Egypt revolution in T.O.
What Rally for Egypt When 3:55 Saturday, January 29
Where Yonge-Dundas Square.
See slide show of the rally.
SPOTTED
Could this bike cop at Saturday’s pro-Egypt rally at Yonge and Dundas be the one and only Officer Bubbles, aka Adam Josephs, the copper at the centre of the infamous G20 slow burn that caused a YouTube sensation last summer? The resemblance is uncanny. But the bigger question here is why cops assigned to this rally weren’t wearing name tags. Turns out the rubbery yellow garb worn by bike cops doesn’t allow a simple velcro solution. Police inform us, though, that the outerwear does have epaulets for badge numbers.
POLL
NEIGHBOURHOODS
If a school closes in the neighbourhood, does anybody hear? In the case of West Toronto Collegiate, an anchor in Little Portugal since the 70s, its sale, approved by a committee of the school board last week, is being described as a “serious loss” by Councillor Ana Bailão. Special education programs for children with behavioural problems will have to move. Space for adult learning programs is being maintained, but it’s unclear what access local youth will have to the school’s rec facilities once the new owner, the French school board, moves in. Blame plummeting enrolment. The school built for 1,000 students counts only about 290 pupils.
GTA Livability Scorecard
The CivicAction Alliance and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority released their Living City Scorecard this week, an in-depth look at greening efforts in the GTA. How are we doing? The report’s authors say the GTA is at a crossroads. The marks in six major categories:
Tuna Tally
1.4 million
Number of sharks caught up and killed annually in massive tuna fishing operations in the Pacific
250,000
Number of loggerhead turtles killed
60,000
Number of leatherback turtles killed
10%
Percentage of total tuna hauls that are bycatch
2
Number of tuna brands out of 14 that received a passing grade in Greenpeace’s sustainability guide. See visual for how brands fared from best (Wild Planet) to worst (Unico).
