Alberta's golden goose, Ontario's dead duck
One province's good fortune and bright future contrast with the other's doom and gloom scenarios painted by Don Drummond Feb 19, 2012 5:42AM EST 427
Ontario can no longer hide from taxes, restraint
Alberta’s flushing its resource miracle down the drain
Ontario needs to take its medicine
Showing posts with label Inept Management. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Inept Management. Show all posts
Monday, February 20, 2012
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Waiting For Comments From Vaughan, Layton, Et Al...
Budget chief finds 'Homeless Hilton' leaks
By SUE-ANN LEVY, City Hall Columnist
New budget chief Mike Del Grande and Auditor-General Jeff Griffiths got a real eye-opener when they dropped in unannounced at the city’s Peter St. shelter and assessment centre last Friday afternoon.
By SUE-ANN LEVY, City Hall Columnist
New budget chief Mike Del Grande and Auditor-General Jeff Griffiths got a real eye-opener when they dropped in unannounced at the city’s Peter St. shelter and assessment centre last Friday afternoon.
Monday, November 01, 2010
PLEASE Anyone But...
...Wychwood Barn/St. Clair Right-Of-Way Mihevic!
Who will be the next TTC chair?
Thu Oct 28 2010
A look at possible candidates for the high-profile job of TTC chair. (2)
Who will be the next TTC chair?
Thu Oct 28 2010
A look at possible candidates for the high-profile job of TTC chair. (2)
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Ford Working Behind The Scene?
Sale of city-owned homes in limbo
By TERRY DAVIDSON, Toronto Sun
A controversial deal to sell 20 city-owned homes to a Native social housing group at bargain-basement prices is in limbo.
By TERRY DAVIDSON, Toronto Sun
A controversial deal to sell 20 city-owned homes to a Native social housing group at bargain-basement prices is in limbo.
Comrade Miller/Adam Vaughan Legacy...
City's Peter St. shelter finally opens
By SUE-ANN LEVY, City Hall Columnist
Last Updated: October 29, 2010 8:06pm
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Some 40 long months and $11.5-million later, the Homeless Hilton on Peter St. finally opened its doors for business Thursday night.
Phil Brown, the city’s general manager of shelter, support and housing, said Friday some 13 homeless clients have been through the 40-bed shelter and assessment centre since the doors opened at 6 p.m. Thursday night.
He said they’re not yet operating 24-7 but once they are, there will be five services offered out of the Peter St. building, including a 24-hour “respite” service for street people, overnight assistance for those seeking to be referred to a shelter and “outreach” for any business in the Entertainment District that has an issue with a homeless person or a panhandler.
He said the 40 beds will be called “transition to housing beds” to fit with the city’s Streets to Homes mandate.
“It’s all about ending street homelessness and helping to get people into homes,” Brown said, referring to private apartments or publicly-funded affordable housing.
The shelter and assessment and referral centre — which went more than 100% over budget — was the subject of a highly critical report by Toronto’s auditor general, Jeff Griffiths, released in late June.
Griffiths’ report intimated that everything that could go wrong did go wrong with the Peter St. project.
He indicated when the report was released that no clear city official was in charge of the project.
Almost $1-million was spent for the building’s rooftop smoking area, garden and solar “flowers”.
A $789,000 elevator proposed for the shelter has yet to be installed.
By SUE-ANN LEVY, City Hall Columnist
Last Updated: October 29, 2010 8:06pm
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Some 40 long months and $11.5-million later, the Homeless Hilton on Peter St. finally opened its doors for business Thursday night.
Phil Brown, the city’s general manager of shelter, support and housing, said Friday some 13 homeless clients have been through the 40-bed shelter and assessment centre since the doors opened at 6 p.m. Thursday night.
He said they’re not yet operating 24-7 but once they are, there will be five services offered out of the Peter St. building, including a 24-hour “respite” service for street people, overnight assistance for those seeking to be referred to a shelter and “outreach” for any business in the Entertainment District that has an issue with a homeless person or a panhandler.
He said the 40 beds will be called “transition to housing beds” to fit with the city’s Streets to Homes mandate.
“It’s all about ending street homelessness and helping to get people into homes,” Brown said, referring to private apartments or publicly-funded affordable housing.
The shelter and assessment and referral centre — which went more than 100% over budget — was the subject of a highly critical report by Toronto’s auditor general, Jeff Griffiths, released in late June.
Griffiths’ report intimated that everything that could go wrong did go wrong with the Peter St. project.
He indicated when the report was released that no clear city official was in charge of the project.
Almost $1-million was spent for the building’s rooftop smoking area, garden and solar “flowers”.
A $789,000 elevator proposed for the shelter has yet to be installed.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Warmington Asks A Valid Question...
Housing sale a test for Ford
By JOE WARMINGTON, Toronto Sun
Mayor-elect Rob Ford smells a rat and just may have set his first trap.
Meanwhile it’s Toronto citizens who own these abandoned homes and it’s Toronto taxpayers who should get full value for them. Ford should also demand Nakamura to tell how it is one of North America’s largest housing agencies could allow these homes to sit derelict for so long and become
condemned?
LR Report Comment
October 29th 2010, 5:46am
While Ford is there he should ask about the guy in charge of the elevators that works about 1 hour a day. And about perfectly good and working appliances that are replaced frequently. And why TCHC doesn't evict tenants that are knowingly trashing and vandalising the property, and throwing their garbage over the balcony onto the ground below, to make way for people that would respect where they live. And about people that are using their toilets as washing machines. And about a rule that encourages people to have more children because they will be given larger apartments or even townhouses.
By JOE WARMINGTON, Toronto Sun
Mayor-elect Rob Ford smells a rat and just may have set his first trap.
Meanwhile it’s Toronto citizens who own these abandoned homes and it’s Toronto taxpayers who should get full value for them. Ford should also demand Nakamura to tell how it is one of North America’s largest housing agencies could allow these homes to sit derelict for so long and become
condemned?
Behind Toronto's real estate sale
The city is under fire after a bargain-basement real estate sale that saw the city sell off 20 homes for a fraction of their $8 million value.
LR Report Comment
October 29th 2010, 5:46am
While Ford is there he should ask about the guy in charge of the elevators that works about 1 hour a day. And about perfectly good and working appliances that are replaced frequently. And why TCHC doesn't evict tenants that are knowingly trashing and vandalising the property, and throwing their garbage over the balcony onto the ground below, to make way for people that would respect where they live. And about people that are using their toilets as washing machines. And about a rule that encourages people to have more children because they will be given larger apartments or even townhouses.
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- I lean to the right but I still have a heart and if I have a mission it is to respond to attacks on people not available to protect themselves and to point out the hypocrisy of the left at every opportunity.MY MAJOR GOAL IS HIGHLIGHT THE HYPOCRISY AND STUPIDITY OF THE LEFTISTS ON TORONTO CITY COUNCIL. Last word: In the final analysis this blog is a relief valve for my rants/raves.