Author: Marzio Pelù

Inside Toronto’s new Line 5: our first rides on opening day and first workday (with videos)

TORONTO – So what is this new Line 5 subway really like, after being awaited by Torontonians for a full fifteen years? We tried it out right away, both on Sunday — the day of the official opening: read our article here — and on Monday, today, to test it under regular weekday conditions. And we did so not only as journalists, but also as commuters, since yours truly – the author of this piece – has been travelling along roughly the same route every day for almost three years to get to the Corriere Canadese newsroom. What follows, then, is our account of two trips on the “Eglinton Crosstown LRT”, better known as Line 5, “Eglinton,” or more simply as “the orange line.”

Toronto’s new Line 5 “Eglinton” now running, riders encouraged to give online feedback

TORONTO – As of today, the long-awaited “Eglinton Crosstown West Extension,” or Line 5 of the subway, is operational. The Ontario government officially opened one of Toronto’s most significant new public transit projects: Line 5 “Eglinton” has entered service under the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), offering free rides to all passengers on its inaugural day. 

CORRIERE CANADESE / La Fondazione Museo della Shoah protagonista in Canada con il Presidente Mario Venezia: la Giornata della Memoria a Ottawa e Montreal

OTTAWA – Si è concluso ieri con successo il ricco programma di eventi promossi in Canada, su impulso dell’Ambasciata d’Italia, dalla rete diplomatico-consolare italiana in occasione della Giornata Internazionale della Memoria. Gli appuntamenti finali si sono svolti dal 2 al 5 febbraio quando il Prof. Mario Venezia, Presidente della Fondazione Museo della Shoah di Roma, si è recato in visita a Ottawa e Montreal su invito dell’Ambasciatore Alessandro Cattaneo, per un articolato programma di iniziative ed incontri con controparti canadesi… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>