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Contact Us | United Way appeal a sad sign of the times | ||
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January 07, 2009 2:17 PM
The signs of troubled times are all around us. Whether it's layoffs, cutbacks, or cost-savings in the business arena or at home, the theme is consistently oft-repeated: batten down the financial... |
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| Your information could be vital to police | ||
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January 06, 2009 12:20 PM
Police reports are the car wrecks of the newspaper world. They're a terrible thing and none of us want them to exist, but a morbid curiosity draws our eye to them like a magnet - whether to the...
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| Homicide stats tell us any number of things - just not everything | ||
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January 06, 2009 12:20 PM
The end of a year presents an opportunity not only to reflect on the 12 months that have passed but also to look ahead to the new year that's unfolding. It's during that period of reflection that... |
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| Involvement is key to community's success | ||
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January 06, 2009 12:20 PM
As The Scarborough Mirror continues its look back at the top news stories of 2008, there were clearly some highs and lows in the year past.The most disturbing of the lows was a disproportionately... |
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| Make 2009 the year of youth in Etobicoke | ||
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December 31, 2008 11:10 AM
As another new year dawns upon us, we are surrounded by thoughts of a fresh start, new opportunity and the chance to build a better future. Some may argue that this day is no different than the... |
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| Scarborough should look to 2009 with optimism | ||
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December 31, 2008 11:10 AM
Now that the holiday season has just about concluded, Scarborough residents can take a breath and look back at some of the highs and lows of the year past while hopefully welcoming 2009 with some...
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| Strive to meet the values of the season | ||
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December 23, 2008 11:32 AM
Peace on Earth, good will toward men.That's a familiar sentiment to Torontonians at this time year. It speaks to the origins of the season in which Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ... |
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| Councillor Ford is no Scrooge | ||
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December 16, 2008 10:58 AM
As he does every year at budget time, Ward 2 (Etobicoke North) Coun. Rob Ford did penny-pinching misers everywhere proud. He shot down every capital budget item he felt superfluous to the City of...
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| Community planning: challenge and opportunity lies ahead | ||
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December 16, 2008 12:09 PM
Community planning is a tricky business, to say the least, these days.That's because, realistically, there's an inherent difficulty in seeing plans on paper cleanly translated into a place for... |
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| Councillor wishes for bike lanes | ||
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December 16, 2008 4:45 PM
It might be a bit of a stretch even though Christmas is only eight days away, but Ward 38 (Scarborough Centre) Coun. Glenn De Baeremaeker is like a wide-eyed child with visions of sugar plums dancing...
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| Thinking outside the mayor's inner circle would serve the city well | ||
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December 09, 2008 11:43 AM
North York Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong has a few ideas about how the city should go about spending some of the money contained in its 2009 capital budget.The Ward 34 (Don Valley East... |
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| Child poverty statistics paint grim picture | ||
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December 09, 2008 11:43 AM
Koneswary Koneswaran has every right to be angry. She is one of a growing number of Scarborough residents who are beyond struggling to make ends meet - they live in poverty.Last week, the Ontario... |
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| Harper goes too far, but unelected coalition not the solution | ||
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December 04, 2008 12:05 PM
What in the name of democracy is going on in Ottawa?We've got Toronto Liberals gnashing their teeth with the whiff of a return to power. We've got New Democrat leader Jack Layton lined up to... |
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| Ending the York strike: a practical notion | ||
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December 03, 2008 12:29 PM
The calendar has turned to December and there's no end in sight, it seems, to the York University strike. A glimmer of hope, which flared up last week with the resumption of talks, appears to have... |
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| Don't put off helping those less fortunate | ||
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December 02, 2008 11:20 AM
In tough economic times, the prescription for survival is usually simple: be frugal and hold on to your job for dear life. It's a matter of self-interest, of protecting one's family, and it comes...
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| Charity begins at home for Scarborough residents | ||
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December 02, 2008 11:20 AM
Charity, they say, begins at home and that is never more true than at this time of year.There is a large of number of organizations in Scarborough that do good work and help those in need every day... |
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| Economic stimulus, but not at any price | ||
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November 27, 2008 1:29 PM
Torontonians are quite properly concerned about the collapsing global economy and what it might mean right here at home.The last few months have brought nothing but negative economic news from... |
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| Economic stimulus, but not at any price | ||
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November 26, 2008 1:11 PM
Torontonians are quite properly concerned about the collapsing global economy and what it might mean right here at home.The last few months have brought nothing but negative economic news from... |
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| Green bins in apartments, condos: looking forward to smooth transition | ||
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November 25, 2008 11:34 AM
That the green bin is coming soon to multi-unit residences - more commonly known as condominiums and apartment buildings - in the city is a welcome, if not overdue, piece of news. The announcement... |
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| Wind anemometer meeting a three-ring circus | ||
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November 25, 2008 1:47 PM
Monday night's meeting in Guildwood to discuss plans for a wind anemometer, a machine that will measures wind speeds in Lake Ontario as part of required environmental assessment, did no one any...
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| Community collaboration gets a standing ovation | ||
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November 25, 2008 11:34 AM
The curtain went up this week on the Toronto District School Board's (TDSB) master plan for the redevelopment of the old Lakeshore Lions Memorial Arena, and to that goes a big round of applause. | ||
| Details of driving legislation need a closer look | ||
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November 20, 2008 12:21 PM
On the surface, it's pretty understandable. Unveiled Tuesday in downtown Toronto, new provincial legislation is being introduced that would add restrictions on younger drivers in the province... |
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| Smart innovators will jump on green product demand | ||
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November 18, 2008 1:05 PM
It's true - we consume a lot of junk: plastic grocery bags, styrofoam take-out food containers, plastic water bottles, coffee cups made of both paper and plastic. All items that are entrenched in the...
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| Painful but important lessons in teen's tragic death | ||
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November 13, 2008 3:43 PM
The death of Barrie teen Brandon Crisp after running away from home in October may seem like an issue that's far from home.But it's not. It's as close as it gets for any parent of a modern teen... |
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| Zoo fertilizer plan has a long way to go to get from concept to reality | ||
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November 11, 2008 11:13 AM
Toronto budget chief Shelley Carroll is right to be skeptical about a plan coming from the Toronto Zoo Board concerning a plan to convert dung from zoo animals into energy and fertilizer.There's an... |
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| Downsview Blast: Awaiting further word on better safety measures | ||
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November 11, 2008 11:13 AM
It's now been three months since a series of propane-fuelled blasts in Downsview lit up the sky during the wee hours of Aug. 10.As memory of that episode begins to fade, putting into effect... |
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| Wear a poppy proudly to recognize Canadian sacrifices | ||
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November 06, 2008 11:46 AM
Poppies are blooming on lapels everywhere in Toronto.The familiar red flower that people wore out of respect for fallen soldiers, and which was indelibly printed on our national psyche following... |
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| Roll up your sleeves to help blood supply | ||
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November 04, 2008 11:31 AM
Our country's blood reserves have dropped so dramatically in the past two months that we only have two days' supply of blood to meet the entire country's needs. Supply to hospitals is being rationed...
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| Inquiry into provincial bail system makes sense | ||
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November 04, 2008 4:17 PM
Scarborough residents have a right to be concerned about exactly what is going on in our local criminal courts.The murders last month of Susan John, 43, and Saramma Varughese, 65, in their east... |
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| A Folly by any other name | ||
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November 04, 2008 4:17 PM
It's official. There will now be a roadway in North York called OMB Folly Lane. Last Thursday, city council passed - by a narrow margin - an earlier motion from North York Community Council to name... |
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