Toronto City Councillors Vote 9% Pay Increase

Fri Jul 28, 2006 10:09 AM EDT

So Toronto city councillors voted to give themselves a 9% pay increase, bringing the total salary for a council member up to $95,000, and the mayor's to $160,000.

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mayor, politics, city-hall, toronto, rob-ford, city-councillors, pay-hike

Toronto police to wear name tags

Seeded on Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:20 PM EDT (Toronto Star)

"The Toronto Police Assocation, which opposes the move for health and safety reasons, served notice that it plans to file a complaint with the Labor Relations Board."

canada, police, toronto, name-tags

Would-be waterfront saviours present concept art

Seeded on Fri May 12, 2006 4:55 PM EDT (Toronto Star)

International architects presented their respective visions of a revitalized Toronto waterfront recently, with the five finalists' art being shown around the city.

development, waterfront, toronto, gardiner, queens-quay

Embattled city councillor admits lying

Seeded on Wed May 3, 2006 12:07 PM EDT (Toronto Star)

Toronto city councillor Rob Ford (Ward 2, Etobicoke North) has admitted to getting drunk at a Leafs game and shouting "expletive-laden" phrases and "acting like an idiot".

politics, city-council, toronto, rob-ford

Ottawa stops funding One Tonne Challenge

Seeded on Sat Apr 1, 2006 2:14 PM EST (The Globe and Mail)

The federal Tories abrubtly halted funding to dozens of programs aimed at lowering greenhouse emissions this past week, leaving environmentalists worried that more will be axed.

canada, politics, environment, greenhouse-gases, one-tonne-challenge

Private bus service opens door to `the other way'

Seeded on Sat Mar 25, 2006 5:11 PM EST (Toronto Star)

Forget health care; two-tiered transit could be coming to the Lakeshore/Humber Bay area of Toronto. That is, if the TTCs self-proclaimed monopoly doesn't shut it down.

politics, toronto, ttc, streetcar, lakeshore, humber-bay

Strike ends, classes resume Monday

Seeded on Sat Mar 25, 2006 12:13 PM EST (Canada.com)

Looks like the 18-day college strike that has kept Ontario students out of the classroom is finally over. The two sides have agreed to "resolve outstanding issues through a mediation-arbitration process."

college, strike, politics, toronto, opseu, ontario-college-strike

York University Subway Extension is a Go

Seeded on Tue Mar 7, 2006 12:06 PM EST (transit.toronto.on.ca)

Finally, the much-anticipated York University subway extension is officially going to be built with money earmarked by the provincial government. That's right, the provincial government is showing Toronto the money.

world-news, toronto, ttc, subway-extension, york-university

Toronto to Become One Big Wifi Hotspot

Seeded on Tue Mar 7, 2006 11:44 AM EST (Toronto Star)

It'll probably only cover the downtown core, and it's not free, but it's a start.

technology, toronto, wifi, hotspot, toronto-hydro-corp

Ontario college teachers on strike

Seeded on Tue Mar 7, 2006 12:23 AM EST (Toronto Star)

As of tonight, Ontario college teachers are on strike, citing heavy workloads and increased class sizes as grievances. That means no school for me and a potentially jeopardized school year for more than 150,000 students.

college, politics, toronto, ontario, college-strike, opseu

City of Toronto asks the Provincial Government for a break

Seeded on Thu Feb 9, 2006 1:55 AM EST (The Globe and Mail)

Some good news about Toronto for once; I know it's a couple of days old but I thought it was worth noting.

politics, gas-tax, toronto, ontario, city-of-toronto, province

TTC Fares Rise Again April 1

Seeded on Wed Feb 8, 2006 6:33 PM EST (Toronto Star)

From the article, "At a special meeting today, transit commissioners argued about how much to raise fares to cover a $16.5 million shortfall."

transit, world-news, toronto, ttc, fare, fare-increase

TTC - Toronto Transit Crisis

Wed Feb 8, 2006 5:06 PM EST

This is an editorial I wrote last December regarding a plan by Howard Moscoe to tax Toronto drivers to pay for the TTC.

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politics, transit, toronto, ttc, city-of-toronto-act

My City Is Slowly Dying

Mon Jan 30, 2006 9:32 PM EST

One thing that my various writing instructors over the years have beaten into me is that if you're going to write, write what you know.

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canada, politics, world-news, toronto

'Boston Miracle' pioneer offers Toronto help

Seeded on Thu Jan 12, 2006 12:18 PM EST (CTV News)

Rev. Eugene Rivers, the man who spearheaded the Boston Miracle, was invited to speak to Toronto City Council this past week in the hopes that he could provide some solution to our growing violence problem.

politics, guns, toronto, gangs, eugene-rivers

The Bulte Scandal: A "Transparent" Conflict of Interest

Seeded on Mon Jan 9, 2006 9:30 PM EST (copyrightwatch.ca)

From the article: "Sarmite Bulte, Liberal candidate for Parkdale-High Park, is beginning to raise more than eyebrows with her campaign fundraising efforts. As seems to be the case with the Liberals recently, the problem is one of ethics."

politics, toronto, liberals, bulte, sarmite, sarmite-bulte, parkdale, high-park, election-2006, sam-bulte

Subway station as art gallery? TTC says they can't afford it.

Seeded on Sun Jan 8, 2006 10:25 PM EST (Toronto Star)

The Toronto Public Space Committee wants to make Toronto buses, streetcars, subways and stations more pleasing to look at by replacing all the ads with pieces of art.

art, transit, world-news, toronto, ttc