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Category Archives: Toronto (a.k.a. Accordion City)
Design Plagiarism at the TTC (or is it the MTA)? [Updated]
May 9, 2008 – 11:17 am
It’s not plagiarism; it’s just lameness. Be sure to read the “Updates” sections at the end for details.
Take a look at these suspiciously similar subway safety posters. The one on the left is from the Toronto Transit Commission, the one on the right is by New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority:
Click the photo to see a [...]
Quackery in the ‘Hood
April 30, 2008 – 10:10 pm
Here’s a photo I’ve been meaning to take for a while: it’s a poster of the “ionCleanse” treatment being offered at a chiropractor’s office not far from my house. The treatment is purported to remove toxins from the body through the feet:
I’d love to see this device in action. I want to know how it [...]
Sign of the Times
April 28, 2008 – 2:15 pm
I took the photo below in High Park station this morning:
This photo is a sign of two things:
The Toronto Transit Commission is back in action (and running smoothly from most accounts).
Grand Theft Auto IV gets released at midnight! All branches of Future Shop (except in Quebec and Sudbury) and EB Games as well as the [...]
The TTC Strike and Resolution, Summed Up Very Nicely
April 28, 2008 – 1:43 pm
Here’s a video that does a pretty good job (and funny!) of summarizing what happened with Accordion City’s transit system and their strike. As an added bonus, it provides a breezy baedeker for Canadian and Toronto politics:
I give this video bonus points for its consistent message of “Nobody listens to the NDP” (and with good [...]
TTC Strike Surprise (Or: How to Lose Friends and Alienate People)
April 26, 2008 – 9:31 am
Accordion City is waking up this fine Saturday morning to…a transit strike!
For those of you not from here, here’s a quick recap of what’s been happening:
The threat of a strike has been looming for the past little while. The union — Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113 — promised to give at least 48 hours’ notice [...]
Toronto Transit Strike Survival Guide
April 18, 2008 – 3:15 pm
Photo from Bridge and Tunnel Club. Click the photo to see it on its original page.
Even though a transit strike might not happen on Monday, if you live and work in Accordion City, you really should be making contingency plans. The Toronto Star published a Strike Survival Guide today featuring information on carpooling, where to [...]
Bob Kinnear’s Funny Bogus Wikipedia Entry
April 18, 2008 – 11:36 am
Last night, someone frustrated with the impending public transit strike here in Accordion City (slated to start at 4 a.m. Monday if this weekend’s negotiations fail) decided to do a little creative editing of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113 leader Bob Kinnear’s entry in Wikipedia. Knowing the edit would be corrected in short order and [...]
TTC Strike Update: Strike Monday, Unless There’s a Settlement This Weekend
April 17, 2008 – 12:02 pm
Here’s the word from the folks at CP24:
TTC Union boss Bob Kinnear has laid out the terms of avoiding a TTC strike: land a deal by 4pm Sunday or his members will walk off the job at 4am Monday. A disruption would shut down all buses, streetcars and subway cars for 1.5 million riders.
He’s pleading [...]
TTC: Strike or No Strike?
April 17, 2008 – 11:05 am
If There’s to be a Strike, We’ll Hear About It Very Soon
The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113, the union of workers for the Toronto Transit Commission, is expected to make some kind of announcement today, and the current news reports say that it’s likely they will strike. The union promised 48 hours’ notice for a [...]
Globe and Mail: Transit Talks Described as Close to Boiling Point
April 16, 2008 – 12:46 pm
According to a Globe and Mail written by Jeff Gray, my old editor at the Queen’s Journal, things aren’t looking good in the current labour negotiations with the TTC:
Talks between the Toronto Transit Commission and its largest union are about to reach a “boiling point,” one source says, as the union - which has promised [...]
My Commute
April 16, 2008 – 11:57 am
Most days, I commute to work via the Scorpion King, my trusty 2003-model Trek Calypso, a cruiser-style bicycle that provides a comfortable and “business casual” clothing-friendly ride thanks to its fat tires, comfortable seat, fenders and chainguard. The most efficient route I use is 6.3 kilometres (3.9 miles) in length and has only two hills, [...]
My Very First Impression After Reading “Baby Invasion”
April 15, 2008 – 10:50 am
My first impression after reading the Toronto Life article Baby Invasion (which I mentioned in this article) was: The people in this article seem to think that Stuff White People Like is some kind of instruction manual.
More later.
This Should Be Interesting Reading…
April 14, 2008 – 2:58 pm
Perhaps it’s because the latest edition of Toronto Life has only been on the stands for a few days, but I’m surprised that there hasn’t yet been much lively debate over the cover story, titled Baby Invasion, which bears the subtitle They’re taking over our bars, restaurants and sidewalks, and further subtitled with The [...]
Walking Up “Roncey”
April 12, 2008 – 12:23 pm
While walking up Roncesvalles Avenue to pick up my bike from the shop, I decided to take some pictures along the way. I posted my favourites in this Flickr set; you can also see the photos in the slideshow below:
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
