Opinion

A world-class city doesn’t gamble with its downtown

Let your voice be heard at city hall on the casino issue By Frank Touby – You will have an opportunity on January 11 as a Downtown resident to express your view on an imminent threat to our city and ...

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A special remembrance: Mike Comstock

Final goodbye to a dearly departed took place at the HotHouse Café Nov. 10, 2012. There was music: ‘All we need is music, sweet music, There’ll be music everywhere, There’ll be swingin’, swayin’ and records playin’ And dancin’ in the ...

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Celebrate Michael Comstock’s life Nov. 10

All are invited to HotHouse Café Library Room which will host revered community builder’s memorial 3-5pm Nov. 10 Downtown mourns the death but celebrates the life of Michael Comstock who for decades has been a positive influence and fount of ...

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MIKE COMSTOCK: In Memorium

By Joy Kogawa – Mike Everywhere Comstock Morning early grey October days 5:00 a.m. up Scott across Bercszy Through the park at St. James And back down following the Red parade profuse in mid-air Mike’s bouquets, his Antidote to urban ...

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Michael Comstock dies in Toronto

Downtown neighbourhood resident, inveterate volunteer for community events, assisting merchants at St. Lawrence Market, president of Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas, founder of The Kitchen at St. Lawrence Market By Frank Touby –   Michael Comstock, a friend and ...

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Canadians should be paying low gas & oil prices

Globalist scammers force us to abandon Canada’s natural economic advantages to enhance corporate profits By Frank Touby – Canadians should be paying bargain prices for oil and gas, and for any other natural resources produced in this country. Instead, the ...

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Corporations occupy Sugar Beach and lock you out

You paid $14 million for that popular facility and your Parks Department locks you out so corporations can party in your place By Frank Touby – You thought it was your beach, didn’t you? That surprisingly successful highly creative beach ...

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Robbie, did we make another big fat mistake?

We thought you were a team leader, not a solo player By Frank Touby – Twannnggg! Oh, Robbie! Have we made another big, fat mistake? Was electing you to the top office in our city just strumming another frayed string ...

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Journalists as a pack of dogs

Daniel Dale let the pack down by becoming the story. He broke and ran when he was right to stalk Toronto Mayor Rob Ford from public property. By Frank Touby – The sad case of Toronto Star reporter Daniel Dale ...

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