Compiled by Emina Gamulin, Mike Radoslav, and Lindsay Tsuji Click on the links below for more information about Trinity-Spadina and our Q & A with the MPP candidates in the upcoming provincial election on Oct 6. The Riding Trin-Spa Statistics The Candidates Question 1: Helping families Question 2: Fossil fuel-based transportation Question 3: Alternative medicine […]
Where do they stand? Trinity-Spadina candidates answer your questions
September 14th, 2011 · 1 Comment
Your community needs you: ask your west-downtown MPP candidates some tough questions
August 12th, 2011 · 9 Comments
It’s that time again! The Gleaner is interviewing MPP candidates for Trinity-Spadina and Parkdale-High Park in advance of the Oct. 6 provincial election. We are soliciting questions from our readers that we will compile and pose to candidates on your behalf. The major party candidates in Trinity-Spadinaare incumbent Rosario Marchese (NDP), Sarah Thomson (Liberal), Mike […]
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TDSB green energy program in danger
June 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on TDSB green energy program in danger
By Julia Manoukian The Toronto District School Board has jumped on the green bandwagon with a long-term solution that seemingly kills two birds with one stone, but the upcoming provincial election could bring all this to a halt. Unveiled May 19, and born at Hillcrest Community School (44 Hilton Ave.), a groundbreaking partnership between the […]
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Election results for your ward
October 26th, 2010 · Comments Off on Election results for your ward
In Ward 20, Adam Vaughan easily won re-election with 74 per cent of the vote. Mike Yen, whose platform was very similar to Mayor-elect Rob Ford, and whose message of “Stop the War on Fun” resonated with local fraternities and bars, including the Brunswick House, came in a distant second with 3,601 votes. Dean Maher, […]
Asked, answered: Street merchant restrictions, garbage, and cycling big issues in Ward 20
October 17th, 2010 · 3 Comments
Compiled by Perry King and Emina Gamulin The Gleaner asked you what questions you’d like the Ward 20 candidates to answer, and here’s what you came up with. Answers have been edited for space, and candidates are listed alphabetically, with the incumbent first. Roman Polochansky is also running but could not be reached for comment. […]
Frats fight back, but can they win the battle against Vaughan?
September 17th, 2010 · Comments Off on Frats fight back, but can they win the battle against Vaughan?
By Tim Legault Fraternity houses are voicing their concerns over the proposed changes in rooming house bylaws and licensing rules that Councillor Adam Vaughan (Ward 20 Trinity-Spadina) has been championing for some time. The planned changes would require the properties to have yearly inspections that ensure the buildings are to code. Failing to fix any […]