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Today on
@Spacing
, we begin a series investigating the Oct. 2023 ransomware attack on the Toronto Public Library and the impact it has had on users and staff.
#TOpoli
#ONpoli
@torontolibrary
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BREAKING: Grassroots group seeks injunction to stop the Ontario Place Therme mega-spa, reports senior editor
@JohnLorinc
.
#ONpoli
#TOpoli
@ONPlace4All
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After the Ford government's announcement that they are going to start cutting down trees at Ontario Place,
@Ian_Darragh
argues that the Auditor General needs to investigate the Ontario Place and Science Centre imbroglio
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There’s been virtually no public or political attention on what will happen below the waterline to enable the construction of Therme’s $350 million spa, writes
@JohnLorinc
.
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Hey
@Spacing
readers — we need your help to stay afloat. Need new subscribers & our old subscribers need to renew (will add on to current sub).
A special pandemic issue is about to go to printer; buy sub today and you'll get it in the mail soon. 🙏👏
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Therme Canada’s proposal for a spa is better suited for Woodbine Entertainment’s renewal plan in Rexdale instead of at Ontario Place, writes guest columnist Chloe Brown [
@chloebrownTO
].
#TOpoli
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The "pedestrian blood sacrifice": We shouldn't have to wait for a pedestrian to get killed at a location before we institute safety measures there, says
@dylan_reid
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Therme’s likely carbon nightmare at Ontario Place: The Austrian spa company has run into opposition from U.K. environmentalists over a facility in suburban Manchester, writes
@JohnLorinc
#ONpoli
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#OntarioPlace
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EXCLUSIVE: What is the source of Therme’s financing? Senior editor
@JohnLorinc
examines how Ontario Place mega-spa owners make their money.
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There's been a lot of talk about how Toronto's construction zones are unsafe for pedestrians and cyclists, so
@MischaYoung
did a systematic study - and it's as bad as you thought.
#walkTO
#bikeTO
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Open letter from 80 law professors to
@fordnation
&
@C_Mulroney
regarding the use of the Notwithstanding Clause.
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Yonge-Dundas Square needs renaming, but
@dylan_reid
argues we should follow the originally planned process and let the public weigh in on the choice between the 4 shortlisted options, to make sure the new name of this significant public place resonates.
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"What distinguishes the Ontario Place deal, but provides further cause for an arm’s length AG probe, is that an ostensibly fiscally conservative government is willing to allocate untold amounts of public funding to ensure that its client..."
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If Black lives truly matter in Canada, an apology for slavery is only a first step, writes Natasha Henry [
@NHenryFundi
] on
@Spacing
today. She dives deep into Canadian & Ontario slave-owning history.
#TOpoli
#ONpoli
#CDNpoli
#BLMCanada
cc:
@OBHistory
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Can the Ontario Science Centre save Ontario Place?
Details about Science Centre plans on waterfront have been scrubbed from gov docs, but attraction may provide exit from Therme saga, writes
@JohnLorinc
.
#ONpoli
#TOpoli
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The new issue of Spacing magazine is out! With a cover section on the Ontario Line, plus our usual range of fascinating front of magazine features. Available
@SpacingStore
, soon in other fine bookshops, and on its way to subscribers.
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The
@SpacingStore
is doing better than the
#TTC
— over 60 new Bombardier streetcars just arrived.
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We’re deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Eb Zeidler, architect of the Eaton’s Centre, Ontario Place & many other
#Toronto
& Canadian architectural landmarks. He was a friend to us at
@Spacing
& we’ll miss his visits to
@401Richmond
. RIP
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Is this Toronto’s new normal?
Ready to call
#KingStPilot
a total failure due to lack of
@TPSOperations
enforcement.
11 (!!!) streetcars in a row *trying* to head east at King and University.
Who among
#TOpoli
supports people who don't commute by car?
@TTChelps
@ttcriders
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Do you have someone in your life complaining about the King St Pilot Project? You this informative tweet thread by
@g_meslin
to show how lucky those businesses are to be on King Street.
1. A
#KingStreetPilot
mapping thread. Restaurant Row, in context.
This is downtown Toronto, west of the Financial District.
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Hey
@Bombardier
, we had 140 Toronto streetcar toys delivered on time to our
@SpacingStore
. Hope you can match that w/ real streetcars soon
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The
@WorldMonuments
fund has condemned the proposal for Ontario Place. In 2020 they put it on their list of 25 of the world’s most significant heritage sites in need of immediate attention. 👍🏼
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It's pretty amazing the Elon Musk has invented the tunnel. What a future to behold!
Footage of what it looks like when a
@Tesla
is traveling through the
@boringcompany
’s Convention Center Loop.
#vegas
#boringcompany
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"The reason is as plain as day," writes senior editor
@JohnLorinc
. "The pattern of political behaviour that led to the Greenbelt fiasco... maps precisely onto the chain of events that have brought us to the very cusp of an unfixable disaster on the waterfront."
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These are the 10 burning questions about the Ontario Place redevelopment that need to be answered, writes Senior editor
@JohnLorinc
.
#TOpoli
#ONpoli
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The
@Spacing
cargo bike was stolen overnight. It's a custom-build, been spray-painted yellow, still displays on side. Last seen on St Joseph between Yonge&Bay this morning. Only interested in getting bike back.
@SpacingStore
rewards! Share widely!
#BikeTO
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"Black Canadians deserve a formal apology for the history of the enslavement of African people in colonial Canada, accompanied by structural changes that address enslavement’s ever-present legacies," writes
@NHenryFundi
today on
@Spacing
.
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For
@bravo_alej
, the last year of knocking on doors has revealed a growing fear, rage, or despair running through
#Toronto
’s neighbourhoods. She says it’s time for the Left to listen & tap that anger w/ an urgency missing in our civic leadership.
#TOpoli
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"...an obscure Austrian wellness outfit whose finances are a veritable black-box, is insulated from market risk in virtual perpetuity."
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"Kensington Market is already a pedestrian-dominant zone. It’s an exemplary neighbourhood."
Dominique Russell, who lives and works in Kensington Market, argues place-making is fun, but place-keeping is more important.
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"There is a massive, hidden, unmet need for safe walking and cycling space, in suburbs as well as downtowns. If we want both a vibrant city and physical distancing, we must turn road space into safe spaces for cycling and walking." writes
@shoshannasaxe
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Big congratulations to our contributor Adam Bunch (
@TODreamsProject
) for receiving a 2023 Governor General’s History Award for Popular Media: The Pierre Berton Award. Adam wrote what remains, a decade later, the most popular post ever on online Spacing:
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Our new spring issue will be out at the end of the month. Here's our cover!
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The anatomy of a bus shelter removal: after the City & TTC took away the shelter at Dundas & Sherbourne, the ripple effects extended across Moss Park, writes Daysha Loppie.
#TOpoli
#TTC
cc:
@ttcriders
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Maybe the "potential" of Ontario Place isn't in new developments & spas open year-round, but in maintaining & enhancing the vital diversity of wildlife that the park & grounds already supports, argues
@frantasticx
.
#TOpoli
#ONpoli
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Friday was a wild day for politics in Toronto. Senior editor
@JohnLorinc
warns: Doug Ford's barbarians are at the gate.
#TOpoli
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@JohnLorinc
"All the leitmotifs present in those other scandals are also visible in the Ontario Place plan: the government’s contempt for process, transparency and environmental stewardship; the quid-pro-quos; and the utter lack of daylight between the proponents and the premier’s office."
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A visit to Hong Kong and Japan revealed plentiful public toilets to Spacing's
@shawnmicallef
, a situation that puts Canada to shame. There's no excuse why we can't do this too, he says.
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"Hundreds of millions will be spent replacing pipes and sewers to bring Therme's fantasy spa to life — when will Queen's Park provide a truthful accounting of how much?"
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"Rural Ontario is beautiful and it should not only be possible to visit by transit, but normal to do so. But is it?"
@matt_a7
gets to Parry Sound without a car, but finds a lack of coordination and information about how transit options can work together.
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Landscape architect and urban designer Walter Kehm worked on the original plans for Ontario Place. On Spacing today, he digs into the origins and key principles of the visionary design.
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The Ford government repealed all the environmental rules governing the Ontario Place redevelopment. But will Therme's $350 million project survive a shift in the location of the parking garage? Senior editor
@JohnLorinc
investigates.
#TOpoli
#ONpoli
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Another good day for us — our pandemic issue cover was nominated for BEST COVER in 2020 at the National Magazine Awards. Thanks to
@MagAwards
for the nod!
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Congratulations to the winner of the $60,000
#BalsilliePrize
for Public Policy,
#JohnLorinc
“Dream States: Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias”
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Creating or maintaining walking connections should be a basic goal in all infrastructure projects. Here's the situation this initiative is trying to address.
The Wallace-Emerson community is holding a Pizza Party in Campbell Park on Sunday at 1 pm to push the City to create a Lappin-Antler walking path under the new Davenport Diamond rail bridge
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With today's
@SidewalkToronto
announcement,
@JohnLorinc
says this debate has demonstrated that Torontonians feel a sense of ownership towards the waterfront that runs far deeper than
@WaterfrontTO
or
@DanDoctoroff
fully realized.
#TOpoli
#Google
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Spacing’s resident arborist brings the receipts.
cc
@DianneSaxe
@CanadaRobin
@TO_nuisance
@DianneSaxe
This can cause soil compaction: the forcing out of pore space between soil particles, which can contribute to tree decline and even death. The situation pictured is in contravention of the City’s own tree protection bylaw. I have attached excerpts from the City’s specifications.
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We rarely post a message from the editorial board but this is important: It's time to stop the Scarborough Subway
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For this election, John Tory's campaign slogan has been "Working For You". We would like to hear suggestions from our readers about a more accurate slogan.
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Predicted at Therme Manchester: "The carbon released by natural gas is almost 22,000 tonnes, equivalent to emissions from 22,000 cars over a 3-month period. The water consumption... is equivalent to the amount used by more than 6,000 typical homes."
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What we lose when we lose Ontario Place is fantastic op-ed by Elizabeth Renzetti [
@lizrenzetti
] that helps contextualize what other cities have done with similar spaces.
#TOpoli
#ONpoli
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These people come from away and slag Toronto yet again w more “everyone hates TO” … wait he likes it, he really likes it! (Nice to be reminded of some of the good w outside eyes)
Last month in Toronto, I was shocked by how dense and well designed it was.
Coming from Ottawa, there’s so much smaller cities can learn from Toronto.
🧵Thread on the great urbanism of Toronto
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"Asking overburdened staff for reports is one of the favourite pastimes of Toronto city council." The result is hundreds of overdue staff reports that will likely never be completed.
@dylan_reid
asks if there might be a better way.
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Spacing senior editors
@JohnLorinc
and
@shawnmicallef
will be hosting a walk-and-talk about the future of Ontario Place, on Sunday Sept. 11 at 10:00 am.
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Toronto now has a much more pro-cycling mayor and council, but will they be able to accelerate Toronto's cycling plan implementation? Thomas van Laake analyzes the challenges.
#bikeTO
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It's time for Toronto to rethink policies around urban shade for a world on fire, says senior editor
@JohnLorinc
#TOpoli
#ONpoli
#climatechange
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On
@Spacing
today,
@JohnLorinc
writes: "I do wonder whether our collective exposure to a more peaceful kind of pedestrian experience [on our streets] will produce a shift in our transportation politics and practices. It should."
#TOpoli
#ONpoli
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Senior editor
@JohnLorinc
says we shouldn't be surprised by the Trinity-Bellwoods encampment fiasco on Tuesday — the paternal & moralizing trait of civic leaders from the era of "Toronto The Good" still permeates today's city hall.
#TOpoli
#ONpoli
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After Toronto introduced regulations governing short-term rentals, Airbnb moved most of its rental stock - now 12,000+ units - to monthly rentals.
@twieditz
analyzes the problems Airbnb’s long-term shadow rental market creates for tenants.
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Surely the most fitting tribute to Eb Zeidler & his urban imagination would be a proper reimaging of Ontario Place — one that restores the sense of joy he constructed at the edge of a city that still hasn’t learned how to have fun without making money.
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Sr. editor
@JohnLorinc
doesn't hold back: "It is time to name what ails us: a governance and electoral system that has proven repeatedly to be incapable of delivering responsible policy-making to its residents. Something’s got to give."
#TOpoli
#ONpoli
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We're happy to announce the launch of our latest book, "The Signs That Define Toronto"!
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A thread on how grievous & deadly political cowardice is in Toronto.
It's been 4 years today nearly to the minute since the driver of a 300HP 4,600lb SUV made a negligent left turn and slammed her oversized, overpowered vehicle into my body while I was riding my bike to work. I have been living with the fallout ever since.
#BikeTO
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COME TO OUR 15th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE PARTY!
Friday, March 15
7:30pm-midnight
At the
@GladstoneHotel
1214 Queen St W.
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