| Election still looms | ||
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July 02, 2009 3:31 PM
Well looks like we temporarily bit the bullet and dodged a summer election. Now comes the prospect of a fall election because of the whining heads of the other parties. I've never been able to put... |
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| City answers are less than satisfactory | ||
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June 30, 2009 10:56 AM
Re: 'Public consultation held for bin design,' Letters, June 19The city manager who replied to the letter headlined "Garbage bins show no regard for physical limitations" (June 5) asks for a... |
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| All road users should follow the rules | ||
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June 30, 2009 10:56 AM
Re: 'Road rules apply to cyclists, too,' Letter, June 12Oh my, this letter was a good example of the misconceptions that abound among road users. Yes, too many cyclists abuse their privilege and... |
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| Streetcars not the transportation solution | ||
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June 30, 2009 10:56 AM
Transportation Minister John Baird is doing Toronto a big favour by not funding Mayor David Miller's short-sighted plans.I would like to see the roads repaired properly so the potholes do not... |
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| More intelligent ways to spend public money | ||
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June 30, 2009 10:56 AM
Another CUPE garbage strike - it's wonderful news. I think the union should stay on strike long enough for the Toronto taxpayers to realize that the operation of city services should only be done... |
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| Yearning for a 'city with heart' | ||
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June 30, 2009 10:56 AM
Re: 'Blast victims fight $11,000 rebuilding fee,' News, June 19For shame on the City of Toronto for following the letter of the law and enforcing a $11,000 fee for re-building after the Sunrise... |
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| Time for privatization to happen | ||
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June 29, 2009 1:03 PM
The union model with 18 paid sick days is broken and archaic in 2009 and myself and other fellow taxpayers I have spoken with refuse to have raised taxes for garbage workers. To avoid going the... |
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| Taxpayers tired of unions | ||
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June 29, 2009 1:03 PM
I wonder what is going to happen to all the garbage while it is waiting to be picked up? Next week is blue box pickup where I live. If they don't settle soon, Toronto is going to lose all that... |
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| Unions asking too much | ||
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June 29, 2009 1:03 PM
The city workers are on strike! I expected nothing more (much less in fact). The issue appears to be sick days and the use and accumulation of them. Sick days are defined as "an employee benefit... |
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| Trees, not a median, would improve area around propane blast site | ||
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June 24, 2009 4:07 PM
Re: 'Cleanup of Sunrise Propane blast site set to finally begin,' News, June 5For 10 months, the polluted site has been sitting there behind a board fence on Murray Road waiting for cleanup to... |
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| Elections should be every four years | ||
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June 24, 2009 4:07 PM
Can we the citizens not somehow make it law or have something done to implement a law to make it mandatory to have federal elections every four years (like October or November of the fourth year)? | ||
| Ignatieff leads alone | ||
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June 23, 2009 3:00 PM
The "I" in Ignatieff is all we've heard rambled from the smug Liberal leader for a week now. For Michael, old buddy and pal of Trudeau, not once did I hear we (the Liberals) or we (Canadians) only... |
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| Many EAs remain employed at TDSB | ||
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June 23, 2009 3:00 PM
In last Friday's edition of The Guardian (June 19) appeared a full page ad from CUPE 4400 which was supposedly a message from a 22-year Toronto District School Board educational assistant (EA) who was...
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| Bike lane decision will be remembered at the polls: reader | ||
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June 12, 2009 1:34 PM
Re: 'Toronto: four wheels compete against two wheels,' Editorial, May 27I see Toronto's mayor and council have led the taxpayers down the garden path again. I am referring to the passing of the... |
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| Output meters needed to gauge wind power | ||
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June 12, 2009 4:02 PM
In the Greater Toronto Area there are two wind turbine of some significance; one at the Exhibition Place and the second larger one at the Pickering nuclear station. They could be used to add some...
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| Be more tolerant of cyclists | ||
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June 11, 2009 10:31 AM
I could not believe it when I read Raquel Baranyai's letter on Wednesday, June 3rd. Her opinion seems to be rather narrow and a little out of date. More and more people are riding their bikes not... |
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| Cycling is a choice enjoyed by many | ||
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June 10, 2009 10:05 AM
Re: 'Bicycle lanes benefit a small portion of the city's population,' Letters, June 5Re: 'Bicycle lanes benefit the minority,' Letters, June 5 I don't consider myself part of a "limited group of... |
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| Columnist confuses fact with fiction | ||
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June 10, 2009 10:05 AM
Re: 'Cyclists... your maker awaits,' Cook on Carlaw, May 29Latent hostility disguised as feeble humour is a volatile recipe for transportation disharmony and asymmetrical coexistence. However, by... |
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| Real solutions needed to tackle problems at Rowntree Mills Park | ||
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June 09, 2009 10:31 AM
Re: 'Cars banned from Rowntree Mills Park,' News, June 5It is unfortunate when residents read about a park being closed off to automobiles (especially one so close to my home) due to the bad... |
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| New regulations hampering community enjoyment | ||
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June 04, 2009 10:42 AM
Last fall, when officials at St. Joseph's Health Centre proudly implemented provincial Smoke Free Environment regulations, they hoped they had solved the problem of smokers hanging around the hospital...
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| Extension of subway system, not LRT, needed in the city's north end | ||
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May 27, 2009 10:24 AM
For the past few months, I have closely followed the plans for the development of a web of LRT lines throughout Toronto. As a 20-year-old student at the University of Toronto who has also spent two...
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| Spirit of philanthropy lives on | ||
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May 26, 2009 11:52 AM
On behalf of the (Sleeping Children Around the World Foundation), a sincere thank you to The Guardian and Tamara Shephard for the exceptional coverage of the foundation's first corporate-backed...
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| LRT will divide community | ||
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May 26, 2009 11:52 AM
Thanks for raising the issue of LRT vs. subway for Etobicoke. As a longtime resident I've heard about a subway extension along Eglinton since the 1960s. The lovely stretch of open green space along...
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| City fails to update residents on recycling changes | ||
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May 20, 2009 12:50 PM
The City of Toronto is now accepting polystyrene and plastic bags in its blue bin recycling program, but no one seems to know about it. After a conversation I had with a waitress regarding the... |
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| Park meant for entire community, including dogs | ||
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May 20, 2009 2:55 PM
Re: 'Ellerslie Park not the right place for off-leash dog park: resident,' Letters, May 15In response to the letter, may I point out the following: 1) That the notices were distributed in... |
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| North York residents honour mothers with life-changing gifts | ||
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May 20, 2009 2:55 PM
Mothers and children overwhelmed by extreme poverty in the developing countries of Ghana, Burkina Faso, Paraguay and Nicaragua say thank you to North York residents for life-sustaining gift donations...
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| Every little bit counts | ||
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May 19, 2009 4:00 PM
Mothers and children overwhelmed by extreme poverty in the developing countries of Ghana, Burkina Faso, Paraguay and Nicaragua say thank-you to Etobicoke residents for life-sustaining gift donations...
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| Councillor clarifies process behind planning protocol | ||
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May 15, 2009 12:30 PM
Re: 'City planning survey a waste of time,' Letters, May, 8I share Michael Gregory's frustration with the slow pace of the City of Toronto planning division's O'Connor Avenue study. However, I... |
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| City goes against its own recycling rhetoric: reader | ||
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May 12, 2009 4:15 PM
Recently I got a flyer titled Toronto Recycles which outlines what and how items get recycled. I was surprised to find many items that are marked recyclable in the Do Not Recycle list, like plastic...
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| Time is now to reclaim Rouge Park | ||
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May 11, 2009 2:41 PM
Re: 'Rouge Park sitting in a state of helpless limbo,' Opinion, April 10Mike Adler's piece strikes the heart of the matter. Federal protection and financial input is needed in order to bring the... |
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