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NEWSTALK 1010 - IN-DEPTH RADIO :: Kathleen Wynne Warns Ford About Transit City Plans - Local News :: Local News
She's willing to discuss revisions but in her words "any plan that comes from the city has to come from the full council and the transit commission." Ford addressed Wynne's concerns Friday morning on NewsTalk 1010's Jerry Agar Show. The Mayor insists that "people just do not want...streetcars." If he can convince Council to vote his way and kill the Transit City plan, Ford says he'll address the lost money by going to Premier Dalton McGuinty and asking for his cooperation. If McGuinty refuses to pitch in any more funding, and there's not enough money leftover in the Transit City fund, Ford says "then we don't build subways, it's very simple." That would essentially eliminate transit expansion from the City's agenda completely.
The logic of LRT vs. Ford’s Subway « ThumbShift.com
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Councillors Want Say in Transit City's Future In his first day as mayor on Wednesday, Rob Ford came out to say that Transit City was over. He spoke with the TTC and says he plans on speaking with Premier Dalton McGuinty. And this has some councillors frustrated.
NEWSTALK 1010 - IN-DEPTH RADIO :: Councillors Want Say in Transit City's Future - Local News :: Local News
Catching some of his own supporters off guard, Mayor Rob Ford announced a surprise tax freeze Wednesday on his first day on the job. "Toronto taxpayers expect the wasteful spending and the annual tax increases to come to an end," Ford said to reporters packed into his second-floor office at City Hall. "There will be no tax increases next year and there will be no major service cuts next year. We're going to keep the budget the exact same as this year. Property taxes will not go up this year."
Tax freeze comes as surprised | Toronto & GTA | News | Toronto Sun
TTC puts Sheppard East LRT on chopping block | Toronto & GTA | News | Toronto Sun
TORONTO - Rob Ford's choice as transit boss wants to pull the emergency brake on building the Sheppard East light rail line. "Yes, there is no question that we want to be making smart decisions around transit investment," Councillor Karen Stintz said Tuesday, one day after being confirmed as the mayor-elect's nominee to chair the Toronto Transit Commission. Ford campaigned on a promise to convert the Transit City Sheppard LRT into a subway and is already pressuring the province - which is putting up all the money for the construction of Sheppard and other Transit City lines - to switch gears. "Mayor(-elect) Ford was very clear in his campaign and the people in Scarborough were very clear in how they voted," Stintz said. "I think we do need to take that seriously and adjust our plan as we can."A police officer was praised this week for spotting a suspicious vehicle and knocking on Jessica Lloyd’s door the night she was abducted and later murdered. That practice — known by the acronym FIDO — is too often followed by police officers when it seems more trouble to investigate something unusual than to move on. They look the other way. Why?
When police are guilty of FIDO — forget it, drive on
Gene Robinson, the world’s first openly gay bishop in the Anglican Communion, has announced that he will be leaving his post after seven years in service. The Episcopal Church elected Robinson the Bishop of New Hampshire in 2003, making history in the process. During his term, Robinson served the church splendidly, elevating religion to a higher standard of the love and respect it’s meant to teach.
Slap Upside The Head: First Openly Gay Bishop Leaves After Death Threats
The Ontario Power Authority has revamped its cold weather energy saving tips after getting caught offering ridiculous suggestions such as turning down the air conditioner to save money in winter. As revealed by the Sunday Sun, the OPA's fall and winter online seasonal power-saving advice included cleaning and replacing the air conditioner filter, closing the curtains during the day and using a clothesline. Those are all warm weather tips that provide no help to the million and counting Ontarians on smart meters who, during the late fall and winter months, pay top price for electricity in the morning and evening. n Change the furnace air filter monthly, and get a licensed HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning) professional to service the furnace yearly. n Turn off the TV, computer, stereo, DVD players and lights when not in use, and install a power bar with an integrated timer to shut off all devices at the end of day.
Finally, the right tips on how to cut electricity costs | Toronto & GTA | News | Toronto Sun
Many transit agencies in the Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton will honour the sacrifice of the veterans of Canada’s wars by offering vets and their travelling companions free rides on Remembrance Day, Thursday, November 11 . Transit agencies that have specifically announced the free service include Barrie Transit , Brampton Transit , GO Transit , miWay , the Toronto Transit Commission and York Region Transit . The agencies encourage vets to wear uniforms and medals on Remembrance Day or bring some other form of identification to let drivers and fare collectors know that they are veterans. The transit agencies also offer free rides to the families of deceased veterans. Families should bring some document to identify them as a family member of a veteran who has passed away.
Free rides for veterans on Remembrance Day, November 11 - Transit Toronto - Weblog
Transit vehicles "stop and stay" on Remembrance Day, <br/ >November 11 - Transit Toronto - Weblog
The drivers of Toronto Transit Commission , Durham Region Transit , miWay , York Region Transit and other Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton transit vehicles pause their buses, streetcars and trains at 11 a.m. on Remembrance Day, next Thursday, November 11 . The drivers “stop and stay” at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month for two minutes to honour the veterans of Canada’s wars. (Ninety-two years ago, at 11 a.m. on November 11, 1918, the Allies and Central Powers signed the Armistice — the formal document ending the First World War.) The stop and stay allows passengers and drivers two minutes to reflect on the sacrifices that members of the Canadian armed forces and other Canadians have made for peace.Miller Props Up Transit City, Stays Mum On Election Outgoing mayor David Miller is popping his head out of the rabbit hole for the first time since Monday's election, making a speech to the East York Rotary Club. While Miller wouldn't comment on the election, he continued to prop up the Transit City plan in his final days in office, something mayor-elect Rob Ford has been eager to slam down in favour if subways.
NEWSTALK 1010 - IN-DEPTH RADIO :: Miller Props Up Transit City, Stays Mum On Election - Local News :: Local News
TORONTO - Metrolinx dropped a heartless legal letter in a Toronto man's mailbox this week advising him he must leave his home - the place where he tended his dying wife - to make way for the new GO Transit/airport rail link. Pietro Valeriani, 64, said he's not against progress but he had been told all along that his property would not be touched, and then the regional transportation body sent him a cold form letter out of the blue advising him that he has to sell. An emotional Valeriani, who has lived in the home for 20 years, came to Queen's Park Thursday to plead his case and that of eight of his neighbours who got identical letters. "I'm depressed, mad...who's going to buy back all my memories," a tearful Valeriani said. "I'm a stupid immigrant but these people are more stupid than me."