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Second time’s the charm for Burnside in Don Valley West

Four years ago, in his first bid for city councillor for Ward 26, incumbent John Parker edged out first-time candidate Burnside by a paper-thin margin of two percentage points. This time around, Burnside emerged convincingly victorious — with 42.7 per cent of the vote in a six-candidate field.

One Toronto councillor defeated: Don Valley West’s John Parker

Parker was the only incumbent Toronto city councillor to lose his seat. After two terms on council, he was defeated by Jon Burnside, the challenger who nipped at his heels, just 400 votes behind, in 2010.
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Toronto Votes 2014: 8:15 p.m. update from Observer Radio News

The polls are now closed. Live at 8:15 p.m. from the Observer Radio News studio in East York, Observer Radio News has the latest on the 2014 municipal election.

John’s out, Jon’s in, in Ward 26

Jon Burnside, who was endorsed earlier in the campaign by mayor-elect John Tory, beat out incumbent John Parker by more than 3,000 votes. He ended up garnering over 42 per cent of the ballots cast, with a total of 9,415 to Parker’s 6,167.

Eco-ideas sprout at Toronto Green Community debate

Seeds of hope for eco-conscious Torontonians were planted last night at the Toronto Green Community Environmental debate.

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As mayoral candidates battled over the Vision for Toronto downtown this week, to much...

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