Archive 1997-2016
A tale of two cities; Toronto gets $1 billion for its transit system, Ottawa cuts $8.1 million from OC Transpo.
At the funding announcement for the TCC, Prime Minister Paul Martin said the transit system “keeps the heart of Toronto’s economic, cultural and social life alive and thriving.”
“Beyond a Reasonable Doubt – A Community on Trial,” Oct. 29
Gordie Wornoff had some rather interesting photographs in his photo essay, but I wonder if he realized, or was aware the photograph he took of the “Squatters-On-Trial” flyer was just another example of the illegal postering that this activist group has committed in Ottawa.
In your Oct. 1 issue, you reported on page 8 that “Renters benefit due to rise in vacancies”. However, in the Insight section, Pamela Stephens argued that the vacancies are not helping those looking for low rent units. Unfortunately, her argument is based on erroneous data.
(Stop ‘whining’ over bridge, Oct. 1)
Maybe, Mr. Warnock, you could explain to me, and the other obviously ignorant taxpayers of the City of Ottawa that see no need for a $5 million footbridge from a bus stop on one side of the canal to a residential area on the other, 300m from the existing and newly renovated Laurier Avenue bridge, how it would “improve our quality of life” ?