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Sold over asking sign to illustrate need for speculation tax
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Colle seeking speculation tax to curb ‘out-of-control’ housing prices

December 10, 2021December 10, 2021 Rodger Burnside flipping, housing prices, John Filion, Mike Colle, real estate, speculation, taxes

Egliinton-Lawrence councillor Mike Colle is seeking support for a provincial tax on speculation in the housing market.

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Bungalows to towers

August 31, 2012 Town Crier staff city hall, Concord Adex, David Shiner, Emerald Park Towers, Hullmark Corporate CEntre, intensification, John Filion, Minto Group, Ontario Municipal Board, Shelley Carroll, Sheppard Station, Toronto Catholic District School Board, Toronto District School Board, West Lansing Homeowners Association

Development is drastically changing the communities along Sheppard Avenue

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We’re number 1 in gridlock

August 22, 2012June 22, 2014 Omar Mosleh city hall, David Zimmer, Gridlock, Highway 401, James Pasternak, John Filion, traffic

Half of city’s most congested streets/intersections in North York

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Improvements to Finch West bus too late?

May 9, 2012 Town Crier staff bus, David Shiner, Finch West LRT, James Pasternak, John Filion, Toronto Transit Commission, transit, Vincent Crisanti

Report on ways to speed up service may be moot thanks to LRT

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Fare and tax hikes in city budget

November 29, 2011 Town Crier staff Budget Cuts, city budget, John Filion, Josh Matlow, Paula Fletcher, property taxes, Rob Ford, Toronto Transit Commission

Hours of operation to be reduced at libraries and ice rinks to close the budget gap.

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Expropriations put off

August 17, 2011 Town Crier staff city council, city hall, Doug Ford, Government Managemen, John Filion, North York City Cent

City committee move defers ring road plan

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Cemetery goes green

May 18, 2011 Town Crier staff environment, Green Columbarium, John Filion, York Cemetery

Idea for geothermal building came from customer requests

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Councillor settles symphony suit

February 14, 2011June 22, 2014 Kris Scheuer John Filion, Lawsuit, North York Symphony, Toronto Philharmonia

Willowdale’s John Filion cuts a deal with former North York Symphony executive director

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Redo ward boundaries, says councillor

February 8, 2011June 22, 2014 Kris Scheuer John Filion, Ward 10, Ward 23, Ward Boundaries

Willowdale’s John Filion represents at least 26,000 more residents than his nearest North York colleague and says the map needs to be redrawn.

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Councillor sued based the actions of a board he says he wasn’t on

January 19, 2011June 22, 2014 Kris Scheuer John Filion, Lawsuit, North York Symphony, Toronto Philharmonia

Court orders John Filion to pay lost wages to former North York Symphony Association executive director

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Office cuts sting, says John Filion

January 12, 2011March 4, 2020 Town Crier staff city council, city hall, John Filion, Rob Ford

The Willowdale rep says he’ll have to cut corners after their budget slash

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Cutbacks after budgets slashed

January 4, 2011 Town Crier staff Budgets, John Filion, John Parker, Ward 23, Ward 26

Councillor John Parker is looking for the right moves to fit his budget

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New rec centre for Edithvale

November 15, 2010 Town Crier staff community, Edithvale, John Filion, recreation

Willowdale residents welcome a new recreation centre to uplift the health of the community with a ‘green’ approach to the structure of the building. The Edithvale Community Centre opened on Nov. 1.

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A new day for David Shiner and John Filion

November 15, 2010 Town Crier staff David Shiner, John Filion, municipal elections, Ward 23, Ward 24

Neighbouring councilmen in Ward 23 and 24 are looking to a new age in their Willowdale area with elected mayor Rob Ford steering Toronto’s helm.

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That was then.

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

November 19, 2020February 6, 2023 Eric McMillan

The Empringham, Danforth or Play Pen — they’re all the same hotel, standing at Danforth 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, 2020March 4, 2020 Eric McMillan
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
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When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019February 6, 2020 Eric McMillan
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
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Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Eric McMillan

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