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Races To Watch: Ward 15
The Toronto Star profiles one of the more competitve local races, where Josh Colle and Rob Davis are battling to replace long-time incumbent Howard Moscoe: “On the issues, the two diverge most distinctly on Lawrence Heights, a public housing neighbourhood that would be torn down and remade in the denser, mixed-income mould of Regent Park. [...]
Council Races Heating Up, Ford’s Numbers Show
The Sun’s Sue-Ann Levy reports on internal polling provided to her from the Rob Ford campaign that shows Rob Ford holding his commanding lead. The Ford camp also has data from a number of close local races: “Council speaker Sandra Bussin – under fire most recently for championing a controversial 20-year deal with Tuggs Inc. [...]
Race To Replace Moscoe Crowded
The Town Crier looks at the competitive race in Ward 15, profiling seven candidates look to replace long-time incumbent Howard Moscoe: Eva Tavares Eva Tavares has served on and chaired several boards, committees and councils in the non-profit sector including the North York Harvest Food Bank, North York Local Health Committee and Toronto Community Housing. [...]
5 Tight City Council Races To Watch
With nominations now closed, attention now turns to the local races that are shaping up to be highly competitive contests: Ward 32 – Beaches-East York Despite being a four-term incumbent, Sandra Bussin is the most vulnerable of the downtown councillors. Criticism of the city’s decision to award a 20-year contract to Tuggs Inc., which runs [...]
Steel Tree Tribute To Caribbean Community Raises Ire Of Local Politician
A $100,000 steel palm tree to be placed in the Oakwood-Vaughan area of Toronto is being pummelled as a symbol of waste and mismanagement by Ward 15 candidate Rob Davis: “I think it’s an insult to the taxpayers of Toronto. Quite frankly, as a member of [the black] community, I’m insulted,” [Davis] said Thursday after [...]
Veteran Councillor Howard Moscoe To Retire
After much speculation, 32-year veteran councillor Howard Moscoe has decided he will not run for re-election in October: “A former chair of the Toronto Transit Commission, and fierce opponent to former mayor Mel Lastman, the 70-year-old recently earned a standing ovation from colleagues after council approved plans he had championed to overhaul the Lawrence Heights [...]
Davis Gets Police Check, Fires Back at Moscoe
Ward 15 candidate Rob Davis has responded to opponent Howard Moscoe, who introduced a motion to have all council candidates submit to background checks, which turned into a comment on customer service: Davis charged out Tuesday to get a police check to prove he doesn’t have a criminal record. Toronto Police told Davis it would [...]
Do Police Checks On Candidates, Moscoe Urges
In a shot against his rival, long-time councillor Howard Moscoe is recommending that candidate for City Council be required to submit a criminal background check: The Wednesday-Thursday council meeting will include Moscoe’s motion that the city clerk ask all candidates to submit to a check and the results — including if they refuse — put [...]
Moscoe In For The Long Election Haul
Long-time councillor Howard Moscoe is refuting rumours (also heard here at TEN) that he plans to drop out of the contest in Ward 15 in the face of stiff competition from former Trustee Josh Colle and current Trustee Rob Davis: “Not going anywhere,” Moscoe said Wednesday. “The more opponents I have, the better it is [...]
Third Try For Ward 15 Hopeful Ron Singer
The Town Crier interviews insurance broker Ron Singer, who is taking his third shot at Ward 15 and is taking more than a few pages from Rob Ford’s playbook: “Singer also objects to the $53,100 office budget for each councillor. “My goal is to spend less than Rob Ford on an office budget,” he said. [...]
Problem-Solver Seeks Council Seat
Local businesswoman Rosina Bonavota has decided to run again in Ward 15, where she is running against longtime incumbent Howard Moscoe and former Councillor Rob Davis: “When you give someone somebody else’s money, they don’t spend it wisely,” she said of the councillors’ expense accounts. She’s keenly aware that many residents are watching every penny. [...]
Moscoe Refutes Rumours
Councillor Howard Moscoe tells the Town Crier that he has every intention of seeking re-election in the upcoming contest in October: “If you die in office, they name a park after you,” said the longtime councillor for Ward 15 Eglinton-Lawrence. Refuting recent rumours that he would eventually bow out of the current race for city [...]
National Post Spotlights Races to Watch
Like the Globe and Mail previous, the National Post spotlights some of the races heating up in the various wards across Toronto: WARD 9 (YORK CENTRE) “Incumbent councillor Maria Augimieri has not yet registered, but her office confirmed yesterday she will be seeking re-election. She was thurst into the spotlight after the 2008 Sunrise Propane [...]
Globe: Five Ward Fights To Watch
With the candidates for the mayoral contest all but locked in, the Globe and Mail looks at some of the hot races shaping up at the local level in the early stages of the election cycle: “Ward 15 (Eglinton-Lawrence) The contest here is shaping up to be a scrappy two-way race, assuming council’s wiliest veteran [...]
Candidate Rob Davis Tickets Ward
Candidate for Ward 15 Rob Davis is once again capturing media attention for his campaign by handing out approximately 10,000 fake parking tickets to highlight the $60-a-year city vehicle registration fee: “It’s a “mock ticket,” said author Rob Davis, a city council candidate for Eglinton-Lawrence (Ward 15). Davis had 10,000 of the yellow tickets whipped [...]
