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By Amanda Greenhoe, Calvin College – News & Stories
Next week, a contemplative experience comes to Calvin’s chapel undercroft.
From March 25 through March 28, students, faculty and staff will have the chance to walk a prayer labyrinth.
Last year a labyrinth was offered on campus in observance of Holy Week, and Calvin’s Coordinator of Spiritual Direction and Prayer, Sharon Bytwerk, says the positive response of the college community prompted another installation this year.
“Many people last year commented on how it helped them draw close to God, so we are again offering it,” …
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By Chris Dart | Torontoist
Roughly two dozen protesters—and an almost equal number of reporters—gathered in St. James Park on Monday to mark Occupy Toronto‘s one year anniversary. The gathering, which featured all the flags, dogs, signs, and acoustic guitars that people have come to expect from the Occupy movement, felt like part protest and part class reunion.
“The goal for me is to just see old friends,” said Occupier Christopher Lambe. “I think this is a day where people are going to come to this …
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Chris Dart • Christopher Lambe • Heidi Stoecklin • news • occTO • occupy toronto • Politics • Protests • rallies • Sonny Yeung • St. James Park • TOpoli • Torontoist
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By Daren Foster (aka City Slikr) | Torontoist
Let’s look at yesterday’s Executive Committee meeting not as a glass-half-empty scenario—as a group of councillors unable or unwilling to deal with some seemingly intractable problems faced by the city that elected them. Instead, let’s think of the glass as being half full.
With two of the biggest files on the table yesterday—those being transit and the Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC)—Mayor Ford and his closest allies reached a compromise with his council opponents. Yes: compromise, Mayor Ford. …
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executive committee • Mayor Rob Ford • Politics • public transit • TOpoli • Toronto Community Housing Corporation
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Railpath Run 2012 was a success. We had over 150 people register in the event this and are estimating over $5000 was raised for The Stop Community Food Centre.
Thanks to Himy Syed, we have a second set of photos posted that he took, and an amazing VIDEO!
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Davenport • Flickr • Railpath • Railpath Community Run • Shazia McCormick • Ward 18 • West Toronto Railpath • YouTube
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Posted by John Michael McGrath | OpenFile Toronto
The second morning of Rob Ford’s conflict of interest case was not a comfortable one for Mayor Ford to sit through. In hours of argument, lawyer Clayton Ruby laid out his case that Ford had demonstrated a “pattern of behaviour” of not only failing to understand the importance of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, but deliberately going out of his way to not understand it.
“That’s not good faith,” Ruby told the court. “That’s willful blindness.”
At issue is whether …
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Alan Lenczner • Clayton Ruby • FordCourt • John Michael McGrath • Mayor Rob Ford • MCIA • Municipal Conflict of Interest Act • OpenFile • pattern of behaviour • willful blindness
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Mayor Ford at a Pan American Games announcement in May. He’ll have lots more microphones in his face come September, that’s for sure. Photo by HiMY SYeD, from the Torontoist Flickr Pool.
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Conflict of Interest • Donations • Football Foundation • Lawn Bowling • Marineland • Mayor Rob Ford • MCIA • Municipal Conflict of Interest Act • Steve Kupferman • Torontoist • Witness Stand
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Posted by Kelli Korducki | OpenFile Toronto
At long last, the City of Toronto will be announcing its new chief planner today, and it appears that Jennifer Keesmaat will be filling in for the vacancy left by longtime planner Gary Wright earlier this year.
Blog photo by Himy Syed, via Flickr.
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Chief Planner • City of Toronto • Gary Wright • Jennifer Keesmaat • Office for Urbanism • OpenFile • Peter Milczyn • Planning and Growth committee • TOpoli
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The TTC has shut down Queen Street West and Spadina Avenue for major repairs, closing off the crossroads from July 9 to July 23.
Photographer HiMY SYeD (special to the Gleaner) took photos of the intersection over the course of a week.
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construction • Grand Junction • Intersection • Liberty Gleaner • news • Photography • Queen and Spadina • Queen Street West • Streetcar Tracks • Toronto Transit Commission • TTC
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“Good photo of today’s #OneCity announcement for Wikipedia by @HiMYSYeD”
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Commons • Glenn De Baeremaeker • Joshua Errett • Karen Stintz • OneCity • OneCity Transit Plan • Photo • TOpoli • TTC • TTC Chair • Twitter • Wikimedia • Wikipedia
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Photo by Himy Syed via Flickr.
Perhaps the most remarkable detail to come out of the surprise unveiling of the OneCity Transit Plan is that it remained just that—a surprise.
The $30 billion proposal had been in development for three months, without anyone blabbing to reporters. Until the last few weeks, only four councillors even knew about the plan at all.
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Cam Weldon • Current Value Assessment Uplift • CVA • CVA Uplift • Don Peat • Downsview • Glenn De Baeremaeker • Joe Mihevc • Josh Colle • Karen Stintz • Maria Augimeri • Mayor Rob Ford • Metrolinx • North York community council • OneCity • OneCity Transit Plan • ONpoli • OpenFile • Permanent Transit Planning Office • Plan • Queen's Park • Scarborough • SRT • TOCouncil • TOpoli • Transit • Transit City • TTC • TTC Board • Ward 21 • Ward 38
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Posted by Steve Kupferman | OpenFile Toronto on Saturday, June 9, 2012
Here’s a fun Saturday distraction for municipal politics nerds: a report card by the Academy of the Impossible that grades every city councillor on his or her social media skills.
Shelley Carroll, the Ward 33 councillor who is never seen in public without a smartphone in hand, gets an A-. Mayor Ford gets a C, which is generous considering the fact that his Twitter feed is obviously written by staffers. Giorgio Mammoliti, councillor for Ward 7, gets …
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Academy of the Impossible • CITY COUNCILLORS • Councillor • Giorgio Mammoliti • Mayor Rob Ford • Microphone • OpenFile • Report Card • Shelley Carroll • Social Media • Steve Kupferman • TOpoli • tweet • Twitter • Ward 33 • Ward 7
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Posted by Kelli Korducki, OpenFile Toronto
Friday’s Union Station flood disaster stalled Yonge-University-Spadina trains between Osgoode and Bloor stations for about 10 hours. It also lent itself a little too well to meme creation. Writes the Sun’s Ian Robertson:
As news spread of what TTC spokesman Jessica Martin on Saturday called the site’s worst recent flooding, photo funsters posted altered pictures on Twitter that seemed to show Ford surrounded by sharks.
One prankster inserted the famous Jaws movie poster showing a giant shark attacking a swimmer. Another computer whiz inserted …
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Bloor Station • Flooding • floodTO • Ian Robertson • Jaws • Jessica Martin • Kate Winslet • Kelli Korducki • Lemons • Leonardo DiCaprio • Mayor Rob Ford • memes • Movie Poster • OpenFile • Osgoode Station • Sharks • Titanic • TTC • Twitter • Union Station • Yonge-University-Spadina Line
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Women in Toronto Politics panel. Photo by HiMY SYeD from the Torontoist Flickr Pool.
Tonight’s panel, titled “The Front Page,” will discuss the way we talk about women in politics, and the way that impacts women who choose to enter politics. Featuring Toronto city councillors Kristyn Wong-Tam (Ward 27, Toronto Centre-Rosedale) and Shelley Carroll (Ward 33, Don Valley East), Torontoist‘s own editor-in-chief Hamutal Dotan, and civics teacher Jse-Che Lam. Alison Loat, founder of Samara Canada, will moderate the conversation.
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Alan Bacchus • Alison Loat • Centre of Social Innovation • CSI Annex • Environmental Defence • Gina Dineen • Hamutal Dotan • Jse-Che Lam • Kristyn Wong-Tam • Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto • Samara Canada • Shelley Carroll • Spoke Club • Summer • Tara Woodbury • The Front Page • TOCouncil • TOpoli • Torontoist • Urban Planner • WiTOpoli • Women in Toronto Politics
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Women in Toronto Politics
23 May
Foursquare 1.0 snapped at our inaugural panel, The Comment Section, by the wonderful Himy Syed.
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Chalk • Facebook • Foursquare • Panel • Photo • The Comment Section • TOpoli • WiTOpoli • Women in Toronto Politics
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By Cheryl | Service Untitled
A strong business culture that is aligned with superior business goals outperforms their competitors by light years. These are the organizations who have figured out how to delight their customers and even make them smile. After all isn’t the Zappos’ motto “powered by service” incredibly motivational which delivers a message of trust and reliability? Zappos has worked hard to develop their culture resulting in a high percentage of return customers; a much more lucrative business model than having to …
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Communication • Customer Service • Employees • Innovation • Leadership • Ritz Carlton • Service Untitled • Zappos
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Posted by Steve Kupferman on Saturday, May 12, 2012 | OpenFile Toronto
The Globe’s makes an intriguing (albeit satirical) suggestion: exploit Mayor Rob Ford’s sometimes-embarrassing antics as a tourist draw.
As Southey puts it:
We’re stuck with this mayor for over two years more. But it needn’t be all bad. I hereby invite the rest of Canada, and indeed the world, to visit Toronto, the City with the World’s Most Embarrassing Mayor! Forgo your drive to the Reversing Falls: Imagine the children’s wonder at the Reversing Council, a place …
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Mayor Rob Ford • OpenFile • Steve Kupferman • Tabatha Southey • the globe and mail • TOpoli • Tourists
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By Alexis Stoymenoff, Vancouver Observer
[View the story "#FreedomTrain protests ramping up at Enbridge AGM" on Storify]
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Aboriginal • BC First Nations • Canada • Chiefs • Council of Canadians • Earth Matters • Enbridge • Freedom Train • Metro Hall • New Credit of the Mississauga • Northern Gateway pipeline • oil tankers • Rotunda • Yinka Dene Alliance • yinkada5
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Dear Mr. HiMY SYeD,
Mr. Todd Harrison mentioned that I should contact you directly.
For a book on Meaning in Architectural Design, which I presently finish, I would like to include your photograph of the Council Chamber, Toronto City Hall (shown attached).
I saw it some time ago in a Spacing publication, on a flickr website and just recently on your photopia website. From the latter I derived the attached copy.
I would very much appreciate your giving me permission to publish the photo in my book by returning this e-mail with a remark accordingly. The photo …
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Aesthetics • Architecture • Assembly • Book • Circular Seating • City Hall • Communication • Council Chamber • Flickr • Illustration Credits • Illustration Information • Kurt Brandle • Meaning • Photopia • Spacing • Todd Harrison • umich • umichigan • University of Michigan
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By Steve Kupferman, Torontoist
SPOTTED BY: HiMY SYeD, from the Torontoist Flickr Pool.
WHERE: Stapled to a fence at the High Park Zoo.
WHEN: Saturday, April 14
WHAT: City council cut the High Park Zoo’s budget earlier this year, but thanks to a generous private donation it will probably be fine for the time being. Even so, it seems at least one member of the public is still inclined to hold Mayor Rob Ford to account. We’re pretty sure those numbers aren’t accurate, and the penmanship and spelling could use some …
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Activism • Artwork • Bar Graph • budget • fence • Flickr • High Park • high park zoo • Infographic • Mayor Rob Ford • Penmanship • Photos • Save The Zoo Animals • spelling • spotted • stapled • Steve Kupferman • TOCouncil • TOpoli • Toronto City Council • Torontoist
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By Samina Esha, National Post
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 79 representing cities part-time recreation workers are set to vote on Tuesday. The voting comes after union reached a tentative deal following a five-hour negotiation with the city on Friday morning.
“I wouldn’t say we are happy because that is a pretty strong term. In terms of the agreement, it is a development from what the city had originally offered,” said Cim Nunn, a spokesman for the CUPE 79.
The two main issues for the …
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ambulance dispatchers • Canadian Union of Public Employees • child care workers • Cim Nunn • City of Toronto • civil servants • CUPE • CUPE Local 79 • Deal • harmonized wage • janitors • National Post • Negotiation • nurses • parks and recreation staff • Recreation Workers • Samina Esha • seniority scheduling rights • TOCouncil • Toronto City Council
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The Toronto Transit Commission held a townhall at the Keele Campus at York University on March 29th 2012. Here’s what’s transpired…
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Adam Arnold • Andy Byford • Brad Ross • Chris Upfold • Customer Service • jkozuch • Justin Kozuch • Karen Stintz • Open House • Q&A • Storify • TTC • TTCTownhall • Tweets • TwitPic • Twitter • York University
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Posted by Emily Burke on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 | OpenFile Toronto
With only today and tomorrow remaining before city council’s big transit meeting, the mayor could be using these final hours to show council his funding strategy for underground transit along Sheppard. Instead, he’s handing out flyers with images of light-rail crashes that have caused fatalities.
Rather than sorting out his own numbers and committing to a concrete plan, he’s trying to sway the centrist councillors by scaring them out of voting for LRT. But the …
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Beaches-East York • Centrist • CITY COUNCILLORS • Eglinton-Lawrence • Emily Burke • Flickr • Flyers • Funding • Gordon Chong • Josh Colle • LRT • Mary-Margaret McMahon • Mayor Rob Ford • New Taxes • OpenFile • pie graph • Sheppard subway line • the globe and mail • TOCouncil • TOpoli • Toronto City Council • TTC • Underground • vote • Ward 15 • Ward 32
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Posted by: Adam Weitner, Podcamp Toronto
PodCamp Toronto 2012 was a weekend of knowledge-sharing and learning, discussion and debate, collaboration, relationship building, and all around unconference awesomeness.
In true PodCamp form, there was a wide range of session topics. People were talking about all kinds of things, from internet memes, to building trust with podcasting, to social media and film, to a crash course on mobile app development. There was a live #SMmeasure chat, a panel discussion on search vs. social, and of course, plenty of chatter about, and even a session on the shiny new toy, Pinterest. (That only …
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Adam Weitner • Collaboration • debate • Discussion • Flackadelic • HessieJones • learning • Mobile • PCTO • pcto2011 • Photojunkie • Pinterest • PodCamp • Podcasting • Rod Campbell • Ryerson University • SaraHamil • SM • Social • Social Media • Unconference
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Posted by John Michael McGrath, OpenFile Toronto
Here’s an item from the weekend that shouldn’t be missed: the Toronto Star/Angus Reid survey on Rob Ford’s approval rating, subways, and who Torontonians trust on these issues. But before we dive in to the numbers, why does a poll like this matter three years before an election? Because the Mayor and his brother Doug Ford (Ward 2, Etoicoke North) think they’ve got re-election in the bag. From Marcus Gee’s Saturday column in the Globe and Mail:
Councillor Ford said …
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2014 • Angus Reid • CP24 • Doug Ford • Efficiencies • Etobicoke North • incumbents • Jean Cretien • John Michael McGrath • Karen Stintz • LRT • Marcus Gee • Mayor David Miller • Mayor Rob Ford • Municipal Election • Municipal Election 2014 • Municipal Politics • OpenFile • Scarborough • Stephen LeDrew • Subways • Survey • the globe and mail • TOpoli • Toronto City Council • Toronto Star • TTC Chair • VoteTO • Ward 2
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Accident • BikeTO • cars • Cyclist • Dundas Street West • Greg Burrell • ivanvector • Patrick Guilbault • Roxton • TTC Employees • Tweets • Twitter
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#SattvaLogic • CodeRedTO • Congestion • Eglinton Avenue • Grade • Gridlock • Intersection • JacobLouy • Karen Stintz • kett4l • LRT • Madhatress • Mayor Rob Ford • Metrolinx • Onshi • Press Conference • Scarborough • Subways • TOCouncil • TOpoli • Traffic • Traffic Lights • TransitCity • TTC • TTC Chair • Tweets • Twitter • Underground • Victoria Park Avenue
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Posted by John Michael McGrath, OpenFile Toronto
The Toronto Star has an important point in its latest article over the chaos that is Toronto’s transit planning, since yesterday’s TTC meeting torpedoed Karen Stintz’ (Ward 16, Eglinton-Lawrence) attempt to get some answers from staff. From the Star:
The vote prompted some city councillors to suggest it’s more important than ever to put the mayor’s transit plans before city council even if it means calling a special council meeting.
“It’s clear that a majority of council doesn’t think this administration and its few …
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Eglinton Crosstown • Eglinton LRT • executive committee • Gord Perks • Gordon Chong • John Michael McGrath • Karen Stintz • Matt Elliott • Mayor David Miller • Mayor Rob Ford • MOU • OpenFile • Sheppard subway line • Special Meeting • Subway • TOCouncil • TOpoli • Toronto Star • TTC
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Posted by John Michael McGrath, OpenFile Toronto
One of the items that was supposed to be on the agenda at the City of Toronto Executive Committee meeting today was the potential sale of 740 units, most of which are single-family homes, from Toronto Community Housing Corporation’s stock, the plan being to use the money to spruce up the remaining apartments in TCHC’s inventory.
But a funny thing happened on the way to the committee. Ford unexpectedly, and almost at the last minute—the city clerk sent out a …
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Adam Vaughan • Apartments • CBC • City Clerk • executive committee • John Michael McGrath • Josh Matlow • Mayor Rob Ford • Metro Morning • OpenFile • Public Housing • reporters • Single-Family Homes • TCHC • the globe and mail • TOCouncil • TOpoli • Toronto Community Housing Corporation • Toronto Star • Waiting List • Ward 20 • Ward 22