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Olivia Chow’s project: twenty-five thousand houses at affordable rent

TORONTO – Twenty-five thousand “affordable” homes: this is one of the priorities of the new mayor of Toronto, Olivia Chow (in the pic above, from Twitter – @MayorOliviaChow), who today presented what she called a “first step” in her attempt to build, indeed, 25,000 homes to rent at more affordable prices, in addition to those already planned for the city. (more…)

CORRIERE CANADESE / #1000331725 Ontario Inc. è “uomo d’onore”?

TORONTO – Shakespeare rese famosa la frase circa 500 anni fa quando scrisse i versi dell’orazione di Marco Antonio al funerale di Giulio Cesare. La sua intenzione, carica di sarcasmo, era quella di ritrarre Bruto come tutt’altro che sincero o limpido. Zachery Shwaluk, segretario-tesoriere dell’Ordine di San Basilio il Grande Holding Corp (proprietario e venditore del sito che ospita il Santuario Mariano in Weston Rd.) avrebbe potuto essere il bersaglio di una tale orazione shakespeariana… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

Is #1000331725 Ontario Inc. an “Honourable Man”?

TORONTO – Shakespeare made the phrase famous c.500 years ago when he rote the lines for Mark Anthony’s oration at the funeral of Julius Caesar. His intention, laden with sarcasm, was to portray Brutus as less than forthright. Zachery Shwaluk, Secretary-Treasurer of the Order of Saint basil the Great Holding Corp (owner and Seller of the site hosting the Marian Shrine on Weston Rd.) could have been the target of a Shakespearean oration. 

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CORRIERE CANADESE / Ecco come sarà il nuovo Ontario Place

TORONTO – Ecco come sarà il nuovo Ontario Place. La società austriaca di resort ‘Therme’, che ha firmato un contratto di locazione a lungo termine con la Provincia all’inizio di quest’anno prima della costruzione della nuova “spa”, ha reso noti ieri i progetti aggiornati, anche per rispondere alle critiche pubbliche ai piani originali dell’azienda. Progetti aggiornati che incorporano, dunque, i feedback ricevuti da riunioni pubbliche e le varie proposte di miglioramento arrivate negli ultimi mesi da più parti… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

This is what the new Ontario Place will look like

TORONTO – This is what the new Ontario Place will look like. The Austrian resort company ‘Therme’, which signed a long-term lease agreement with the Province of Ontario earlier this year ahead of the construction of the new ‘spa’, announced updated plans today, also to respond to public criticism of the company’s original plans. Updated projects that therefore incorporate the feedback received from public meetings and the various improvement proposals that have arrived in recent months from many quarters. 

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