Super-Glue airport-expansion fighter arrives

Climate activist successfully fought Heathrow airport expansion in U.K. and has tips for those battling against Island airport domination of Downtown’s air space By Brian Iler – Dan Glass — most famous as the UK climate activist who super-glued himself ...

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Do St. James’ Park protesters know what’s beneath them?

They might think twice about pitching tents if they realize one of the deadliest-disease burial grounds lies beneath them By Bruce Bell – One of the biggest mysteries in Toronto started when James Lesslie, a respected druggist and in later ...

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Boondoggle tunnel wins Tory approval

Multi-million dollar tunnel to the Island airport will soak all Canadian taxpayers as Harper government supports the dreams of his Bay Street buddies By Brian Iler – The Toronto Port Authority’s (TPA) long-delayed tunnel is now legal – the Harper ...

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Police Accountability Forum

A public forum about 8 ideas for change to improve Toronto police By John Sewell – We can improve Toronto policing! A public forum about 8 ideas for change Tuesday October 18, 7 pm Innis College, St George and Sussex ...

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City Place group marks first year by inviting new members

By Steve Kee – Steve Kee It takes years for a community to take shape—but one group of local residents hopes they can effectively steer and speed up this process. While the year-old City Place Residents’ Association (CPRA) may not ...

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Commuter bicyclists get to keep Trinity Bellwoods as thoroughfare

By Dennis Hanagan – Commuter cyclists can continue to use bike paths in Trinity Bellwoods Park to get to and from their Downtown workplaces, but the city is going to use a few tricks to try to slow them down. ...

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Leslieville lady plays good cop with city over traffic concerns

By Anthony Marcusa – As drivers continue attempting to save time wherever possible in an increasingly congested city, some quiet residential streets are feeling the negative effects. Two of the casualties are Brooklyn Ave. and Pape Ave., two strictly residential ...

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