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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 /// Katia Snukal

Monday’s headlines

CITY HALL • Going rogue? City councillors form their own committees, task forces — without Rob Ford [The Star] • Budget chief has a new friend [The Sun] • Ford faces tough challenges [The Sun] • Rob Ford's a man of action [The Sun] • Hey Toronto: How would you come up with $774 million? [The Star] • Take a second look at road closures: Councillor [The Sun] ARCHITECTURE & INFRASTRUCTURE • OMB to decide fate of Dunlap Observatory land [The Star] • Fiorito: Attack on bridge to Fort York an attack on city by suburbs [The Star] • Small steps toward ...

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Friday’s headlines

TTC • New TTC subway trains built for comfort [The Star] • Off and rolling on new subway cars [National Post] • TTC previews new open-concept train [The Sun] • Toronto transit unveils new ‘Rocket’ subway cars [Globe & Mail] CARS & BIKES • Councillor starts own bike committee [The Sun] • Councillor wants task force to ease gridlock [The Sun] CITY HALL • City hall mired in red tape, report finds [The Star] • Redraw Toronto’s wards to reflect population, councillor urges [Globe & Mail] • Audit request alleges Rob Ford’s RV rental amounted to corporate contribution [Globe & ...

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Thursday’s headlines

PARADES & FESTIVALS • Pride survives [Now] • Caribana gets a new name [National Post] • Caribana to be called Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Toronto [Globe & Mail] • Former Caribana now called Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Toronto [The Star] CITY HALL • Mr. Personality [The Grid] • Creative accounting [Now] • No Ward 9 byelection? Doesn’t matter to Mayor Ford [The Star] • Scrap the bag tax: Business group [The Sun] • Dog and cat selling ban a bad idea: City officials [The Sun] • Mississauga councillors confused over gift rules [National Post]  CYCLING • Toronto leads in bike collisions [National Post] • ...

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Wednesday’s headlines

PRIDE • No new strings with Toronto's Pride funding [National Post] • Pride likely to receive city funding after threats over controversial group [The Star] CITY HALL • What would you cut, Toronto asks its residents [Globe & Mail] • CIty a step closer to taking over Casa Loma [The Sun] • Councillors endorse bid for police games [The Sun] TCHC • Committee votes to sell 22 TCHC homes [The Star] OTHER NEWS • Diversity a factor in raising fitness levels among Toronto's young [Globe & Mail] • Express bus corridors increasingly popular transit option [Globe & Mail] • A smart solution to ...

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Tuesday’s headlines

CITY HALL • Ford shouldn’t interfere on issue of disputed election [Globe & Mail] • Advice on advisory committees[National Post] • Ford targets bag tax [The Sun] • Garbage debate far from over [Toronto Star] ARCHITECTURE & DEVELOPMENT • Alexandra Park community yearns for a facelift [Toronto Star] • Hume: Planner’s first book is a wake-up call for Toronto [Toronto Star] MUSEUMS & FESTIVALS • A festival that celebrates a fusion of cultures [Globe & Mail] • Pride funding controversy heats up [The Sun] • Museum project planned for Old City Hall [Globe & Mail] • Why are we trying to save ...

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Friday’s headlines

TDSB SOLAR ROOFS • Shedding light on TDSB solar deal [National Post] • TDSB strikes deal to have solar panels installed on 450 schools [Globe & Mail] • A solar solution to aging school roofs [The Star] CITIZEN COMMITTEES • Fate of citizen advisory committees with Ford [Globe & Mail] • Toronto’s citizen committees granted reprieve [The Star] • Citizen committees get a second look [The Sun] BIKE LANES • Ford’s hands off Jarvis Street bike lanes - for now [Globe & Mail] • Mayor’s bike plan to feature physically separated lanes [The Star] • Cycling advocates fighting to keep lanes on Jarvis ...

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Thursday’s headlines

TRASH COLLECTION • Council's left says garbage privatization will have to be trashed [The Sun] • Left-wing councillors get their hands dirty by trash-talking Ford [Globe & Mail] • Kings of the trash heap [Now] • It’s a garbage deal [Now] • Private pickup gets thumbs up [National Post] CITY HALL • Fort York: A bridge too far for Toronto city council [Globe & Mail] • Toronto councillor to stay in office longer during election court challenge [Globe & Mail] • No patio culture in your ‘hood? Thank your local councillor [The Star] • Hearing puts the Ward 9 by-election in limbo [...

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Wednesday’s headlines

GARBAGE COLLECTION • Toronto votes to contract out garbage pickup [The Star] • Ford’s plan to privatize garbage collection passes - with concessions [Globe & Mail] • Union workers pack City Hall for garbage debate [The Sun] • Mayor: Council split is obvious [The Sun] • City one step closer to privatizing garbage collection west of Yonge [National Post] • Trash talk heats up: A closer look at privatization [National Post] • Levy: Contracting out long overdue [The Sun] • Garbage privatization passes council [The Sun] OTHER NEWS • GTA MPs promoted in federal cabinet shuffle [The Star] • Briefing note recommends ...

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Tuesday’s headlines

CASA LOMA • City wants Casa Loma [The Sun] • Sir Henry Pellatt, Casa Loma’s big dreamer [The Star] • Kiwanis Club gives up operation of Casa Loma [Globe & Mail] • City to take over Casa Loma from Kiwanis Club  [The Star] GARBAGE COLLECTION • City council deserves the last word on outsourcing [The Star] • Torontonians in favour of privatized garbage collection, poll shows [Globe & Mail] • Outsourcing garbage collection up for vote [The Star] CARIBANA • Don't call it Caribana - Toronto festival forced to find new moniker [The Star] • Caribana controversy [The Sun] OTHER NEWS • No need to worry ...

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Monday’s headlines

CAMPAIGN FINANCES • Political panel: Mixed signals on campaign expenses [National Post] • Full audit of Ford’s campaign expenses ordered [Globe & Mail] • Ford's election campaign to undergo audit [The Sun] CITY RANKINGS • Forget Paris — Toronto is where it’s at [The Star] • Hume: Why being second-best should suit Toronto just fine [The Star] PUBLIC SPACES • Toronto's Brick Works honoured [The Sun] • Leslie Spit's cacophony of birds [National Post] OTHER NEWS • Public hearings on G20 set for Toronto [Globe & Mail] • All eyes on Maria Augimeri after byelection call [The Star] • Toronto’s taxi system is broken; ...

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