It’s two and a half weeks after the municipal election. Yet, as John Parker walks the corridor by his soon-to-be-vacated city hall office, he is stopped repeatedly by staff and fellow councillors telling him they’re sorry to see him go.
Read MoreJoe Mihevc was the biggest spender on city council for the first three quarters of 2014, according to figures released by the city clerk’s office. The St. Paul’s Ward 21 councillor spent $33,578.59 from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 this year, versus $4,106.11 spent by Peter Leon in Etobicoke Centre Ward 3, the lowest spender of those who served the full three quarters
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The Leaside Pub was rocking Monday night after the results of the municipal election poured in. With Tom Petty’s “I
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The third time turned out not to be a charm for two-term incumbent councillor John Parker. Jon Burnside, who narrowly
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A Ward 26 council candidates’ debate Tuesday night in Leaside was the most cordial so far, as few accusations were lobbed and no arguments ensued.
Read MoreStore manager Joe Hastie cuts the ribbon to open the expanded Sobeys at 8 a.m. on Sept. 12.
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The city is putting a stop to motorists making right turns on red lights at the intersection of Millwood Road
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The city will be conducting an official poll to see if a business improvement area will be started along Bayview
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Two weeks after a traffic accident that killed 6-year-old Georgia Walsh in Leaside, city councillors were announcing proposals for large-scale traffic rule changes, throughout midtown Toronto.
Read MoreAccording to a recent report from the Toronto Environmental Alliance, midtown councillors range from tree-huggingly terrific to oil-spillingly objectionable.
Read MoreIshrath Velshi, former executive assistant to Councillor John Parker (now serving in the same role with North York councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong), filed nomination papers on July 2, a week and a half after Parker filed to seek re-election.
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One of Thorncliffe Park’s oldest residents received an unexpected birthday present on May 21. Ward 26 councillor John Parker arrived, delivering a framed letter from the city celebrating John Henry Dillon’s 105th birthday.
Read MoreSome midtown councillors are not impressed by a plan to cancel Eglinton Connects put forward by mayoral candidate John Tory.
Read MoreEach year at about this time we recondition ourselves to the prospect of outdoor living without the need for woolen hats, mittens and overcoats.
Read MoreTo BIA or not to BIA. That is the question.
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