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[City Views]Eglinton envy Post Date: Thursday, April 21, 2011 ( Bayview Mills, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North York, Riverdale-East York, North Toronto) Get ready, midtown, to face the envy and scorn of the rest of Toronto. A new, underground version for a 25 km Eglinton LRT is moving...
[City Views]Privatization seen as the answer Post Date: Friday, March 18, 2011 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) Mayor Rob Ford has been in office for more than 100 days now and one trend that’s emerging quite vividly is his preference for...
[City Views]TTC a victim of its own failure to communicate Post Date: Thursday, February 24, 2011 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) The TTC is off track, as only the bad news is catching our attention while the good news goes unnoticed. First the bad news. The TTC’s...
[City Views]Activism can bring about revolutionary change Post Date: Monday, January 24, 2011 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) You say you want a revolution,” the Beatles sang. “Well, you know, we all want to change the world.” Even if it’s not a revolutionary...
[City Views]How a Torontonian can make a change Post Date: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) There’s a new city council embarking on how to shape Toronto for the next four years. Rather than sit on the sidelines and watch the new...
[City Views]Women reps on the rise Post Date: Monday, November 22, 2010 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) Move over, Mr. Councillor. Toronto has elected more women to council. The 45-member city council now has 15 females, up from the 10...
[City Views]It's decision time for Rob Ford Post Date: Friday, November 5, 2010 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) Mayor-elect Rob Ford and his transition team have 44 councillors, including 14 newbies, to please. The new mayor’s team must now decide...
[City Views]Ward 22 looks to be an exciting race Post Date: Thursday, October 14, 2010 ( Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale) It’s the most exciting race in midtown. A veteran councillor stepping down after decades of service, and only four candidates...
[City Views]Think health of the city at the ballot box Post Date: Thursday, October 14, 2010 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) If we took the city’s pulse, what would it tell us? Would we get a healthy, hopeful prognosis for Toronto’s future or would we hear a...
[City Views]Time to catch some election fever Post Date: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 Not enthusiastic about the city election? Well, here are my reasons why it’s an exciting race worth paying attention to. Firstly, we...
[City Views]Why don’t voters go to the polls? Post Date: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) What if no one voted in the next election? What if we boycotted the election as a political statement and thumbed our noses at...
[City Views]Youth eager to apply for entrepreneur loans Post Date: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) Fatima Ali got laid off from her job as a personal chef, but don’t think it’s getting her down — she’s applying for a loan to start up...
[City Views]When you’ve gotta go... Post Date: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) When you really have to go, some of us would beg, borrow or steal to find a clean, available washroom. But would you be willing to pay a...
[City Views]New faces coming to council Post Date: Monday, May 17, 2010 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) Take a look at Toronto’s 45-member city council today because it will look different after the election. At least seven councillors...
[City Views]Many choices for voters when councillors move on Post Date: Friday, April 9, 2010 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) We are guaranteed new political faces at city hall. Here’s a sampling of the changes, why it will make these election races exciting and...