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The Square was futuristic in the beginning, and set Toronto on it's course of being a true international city. Whether this could really be an enduring catalyst for the optimism of the day, is moot. Today , the square very much looks its age. I don't pretend to know if a "total redesign" could...

Thanks for the correction.

Site preparation can begin before the 2030s as the existing power plant and stack can be removed without any licensing. Steven Lecce told an audience in Cobourg over a month ago that this project can be a successful made- in- Canada project from start to finish, which was understood to mean that...

At this point, I am wondering how long Congress and the military will wait. If there is action, it will be swift and complete. Marshall law may result, but not in the way the Administration would imagine. The thing we all should be very concerned about is that he provokes a crisis in order to...

Thank God for shiny things !

Not such a 'big wakeup' as you might think. We've had a long history with our cousin to the south. Like the cousin who always keeps her mouth shut beside the glamorous one, we liked the proximity. Most of us were aware at some level of serious jeopardy in this most one-sided relationship. I can...

Perhaps the least we might say is that it won't be 'civil '.

Marcus Gee has an interesting take in todays G&M , " It's time to leave starchitects in the past". This article mainly refers to Mr. F. Gehry and Mr. D. Libeskind, and their 'signature' projects in Toronto, the AGO and the ROM additions. I found myself nodding in general agreement with his...

Watch for big announcements for the proposed Wesleyville NGS. I too worked at Darlington during construction including the construction of the turbine blocks , as well as at Pickering NGS and at the Bruce A refurbishment . Nuclear will play a very big part in Ontario's future energy production...

Many people tend to be single- issue voters. If something benefits me directly, then that's enough for me to support whomever brings the benefit forward. It's proven over and over again. It's also remarkable that our political superstructures are so based on such blinkered perspectives.

It's interesting that we see a similar thing happening to P.P and his incessant ' noise'. So the question becomes, if noise doesn't have traction to effect change, what will ? There comes a time when heretofore intelligent people just shut out the noise. It may be called 'intelligent stupidity'...

I did the survey. I found myself being rather negative to most of the suggested activity places. It appears to be a grab bag of sorts for currently accepted ' things' we think we have to have in our public spaces. A quiet place in the middle of our busy city where one can sit comfortably on a...

It is temporary, however...." state-the-art " jingoism is somewhat premature. In a next life it would be something to experience a fully integrated waterfront amid soaring condominiums.

Making a sparkling , crystal- themed museum was always going to be a challenge for actual human engagement. As the project crystalized into being it became more and more apparent that the concept as unfolding in real time was going to disappoint a lot of people. However, I was delighted to hear...

I believe there is a much bigger nuclear plant being considered at Wesleyville, using new generation Candu reactors.