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McNicoll Bus Garage foes vow to continue to fight proposal MIKE ADLER madler@insidetoronto.com Hopes of stopping the Toronto Transit Commission’s McNicoll Bus Garage – what little there is of it – now rest with the province. Hundreds of people living in the Mon Sheong Foundation and other seniors residences around the McNicoll Avenue and Kennedy Road site have fought the $190-million project. On May 21, the TTC announced it had completed an Environmental Project Report on the garage, that could store
and service up to 250 buses, and how it would mitigate its environmental effects. Issuing the report - available for viewing at projects. ttc.ca and at the Agincourt, Bridlewood, and Steeles Toronto Public Library branches - means people had 30 days to register objections with the province if they want the garage stopped. Toronto Council gave the garage a green light and an assessment by Toronto Public Health department concluded all the environmental effects
The Pam Am Games torch is coming to town Saturday and ...
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CARRIED AWAY! Where can you see the torch run in action? Who’s carrying it in your neighbourhood? See our special report | 10
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The Caregiver Show takes place in Scarborough this Saturday
Recognizing the rewarding and stressful role of caregivers to those with dementia is among the aims of this Saturday’s The Caregiver Show in Scarborough. “There is an emphasis on trying to keep people at home
as long as possible,” explained Robin Hurst, who is a nurse, and events practise consultant at St. Elizabeth Health Care for seniors. Those living with dementia “do better at home in the long >>>SHOW, page 26
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