Sheppard: TTC subway to nowhere? Then finish it! December 1, 2007 “Construction booms, but opinions remain sharply divided as the often-derided Sheppard line turns 5. The futuristic chrome plating in Sheppard-Yonge station already looks a…
Toronto’s $1.25-billion light-rail gamble November 24, 2007 Check out the “Globe and Mail” link below for this excellent post on Toronto’s Light-Rail Transit City situation. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20071124.TTC24/TPStory/TPEntertainment/Ontario/ Toronto’s decaying streetcar fleet, once…
NFL in Toronto is a threat – The Toronto Bills? November 24, 2007 TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Football League commissioner Mark Cohon believes all signs point to an NFL team being placed in Toronto. It’s the first…
Ontario considers ban on baby-bottle chemical linked to cancer November 21, 2007 TORONTO – There is a “compelling case” for Ontario to become the first province in Canada to ban a potentially harmful chemical found in…
Mayoral smackdown: Miller wins, but compromises November 18, 2007 Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion has backed down over her attempt to supplant the “One Cent Now” campaign led by Toronto Mayor David Miller to…
What to do about the Queen Streetcar and King Streetcar? Time for a “Transit Mall”! November 18, 2007 With the amount of vehicle interference in the downtown area once again the issues of streetcars has surfaced. With the need to improve transit,…
One year later: A Miller progress checklist November 10, 2007 Tuesday marks the first anniversary of the resounding election victory that gave David Miller his second term as mayor. During the 2006 campaign, Miller’s…
$60M South Asian-themed mall to be built in Markham November 5, 2007 The building a $60-mill. South Asian-themed mall, in what will be the largest development of its kind in North America, will start soon. I…
Toronto unveils ambitious works agenda October 30, 2007 “The TTC takes up 46 per cent of the 2008 capital budget. It has to replace aging streetcars, buses and subway cars. Some $79.4…
Critical of perks? Take pay cut, councillor challenges October 29, 2007 Fed up with fellow councillors who fulminate about their pay and perks (Michael Walker, Rob Ford, come on down), Councillor Gloria Lindsay Luby made…
