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  1. Action this Thursday, City allowing respite spaces to be lost
    Sources News Release
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2018
    City allowing respite spaces to be lost despite shelters being full and directive from council to maintain respite capacity
  2. Along the Shore: Rediscovering Toronto's Waterfront Heritage
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2013
    Toronto area residents and visitors who are curious about the history of some of the city's outstanding waterfront features will like M. Jane Fairburn's Along the Shore. The book offers a trove of historical information about four areas of this urban metropolis that have retained their natural beauty, including the Scarborough Shore, the Beach, the Island, and the Lakeshore.
  3. Atom Bomb Survivors open Hiroshima and Nagasaki Exhibition in Toronto City Hall
    Sources News Release
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2012
    Hiroshima atomic bomb survivors Setsuko Thurlow and Joe Ohori to open the Hiroshima, Nagasaki Poster & Survivors' Artwork Exhibit at Toronto City Hall on Aug. 8, 2012 at 9 AM. They will be available for media interviews. Exhibit runs to Aug 11, 2012
  4. Blight and the Brave New World
    Rural estates to urban renewal: Moss Park, Trefann Court and Corktown
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2001
    A history of, and observations and reflections on the Moss Park, Trefann Court and Corktown areas of Toronto.
  5. Canadian Information Sharing Service
    Volume 1, Number 4 - November 1976
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    Published: 1976
  6. Canadian Information Sharing Service
    Volume 2, Number 2
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    Published: 1977
  7. Canadian Information Sharing Service
    Volume 3, Number 2 - April 1978
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    Published: 1978
  8. Challenging Racism isn't Anti-Semetic
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2017
    Engler criticizes Canadians' willingness to defend the Jewish Defense League, even with their growing connection to white supremist groups.
  9. Cities and the Wealth of Nations
    Principles of Economic Life
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1984
    Jacobs argues that virtually all economic life, no matter how geographically remote from cities, depends on cities to maintain it or change it.
  10. The City and Radical Social Change
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1982
    A collection of essays dealing with the dynamics of the new forces for social change in our urban milieu, discussing how new ideas are contributing to an urban insurgency which could lead to a new city and a new concept of citizenship.
  11. City closes foot path to school where 11-year-old student was killed by a driver
    Jim Karygiannis, Councillor for Ward 39, says decision was not made lightly
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2018
    Following years of advocating for a safer walkway for pedestrians, the death of a child leads to a closure and further safety measures.
  12. City Hall and Mrs. God
    A Passionate Journey Through a Changing Toronto
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1990
    An examination of the underclass of Toronto.
  13. City of Toronto Streetfinder
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2000
  14. College Street - Little Italy
    Toronto's Renaissance Strip
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2006
  15. Computer Drawn Maps of Planning Indicators for Metropolitan Toronto.
    Resource Type: Book
  16. Connexions
    Volume 6, Number 2 - April 1981 - Urban Core/Milieu Urbain
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    Published: 1981
  17. Connexions
    Volume 7, Number 4 - December 1982 - Housing
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    Published: 1982
  18. Connexions Archive seeks a new home
    Sources News Release
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2009
    The Connexions Archive, a Toronto-based library dedicated to preserving the history of grassroots movements for social change, needs a new home.
  19. Connexions Digest
    Issue 53 - January 1991- A Social Change Sourcebook
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    Published: 1991
  20. Constraints on Expansion - Island Airport Master Plan Reveals Fatal - Facilities Can't Cope with Existing Volumes
    Sources News Release
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2014
    The Toronto Port Authority yesterday released its new 'Master Plan' for the Island Airport. "This isn't so much a 'plan' as a list of unsolvable problems." said Brian Iler, Chair of CommunityAIR.
  21. Crestwood Heights
    A Study of the Culture of Suburban Life
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1963
  22. Dark Age Ahead
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2004
    A dark age is a culture's dead end. Jacobs argues that our society is facing the coming of a dark age.
  23. Doors Open Toronto
    Illuminating the City's Great Spaces
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2002
  24. Dream Tower
    Resource Type: Film
    Published: 1994
    Follows the history Rochdale College, a famous experiment in co-operative living and self-directed education in 1960's Toronto.
  25. Dreaming of What Might Be
    The Knights of Labor in Ontario, 1880-1900
    Resource Type: Book
    The Holy Order of Knights of Labour, based in Ontario, pressed for a more egalitarian society by unifying industrial workers.
  26. Exploring Toronto
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1972
  27. Golden Horseshoe StreetFinder
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1996
  28. Good Accounting is M.I.A
    City budget system is obsolete: daycare is as much a capital item as bridges
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2011
    The author calls on Toronto's city hall to recognize that environmental and social programs are a kind of infrastructure in that they create stakeholders in the community. He advocates that the municipal budget treat these as such and consider them an investment rather than an expenditure.
  29. Great Country Walks Around Toronto
    Within reach by public transit
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1996
  30. Hiroshima & Nagasaki Commemorations in Toronto
    Sources News Release
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2012
    Toronto's commemoration for the 67th Anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki. 'TORONTO FOR A NUCLEAR WEAPONS-FREE WORLD' on August 9, 2012, 6:15 PM at the Church of the Holy Trinity, Toronto (behind the Eaton Centre).
  31. Historical Atlas of Toronto
    Resource Type: Book
  32. A History of Women's Rights in Toronto
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2017
    Whether they were marching in solidarity with the Women's March on Washington or commemorating International Women's Day, women in Toronto have a longstanding tradition of advocating for gender equality across Canada.
  33. How it all adds up
    $4 billion more flows out than comes back in - and that has to change if the city is to stay healthy, critics say
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2002
    A discussion of Toronto's position within the Canadian economy, and an argument that given its' status as 'economic powerhouse' for the country, that perhaps some additional re-investment into the city is warranted.
  34. HTO
    Toronto's Water from Lake Iroquois to Lost Rivers to Low-flow Toilets
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2008
    A collection of essays on Toronto's water and watershed, ranging from burying streams to storm sewers and rainwater harvesting.
  35. The Humber
    Tales of a Canadian Heritage River
    Resource Type: Book
  36. An Illustrated Guide to Newspapers in Toronto
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 1976
  37. Inclusion or exclusion
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2008
    People who advocate a vision of distinct communities that speak different languages, keep apart from each other, and communicate with the structures of the larger society only through interpreters, are doing more harm than good. What they are advocating is not diversity but entrenched division.
  38. The Intruders
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1976
    A novel depicting the gentrification of the Cabbagetown neighbourhood in Toronto.
  39. Jewish human rights group to hold annual conference in Toronto this week
    Sources News Release
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2012
    Independent Jewish Voices' annual general meeting takes place this week in Toronto. It will feature a number of prominent guest speakers and address a range of issues related to the organization's mandate.
  40. Valerie Jones, M.B.A., Speaker, Social Networking, E-Commerce Expert, GrandandToyEmpower.com
    Media Profile in Sources
    Resource Type: Organization
  41. King St. middle-finger approach seems like an odd way to deal with lost business
    For people who say business is down because of streetcar traffic, the owners have chosen a really bizarre way to try to welcome riders in
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2018
    Toronto business owners protest Theatre District anti-congestion measures with a sculpture of a middle finger (obscene gesture).
  42. Liberal Dreams and Nature's Limits
    Great Cities of North America Since 1600
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1996
    An exploration of city life through time, focusing on the life [economically, socially, politically, etc.] of five large North American cities at various times in the past - Philadelphia during the time of Benjamin Franklin (1760), New York in the mid nineteenth-century (1860), Chicago at the beginning of the Progressivist Civic Movements (1910), Los Angeles during the immediate Post-war boom (1950) and Toronto at the beginning of its own ascendancy in the 1970's. (1975).
  43. The MegaCity Saga
    Democracy and Citizenship in This Global Age
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2000
  44. The Morningside World of Stuart McLean
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1989
    Radio essays by Stuart McLean.
  45. A New City Agenda
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2004
    While Canadians have quickly recognized the importance of healthy cities in their own lives and communities, governments have lagged far behind. In A New City Agenda, journalist and former mayor, John Sewell answers the question: What would a new deal for cities look like? He articulates a new vision for Canada’s largest urban regions and the implementation of required changes in social services, public education, settlement, health, housing, policing, land use and governance.
  46. No Fare Is Fair: A Campaign for Free Public Transit in Toronto
    Why Do We Need Free Transit?
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2018
    Public transit should be a right for everyone in Toronto. Using subways, buses, and streetcars shouldn't require paying fares, or user fees, that penalize riders with lower incomes.
  47. Old Toronto Houses
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2003
    Photographs of old Toronto houses, with accompanying text.
  48. Opening of Moss Park Armouries Necessary But Temporary Measure: More Permanent Shelter Beds Needed
    Sources News Release
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2018
    Warming centres will save lives this winter but conditions within most are appalling and they don’t necessarily meet the City’s own shelter or public health standards. We need permanent beds in the downtown core and we need them now.
  49. The Other Guide to Toronto
    Opening the Door to Green Tourism
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2000
  50. Over the Don
    Resource Type: Book
  51. Passing Stories
    Tales from a wander so far without end
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2002
    A collection of stories based around experiences and observations from walking Toronto's Queen Street, considering the requirements and rewards of urban citizenship.
  52. Perly's 1992
    Street Guide Metro Toronto
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1992
  53. Perly's Guide
    All Metro Toronto, All One- Way Streets
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1974
  54. The Physiography of Southern Ontario
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1967
    The book begins with a brief account of the bedrock of Southern Ontario, continues with its galcial geology, then treats all its surface features, including river valleys, in some detail. The second half describes the physiography and land use and settlement of each of fifty-two regions. It ends with a brief summary, a glossary, and a bibliography.
  55. A pricey suburban sewer plan that stinks
    City pays for new pipe and the results will be flushed into our lake
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 1998
    Discussion of connecting King township to the Toronto sewer system.
  56. Private property; public life
    The city indoors: The Eaton Centre and "Toronto's Downtown Walkway"
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2001
    A history of, and observations on, Toronto's Eaton Centre mall and PATH walkway and preceding indoor private-owned and publically accessible spaces.
  57. Public Transit Struggles in London and Toronto: P3s, Transit Workers and Alternatives
    Resource Type: Film/Video
    Published: 2015
    Using the fight against transit privatization practices in London, England, Rosenfeld presents a model for reform in Toronto that prioritizes rider concerns such as reduced fares and increased accessibility.
  58. Reclaiming the Don
    An Environmental History of Toronto's Don River Valley
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2015
    Illuminates the impact of the Don River Valley on Toronto's development and unearths the missing story of the relationship between the river, the valley, and the city.
  59. Regeneration
    Toronto's Waterfront and the Sustainable City
    Resource Type: Book
  60. Roncesvalles
    Spanish name, Polish downtown; one avenue, many stories
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2002
    A history of the immigrant populations in the Roncesvalles area of Toronto, with observations on the communities who have lived there told through monuments and landmarks.
  61. Seven News
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    Published: 1970
    Seven News (7 News) was a community newspaper published in the area of Toronto east of downtown which at the time was known as Ward 7. Seven News was published from 1970 to 1985. Seven News is no longer publishing, but all issues of the paper have been scanned and are available on the Connexions website.
    Ward 7 covered the area of Toronto east of downtown, from Sherbourne Street to Logan Avenue, south of Bloor-Danforth, including Don Vale, Cabbagetown, Regent Park, Riverdale, St. Jamestown.
  62. Seven News: Principles & Purposes
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 1978
    Statement of principles of Seven News, a community newspaper.
  63. The Shape of the City
    Toronto Struggles with Modern Planning
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1993
    John Sewell traces in urban planning from pre-Depression garden cities to postwar modernism and a revival of interest in the streetscape grid.
  64. The Short Happy Walks of Max MacPherson
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1976
    Harry Bruce walks the streets of Toronto.
  65. Size matters: What Berlin’s rapid transit would look like in Toronto
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2014
    Berlin has about 600,000 more people than Toronto and encompasses about 250 more square kilometers, so it's reasonable to expect there to be more subway lines. But not this many: Berlin has 25 subway and urban rail lines; Toronto has three – four, if you include the Scarborough RT. That's 403 kilometres of track in Berlin, compared to Toronto's 68.3 km.
  66. Sources welcomes Valerie Jones
    Sources News Release
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2009
    Sources welcomes a new member: Valerie Jones, M.B.A., Speaker, Social Networking, E-Commerce Expert, GrandandToyEmpower.com.
  67. Special Places
    The Changing Ecosystems of the Toronto Region
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1999
    Special Places explores the changing ecosystem of the Toronto area over the past century, looking at the environmental conditions that influence the whol region and at the surprising range of plants and animals you can find in many of its natural spaces.
  68. Toronto 150
    Portrait of a Changing City
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1984
  69. Toronto Citizen
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    A community newspaper published in the 1970s covering Toronto city politics and urban issues. Connexions Archive has a collection of issues of the paper.
  70. Toronto Clarion
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    Independent alternative newspaper published in Toronto in the 1970s.
  71. Toronto Flashback 2
    A postcard book of 30 black and white historical photographs
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1989
  72. Toronto For Sale: the Destruction of a City
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1972
    An account of how the Toronto City Council rezoned land to maximize land densities, favoring the interests of private developers over the public in the 1970s.
  73. 'Toronto' Is An Iroquois Word
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2012
    The author tries to make the case that southern Ontario is historically Haudenosaunee (Iroqouis) territory. She conflates the term 'Iroquoian,' meaning the larger language and cultural grouping, with the narrower term 'Iroquois,' which refers specifically to the Five (later Six) Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. In doing so, she tries to make it seem that the Huron who inhabited much of Southern Ontario until they were invaded and destroyed by the Haudenosaunee Confederacy in the 1640s, were just another branch of the Iroquois Confederacy. She dismisses the Anishinabe, who moved into southern Ontario after defeating the Iroquois Confederacy in the late 1600s, as latercomers whose oral histories, and claims to Southern Ontario should not be taken seriously.
  74. Toronto Joins in Solidarity with Ottawa Climate Fast
    Sources News Release
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2012
    Join with us on Oct. 2nd, in solidarity with the Ottawa Fasters to mark the final day of the Climatefast, Int'l Day of Non-Violence & Gandhi's birthday in a peaceful demonstration for action on Climate Change. 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM, Queen & John Sts.
  75. Toronto: No Mean City
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1986
  76. Toronto passes municipal Access Without Fear policy after marathon debate
    Sources News Release
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2013
    Toronto City Council becomes the first city in Canada to pass an Access Without Fear policy at the municipal level.
  77. Toronto Planning Atlas
    Computer Drawn Maps of Planning Indicators for Metropolitan Toronto
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 1980
  78. Toronto Planning Atlas
    Computer drawn maps of planning indicators for Metropolitan Toronto
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1980
  79. Toronto Rocks
    The Geological Legacy of the Toronto Region
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1998
    Toronto’s urban geology.
  80. Toronto Survival Guide
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1973
  81. The Underside of Toronto
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1970
    Sociological essays on Toronto.
  82. The University of Toronto
    A History
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2002
  83. Up Against City Hall
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1972
    John Sewell describes his early life and explains how he accidentally got involved in politics. He tells of his experiences in Trefann Court, and how this opened his eyes to the realities of civic politics, and gives behind-the-scenes accounts of some of the major battles at City Hall.
  84. Utopia: Towards a New Toronto
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2005
    Torontonians begin to see their city as a place of possibility and potential. Visions of a truly workable, liveable and world-class city are once again dancing in citizens' heads. "uTOpia" aims to capture and chronicle that spirit, collecting writing by many of the people inspired by and involved in the developing projects.
  85. Voices of Experience
    Five Tales of Community Economic Development in Toronto
    Resource Type: Book
  86. The Ward
    The Life and Loss of Toronto's First Immigrant Neighbourhood
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2015
    The story of the growth and destruction of Toronto’s first 'priority neighbourhood.'
  87. Your Guide to Toronto Neighbourhoods
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2002

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