Archive for the ‘Articles’ Category

Queen Street West Goes (Mostly) Carfree

Articles posted 24.09.09
: On Tuesday's World Carfree Day, a parade is gathering in Trinity Bellwoods park. The day is—according to the event's hand-drawn poster—"celebrated by 100 million people across the world." The contribution from this parade currently stands at around fifty people, mainly on bicycles.

TTC beefs up design chops for new Sheppard West and York University stations

Articles posted 22.09.09
: This Thursday, the Toronto Transit Commission will sit down to approve conceptual layouts for York University and Sheppard West, two of the new stations on the future Spadina subway extension.

George Brown sinks teeth Into Waterfront

Articles posted 17.09.09
: Down on the waterfront at Queen's Quay, between Lower Sherbourne and Lower Jarvis, lies the site of George Brown College's new $175 million dentistry and healthcare campus.

Llamas now calmer in High Park Zoo

Articles posted 02.09.09
: One week after four llamas, a yak, and a wallaby escaped from High Park Zoo, Torontoist is pleased to report that all animals are absolutely fine following their midnight jaunt.

Owl see you at the Museum of Inuit Art

Articles posted 27.08.09
: When you step into the Museum of Inuit Art, which is hidden at the back of the Queen's Quay Terminal on the Harbourfront, you'll probably recognize the first picture you see. This is the "Enchanted Owl." According to the museum's curator, Ingo Hessel, it is "a true icon...probably the most famous image in Inuit art if not Canadian art."

Lose yourself in the Humber Arboretum

Articles posted 19.08.09
: If you're hankering after some urban greenery but you're tired of High Park, then you could do worse than a visit to the Humber Arboretum. It's free, it's quiet, and best of all, there are surprisingly few wasps.

Old streetcars don’t die; they just retire to a forest

Articles posted 13.08.09
: What might become of our current streetcars when they're replaced by shiny new ones over the next few years? No one knows yet, but they might well dream of seeing out the rest of their days at the Halton County Radial Railway.

Canada – where bank charges are usual

Articles posted 23.06.09
: Bank charges are the norm in Canada, but at least you get a personal service in return. Would you get similar in the UK?

Can’t draw, can compute

Articles posted 24.04.09
: Step away from the unhelpful paintbrush and the terrifying blank canvas and let your imagination run riot, urges Quin Parker

Are computer games a literary genre?

Articles posted 27.03.09
: A waste of words, or the driving element in modern gaming? Our writers beg to differ..

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