11 Comments February 6, 2015 at 4:41 pm

Extra, Extra: An Innovation Centre, Bob Marley Day, and Honouring Steven Davey

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The Waterfront Innovation Centre, looking north. Photo courtesy of the developer, Menkes.

You know how Waterfront Toronto crows about how its parks and public spaces encourage investment from the private sector, and then penny-pinching councillors make a face like they’re being made to eat their vegetables? Today, the agency announced a privately-funded innovation centre that will bring 2000 jobs, many of these in the tech sector. Now, if only there were some proper transit to get those new employees to their jobs in the East Bayfront…

Today is February 6, 2015. Some people know it as Friday, others know it as the beginning of the weekend. In Toronto, it is also Bob Marley Day. The special day is an annual Toronto tradition – last year Rob Ford proclaimed it and celebrated by calling in sick – and John Tory proclaimed it today. That said, it is unlikely John Tory celebrated like this.
Fish and chips joint Chippy’s has introduced a special to honour the late NOW food critic Steven Davey. At Chippy’s, which NOW readers voted as the best fish and chips restaurant 12 years in a row, you can now.