Articles Archive for December 2010
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By Derek Flack, blogTO
Boxing Day sales are about to take over Toronto, and although not every store has made its plans known yet — Christmas shopping isn’t technically over, after all — many of the deals to be had are now being advertised. Rather than list every sale in this post, however, what I’ve done is provided links to sites whose Boxing Day listings are far more comprehensive and highlighted a few of the more notable offers.
As we mentioned last year, the best resource for …
Categorized, Law and Government, Photojournalism »
Photo by HiMY SYeD / photopia.
By Jonathan Goldsbie, Spacing
The Budget Committee held a meeting during the lunch break of Thursday’s Council session. It lasted from 12:45–12:50 p.m. Only their second get-together (and the first at which business was conducted), there were only two items on the agenda: 1) “Establishment of Sub-committees of the Budget Committee,” and 2) “Election of Vice Chair.”
Number 2 resulted in Doug Ford being named the committee’s second-in-command — no surprise. But buried in item 1 [pdf] are the details for the public’s only …
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Budget Committee • Chin Lee • community council • Council Chamber • Doug Ford • East York Civic Centre • ETOBICOKE YORK DISTRICT • Frank Di Giorgio • John Parker • Michelle Berardinetti • Mike Del Grande • North York Centre station • North York Civic Centre • Peter Milczyn • public consultations • Scarborough Civic Centre • SCARBOROUGH DISTRICT • TORONTO AND EAST YORK DISTRICT • York Civic Centre
Categorized, Torontopreneur, Video »
By Caitlin Orr — Rye Here, Rye Now
Normally, someone walking through St. James Town encounters a bouquet of scents from diverse residents’ cooking. Two months ago, the acrid smell of smoke overwhelmed all else within blocks of the neighbourhood, in every direction. A six-alarm blaze spread to at least two apartments in 200 Wellesley on September 24, a high-rise managed by Toronto Community Housing.
Authorities have still not determined the cause of the fire, but it was very difficult to put out because of a lot of “combustible debris” in the …
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HiMY SYeD • Mayoral Candidate • Social Media • St. James Town • TCHC • Torontopedia • Twitter • Ward 28 • Wellesley Fire • WellesleyFire
