March 21, 2012 The debate over the fate of transit along Sheppard Avenue will continue for another day as councillors voted Wednesday not to extend a meeting after they failed to come to a final vote by 8 p.m. The city’s transit future has been at the centre of ongoing tension at city [...]
March 21, 2012 With a debate about the future of transit on Sheppard Avenue underway at City Hall, Budget Chief Mike Del Grande is proposing a levy on commercial parking spots across the city in order to pay for transit expansion. Mr. Del Grande says the fee could raise about $90-million a year [...]
March 16, 2012 Toronto’s subway war is the latest issue to prompt allegations of inappropriate robocall messages. Councillor Josh Matlow (Ward 22, St. Paul’s) tweeted Friday that a resident in his Ward received a recorded robocall recently instructing them to threaten to pull their political support if he votes for LRTs over subways. [...]
March 15, 2012 The Sheppard advisory panel is overwhelmingly endorsing a light rail line — not a subway — for Sheppard Avenue. The panel’s report is not due for release until Friday, although panel member and former vice-chairman for the TTC Gordon Chong confirmed the results on Thursday night. “I doubt that [...]
March 9, 2012 Prime Minister Stephen Harper climbed on board Mayor Rob Ford’s subway bandwagon Friday. Although Harper didn’t offer the federal government’s help in paying the fare for such a costly project, he made it clear he likes his public transit underground. Harper and Ford appeared together at the Billy Bishop [...]
March 8, 2012 Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker spent a pile of money on a small mountain of compost last year. The Scarborough councillor handed out $5,500 worth of compost to constituents, helping drive up his 2011 council office budget spending to a total of $31,077.34. According to a draft of 2011 office [...]
March 7, 2012 After igniting a political firestorm at city hall over the fate of transit, midtown councillors say they’re confident the province will put the final rubber stamp on expanding light rail after council reconvenes to talk transit on March 21. Council is to hold a special meeting following up on a [...]
March 7, 2012 Those in the Mount Pleasant area are hoping reports of the death of the indie cinema are greatly exaggerated. A move is afoot to ensure the survival of the Regent and Mount Pleasant theatres, two of a dwindling number of small, independent screening movie theatres left in the city. [...]
March 4, 2012 The embattled Toronto Transit Commission is about to undergo a major shakeup with chair Karen Stintz and her allies moving to dissolve the Ford-friendly board and replace it with councillors who support light-rail transit and private citizens. Ms. Stintz will be putting her own job on the line Monday when [...]
March 2, 2012 Hundreds of residents attended a standing-room-only transit meeting at North Toronto Memorial Community Centre held by midtown councillors Josh Matlow and Karen Stintz. The Tuesday, Feb. 28 meeting was held to discuss the current status of the city’s light rapid transit plan after council’s mid-February decision to favour LRT cars [...]
