Archives /// Katia Snukal
May 30th, 2011
Monday’s headlines
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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 ...
May 27th, 2011
Friday’s headlines
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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 & ...
May 26th, 2011
Thursday’s headlines
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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]
• ...
May 25th, 2011
Wednesday’s headlines
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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 ...
May 24th, 2011
Tuesday’s headlines
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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 ...
May 20th, 2011
Friday’s headlines
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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 ...
May 19th, 2011
Thursday’s headlines
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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 [...
May 18th, 2011
Wednesday’s headlines
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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 ...
May 17th, 2011
Tuesday’s headlines
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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 ...
May 16th, 2011
Monday’s headlines
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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; ...


















