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Weekend Newsstand: July 10, 2010
Illustration by Matt Daley/Torontoist.
In weekend news: the G20 finger-pointing continues, Toronto Life gets new life, people want to walk to the island, and sausages are safe again!
No one seems to know where to lay the blame for the police conduct during the G20. With Toronto Police and the Integrated Security Unit both in the thick of things, apparently it’s difficult to determine who was actually in charge. One of the main goals of the police board’s investigation, launched earlier this week, will be to figure out who was in command during times of questionable goings-on.
The next time you’re scanning the magazine stand, you might do a double take when coming across Toronto Life. The forty-three-year-old mag has undergone a redesign. It’s a “modern” look, which actually calls up a classic design similar to New York Magazine. What with the likes of Mad Men making the old new again, it’s not surprising the struggling breed of publication is latching on. Fortune and The Atlantic have also released revamped retro designs.
According to an Ipsos Reid poll, the majority of Torontonians would like the option of strolling to the island airport. Of seven hundred people surveyed, 56% said they’re all for building a pedestrian tunnel. Still, that number is down slightly from last year, when 62% of people supported the tunnel and only 31% were opposed. This year, 42% aren’t so into it. The drop could, in part, be due to Ipsos relaying that the cost of the forty-five million dollar tunnel will not be funded by the federal government, but by user fees.
Because the HST wasn’t annoying enough, the eco-fee is also peeving people off. The latest: Stewardship Ontario, which oversees recycling programs, is encouraging companies to incorporate the fee into the price of the product so consumers will be “none the wiser.” The fee, which also came into effect on July 1, affects aerosols and cleaning products, among other possibly toxic items.
Some frightening news—a man was shot in the head at a restaurant in Chinatown this morning. Homicide detectives are investigating the shooting, which occurred at 3 a.m. at the restaurant Excellent Peking House. [: After initially reporting otherwise, the Star now names the restaurant as “Excellent Cantonese Seafood.” The Sun confirms that name.] Incidents like this make eating out seem daring. Remember the Annex stabbing at a sushi bar?
Careful! You’ll poke your eye out! Those walking at King and Peter streets better stay alert so as not to run into a sign that’s been placed too low on the pole, leaving it at eye level. The sharp-edged airport schedule sign could prove dangerous to distracted passersby. Luckily, the district manager of traffic operations has assured The Star that someone will move the sign above the ideal eye-stabbing height.
Everyone who’s been avoiding throwing sausages on the BBQ for fear of ingesting needles along with meaty goodness can rest easy. Police arrested an elderly woman at a Loblaws at Dundas and Bloor streets. The woman, whose name hasn’t been released, was “caught in the act.” She will appear in court Saturday morning. What she had against firm, cylindrical slabs of meat is still unknown.
Happy Weekend!