As anyone who has followed the news over the past couple days knows, it has been a violent weekend in Toronto. Although I’m sad that this happened here, I can’t say I’m surprised. The “G” meetings are magnets not just for protesters, but for people… Read More
A new poll shows Toronto mayoralty hopeful and blowhard Rob Ford on top, ahead of George Smitherman. The poll shows Ford at 17.8% support compared to Smitherman at 15.9%. Keep in mind that it is a small poll with a margin of error of 3.1%.… Read More
Here it is June, and the Stanley Cup playoffs will soon come to an end. I have to say I’ve been enjoying the games. I like playoff hockey and I like the international tournaments as well. It’s a much different game than you see during… Read More
This morning, I had the dogs out at the local leash-free dog park. Some us of were talking about naming the park. I don’t mean some city-generated name after a politician. I mean a community name, something we come up with. If there are some… Read More
Veteran Toronto City Councillor Howard Moscoe has a knack for getting in the news when he feels like it. This morning I heard about his latest stunt, a sarcastic motion asking the Toronto Star’s advice on Councillor’s salaries: “This week the pre-election ritual of reviewing… Read More
A gate has appeared at the off leash area at the R.L. Clark filtration plant. This is at one of the holes in the fence that runs along the east side of the area. A number of dog owners have wanted to see gates put… Read More
I understand the airline industry is after some compensation because they couldn’t fly with all the volcanic ash in the air. That tells me that if the regulatory people didn’t stop them, they would happily have sent plane-loads of people up in that crap. Now… Read More
Check out this post over at Garden Rant about the successful campaign to have TruGreen (formerly Chemlawn) dropped as a sponsor of Earth Day. I guess today even chemical companies want to be branded green, even if they aren’t. Green marketing is blossoming. It isn’t… Read More
Outrageous. A Montreal dad was fined after a neighbour complained about a street hockey game. In the municipality of Dollard-des-Ormeaux, it is illegal to play street hockey. A neighbour called the city to complain about the noise, and a city worker came out and asked… Read More
I don’t want to hear any more about that golfer and his mistresses and their text messages. Enough already. I don’t even like golf.
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