Things That Bugged Me This Week

The TTC is 17 million dollars in the hole, because ridership is up and the transferable metro pass is too successful. Fares likely to rise because of this. Say what now?!
Can't these clowns at the TTC do anything right?

Need I really ask?

The TTC is asking the province for 450 million dollars more, after it has already given the TTC 450 million dollars towards this very project, to cover the cost of the new streetcars the federal government wouldn't (and rightly so) pay for.

St Clair right of way streetcar line 2 years over due and millions of dollars over budget.

The better way?

Not even close.

The save my swimming pool debate rages on and on and on.

Four more pools were spared this week, but nine others, located in lower-income neighborhoods are still on the chopping block.

Why are we still arguing about this. If money to keep them open is the issue, then charge a user fees and be done with it. It works with hockey rinks, why not with pools.

This should not have to be an issue every single year.

The Toronto Zoo wants to open a Panda exhibit. It would cost about a million a year for each panda, plus the another 15 million to build a suitable enclosure. But to do so would require the zoo the redevelop the zoo's northern sector which is where Canadian animals are displayed. This means that the grizzly bear and the beaver displays would be on the cutting block.

What?!

That just doesn't seem right. I'm from the school of thought that says, animals native to this country should have a permanent display for foreign visitors to see them in all their natural glory.

Panda's are cute and all, but I'm pretty sure that the grizzly bear can kick a panda's ass.