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My Toronto Video Contest Voting Page

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A 72 Year Crossing at Yonge and Bloor

"A 72 Year Crossing at Yonge and Bloor" Comparative...

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STREET SCENE: Linux Cafe

Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the...

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Farm Friday: Evergreen Brick Works

Name: Evergreen Brick Works Farmers' Market Location:...

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SPACING VOTES WEEKLY: Coach Ford, Smitherman walks & a heated TV debate

EDITOR’S NOTE: Spacing Votes — our dedicated 2010...

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SPACING RADIO: Smitherman talks walking, while walking

LISTEN TO THIS SPACING RADIO PODCAST George Smitherman...

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IDEAS FOR TORONTO: Infrastructure referendums

The Toronto City Summit Alliance held a roundtable...

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Bike parking takes over car parking spaces

Toronto bike riders can celebrate a "first" today:...

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Cities for People — New Toronto design intervention

This is part of a series of posts by students in...

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LORINC: Greenwashing by any other name

I normally have a lot of time for the Toronto Environmental...

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World Wide Wednesday: Maps, Trains, Trikes and Three Million on the A40

Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around...

Archives /// Bronwyn Clement

Wednesday’s headlines

FORD'S WATERFRONT IDEAS • Port Lands councillor Paula Fletcher slams 'backroom' packing [Globe & Mail] • Doug Ford's waterfront vision [The Star] • There's fog in Doug Ford's waterfront vision [The Star] • Don't kill waterfront neighbourhood, urban designer says [The Star] • Political Panel: Exploring the port lands through the power of imagination [National Post] • Flooding needs to be dealt with before any Ferris wheels appear in port lands [National Post] • Monorail and mega-mall plan will only take five or six years: Doug Ford [National Post] • Doug Ford wants quick turnaround on port lands revitalization [National Post] • Levy: Ford plans to make waterfront dazzle ...

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Tuesday’s headlines

CITY HALL • Toronto wants to profit from going green [The Star] • Toronto councillor steamed over plan to dig up potato farm [The Sun] • Cusimano's right to vote in Ward 9 questioned [The Star] • Atwood or Doug Ford: Who would you rather dine with? [Globe & Mail] • Atwood and Ford battle for title of best lunch companion [National Post] • Win lunch with Doug Ford! [The Star] • Tax essay can win you free lunch [The Sun] WATERFRONT • Ford's 'abrupt and odd' move to take control of port lands denounced [Globe & Mail] • Fords seek to revise waterfront plan that was years in ...

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Monday’s headlines

SAYING GOODBYE TO JACK LAYTON • Toronto has never seen anything quite like Layton tributes at City Hall [Globe & Mail] • Toronto, in Jack Layton's footsteps [Globe & Mail] • Why Layton stands apart from most politicians [Globe & Mail] • John Ivison: Layton turns into a legend [National Post] • Layton's death shows Canada's hunger for politicians who inspire [Globe & Mail] • Full text of Stephen Lewis's stirring eulogy for Jack Layton [Globe & Mail] • Final tribute to Jack Layton celebrates his message of hope, optimism [Globe & Mail] • Why did Layton's final act rivet us so? It followed a classical arc [...

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Friday’s headlines

CITY HALL & THE FORD BROTHERS • Mihevc warns against slashing city budget [The Sun] • Backlash over Toronto library cuts gives Fords 'pause for thought,' Margaret Atwood says [Globe & Mail] • Atwood on Ford fight: 'I don't need it' [The Star] • Doug Ford says he appreciates that Atwood doesn't think he's stupid [National Post] • Ford bros not 'stupid' says Atwood [The Sun] LAYTON • Posted Toronto Political Panel: The city that Jack built [National Post] • An emotional return to Toronto for Jack Layton [Globe & Mail] • Visitation for Jack Layton in Toronto [The Star] • Where and how the public can pay respects to ...

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Thursday’s headlines

CITY HALL • Hey City Hall, Jack is watching [Globe & Mail] • Under his thumb [The Grid] REMEMBERING LAYTON • Kuitenbrouwer: Layton's legacy will withstand a little rain [National Post] • CN Tower will glow NDP orange for Layton's funeral in Toronto [Globe & Mail] • In tribute to Jack Layton, CN Tower to go orange [The Star] • The country grieves a hero [NOW] • Jack grew into himself [NOW] • Jack's spirit is still hard at work [NOW] • Timeline of a political genius [NOW] • He'd already made the revolution [NOW] • Rural folks trusted this city pol [NOW] • Toronto lent Jack to Canada [NOW] TRANSIT, COMMUTING, AND ...

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Wednesday’s headlines

JACK LAYTON'S PASSING • Layton's death sparks impromptu memorial at Nathan Philips Square [Globe & Mail] • Honoring Layton's legacy in Toronto [The Star] • Kuitenbrouwer: Friends? Jack Layton had a few [National Post] • A city mourns Jack Layton [The Sun] • Questioning the cost of Layton's state funeral [The Sun] TTC & TRAFFIC • TTC employee viciously beaten [National Post] • Ban those who attack TTC employees [The Sun] • Anti-Rob Ford graffiti takes new subway train out of service [The Star] • TTC Rocket briefly halted by anti-Ford graffiti [National Post] • Toronto remains worst Canadian city for commuting [The Star] • New York's high-tech traffic system deals with ...

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Tuesday’s headlines

JACK LAYTON'S MUNICIPAL LEGACY • Jack Layton 'a Torontonian first' [Globe & Mail] • Jack Layton: Toronto's gift to Canada [Globe & Mail] • Jack Layton's municipal legacy had an impact far beyond Toronto [The Star] • Toronto-Danforth mourns Layton: 'He had the courage of his convictions' [The Star] • Jack Layton's letter to Canadians [National Post] • Gutsy Jack - a tough socialist [The Sun] • Chris Selley: More than anything else, Jack Layton believed in Canada [National Post] REMEMBERING AND MOURNING JACK LAYTON • A city mourns for Jack Layton [NOW] • Jack Layton: May his spirit smile on [The Grid] • Christie Blatchford: Layton's death turns into a ...

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Monday’s headlines

CITY HALL • The alienation of Karen Stintz [Globe & Mail] • Ford mum on vow to scrap land sales tax, as budget shortfall looms [The Star] JACK LAYTON'S PASSING • Jack Layton, champion of positive politics, dead at 61 [Globe & Mail] • Canada is weaker without Layton's passion, conviction and smile [Globe & Mail] • Reaction to Jack Layton's death: 'Canadian hearts are breaking' [The Star] • Jack Layton dead at 61 [The Star] • Jack Layton dies of cancer [National Post] • McParland: Jack Layton's passing is a Canadian tragedy [National Post] • Layton passes away after battle with cancer [The Sun] • Layton remembered as a fighter [...

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Friday’s headlines

CITY HALL • The tale of Rob Ford and how he's lost the plot [The Star] • Accused 'sorry' over alleged Ford threat [The Sun] • Mental health bed sought for man charged with threatening mayor [The Star] • Unions behind phone campaign: Levy [The Sun] TTC • Ford's pitch to province falters as feds offer subway cash [The Star] • Are predictable TTC fare hikes a good idea? [The Star] MORE GLASS • Falling condo glass may be underrreported, councillor suggests [Globe & Mail] • Flaws discovered in exploding glass balconies [The Star] OTHER NEWS • Hume: We are all connected, but to what? [The Star] • What happened ...

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Thursday’s Headlines

CITY HALL • Alice Klein on youth rage and city cuts [NOW] • Scaring up Ford Nation [NOW] • Hold the gravy, but keep the meat [The Grid] FORD & THE SHEPPARD SUBWAY • Backtracking on transit, Ford seeks a handout [Globe & Mail] • Toronto mayor asks McGuinty for $650-million to help fund Sheppard subway expansion [Globe & Mail] • The Sheppard subway line's troubled history [Globe & Mail] • 'New mayor, new deal': Ford seeks public cash for subway [The Star] • What Ford and McGuinty talked about [The Star] • Chris Selley: Why Ford's Sheppard subway fixation? [National Post] • Ford pushes McGuinty for subway funding [...

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