Posts Filed Under: heroes and villains 2012

Villain: Unsubstantiated “Safety Concerns”

Nominated for: using race as an indicator of crime.

By Desmond Cole • Illustration by Matthew DaleyDec. 17th, 8:45 am

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2012 Hero Nominees: Standing Their Ground

Institutions and people who, under attack, decided to keep going.

By Torontoist Dec. 14th, 9:00 am

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2012 Hero: Alice Moran

Nominated for: speaking up when she didn't need to.

By Steve Fisher • Illustration by Brian McLachlanDec. 14th, 8:45 am

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2012 Hero: Captain John

Nominated for: keeping the waterfront interesting, and keeping his dream alive.

By Steve Kupferman • Illustration by Brian McLachlanDec. 14th, 8:45 am

2012 Hero: Fiona Crean

Nominated for: grace under fire.

By Hamutal Dotan • Illustration by Brian McLachlanDec. 14th, 8:45 am

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2012 Hero: The Globe and Mail‘s Paywall

Nominated for: reminding us that journalism costs money to make.

By Kyle Bachan • Illustration by Brett LambDec. 14th, 8:45 am

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2012 Hero: Daniel Dale

Nominated for: staying professional, even when the mayor couldn't.

By Desmond Cole • Illustration by Jeremy KaiDec. 14th, 8:45 am

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2012 Villain Nominees: Culture and Sports

Undermining the vitality of our city.

By Torontoist Dec. 13th, 9:00 am

2012 Villain: John Farrell

Nominated for: checking out even before he left the team.

By Terri Coles • Illustration by Chloe CushmanDec. 13th, 8:45 am

2012 Villain: NHL Lockout

Nominated for: taking hockey away from us.

By Kevin Scott • Illustration by Brian McLachlanDec. 13th, 8:45 am

2012 Villain: Factory Theatre’s Board of Directors

Nominated for: losing their community's trust.

By Steve Fisher • Illustration by Brett LambDec. 13th, 8:45 am

2012 Villain: CBC Funding Cuts

Nominated for: weakening one of our national institutions.

By Carly Maga • Illustration by Matthew DaleyDec. 13th, 8:45 am

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2012 Villain: Sedwick Hill

Nominated for: his role in the untimely death of the Toronto Underground Cinema.

By David Demchuk • Illustration by Brett LambDec. 13th, 8:45 am

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2012 Villain: Margaret Wente

Nominated for: plagiarism, and laziness of epic proportions.

By Natalie Zina Walschots • Illustration by Jeremy KaiDec. 13th, 8:45 am

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2012 Hero Nominees: Culture and Sports

The people and places who bring our city to life.

By Torontoist Dec. 12th, 9:00 am

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2012 Hero: Alex Anthopoulos

Nominated for: building the Jays into a team to be reckoned with.

By Terri Coles • Illustration by Chloe CushmanDec. 12th, 8:45 am

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2012 Hero: The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema

Nominated for: weathering its transition into a rare home for first-run documentaries.

By Angelo Muredda • Illustration by Matthew DaleyDec. 12th, 8:45 am

2012 Hero: G 98.7

Nominated for: making commercial radio worth listening to again.

By Chris Dart • Illustration by Matthew DaleyDec. 12th, 8:45 am