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ON Economic Fundamentals 2008-12

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ON Economic Fundamentals 2008-12



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1208TNTO = Dec 2008 Toronto

1208MSGA = Dec 2008 Mississauga

1208LNDN = Dec 2008 London

1208WIND = Dec 2008 Windsor

1208CATH = Dec 2008 St. Catherines

1208BTFD = Dec 2008 Brantford

1208BAOR = Dec 2008 Barrie/Orillia

1208OTWA = Dec 2008 Ottawa

1208HAMN = Dec 2008 Hamilton

1208KWCG = Dec 2008 Kitchener/Waterloo/Cambridge/Guelph

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1208DBRK= Dec 2008 Durham - Brock

1208DCLR = Dec 2008 Durham - Clarington

1208DOSH = Dec 2008 Durham - Oshawa

1208DPIK = Dec 2008 Durham - Pickering

1208DSCG = Dec 2008 Durham - Scugog

1208DUXB = Dec 2008 Durham - Uxbridge

1208DWTB = Dec 2008 Durham - Whitby

1208YAUR = Dec 2008 York - Aurora

1208YEGM = Dec 2008 York – East Gwillimbury

1208YGEO = Dec 2008 York - Georgina

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1208YMAR = Dec 2008 York - Markham

1208YNEW = Dec 2008 York - Newmarket

1208YRHL = Dec 2008 York – Richmond Hill

1208YTHL = Dec 2008 York - Thornhill

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All the small towns that have online newspapers are covered on Sundays.
 

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Revamped Cineplex offers sushi and love seats

Bill Tishler stands in the middle of a construction zone, unveiling his latest and perhaps most challenging project, an $8 million overhaul of the Fairview Mall theatres in north-end Toronto.

"We`ve put a lot of thought into this," says Tishler, vice-president of design and construction for Cineplex Entertainment. "Even the chairs."

http://www.thestar.com/Business/SmallBusiness/article/546217
 

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Midhurst plan gets the OK

Development in the township`s upscale Midhurst community won`t be what it used to be.

"There will be a recognizable difference," Springwater Township Mayor Tony Guergis said. "We can`t accommodate (current) Midhurst-style development, but there will not be a stark difference from one to the next."

Council has approved the Midhurst Secondary Plan, which officials say will manage future growth.

"I`ve said it before, but Midhurst is probably urban sprawl at its worst, and people love it," Guergis said. "It`s unique to Simcoe County and to Springwater."

http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDi....aspx?e=1323267
 

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1208WIND
Bridge to trail bike path OK`d

Windsor has rolled a little closer to the longtime but controversial goal of having a bike path stretch from the Ambassador Bridge to the east end`s Ganatchio Trail.

A recent ruling by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment allows the city to widen parts of Riverside Drive -- against the wishes of some residents -- in order to create an unbroken bike path along 16 kilometres of waterfront.

http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/sto...48-94a7d4217fb8
 

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Ont. confident it can work out auto aid package with Feds


TORONTO — The Ontario government is confident it can work out an aid package with Ottawa to boost the struggling auto sector despite worries about turmoil in the country`s capital.

Economic Development Minister Michael Bryant says he will continue to work with the federal government and let Parliament sort out its own issues.

Bryant`s comments come as the federal Liberals and NDP work out a coalition to oust Prime Minister Stephen Harper`s minority government.

http://www.torontosun.com/money/2008/12/01/7593416.html
 

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Servicing fees stay on taxpayers` backs slack


A slim majority of London city council voted yesterday to keep millions of dollars flowing from taxpayers to developers as an incentive to draw new industry to the city. By a vote of 10-9, council refused to even consider a call by its finance chief to slowly require new industry to pay some of the costs of servicing their factories with roads, pipes and other public works, work that is now paid by taxpayers.

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/200...602611-sun.html
 

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Facelift taking Vine Towers upmarket

It`s a tale of two apartments at Tuscany Village -- before and after a massive renovation.

"They have done an amazing job here, you have to see it," says Melissa Arch-Leonard, the property`s rental agent. "There is quite a difference."

Moments later, Arch-Leonard leads a visitor into a gloomy, vacant apartment inside the 382 Vine St. tower.

Floor tiles are cracked and stained, the walls scuffed. A musty odour pervades the rooms.

http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/Article....aspx?e=1325367
 

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Councillors want city homes reassessed

City councillors want the Ontario government to reconsider property reassessments because many believe the economic crisis has lowered values below the notices that owners have received in the mail.

Coun. Vince Bucci received overwhelming support in Monday`s committee of the whole meeting for a resolution calling on the province to have the Municipal Property Assessment Corp. redo reassessments, which take effect in the 2009 tax year.

Many councillors say they have received numerous calls from concerned residents who believe that greatly escalated values in their assessments do not reflect the real worth of their properties, and they fear they will be hit with big tax increases.

http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/ArticleDi....aspx?e=1324768
 

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Real estate sales fall last month


The local real estate market hit the wall last month, bringing to an end nearly a decade of steady growth.

There were 104 sales in November, down from 175 in November 2007 and 155 in November 2006, according to the Brantford Regional Real Estate Association.

"It`s not really all that surprising when you consider all of the bad economic news that`s been in the media for the past several weeks," association president Stewart Anderson said Monday.

"But you have to remember that we`ve been on a nine-year run of good steady growth and those of us who have been in the business for a while knew that it couldn`t go on forever."

http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/ArticleDi....aspx?e=1324753
 

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High-speed Internet coming to rural areas

Those living in the rural areas surrounding Orillia will no longer have to wait on a slow dial-up connection to link them to the World Wide Web. Residents of Oro-Medonte, Severn and Ramara Townships will soon be zipping through the Internet like those in the city.

The County of Simcoe is eligible to receive up to $1 million in provincial funding to start local broadband infrastructure projects through the provincial Rural Connections Broadband program.

"High-speed Internet is almost as important as roads are to people nowadays," said Oro-Medonte Township mayor, Harry Hughes. "With the changing workplace there are a number of home businesses and small businesses that really rely on it."

http://www.orilliapacket.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1325091
 

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List of heritage properties tabled

More consultation.

That`s what councillors agreed the municipal heritage committee needed to do before council can approve adding 22 properties of interest to the Municipal Register of Cultural Heritage Properties.

On Nov. 24, the municipal heritage committee presented the list of identified properties to council. At that time, it was noted owners hadn`t been notified and would be made aware of their property being added to the list once the decision was ratified by council.

http://www.orilliapacket.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1325084
 

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1208WIND
East-end police station to close


Windsor police will shut down the east-end collision reporting and patrol base on Jefferson Boulevard by the end of January.

Chief Gary Smith said the decision, approved at the last police services board meeting, means 69 officers working from the centre will be dispatched from the downtown headquarters.

http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/sto...f7-4aecd265c006
 

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`Open fire` regulations mark rural-urban split


LAKESHORE - Some spectacular blazes in Essex County that have destroyed barns and livestock have been caused by fires set to clear brush or farm fields of crop stubble.

Five Essex County municipalities have bylaws to control "open fires."

But Leamington and Lakeshore are still trying to develop bylaws to permit well-controlled "open fires" while not getting so heavy-handed that campfires end up being banned.

http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/sto...df-3be6368a219f
 

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Chelsea Creek plan to face referendum

Chelsea council voted last night in favour of holding a referendum regarding a controversial development.

About 85 residents will be eligible to vote on Sunday, Feb. 1 on the Chelsea Creek project being proposed by the InHarmony development group, municipality spokesman Charles Cardinal said. An advance poll will be held a week earlier on Jan. 25.

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/todays-p...9503/story.html
 

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Shock to the sewer system


Stopping raw sewage from getting into the Ottawa River could cost as much as $3 billion and take several decades to complete, according to a report obtained by the Sun. "Given the magnitude of the funding required to achieve these service enhancements, there is a need to develop priorities and strategies that will ensure money is utilized to achieve the greatest benefit," the report reads.

http://www.ottawasun.com/News/OttawaAndReg...603891-sun.html
 

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City wants to speed downtown traffic

After turning James and John into two-way streets that slowed traffic down, the city is now looking for ways to speed things up.

City staff want the green light to tinker with signals on the two major roads, in order to shave anywhere from five seconds to one minute off driving times during peak hours.

http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/474931
 

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`It will create an eyesore`

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Some residents near a proposed 12-storey condo building in uptown Waterloo say the "super-sized building" would be an eyesore in their Alexandra Avenue neighbourhood.

"A 12-storey building is a huge footprint on a small piece of land," said Philip Merikle, who lives in a condo at the old Alexandra school.

http://news.therecord.com/News/Local/article/452619
 

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GO Transit may get going via VIA Rail

GUELPH

Of the three proposed GO Transit sites in Guelph, city staff are recommending council endorse the downtown Via Rail station.

But parking concerns may turn out to be the thorn in its side.

The Via site was among the proposed locations brought forward at a public meeting held by GO Transit in September. The former Lafarge property off the Hanlon Expressway and at Watson Road in the east end are also on the table.

http://news.guelphmercury.com/News/article/411049
 

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Region may take years to solve basement flooding problem



DURHAM -- The Region is considering a program that would at least partially subsidize backflow preventers for homes affected by basement flooding. On Aug. 11, about 150 homes in Durham were flooded due to sewer backups after heavy rains. The Region has identified four areas where flooding occurred in clusters: Annes Street, Walton Boulevard and Lupin Drive in Whitby, and Lawrie Road in Ajax.

http://newsdurhamregion.com/news/ajax/article/114308
 
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