LISA RAINFORD Sep 26, 2011 – 7:15 AM Landscape Architect Scott Torrance’s Toronto Urban Design Award of Excellence for the West Toronto Railpath was unexpected, he said, admittedly still a little groggy from the previous night’s gala event at the Palais Royale on the lakeshore. “It was a total surprise. It’s great that this project …
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DiverseCity Fellows – Call for Applications 0
Thursday, August 11, 2011 Please Circulate Widely DiverseCity Fellows – Call for Applications Eager to become a better city-building leader? Excited to collaborate with leaders across different sectors? Committed to making positive change and tackling tough issues in our region? If you answered yes to these questions and live in the Greater Toronto …
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Dufferin Grove Park isn’t like any other in the city, and the locals aim to keep it that way 1
Peter Kuitenbrouwer Sep 17, 2011 – 9:00 AM ET | Last Updated: Sep 16, 2011 11:22 PM ET Comment On Thursday afternoon at the Organic Farmer’s Market in Dufferin Grove Park — wading through throngs that lined up to purchase flowers, bunches of deep-purple beets, sheep’s milk and vegan spelt patties (from a groovy looking Rasta guy) …
Read More100,000 Poets for Change – Event 0
100,000 Poets for Change, September 24th, Toronto. Toronto joins the largest poetry reading in history with 8 citywide venues as part of a global initiative for change linking 95 countries, 450 cities, with 600 events. The House of Lancaster hosts the grand start-up. We invite everyone to begin here for a pay-what-you-can breakfast with …
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Councillor decries move to stop new housing 1
The chair of Toronto’s affordable housing committee has written the mayor asking him to hold off on a proposal that would halt the construction of new affordable rental housing in the city. Councillor Ana Bailão wrote Rob Ford to voice her committee’s concern over city manager Joe Pennachetti’s report this week on the core services …
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Mayor’s plan could freeze affordable housing: Councillor 0
LUCAS OLENIUK/TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE Ana Bailao TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE Published: September 16, 2011 5:41 a.m. Last modified: September 15, 2011 9:44 p.m. The chairwoman of Toronto’s affordable housing committee has written Mayor Rob Ford asking him to hold off on a proposal that would halt the construction of new affordable rental housing. Coun. Ana Bailao …
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Better know a Community Council: Thai Green Chili edition 1
Posted by John Michael McGrath on Monday, September 12, 2011.All photo credit to OPEN FILE Toronto. While the big-name committees at the City (Budget, Executive and of course the full Council itself) get all the glory and attention, a surprising amount of the work that goes in to making the Toronto operate gets handled by the local …
Read MoreKeeping Dufferin Grove Open during “Stop the Cuts” event 1
This Saturday an event will be taking place in Dufferin Grove Park between 12-5pm under the banner of “Stop Ford’s Cuts.” The event is being promoted on its own website, as well as through the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP). There is no permit for this event and concerns have been raised that the event, …
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