Getting around his corner of the city is harder than it should be, says Russ Ford. “Transit services down here are extremely poor,” the Ward 6 council candidate said. It’s a problem CivicAction decided to tackle though its Pledge to Get a Move On, which asks those who sign on to support Metrolinx’s Big Move plan.
Ausma Malik knew she’d made the right choice to run for Toronto District School Board (TDSB) trustee in Ward 10 when news of an expense scandal at the board made headlines in September. Canada’s largest public school board needs to embrace new voices, she said.
Four days a week Vera El-timany deals with a long commute to her college. “Altogether I spend at least three hours commuting,” she says. She’s not alone.
Florian Sperber is a student. He emigrated to Canada from Austria 18 years ago. He cannot vote in Toronto’s municipal election, but feels he should have that right. “I believe I have earned the privilege to vote,” Sperber said. “The winning party effects me just the same as any other person, so why shouldn’t I have the right to decide who I want to represent me?”
The atmosphere was tense and charged at the final Scarborough-based mayoral debate last night. Hosted at the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus, the room was pack with emotional community members, eager to have their voices…
With less then a week to go before the 2014 municipal election, this debate will focus on communities. It’s being sponsored by the Rotary Clubs and Global News.
Rob Ford made a surprise visit in East York on Sunday to show support for John Papadakis. Ford spent time canvassing with Papadakis who is running against current Ward 29 councillor Mary Fragedakis. “I appreciate…
When she was a York University student, Victoria Cooling coped with the idiosyncrasies of public transit only so long. “While in school, I used to commute from Richmond Hill to York University,” she said. “That required three busses and if the connections were not aligned, I’d automatically be late for school. Public transit is not reliable, especially in areas that are high traffic or require frequent stops.”
What happens when a clown, a duck, a dominatrix, an eco-comedian and a policy advisor, all vying to be Toronto’s next mayor, walk into a bar? The answer is; they quarrel and laugh.
On a sunny Thursday afternoon, Helen Papadakis, 72, organizes the papers, business cards and flyers laid on the front desk at the John Papadakis campaign office in Ward 29. “I open the office, answer calls and speak with Greek people who don’t speak English,” she said. It’s part of her role in her son’s campaign to listen to constituents’ problems and to establish a general rapport with voters ahead of the Oct. 27 municipal election.