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Scarborough fair?
City councillor taps UTSC students to survey ‘Scarlem’ city services Crime-ridden, sprawling, and underserved—accurate or not, Scarborough has a bad reputation. City councillor Norm Kelly is out to change that, using research conducted by UTSC co-op students Kathy Chan and … Continue reading
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Campus cops caution careening kids
Campus police officers stood by two miniature stop signs set up outside the Sid Smith building, stopping cyclists as they passed southbound on St. George yesterday afternoon. But though they were pulled over by the cops, no one was getting … Continue reading
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Church allowed to stay – for now
Last Thursday, Toronto’s Anglican Diocesan Council decided to give St. Stephen’s a stay of execution. The council resolved to let the congregation of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields, a church on College St. at the north end of Kensington Market, stay in their … Continue reading
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Life in the bike lane
The Bike Chain opens amid fanfare A party of music, food, and bike races on the SAC lawn yesterday launched The Bike Chain, a student-run bicycle repair shop that will operate out of OISE’s underground parking lot. “The barriers to … Continue reading
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Historic College Street church threatened with closure
Cause unites activists, politicians in battle with diocese At the north end of Kensington Market, St. Stephen-in-the-Fields sits across the street from a fire station. Trucks regularly scream, making the 148-year-old Anglican church seem peaceful by comparison. Lately, it is … Continue reading
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A tale of two malls
Scarborough Town Centre is a reluctant community centre; many feel it could learn from Dufferin Mall’s example Sharon Shelton is unhappy with her neighbours at Scarborough Town Centre. “Over the last [few] years there hasn’t been anything — any sort … Continue reading
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The easier way to take your bike
THE ANNEX – A bus, a bike rack and my bicycle; all of the ingredients are on the platform at Bathurst station, I’m just not sure how to put them together. I’m trying out the bus-mounted bike racks that have been … Continue reading
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We need some roadside assistance
City cyclists all have first- or second-hand stories to tell about accidents, close calls, car doors and other perils of urban cycling. Derek Chadbourne, a member of Advocacy and Respect for Cyclists (ARC) is no exception. Chadbourne’s friend was thrown … Continue reading
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