Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tells Board of Trade Toronto should be planning its own transit; The pros and cons of building high rises with wood; Toronto sculptor E.B. Cox’s daughter fights to preserve his Exhibition Place statue work; and more news:

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tells Board of Trade Toronto should be planning its own transit (Toronto Star)

The pros and cons of building high rises with wood (Toronto Star)

Toronto sculptor E.B. Cox’s daughter fights to preserve his Exhibition Place statue work (Globe and Mail)

REID: Yes, the City could plow local sidewalks in the old city (Spacing Toronto)

Community rallies to bring church’s ‘spiritual sign’ back (Toronto Star)

Junction man floats idea of houseboat community at Ontario Place (Toronto.com)

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