Toronto
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From  Designing Dignified Social HousingFrom: Subdivided |
The author highlights the need to add human dignity when discussing and designing new accessible housing. | Jay Pitter | 19 | 2016 | $1.90 Add |
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From  Discovering a Political LifeFrom: How We Changed Toronto |
Sewell recounts what brought him to getting involved in city politics and brings us right to his election as junior alderman in 1967 | John Sewell | 25 | 2015 | $2.50 Add |
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From Doing Immigrant Resettlement RightFrom: Subdivided |
This chapter argues for immigrants to be included in the political process. | Doug Saunders | 16 | 2016 | $1.60 Add |
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From Finding Space for SpiritualityFrom: Subdivided |
The author explores the racist opposition to the Meadowvale Islamic Centre in Mississauga. | Fatima Syed | 11 | 2016 | $1.10 Add |
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From  Foreword |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes how changes in government policy and community use over the last five years are influencing the health and welfare of Toronto’s natural heritage … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 2 | 2020 | $0.20 Add |
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From From Mayor Crombie to Mayor SewellFrom: How We Changed Toronto |
1978. At this time, Mayor Crombie was angling for the Conservative Party nomination in a downtown riding, and he made it clear he intended to leave city hall for Parliament Hill as soon as a … | John Sewell | 23 | 2015 | $2.30 Add |
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From  From Poverty to ProsperityFrom: Casa Loma |
1859 – 1889. Looks at Henry Mill Pellatt and recounts his early toronto days, young man in a hurry, Rifleman Pellatt, Pellatt the Plunger | Bill Freeman; Vincenzo Pietropaolo | 7 | 2016 | $0.70 Add |
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From Getting Down to WorkFrom: How We Changed Toronto |
Deals with his first years in office – 1969 – 1972 | John Sewell | 30 | 2015 | $3.00 Add |
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From Going Beyond RepresentationThe Diversity Deficit in Local Government From: Subdivided |
The author argues that Torontonians face a critical choice between electing a new, more inclusive local government (new voices) or maintaining the status quo and an entrenched political class … | John Lorinc | 14 | 2016 | $1.40 Add |
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From Housing:Keeping the Faith From: How We Changed Toronto |
1970s. The reform Council may have been inventive and proactive in undertaking such an ambitious affordable housing program enabled by the federal and provincial legislation, but that program … | John Sewell | 16 | 2015 | $1.60 Add |
How We Changed TorontoThe inside story of twelve creative, tumultuous years in civic life, 1969-1980 |
By the mid-1960s Toronto was well on its way to becoming Canada’s largest and most powerful city. One real estate firm aptly labelled it Boomtown. Expressways, subways, shopping centres, … | 349 | View | ||
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From How We WelcomeWhy Canada's Refugee Resettlement Program Undermines Place-making From: Subdivided |
The chapter discusses immigrant sponsorship to Canada and ensuring successful settlement for families upon arrival. | Sarah Beamish; Sofia Ijaz | 13 | 2016 | $1.30 Add |
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From Identity and the CityThinking Through Diversity From: Subdivided |
Farhadi examines four individual stories of diversity in Toronto. | Beyhan Farhadi | 20 | 2016 | $2.00 Add |
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From Introduction |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown defines Toronto’s ravines and urban forests as the city’s greatest civic treasure. He asserts that the definition of a "world class city" is … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 2 | 2020 | $0.20 Add |
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From IntroductionFrom: Subdivided |
Pitter explains the rationale behind the anthology – to spark thoughtful, spirited discussion about inclusive city-building. | Jay Pitter | 9 | 2016 | $0.90 Add |
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From Life in the City In-BetweenFrom: Subdivided |
A photo-essay of Toronto’s inner and outer suburbs. | Shawn Micallef | 4 | 2016 | $0.40 Add |
