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Easy to make the Polish festival great again
September 30, 2008 11:06 AM
The Polish Festival occurred in Roncesvalles Village recently.

Our family - three kids, my husband and I - await the festival with great anticipation as we've been attending for the more than 10 ...

 
Architect clarifies Neville Park development
September 30, 2008 11:06 AM
Re: 'City denies Neville Park development,' News, Sept. 26.

I am both the architect and part of the development team (partners are Gordon Kaiser and Naheel Suleman) for the project at 2 Neville ...

 
Research funding for universities critical
September 30, 2008 4:59 PM
Re: 'University benefits from funding announcement,' News, Sept. 19.

I was pleased to see The Mirror's coverage of the recent $21 million provincial investment in health science research. This type...

 
Waiting with interest for next property tax schedule
September 29, 2008 12:31 PM
With the solid waste management fee to be added to our water bill as of this fall, I will await with great interest for my next property tax instalment schedule.

I wonder if it will reflect a ...

 
We need people willing to compromise so they can help our country
September 29, 2008 3:40 PM
It is time to get serious. Let us put our egos aside for a moment and just listen, really listen.

I believe we are on the right track with the idea behind strategic voting. Reading about Green ...

 
Empty promises frustrate reader
September 29, 2008 12:31 PM
I sometimes wonder, make that always wonder, why politicians make promises they know they won't keep.

During a walkabout last summer with Shelley Carroll, our councillor, we were promised that once ...

 
From the mouths of babes
September 25, 2008 3:42 PM
I just wanted to take the time to recognize my granddaughter.

She is five-years-old and 50-years wise. Isabelle last week cut her hair to donate it to cancer for children.

Unusal enough, but she...

 
Please bring back our mower
September 25, 2008 3:42 PM
Dear Etobicoke Guardian Readers: We are your new neighbours, having bought a house on Third Street south of the lakeshore.

We bought a push lawnmower from Lee Valley so we wouldn't add to the ...

 
Councillor responds to TEGH parking letter
September 24, 2008 3:14 PM
Re: 'Reader questions city's parking policy at East General Hospital,' Letters, Sept. 19.

Over the past year, residents living near Toronto East General Hospital identified traffic and parking ...

 
Policing schools not the answer
September 23, 2008 11:32 AM
Re: "Armed police officers coming to a high school near you", Editorial, Sept.11

It frightens me that it is now necessary for armed police officers to patrol the hallways of Etobicoke educational ...

 
The crude facts on oil
September 23, 2008 11:32 AM
Re: Letter "Gas Prices Can be Regulated", W.D. Adamson, Etobicoke Guardian, Sept. 19.

In order to control the rising price of gas, letter writer W.D. Adamson opines: "Water belongs to all Canadians ...

 
Privacy commissioner wonders what Moscoe's problem is
September 22, 2008 3:50 PM
Re: 'A public fight over privacy laws: Moscoe to introduce slightly tongue-in-cheek motion,' insidetoronto.com., Sept. 19, 2008

While it may seem from Councillor Howard Moscoe's words that, as ...

 
PETA writer encourages people not to go to roadside zoos
September 22, 2008 1:13 PM
Re: 'Working to end the practice of roadside zoos,' insidetoronto.com, Sept. 18.

Most animals in Ontario's roadside zoos live in cramped, barren cages, wallowing in their own urine and feces and are...

 
Rush to judgement clouds picture
September 18, 2008 10:31 AM
Your front-page story "Parents Don't Want Change at Playground" (Aug. 29) does a disservice to the users of Dufferin Grove Park.

While some parents and a long-time park activist may prefer the ...

 
Perseverance paid off for local families
September 18, 2008 10:31 AM
Re: 'Nuns bless local building site,' News, Sept. 12.

Congratulations to WRP Neighbourhood Housing for persevering for almost 10 years to build much-needed affordable housing in our city and for ...

 
Same old, same old...
September 18, 2008 3:00 PM
Re: 'Incumbent seeking fifth term,' News, Sept. 10

I read the comments from the Liberal and it sounds like the same tired story you would hear anywhere else in Canada. No real imagination or vision ...

 
Things keep getting better for Toronto
September 16, 2008 4:20 PM
On Day 1 of the federal election campaign, NDP leader Jack Layton may have wished to appear on the offensive venturing into a campaign rally in Stephen Harper's riding, however, the new NDP election ...
 
A down to earth politician
September 16, 2008 11:37 AM
Well another successfull Rob Ford community barbecue recently took place and even the weather couldn't put a damper on this event.

Every effort was made to ensure people were welcomed and made ...

 
Free parking for pass holders should have been abolished years ago
September 11, 2008 1:12 PM
'Passes and parking,' Editorial, Sept. 3

Your editorial left out one important feature of the MetroPass: the fact that you can claim the cost of the pass against your year-end taxes.

Now, think, ...

 
Environment day disappointing
September 11, 2008 3:22 PM
It was with great despair that I took my children (seven-year-old, and 15-months-old) to the Etobicoke Civic Centre on Sep 6. for what is loosely called "Environment Day".

This, I believed, was a ...

 
Enforcing rules for cabs will improve safety
September 10, 2008 10:15 AM
Regarding a mailout from Ward 31 (Beaches-East York) Councillor Janet Davis about changes to the area around Toronto East General Hospital to improve the safety of children walking to school and the ...
 
Subsidization keeps TTC on track
September 09, 2008 11:05 AM
The transit system is full of subsidization amongst riders.

Long haul travellers are subsidized by those going just a few stops. City employees and other group MetroPass buyers are subsidized by all...

 
Election shouldn't have been called on a Sunday
September 09, 2008 4:03 PM
Call an election on a Sunday?

Where did the Canadian culture go? If it isn't respected by the government, then how can we expect our new Canadians to respect it. Better spend the time in prayer, ...

 
Employment key to revitalization
September 09, 2008 11:05 AM
Re: "Lakeshore group focuses on neighbourhood revitalization", Article, Etobicoke Guardian, July 30, 2008.

While the effort to help out local businesses is at least a worthy one (and more than the ...

 
Reader disagrees with writer's take on conflict
September 09, 2008 4:03 PM
Re: 'Lebanese murder victims also deserve a memorial,' Letters, Sept. 5.

One can only marvel at the twisted thinking of Islamofascist sympathizers.

Hezbollah's rocketing Israeli towns from ...

 
Canada also needs memorial for murdered Lebanese residents
September 09, 2008 4:03 PM
Re. Memorial for Israeli soldiers tomorrow, North York Mirror, Aug. 13

I was distraught at the comments by UJA Federation's vice-chair Alan Winer in a recent article in The Mirror.

Upon mentioning...

 
Funding dollars need to be spent on education
September 05, 2008 10:02 AM
Re: 'City should look after pools,' Letters, Aug. 27.

I think Ward 19 (Scarborough Centre) Trustee Scott Harrison has raised some valid points. Living in Ward 19 and being a longtime advocate of ...

 
Toronto Islands a hidden oasis
September 04, 2008 10:55 AM
Constantly we are told revitalize this and that and change is for the better.

Yet right under our noses there's a little out-of-the-way oasis that seems to have gotten ignored - Toronto Island. ...

 
Praise for Toronto Animal Services
September 04, 2008 10:55 AM
We found a badly injured Canada Goose in our backyard recently.

It was bleeding profusely and in obvious distress. One call to animal services and within 15 minutes Animal Control Officer David ...

 
Reader 'outraged' at mailings
September 04, 2008 2:30 PM
Re: 'Federal Conservative mailings rankle Scarborough resident,' News, Aug. 29.

I'm with Jim Ross. Not only am I rankled by these mailings, I'm downright irritated.

I received two mailings so ...

 
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