March 2023 Raymore Drive is a peaceful residential street along the Humber River in the Toronto, Ontario, suburb of Etobicoke, one that dead-ends at Raymore Park. Looking at the area today, one could hardly tell that sixty-eight years ago, it was the site of the deadliest natural disaster in Canadian history. On 15 October 1954, …
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Published in the Toronto Sun, 27 March 2023 If the solution to effectively combating the escalating violence on Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) property is more patrols by Toronto Police, whether on paid-duty or not, then maybe it’s time for the TTC to admit that TTC Special Constables should be elevated to full-fledged police officers, or …
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March 2023 The Oculus Pavilion in Etobicoke, Ontario, also known as the South Humber Park Pavilion, is a one-of-a-kind pavilion that almost seems out of place in a public park. With its fantastical space-age modernist design, the pavilion looks like something you would see at a science or space museum. Built in 1959 in the …
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March 2023 Remember back three years ago when we were told that closing the border due to Covid-19 was racist and ineffective; that vaccines would prevent us from getting Covid-19; that masks were unnecessary, until they were; that Covid-19 originated from infected bats at a Wuhan wet market? Oh, and don’t forget the declaration that …
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February 2023 The former Village of Port Credit, now part of Mississauga, Ontario, is a historic port community along the north shore of Lake Ontario. Dating back to 1834, when Port Credit was created from land bought from the Mississauga Ojibwe band, at the mouth of the Credit River, the harbour was a busy port …
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February 2023 The unincorporated Village of Kilbride, is now a tranquil residential community, found in the rural north end of Burlington, Ontario. Founded in 1854, it was named after a town in County Wicklow Ireland. Like most small towns, where everyone felt safe and knew everyone else, little of any consequence happened in Kilbride. All …
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February 2023 Don Lemon comments about “Women in their Prime.” Wow!! Just when you thought you’d heard all the offensive comments that a man could possibly make about women, Don Lemon gives us his own “Hold my Beer” moment. During a discussion on the 16 February edition of “CNN This Morning,” Lemon made comments regarding …
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February 2023 On 17 February, Justice Paul Rouleau released his Public Order Emergency Commission report, related to the invocation of the Emergencies Act in February 2022, and it’s a mixed bag. While I disagree with Justice Rouleau’s finding that invoking the Emergencies Act was justified, I’m pleased to hear that, amongst other points, that he …
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Published in the Toronto Sun/Postmedia, 15 February 2023 The sudden resignation of Toronto Mayor John Tory, in the wake of his admission of an affair with a staffer, is a sign that there are still one in public office who have a sense of decency. One could certainly argue that, as it currently appears, Tory’s …
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February 2023 Claiming he wants to do politics differently, Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner is apparently prepared to engage in the age-old game of political opportunism, as he “consults” his colleagues, friends and constituents as to whether he should abandon the Green Party and run for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal party. Regardless …
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