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rail versus piplines
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Pipelines safer than rail transport through midtown, MP says

July 1, 2018December 22, 2018 Carolyn Bennett Carolyn Bennett, pipelines, railway safety, Toronto-St. Paul's

With the lack of pipelines being built in Canada between 2012 and 2017, the number of rail cars carrying crude oil across the country has tripled.

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Train derailment sparks midtown calls for safety

August 28, 2016August 11, 2017 Brian Baker Josh Matlow, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Marc Garneau, railway safety, Ward 22, Ward 27

The Aug. 21 train derailment in the Annex has sparked renewed calls across midtown for the federal government to reduce risk

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Railway safety vs. pipelines – tough conversations to be had

March 31, 2015October 19, 2017 Carolyn Bennett Pipeline Safety Act, railway safety, Transportation Safety Board

Among the many priorities parliamentarians took up upon our return in January was the ongoing debate on the Pipeline Safety

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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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