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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. […]

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Cycling towards complete streets: Debates on biking heat up as more lanes are added

May 18th, 2010 · Comments Off on Cycling towards complete streets: Debates on biking heat up as more lanes are added

By Jacob Arnfield It’s no surprise that as the election year proceeds, the question of how best to improve our streetscapes is rearing its head. Recently, the Board of Trade ranked Toronto’s long commutes worst among global cities of comparable size, the TTC is under heavy scrutiny, and bike lane proposals are being met with […]

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When you say it fast it sounds like fifty: The Annex Gleaner celebrates 15 years

May 17th, 2010 · Comments Off on When you say it fast it sounds like fifty: The Annex Gleaner celebrates 15 years

By Jacob Arnfield The brainchild of original editor Deanne Fisher, The Annex Gleaner originally had a mandate to represent and foster our local community and we’ve stuck to our guns. This month marks 15 years of the paper being published. Fisher recounted why she felt it necessary to start a local paper back in 1995. […]

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