ON Economic Fundamentals 2008-09

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What`s Behind the Curtain?
Ontario
2008-09
Daily Online Edition
ON Economic Fundamentals 2008-09


The following codes will be at the top of each post using an eight sequence alphanumeric description of the month, year and area:

MMYYAREA


Examples


0908ONTR = Sept 2008 Ontario

loro:#ff0000-->0908TNTO = Sept 2008 Toronto

0908MSGA = Sept 2008 Mississauga

0908LNDN = Sept 2008 London

0908WIND = Sept 2008 Windsor

0908CATH = Sept 2008 St. Catherines

0908BTFD = Sept 2008 Brantford

0908BAOR = Sept 2008 Barrie/Orillia

0908OTWA = Sept 2008 Ottawa

0908HAMN = Sept 2008 Hamilton

0908KWCG = Sept 2008 Kitchener/Waterloo/Cambridge/Guelph

0908DAJX = Sept 2008 Durham - Ajax

0908DBRK= Sept 2008 Durham - Brock

0908DCLR = Sept 2008 Durham - Clarington

0908DOSH = Sept 2008 Durham - Oshawa

0908DPIK = Sept 2008 Durham - Pickering

0908DSCG = Sept 2008 Durham - Scugog

0908DUXB = Sept 2008 Durham - Uxbridge

0908DWTB = Sept 2008 Durham - Whitby

0908YAUR = Sept 2008 York - Aurora

0908YEGM = Sept 2008 York – East Gwillimbury

0908YGEO = Sept 2008 York - Georgina

0908YKNG = Sept 2008 York - King

to-->0908YMAR = Sept 2008 York - Markham

0908YNEW = Sept 2008 York - Newmarket

0908YRHL = Sept 2008 York – Richmond Hill

0908YTHL = Sept 2008 York - Thornhill

0908YVGN = Sept 2008 York - Vaughn

0908YWSF = Sept 2008 York – (Whitchurch – Stouffville)


If you wish to view only one area, you can use the advanced search mode and select the "Result Type" > "Show results as posts".

I have also color coded each area along with the caption to make it easier for you to simply scroll through the posts and locate the ones you are interested in.

All the small towns that have online newspapers are covered on Sundays.

The daily posts will continue as there is an enormous demand for this information.

 

[joeiannuzzi]

0908TNTO
Tax `highway robbery`

Drivers, honk if you hate Toronto`s latest tax.

A new $60 surcharge -- to be tacked on to cars registered in Toronto -- takes effect today with city officials expecting to clear an additional $56-million annually. Drivers with a Toronto address will pay the new fee when they buy their licence plate validation stickers.

http://www.torontosun.com/News/TorontoAndG...626736-sun.html

 

[joeiannuzzi]

0908TNTO
905 lagging in bike safety, advocates say

A green conscience. Rising gas prices. Health benefits. All reasons why there`s an influx of commuter cyclists on the roads in the GTA.

Municipal and provincial governments are peddling new pedalling programs. But cycling advocates say these benefits don`t override their concerns that many communities aren`t up to speed on keeping cyclists safe.

For two cyclists in August alone, the consequences of the region`s failure to create proper infrastructure to accommodate the rising number of cyclists, were deadly.

http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/488831

 

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0908OTWA
Transit needs to grow

The pain in the pocketbook at the gas pumps is translating into a greater demand for public transit as motorists park their vehicles in search of cost savings. Canadian municipal public transit systems, however, are already at or over capacity and are unlikely to meet the increasing demand without federal investment, says a new report released yesterday.

http://www.ottawasun.com/News/National/200...632556-sun.html

 

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0908HAMN
Watch junk mail, tax bills may be e-mailed

The city is looking to cut costs and help the environment by e-mailing tax bills.

Staff are recommending the city partner with Canada Post to offer taxpayers the option of getting their annual bills electronically. It`s estimated 15,000 taxpayers, or 10 per cent, would take advantage of the option. The e-mail bills would save the city about 60,000 pieces of paper a year.

http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/428278

 

[joeiannuzzi]

0908KWCG
Mixed-density build expected in northeast

GUELPH

If city council accepts staff recommendations, construction will soon start on two mixed-density subdivisions in the city`s northeast.

With more than 700 units, the two lots on either side of Victoria Road North at Woodlawn Road East would include a combination of apartments, detached and semi-detached homes.

Ward 2 Councillor Ian Findlay called the build unique.

http://news.guelphmercury.com/News/article/375410

 

[marcola]

Thanks for being on top of this! I have rental in Hamilton and I didn`t even know this was proposed!!!!
Grreat.

 

[joeiannuzzi]

0908TNTO
Housing activists press for landlord licensing

Social housing activists are demanding city councillors sign off on a landlord licensing system to stop the "disgraceful" treatment of low-income tenants. Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti, chairman of the city`s affordable housing committee, was the first in the sights of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) when a five-member delegation confronted him at City Hall yesterday.

http://www.torontosun.com/News/TorontoAndG...643791-sun.html

 

[joeiannuzzi]

0908ONTR
Teachers refuse `ultimatum`

The Dalton McGuinty government has offered elementary teachers pay raises that would see the most senior staff earn more than $90,000 in salary and benefits annually within four years. But the Elementary Teachers` Federation of Ontario says the government has failed to address its most important issue -- the $711 shortfall in per-pupil funding for elementary students - and that pay raises are not the primary issue

http://www.torontosun.com/News/Canada/2008...643766-sun.html

 

[joeiannuzzi]

0908TNTO
City plan targets faulty apartment towers

Toronto can use its aging highrise apartment towers to curb climate change, create jobs and foster vibrant new neighbourhoods, says Mayor David Miller.

But some skeptical councillors warned that Miller`s tower renewal project will provoke resistance from local residents.

http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/489499

 

[joeiannuzzi]

0908TNTO
Storm drainage, sewage systems to see$195M in upgrades

When it rains hard, the results can be ugly for some homes in Toronto. Residents are forced to live with several feet of feces before it is cleaned up. Some of the flooding is caused by sanitary sewer backup and storm sewers that overflow, and yesterday councillors debated what the city is doing to deal with the problem.

http://www.nationalpost.com/todays_paper/s....html?id=764776

 

[joeiannuzzi]

0908MSGA
Transit plan unveiled

The master plan developed by Metrolinx, the agency charged with developing an effective GTA-wide transit system, includes 15-minute all-day express GO Transit buses to Mississauga, as well as express rail service to Pearson International Airport.
The blueprint also calls for a subway-like mass transit line along Eglinton Ave. in Toronto, according to a story in The Globe and Mail, which says it has obtained an advance copy of the report.
The long-awaited blueprint for relieving gridlock on GTA highways calls for spending of about $55 billion over the next quarter-century on a series of initiatives, including express bus routes and extensions and widenings of Hwys. 427, 410, 407 and 404.

http://mississauga.com/article/18385

 

[joeiannuzzi]

0908CATH
Increase in property values will be phased in on taxes over four years

The bad news is the freeze on property values in Ontario is over. The good news is any increases will be phased in slowly.

New property assessment notices are scheduled to be mailed out this fall for the first time in two years, said Penny Christie, municipal relations representative with the Municipal Property Assessment Corp.`s St. Catharines office.

Decreases in value will be effective immediately, but any increases in value will be phased in over the next four years, Christie said.

http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/Article....aspx?e=1183120

 

[joeiannuzzi]

0908CATH
St. Catharines-Niagara second in Canada for July job growth: survey

A survey that puts St. Catharines-Niagara second in Canada in July for year-over- year job growth has surprised local employment experts.

The recently released Reed Construction Data-CanaData survey shows employment grew by 3.9 per cent in July compared with the same month in 2007.

The analysis, based on Statistics Canada data, puts Victoria, B. C., in top spot at 4.7 per cent growth for the same period.

http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/Article....aspx?e=1183109

 

[joeiannuzzi]

0908BTFD
Home sales take dive in August

Local real estate sales hit a snag last month.

Just 184 sales took place, a decline of eight per cent from August 2007, according to Brantford Regional Real Estate Association figures.

So far this year, sales are down five per cent from 2007, with 1,680 transactions worth $370 million taking place.

http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/ArticleDi....aspx?e=1182446

 

[joeiannuzzi]

0908WIND
St. Clair College boasts record enrolment

With new enrolments continuing until the end of the week, St. Clair College is already boasting a record number of students this year, with full-time registrations as of Tuesday up 14 per cent over last year.

"Last September was a banner year for enrolment, so to top that is a great statement about the quality of our programs," college president John Strasser said in a news release Tuesday.

http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/sto...34-f229a01f5c41

 

[joeiannuzzi]

0908ONTR
Premier looking out for No. 1

PICKERING -- If Prime Minister Stephen Harper calls a federal election for Oct. 14, Ontario`s Liberal government will use the campaign to push all federal parties for a better financial deal for Canada`s largest province, Premier Dalton McGuinty said yesterday.

Senior federal government sources say Harper will visit Rideau Hall at the end of this week to ask the governor general to dissolve Parliament because he believes his minority Conservatives no longer have the confidence of Parliament. McGuinty vowed yesterday to take advantage of the federal campaign to again demand that Ontario be treated the same as other provinces when it comes to federal health transfers and benefits for laid off workers.

http://www.ottawasun.com/News/National/200...643416-sun.html

 

[joeiannuzzi]

0908OTWA
Mayor unenthused by road patrol proposal

A city road patrol is getting a cool reception from Mayor Larry O`Brien, who is concerned that hiring new employees is the wrong thing to do when the city is supposed to be cutting staff.

The proposed 11-person patrol is to be discussed at a transportation committee meeting today. The project would cost $996,000 in operating funds and $430,000 in capital funds.

http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/c...2b-96adc31f57f7

 

[joeiannuzzi]

0908HAMN
New seniors home divides Copetown

A proposal by the Copetown Lions Club to build a seniors residence in the rural hamlet is dividing city politicians and residents.

Supporters argue the project on Highway 52 will allow rural residents to retire in their community, instead of moving to the city.

But opponents believe the proposed development, which borders an environmentally sensitive area, will just bring the city to Copetown.

http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/428802

 

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0908WIND
Tories to give millions to help reopen Ford plant

Amid a flurry of pre-election spending, the Conservative government is expected to announce millions in federal funding today to help reopen an auto plant in Windsor.

http://www.thespec.com/News/Business/article/428728