All Entries Tagged With: "recreation"
Sun: Ford To The Rescue
Mayoral candidate Rob Ford, usually known for his calls to cut spending, surprised many by telling the Toronto Sun Editorial Board that he thinks the city should continue to pay to operate public ski hills: “Ford said recreation programs are one area he believes the city should invest in. “It’s what I call smart spending,” [...]
Candidate Pantalone Promises Cricket Stadium For Toronto
The Sri Lankin Reporter features an article discussing mayoral candidate Joe Pantalone’s pledge to build a new facility for local cricket teams within four years: “Cricket is well-loved across the globe,” said Mr. Pantalone, “and so it is also cherished by many of Toronto’s vibrant communities. Yet the city’s infrastructure offers no facilities equal to [...]
Smitherman Hatches Pool Plan
Mayoral candidate George Smitherman released his latest policy proposal Friday, aiming to teach children to swim and to end the intergovernmental sparring over pool funding: “One of the highest rates of preventable deaths for kids is death from drowning,” Smitherman said Friday. “We saw these tragic circumstances repeated in our city just a few days [...]
BlogTO: Smitherman To Improve Beaches, Teach Kids To Swim
BlogTO covers the latest announcement from George Smitherman, who has pledged to improve Toronto beaches and make sure city kids are given the opportunity to learn how to swim: “We want to make our beach front amenities better, we want to improve our transportation capacity to get people from the northern parts of the city [...]
Put Rink Plans On Ice, Smitherman Says
Mayoral candidate George Smitherman has come out strongly against plans for a large-scale recreational complex in the Lower Donlands: “The idea that we’re going to build some sprawling, big box-style arena with a massive number of parking slots is an abomination,” Smitherman said, standing across from the proposed site at the southwest corner of Commissioners [...]
Smitherman Late For Own (Skate) Party
Mayoral candidate George Smitherman was late for his own public event yesterday – a March Break skating party at Canlan Ice Sports at York University: “Once he did take to the ice, Mr. Smitherman looked right at home in his blue Maple Leaf jersey bearing Darryl Sittler’s name and number 27 on the back. He [...]
