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Port Lands

NEWS 

Why the waterfront matters to Ward 25

April 15, 2013 Town Crier staff Jaye Robinson, Port Lands, Underpass Park, Ward 25, Waterfront Toronto

A Town Crier Community Column

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NEWS 

Time the big top fell on the circus at city hall

May 9, 2012 Town Crier staff city hall, Elizabeth Witmer, Ford Nation, Gay Pride Parade, land transfer tax, Port Lands, provincial election, Rob Ford, Sandra Bussin, Surplus, Toronto Community Housing, View From The Beach, Weigh-In, Workers' Safety And Insurance Board

The circus has come to town. You may ask, “What circus?” Is it the gleaming white Moorish style structure for

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NEWS 

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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NEWS 

Waterfront plan to give us parkland as well as keep city from flooding

August 19, 2011 Town Crier staff New Democratic Party, Parkland, Peter Tabuns, Port Lands, Toronto-Danforth

Often, the best way to protect us from nature is to use nature itself. And one good example is the

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THAT WAS THEN. This is now.

Empringham Hotel 1903
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

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
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

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
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

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
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

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
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

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
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

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
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

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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