Toronto

Community concern over a TTC plan to reroute a busy bus line through a quiet Etobicoke neighbourhood has prompted the transit agency to change course.

Residents of Beaver Bend Crescent were surprised to discover orange hoarding installed along their street in late May – preparation, they later learned, for the construction of four new bus stops on a street that had never been a transit route.

Their councillor, Stephen Holyday, was later told that the southbound 111 East Mall bus route would be permanently detoured through Beaver Bend because three bus stops along the existing route no longer met accessibility standards.

“We’re concerned about hazards to pedestrians, particularly children,” Alexander Sinenko, a local parent, told CTV Toronto.

“It will create complete chaos at pick-up and drop-off,” said Oksana Cherchik, whose three children go to the school at the foot of the street.

“The nuances of our neighbourhood really don’t seem like they’ve been taken into consideration for such a major transit change,” echoed resident Connie Smith.

Great decision for property owners. This means rent will keep increasing fast.

Horrible decision for young people and renters.

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government is proposing to weaken an impending slate of new recycling rules because producers of the materials said the system is getting too expensive.

The province began transitioning in 2023 toward making producers pay for the recycling of their packaging, paper and single-use items. The companies’ obligations were set to increase next year, but the government is now looking to delay some measures and outright cancel others, such as requirements to extend collection beyond the residential system.

Starting next year, producers are also supposed to be responsible for collecting material from more multi-residential buildings, and certain long-term care homes, retirement homes and schools. The government is now proposing to remove that requirement entirely.

The same goes for a rule that would have made beverage producers responsible for containers not just dropped in a residential blue box but also those used outside the home, and a provision for producers to expand collection in public spaces.

The intent behind the initial regulations was to incentivize producers to use less packaging and to use materials that can more easily be recycled, said Karen Wirsig, senior program manager for plastics with Environmental Defence.

These changes would halt any progress on that score, she said.

“Municipalities have been saying for years, ‘Our blue box is getting more and more filled with packaging types we can’t even identify let alone properly sort ... because often they’re made with mixed materials that are not easily recycled,’” Wirsig said.

https://archive.ph/ZwqaH

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/31741164

One in every 770 pedestrians and one in every 500 cyclists experience a high-risk or critical near-miss at intersections across Canada, according to a new study commissioned by CAA.

CAA and Miovision—a traffic data analysis company—watched 20 intersections nationwide between August 2024 and February 2025 using cameras and artificial intelligence.

They logged over 600,000 near-miss moments, indicating that at least three serious incidents occur at a single location every day.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/46502164

Dr. Bhattacharyya discusses how Ontario might tackle the health provider shortage by using AI tools improve and increase productivity, followed by questions from the audience.

Here is the archive.today version https://archive.ph/LkEvF

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/46058806

I picked up an old/cheap digital TV antenna and plugged it into my TV and watching regular TV for the first time in 20+ years.

The automatic channel scan picks up 9 stations here in Toronto. I was hoping for PBS but no luck. I don't think I even have english CBC. Where is it supposed to be?

There isn't a TV guide station anymore.

So far the best thing I found is OMNI TV where I just watched the news in Tagalog (I think) and now it's on again in Arabic. On a weekend where time is happening, the English that's sprinkled in is enough to make it interesting to me.

WTF someone vandalized "fuck gaza" on a Muslim Association of Canada building in Montreal. News is perhaps suggesting people donate to https://handsforcharity.org/ 🍉

I wish this was subtitled in english to appease my anglo chauvinism.

Anyways in a general sense how do you find out what's on TV

Literally, the mobility shuttles constantly spam ring their bells throughout the terminal. They also speed so fast and expect the entire crowd to rush and create space for them to move? I understand they are an accessible service, but what's the rush?