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Shawn Micallef: Doug Ford’s plan to sell off chunks of this popular beach threatens something we should hold dear If Doug Ford wanted to create a real legacy, he’d start an aggressive expansion of public parkland in Ontario to keep up with its massive population.

This weekend I wrote about Doug Ford’s plan to sell off a large chunk of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park. Exactly the opposite of what should be happening: parkland expansion.

They should meet up

The INCO Superstack, once the world’s tallest chimney, is slowly being dismantled from the top; two new cleaner-burning smelter stacks are below.

Close up of the top

The famous INCO Superstack in Sudbury is slowly coming down.

I will never have nostalgia for the backseat of a car

That makes complete and total sense. However it just couldn’t be me.

Seeing people drink hot coffee today when it’s 30°+!!!

Slight overperformance imo. Mostly he just performed I think

Well close!

Bar chart showing traffic counts on Bloor Street West in Toronto during the afternoon rush on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. For each hour from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., the number of bikes and motor vehicles (cars, trucks, motorcycles) was recorded. At 4–5 p.m., there were 643 bikes and 849 motor vehicles. At 5–6 p.m., 930 bikes and 832 motor vehicles. At 6–7 p.m., 919 bikes and 909 motor vehicles. At 7–8 p.m., 726 bikes and 935 motor vehicles. Bike counts exceeded car counts from 5 to 7 p.m. The chart was created by Matt Elliott for City Hall Watcher using data from the Toronto Community Bikeways Coalition.

Cool study from @bikewaysto.bsky.social detailing a traffic count on Bloor Street taken on June 11 with a camera at 412 Bloor West. During the peak of the afternoon rush, bikes outnumbered cars.

I repeat: bikes outnumbered cars.

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🇨🇦 Two-thirds (67%) of Canadians say that Canada should prioritize developing clean energy over fossil fuels while 70% support the inclusion of heat pumps and EV charging in new homes if costs are minimal, finds a new poll from Clean Energy Canada and Abacus Data.

#cdnpoli #climateaction

This seems like people who like the image of themselves protesting but can’t come up with anything serious to protest

I am not only queer, I am post queer and meta queer. I am in dialogue with human history.

I want to start hot gluing little blocks of wood together

The boom boom aesthetic and supervillain vibes

In awe of his instincts

Once you’ve been to Ontario you’ll never stop wanting to beat Mike Harris to death with your bare hands.

This is #TorontoDanforth To say that I’m disappointed that the elected municipal rep has decided to place parking above prioritizing the lives of vulnerable road user would be an understatement. But I am not surprised.

With that, it’s your move @mayoroliviachow.ca

#BikeTO #VisionZero #TransformTO

Pride Month Fun Fact: Bisexual people are homosexual and heterosexual!

"Minimum Viable Product" might be the best unvoluntary embodiment of that side of Canadian culture which can be summarized in being "content with absolute mediocrity"

How Metrolinx’s plan to deliver European-style train service went off the rails GO Expansion will still transform Greater Golden Horseshoe transit — but likely won’t be as ambitious as what was planned just three years ago

absolutely brutal reporting from @jackhauen.bsky.social about the collapse in ambition of GO rail expansion happening under this government www.thetrillium.ca/news/the-tri...

My complaint about self driving taxis is that when they are empty they are taking up road space while transporting 0 people, but that’s just downstream of my general anti car disposition

IKTR!

In My Opinion: Need for protected cycle tracks on Jones Avenue must be made clear to local councillor – Beach Metro Community News The Jones Avenue bike lane looking north between Queen Street East and Dundas Street East is seen in this photo. Photo by Alan Shackleton. By LANRICK

Notable back-and-forth between @lanrickbennett.bsky.social and Councillor Paula Fletcher here. Lanrick makes good argument for protected bike lanes on Jones Ave, as previously approved by council. Fletcher says that plan takes away too many parking spaces. beachmetro.com/2025/06/05/i...

This is how the wildfire smoke had me feeling

I agree, but what gives me solace is that we won’t find value in any of this alone

Canada is going to burn for the rest of my life

We need to start a movement in support of moderate speed rail all over Canada

Cities need to adopt congestion pricing ASAP if we don’t want this technology to be a massive VMT bomb.

Mark Your Calendars, Toronto: Sixplexes and multiplex updates at Planning and Housing Committee on June 12th.

Multiplexes are one way to address declining populations in low-rise Neighbourhoods.

See our new blog post! moreneighbours.ca/news/analysi...

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