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reader takes me to task for recent story: "I thought you were smarter than the other reporters at the Toronto Star" – at Dallas, TX
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Interested in Toronto history? @JeffAllenMaps made a simple website for viewing and comparing historical aerial photographs in #Toronto.
Check it out here! schoolofcities.github.io/his…
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ATT: TORONTO TENANTS
In Ontario, municipal voter lists are based on property tax rolls
So property owners are automatically added to the list, but NOT tenants. Many tenants do not receive voter info
Add your name to Toronto’s voter list here: toronto.ca/city-government/e… #TOpoli
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Here's the direct-LINK to that #CensusMapper page for "City of Toronto : "Renter Households in Core Housing Need" in #TOPoli - censusmapper.ca/maps/3495#11… – at Toronto, Ontario
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RIP Mike Filey-A Toronto historian for almost 50 years, collector, weekly sun columnist and radio host, author of 2 dozen books, he was the #1 history expert on Toronto. Thank you Mike your efforts to preserve Toronto's history. I was lucky to have known you. #mikefiley #Toronto
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I love my neighbourhood, but I’m disappointed that my neighbours continue to fight housing🧵
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The 2022 Canadian City Parks Report Just Launched! Dive into the biggest trends, issues, and practices shaping Canada's city parks, with a focus on nurturing relationships and reciprocity.
Read it now: ccpr.parkpeople.ca/2022/
#CCPR2022 #CityParks @WestonFamilyFdn
Are there any planners or citybuilders out there interested in sharing their insight on all the factors that go (or should go) into redeveloping suburban shopping malls ? If so, DM me!
Are there any #planners in Toronto wanting to share their opinions on planned changes for streamlining the pre-application process for new #development? If you have an opinion my DMs are open (email in my profile)
An unknown objector has appealed a planned Housing Now site (currently a city-owned parking lot) in Scarborough to the Ontario Land Tribunal, the first such project to be contested (but maybe not the last). Thanks to @HousingNowTO for the catch.
ALT Toronto City Council motion advising of an appeal to the OLT for a planned Housing Now site in Toronto.
Are there any planners or citybuilders out there interested in speaking with me for a future NRU story about changes to Toronto's Green building standard? My DMs are open if you have some insight to share
To honour the 15th anniversary of the Mo Pete shot I'm signal boosting my 2019 column referencing that endearingly goofy moment in Raptors history toronto.com/opinion/reflecti…
ALT Screenshot of Morris Peterson's buzzer-beater heave against the Wizards on March 30, 2007.
SOURCE REQUEST: Looking for municipal finance experts with insight on the trend of cities embracing cryptocurrency as a city building/sustaining tool. Good? Bad? In between? If you have an opinion hit me up- DMs are open.
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According to my 3 year old Tottenham are “poo poo bum bum.” Insightful punditry from the little fella 😂
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[Thread] FOIA’d documents show that the Pentagon worked closely with Hollywood, rewriting dozens of films and TV shows about the Afghan War to give them a more pro-war message, thus helping prolong the conflict.
My new @Mintpressnews investigation:
mintpressnews.com/pentagon-l…
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Had a stress dream where I was being followed around by hairless cats like Russell Crowe's hallucinations at the end of A Beautiful Mind trashberg.com/p/someones-got…
