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Library chair demands Del Grande apologize for ‘program creep’ comments
Toronto :: Canada | over 1 year ago
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Globe and Mail Update Published Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 4:32PM EST The chair overseeing Toronto's library books is demanding an apology from the chief of Toronto's financial books. Councillor Paul Ainslie took the floor of council on Wednesday to
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The mystery of the missing piggy bank
Sydney :: Australia | 2 years ago
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Globe and Mail Update Published Thursday, Jun. 16, 2011 1:00AM EDT Who purloined the penny-pincher's pig? The question dogged city hall much of the afternoon on Wednesday as city councillors searched high and low for Budget Chief Mike Del Grande's
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Ford’s cost-cutting a chance to review all city services
Toronto :: Canada | 2 years ago
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Seven earnest citizens sit around a table at the Toronto Reference Library. They have come to answer the question: What is important to you? As the city tries to cut at least $774-million in spending the size of its looming budget shortfall it is
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What would you cut, Toronto asks its residents
Toronto :: Canada | 2 years ago
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On Tuesday night, the city held the first of eight public meetings planned for its service review, a six-month process during which Rob Ford's city hall will choose what to cut and what to keep as it tries to plug a $774-million budget hole. While
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Toronto votes to contract out garbage pickup
Ottawa :: Canada | 2 years ago
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City staff say the seven-year contract could save taxpayers $6 million per year. Mayor Rob Ford has won his biggest victory since storming into office, setting the stage for a new era of privatization with a garbage contract that slashes 300
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Council seeks an auditor’s review of Toronto Hydro
Ottawa :: Canada | over 2 years ago
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Council seeks an auditor's review of Toronto Hydro 2011/03/08 21:18:00 Toronto city council wants to look closer at city-owned Toronto Hydro in the wake of the utility's efforts to remove limits on pensions for its executives. At the urging of
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City budget hearings hit sour note
Ottawa :: Canada | over 2 years ago
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Not only are city councillors divided over what should be in the city's budget, they can't even agree on what citizens are saying about it. Councillor Mike Del Grande, the budget chair, was taken to task for describing people who spoke at Wednesday's
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Puck will drop at the waterfront — if they find the cash
Ottawa :: Canada | almost 3 years ago
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Puck will drop at the waterfront if they find the cash 2010/08/26 20:25:00 An architect's rendering of the four-pad "stacked" arena to be built in the waterfront area, which received approval from city council Thursday. A new $88 million waterfront
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Probe demanded in shelter project ‘failure’
Toronto :: Canada | almost 3 years ago
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Officials should be asked tough questions about why the city's new Entertainment District homeless shelter more than doubled to $11.5 million and is almost three years' late, says council's audit committee. We were embarrassed that people were
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Overhaul coming on parking ticket rules
Toronto :: Canada | 3 years ago
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John Dawson has to park in front of a customer's house to drain the lawn-sprinkler system for the winter, but that didn't stop the city from issuing him a $60 ticket last October...Meanwhile, courier companies that get tickets can bring them in to
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