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Extra, Extra: Cancelled Commutes, Pondering Parks, and a Really Cool Contest
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Falling glass shut down another downtown street corner; this is Adelaide and Church at about 3 a.m.
- Toronto’s season of falling glass isn’t over yet: while we were out visiting the Occupy Toronto camp overnight, we also came across the above scene at Adelaide and Church, where glass had recently come down and smashed over a parked car; fortunately, there were no injuries.
- Our municipal government is developing a city-wide plan for how our parks should develop over the next five years, and they want your input. There’s an online survey to fill out, and four scheduled public consultations.
- GTA travellers, be warned: York Region Transit bus drivers have rejected their latest contract offer and are set to strike starting Monday.
- You know those nice-sounding voices that tell you when you’ve arrived at your TTC stop? OpenFile has a contest to help you bring their voices home: send them your best story idea, and you could win a personal voicemail recording, done by either Cheryl Bome and Susan Bigioni, who provide the real-live voices behind those automated messages.