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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.

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.

The cost for diesel is up across Canada, and gas prices are also climbing, with an eye-popping 18 cents per litre hike in northern Ontario with a national average increase for the past week of 5.7 cents.

The ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel continues to cause market instability, which is affecting supply and demand for oil.

“For now, the trend will remain upward until there is either a halt in escalations or de-escalations,” said petroleum analyst Patrick De Haan. “I think the market may find some stability here as this has been ongoing for a week, so the market is no longer shocked by new developments.”

After more than 32,000 speeding tickets were handed out in just three weeks by new automated speed enforcement cameras in community safety zones, council in the City of Vaughan decided to pause the program.

Mayor Steven Del Duca put forward the motion last week to pause the tickets until September, when council is due to receive a report from staff on ways the city can create more effective signage about the presence of cameras.

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.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.

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.

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?

Honda says it will be evaluating the project timing amid market changes after it postponed an EV project in Ont. for two years.

Premier Doug Ford says Honda Canada will make good on its promised $15-billion investment to build an EV battery plant and upgraded vehicle assembly facility in Ontario, despite an announcement on Tuesday that it plans to postpone the project by two years.

Honda initially announced plans to expand its footprint in Allison, Ont. back in April 2024, a move that was expected to create 1,000 jobs on top of the existing 2,400 at the current plant.

However, on Tuesday, the company said in a statement that due to a recent slowdown in the EV market, it was postponing the project by approximately two years.

Honda said the decision has “no impact” on the jobs or production at the Alliston plant but that it will continue to evaluate the timing of the forthcoming expansion “as market conditions change.”

Ford was asked about the announcement Tuesday and said Honda has “promised” his government it will continue with its planned growth in Ontario.

A second-hand Zelda cartridge. A cryptic forum thread. A generation of frightened children. This is the story of Ben Drowned – the internet's most infamous video game ghost.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/29074142

The Ford government is planning to crackdown on municipal councillors found violating codes of conduct, introducing stiffer measures that could see a councillor forcibly removed.

On Thursday, the province re-introduced legislation that was brought forward prior to Ontario’s election, proposing changes through the Municipality Accountability Act.

The proposed legislation intends to standardize codes of conduct and training across Ontario and a consistent integrity commissioner inquiry process for councils to utilize.

For more serious violations, a sitting municipal councillor could face being kicked off council for a four-year period under Ontario’s proposal.