Reduce snow clearing, street cleaning, recycling, cost-cutting report says
Backing off Toronto’s "very aggressive" target of directing 70 per cent of household waste away from landfill through recycling could yield savings, a cost-cutting report says.
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The list goes on: Scrap the four free garbage bag tags for each household gets per year for overflow garbage bags. Consider reducing the scale of bike infrastructure. Outsource facility security services and grass cutting. (0)
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SPORTS | GOLF
British Open: Wild drives the norm at Royal St. George’s
The circus has come to town and, as it happens every year for the Open, the town loves it and opens its arms. (0)
NEWS | WORLD
Updated: Murdoch tabloid scandal reaches 9/11 victims, ex-PM Gordon Brown
Details surrounding Brown’s infant son’s battle with cystic fibrosis were allegedly stolen for a 2006 story. (7)
MONEYVILLE | FEATURES
Updated: How piercings and tattoos hurt your career
A study by the online career site CareerBuilder.com has some tips on proper etiquette for job applicants.(38)
PARENTCENTRAL | EDUCATION
Curious how Toronto student earned 100 per cent average? That's good
David Marrello completed his final year of high school with a 100 per cent average. How did he do it? (20)
MONEYVILLE | REALESTATE
We bought an Arizona dream home for 60% off
The U.S. housing crisis has created some great deals, but there are things to consider with buying a foreclosure property south of the border. (5)
MONEYVILLE | REALESTATE
Our 9-acre, 3 br, Florida home cost $360,000
With Florida property a bargain, Moneyville columnist Alison Griffiths took the plunge. Her home came with ATV and lawn tractor. (5)
BLOGS
Royal watch: Looking back on Kate's fashion tour
The Duchess of Cambridge satisfied just about every fashion taste on the royal tour. Here's a gallery of her choices, day-to-day and from sea-to-sea.
PARENTCENTRAL | NEWS & FEATURES
Change to pool rules means less time for kids to cool off
Wading pools, which contain non-circulated water, have to be drained and refilled every four hours under new guidelines. That means facilities that...(11)
WHEELS
Updated: Dan Aykroyd stopped for speeding on way to Honda Indy
It looks like Dan Aykroyd was all revved up – but with someplace to go.
NEWS | GTA
The Fixer: Bad cycling habits can be deadly
When a woman is run over and nearly killed by a cyclist going the wrong way on a one-way street, it's hard to cede the high ground to bike riders.(146)
NEWS | GTA
City to raise guard wire at Bluffs after teen's fatal fall
One death, four rescues recently at the Scarborough Bluffs prompt city to take action.(3)
NEWS | GTA
Bear St. to Bay St.: How Toronto icons got their names
What animal gave Bay Street its original name? Who is Christie Pits Park named after? A guide to the names of famous Toronto places (6)
WHEELS
Updated: Whatever happened to the courteous, professional truck driver?
Tailgating behemoths, red-light runners, and middle-lane hoggers. Here's the trouble with today's truck drivers.
NEWS | WORLD
Corruption’s chokehold threatens new nation
Saturday’s Independence Day, though raucously celebrated in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, was just like any other in Kolel, a village about...
NEWS | WORLD
'You just do what you have to do to survive,' Jaycee Dugard says
The interview came on the eve of Jaycee Dugard’s memoir about her time in captivity, A Stolen Life, which will be released Tuesday. (4)
NEWS | GTA
Wild Toronto: Babies and bunnies an more of your photos
We continue our Wild Toronto photo series. Send us your critter sightings to wildtoronto@gmail.com, or @wildtoronto.
WHEELS
Updated: The real reason drivers fight traffic tickets
Why don't guilty drivers just admit to breaking the law and pay up? There's one good reason, writes Eric Lai.
WHEELS
Updated: A car that’s eerily quiet while cruising at 240 km/h
Wheels contributor John LeBlanc goes for a spin in a car that's eerily quiet and stable inside, even when cruising at 240 km/h.
NEWS | GTA
City bosses face buyout offer in Ford's quest for cuts
City will offer buyout package for senior staff as part of mayor's mission to reduce government. (29)
NEWS | WORLD
In Britain, MPs feel wrath of tabloids: ‘They do make or break reputations’
In 2004, Clare Short, a Labour MP, learned what could happen to British politicians who criticized the country’s unforgiving tabloids. (2)
NEWS | GTA
Gas-fired power plant proposed for waterfront
Are small neighbourhood cogeneration plants, which sell electricity and the heat by-product, the answer to Ontario's power woes? (37)
NEWS | CANADA
Canada opposes Palestinian bid for recognition of statehood
The move is not surprising given that the Harper government has forcefully highlighted its loyalty to Israel and the United States. (120)
NEWS | GTA
Ottawa gives $56,500 for Caribbean Carnival
Flanked by fluorescent feathers and midriffs, federal Labour Minister Lisa Raitt announced a $56,500 investment towards the Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival on Monday at the Toronto Stock Exchange. (10)
NEWS | WORLD
Somalia drought the world's 'worst humanitarian disaster'
The head of the UN refugee agency said Sunday that drought-ridden Somalia is the “worst humanitarian disaster” in the world. (6)
NEWS | WORLD
He risked his life for our soldiers, now he's coming to Canada
When Sayed Shah Sharifi heard the good news, the rush of joy and relief was quickly tempered by more fear. (5)
SPORTS | TOURDEFRANCE
New: Photos: An up-and-down opening (mostly down) at Tour de France
A roundup of the bloody crashes during the first week of the 2011 Tour de France, which have taken out many of the front-runners.
Comments
Mallick: Time for someone to speak up for shy young girls
@builder.m Don't we just love labels? Some think that by simply putting a label on a person, they can suspend... Alex+Greene
In Britain, MPs feel wrath of tabloids: ‘They do make or break reputations’
What a shame that Britain doesn't have the sort of privacy laws that other civilized nations have...Angry_In_Mayfair
Reduce snow clearing, street cleaning and recycling, consultant suggests
Poor choices Interesting that the consultants choose eliminate things like rolling out bike lanes and diverting... ArtVandelai
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