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Preserving Local Heritage

Post Date May 11, 2016

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There are more cranes in Toronto than any other city in North America. Not even New York has seen this level of rapid construction. While many people are happy to see densification in the city, we don’t want to lose the essence of Toronto. In addition to planning developments so neighbourhoods are walkable, accessible, and vibrant, it is important to maintain some history.

Many Torontonians will remember fondly the sign from “Sam the Record Man”. While the sign was salvaged with a promise to …

Toronto: A Tale of Three Cities

Post Date April 18, 2016

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How can Toronto mend it’s three cities? Find out April 18 at The Madison.

Creating Pedestrian Zones In Toronto —Not just a walk in the park.

Post Date February 01, 2016

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Car people versus foot people. Driving lanes versus sidewalks. With an average of 20m of space to work with on most city roads, planning can get quite tight. The downtown core of Toronto is growing into a community hub for local citizens and tourists, and with that is a rising number of pedestrians. Many new condo buildings have underground lots that stay empty, save for a few resident cars. New residents complain about having to pay for a parking spot that is not being used, …

Pedestrian Zones in Toronto

Post Date January 25, 2016

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Janice Soloman and Paul Bedford discuss the pros and cons of pedestrians zones and Toronto can have one of its own.

Why Should I Care About the Sharing Economy?

Post Date November 11, 2015

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The rapid rise of the “sharing economy” (services like Uber, Airbnb) is revolutionizing the way we satisfy our daily needs and completely transforming traditional markets. With customers happily pocketing savings, policy makers are having to respond to these changes. The discussion has slowly shifted from “should we ban Uber?” to “how should we regulate the sharing economy?”

Join us WSIC Uptown on November 11th as we welcome four special guests to share their opinions on the implications of the sharing economy and suggest how policy makers should respond to this economic …

Recovering Energy From Waste: An Environmental Dilemma

Post Date April 01, 2015

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As cities grow and demands on our time increase, invariably, we opt for convenience when available. This usually means an increase in single use disposable items such as prepared food containers, packaged chemical cleaning solutions and other such functional products. Most of our materials truthfully can’t be recycled and without a doubt, a great deal ends up in the great Pacific garbage patch as shipping containers fall off ships with our plastic “recycling” bound for China.

Many countries in the world have already led the way with recovering energy from …

Removing Barriers for “At-Risk” Youth

Post Date August 30, 2014

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Too often our municipal leaders overlook or ignore the disadvantaged youth of Ontario, resulting in missed opportunities for these youngsters to forge strong connections to educational and employment opportunities. On Monday, August 18th, WSIC was fortunate to host three guest speakers who were both devoted to fixing these oversights and happy to discuss municipal policies for “at-risk youth” with our WSIC audience. They were: Steven Ambrose, the founder of the Canadian Basketball Academy and Bruiser’s Foundation, Andray Domise, a community organizer and currently running for councillor in Ward …

Toronto Municipal Election: Mayoral Platform Discussion

Post Date August 26, 2014

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Toronto’s mayoral debate needs an injection of policy analysis. Aug 26th, WSIC will host the two candidates with the most substantial platforms for a discussion about what this city needs.

Municipal Policies for At-Risk Youth

Post Date August 18, 2014

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Steve Ambrose and Andray Domise will discuss municipal policies that will help at-risk youth and ways to help keep them engaged with their communities and in school.

Police Carding Database Should Go

Post Date July 11, 2014

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On Monday June 16 WSIC brought to the stage the topic of police carding. We were fortunate to host three guest speakers to lead the discussion – Kwesi Marcel Opoku from the Police Literary Initiative, professor Wilburn Hayden of York University, and defence lawyer and Toronto mayoral candidate Ari Goldkind. Each brought different perspectives, yet all agreed that the policy of carding was detrimental to our community.

Kwesi Marcel Opoku began the evening with a personal anecdote about how his home was raided by police with little …

Preserving Local Heritage

Toronto: A Tale of Three Cities

Creating Pedestrian Zones In Toronto —Not just a walk in the park.

Pedestrian Zones in Toronto

Why Should I Care About the Sharing Economy?

Recovering Energy From Waste: An Environmental Dilemma

Removing Barriers for “At-Risk” Youth

Toronto Municipal Election: Mayoral Platform Discussion

Municipal Policies for At-Risk Youth

Police Carding Database Should Go

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