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  Toronto may get first transgendered councillor in 2010 election

  

  Posted by Meri Perra at 9:16 pm on January 9, 2010
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  It’s possible that this coming fall George Smitherman will be our city’s first openly gay mayor. But Toronto’s October 2010 election could result in a council with more than one big – and queer -  first.

  Former ‘supermodel’ Enza Anderson is running to replace Kyle Rae in Toronto Centre-Rosedale. Rae was the first openly gay person elected to city council back in 1991. But he’s announced he will not be going for re-election, which means Anderson’s chances have just gone up.

  Winning would make Anderson the first out trans person ever to serve on a city council in Canada.

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  Mayor’s annual New Year’s levee cancelled

  

  Posted by Superfeed Editor at 10:06 pm on January 1, 2010
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  From CityNews: Top Stories

  Citizens who came for the Mayor’s annual New Year’s Levee were disappointed to learn the event had been cancelled.

  David Miller’s office put out a news release saying in its place, he would be holding eight Levee-style events across the city early this month.

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  Toronto strike yields $20 property tax break

  

  Posted by Superfeed Editor at 2:39 pm on October 5, 2009
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  From The Globe and Mail – Toronto RSS feed

  Toronto residents and businesses will get a break of about $20 on their property tax bill next year thanks to savings from the summer’s bruising 39-day city workers strike.

  The decision, made today by Mayor David Miller’s executive committee, goes to council for final approval later this month.

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  Photo Gallery: Walking tall to stop violence against women

  

  Posted by L.C. Willis at 3:46 pm on October 1, 2009
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  Brothers, husbands and fathers banded together to raise $65,000 during a charity walk to end violence against women.

  The men, decked out in business suits and high-heeled shoes, walked through downtown for the first Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event held in Toronto. The event is part of the White Ribbon Campaign’s efforts to end gender-based violence. Toronto is one of 161 cities that have participated in Walk a Mile events so far this year.

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  Province moves ahead with film tax credit

  

  Posted by Superfeed Editor at 5:00 pm on September 3, 2009
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  From insidetoronto.com – News Feed

  Toronto’s film board is expected to ask the city next week to establish a working group to find ways to enhance Toronto’s diminishing stock of film studios and draw film production here.

  The film board voted to make the request Wednesday morning, in preparation for next week’s executive committee meeting.

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  Is MPP George Smitherman’s street cleaning prelude to a push for City Hall?

  

  Posted by Superfeed Editor at 1:16 pm on July 14, 2009
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  Liberal MPP George Smitherman is often seen as someone with political ambitions far beyond his current post.

  So when he launched a new campaign of sorts Tuesday morning, it fueled more speculation of his next possible job.

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  Mayor Miller talks strike with Gord Martineau

  

  Posted by Superfeed Editor at 1:39 pm on July 11, 2009
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  Whether or not you think he’s doing a good job leading Toronto through a civic workers’ strike that’s nearing its fourth week, Mayor David Miller is both lightning rod and leader during this contentious period.

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  Union blasts Mayor for taking talks public

  

  Posted by Rahul Gupta at 10:55 pm on July 10, 2009
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  Relations between the city and its striking workers took a turn for the worse this afternoon when union leaders gathered at a Scarborough hotel to lambaste Mayor David Miller for taking negotiations public.

  Earlier in the day, the mayor released to the media a detailed settlement offer to end the city-wide strike, now in its 18th day. The Canadian Union of Public Employees says the act crossed the line when it comes to honest negotiating.

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• Health

  Stop the expansion of diesel trains, health committee told

  

  Posted by Rahul Gupta at 11:17 pm on June 15, 2009
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  Peter Morgan considers himself to be a healthy man, but he’s increasingly short of breath these days.

  Each morning, as the resident of Roncesvalles travels to his job, he notices how the commuter trains travelling north along the Georgetown rail corridor from Union Station affect his neighbourhood’s air quality. He breathes in as little of the noxious metallic fumes emanating from their diesel engines as possible and wonders what’s going into his body. (More …)

   

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  Parents and babies protest at Toronto City Hall against proposed daycare bylaw

  

  Posted by NewsFIX Staff at 10:40 pm on June 9, 2009
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  A few dozen parents and babies brought their strollers to City Hall Tuesday to voice their displeasure over a proposed bylaw that would limit daycares in residential areas.

  Parent and protester Alison Gibbins said the new bylaw would add “another barrier” to affordable and accessible day care for families in Toronto. (More …)

   

• Transportation

  $8 million study will decide Gardiner’s fate

  

  Posted by Rahul Gupta at 12:05 pm on June 3, 2009
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  Opponents of a plan to tear down the Gardiner Expressway’s eastern portion suffered a minor setback yesterday.

  Toronto city council’s executive committee unanimously endorsed moving the Gardiner project to its next phase, an environmental assessment expected to cost nearly $8 million.

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  City hall predicts greatness for Queens Quay

  

  Posted by Rahul Gupta at 11:20 am on June 3, 2009
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  Imagine a Toronto street with a pedestrian promenade, a larger green canopy, dedicated bike and transit lanes and increased access to Lake Ontario.

  That’s one vision of the future “Main Street” of the city’s waterfront, Queens Quay. And the vice-president of the city’s planning partner believes the street’s revitalization will one day become the envy of the world.
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