Toronto
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Let’s honour those who work to keep us safe.
My favourite time of the day is 7:30 pm, when we go to our balcony and make some noise for all those who work to keep us safe, such as nurses, cleaners, grocery clerks, public transit workers, doctors, just to… Continue reading
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Remove lead pipes
By now you have likely read the news “Hundreds of thousands of Canadians could be consuming tap water laced with high levels of lead leaching from aging infrastructure and plumbing“. Removing lead pipes from residential buildings and municipal infrastructure is the… Continue reading
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Apartments are Less Safe than Condos
Below, we state the case for raising apartment building standards, i.e. to make apartments as safe as condos. My wife and I live in a condominium building close to High Park. In the vicinity, there is an apartment building in… Continue reading
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Raise Apartment Building Standards in Toronto
Dear Mayor Tory, Two years ago, Toronto Council passed a well-intentioned bylaw to protect tenants. While the bylaw was a positive improvement in the legislative framework, the recent fire, flooding and lack of hot water in apartments on Parliament, Pell… Continue reading
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