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curb-lane patio on Yonge Street
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Sidewalk, curb-lane patios to become permanent dining experience in Toronto

October 28, 2021October 29, 2021 Rodger Burnside CafeTO, city council, executive committee, John Tory, patios

The city’s executive committee yesterday approved extending the CaféTO initiative allowing sidewalk and curb-lane patios indefinitely.

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Youth field fees for 2013 lower than budget

June 13, 2012 Town Crier staff city hall, David Black, David Shiner, executive committee, fees, funding, permit fees, Toronto Baseball Association

But user group says city should fix facilities before charging for their use

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Bedford Park pool saved from cuts

January 10, 2012 Town Crier staff Bedford Park Community Centre, city budget, executive committee, funding cuts, Jaye Robinson, Josh Matlow, Mike Del Grande, Paul Ainslie, school pools, Sir Wilfred Laurier Collegiate Institute

But five others still on the chopping block leave some crying foul

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Budget talks around the corner

November 29, 2011 Town Crier staff budget committee, budget dates, Budget Debates, Eglinton-Lawrence, executive committee, Josh Colle, public hearings, Ward 15

With a shift in the city hall budget schedule, residents will now be mixing talk of budget and cost-cutting measures

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Torontonians waking up, thanks to Ford’s damage

September 21, 2011June 22, 2014 Janet Davis Beaches-East York, city hall, Community Developmen, executive committee, Janet Davis, One Toronto, Rob Ford, service cuts, Ward 31

Mayor Rob Ford has inadvertently done what many of us in local government have worked for years to achieve: he

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Scrapping of city's plans due to Ford boys' vanity

September 19, 2011 Town Crier staff Doug Ford, Eglinton LRT, executive committee, Port Lands, Rob Ford, Sandra Bussin, Transit City, View From The Beach, Waterfront Revitalization

Well-considered plans for transit, city services delivery and the waterfront are being consigned to the bonfires of the Ford brothers.

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Funding for targeted groups shouldn't be cut as 'gravy'

September 15, 2011 Town Crier staff Community Partnershi, Core Service Review, Don Valley East, executive committee, Gravy Train, KPMG, Rob Ford, service cuts, Shelley Carroll

The below list is a sampling of the organizations who, with small amounts of funding from the City of Toronto,

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Ford wins on key appointments

December 8, 2010 Town Crier staff city council, executive committee, Rob Ford

But East York and downtown councillors shut out of key committees.

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THAT WAS THEN. This is now.

Empringham Hotel 1903
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From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

The Empringham, Danforth or Play Pen — they’re all the same hotel, standing at Danfoirth and Dawes from the late 1800s into the 1980s.

Queen and Waverley 1903
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Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?

February 27, 2020 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
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When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
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Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)

October 24, 2019 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)
Mt. Pleasant loop being built
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When building transit was simpler at Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton

May 9, 2019 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on When building transit was simpler at Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton
Hay wagons on Yonge Street
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The days of hay wagons and streetcars on Yonge Street

February 1, 2019 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on The days of hay wagons and streetcars on Yonge Street
Avoca bridge being torn down
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The viaduct that brought Moore Park into Toronto

December 1, 2018 Streeter staff Comments Off on The viaduct that brought Moore Park into Toronto

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