...No Casinos Toronto Campaign Student’s Name Institution No Casinos Toronto Campaign Conflict expansion is the incorporated use of advocacy and lobbying, in an attempt to influence legislation changes. In the No Casinos Toronto Campaign, the advocacy groups employed conflict expansion to carry out the course. The groups ensured that most individuals in Toronto are aware of the campaign, and what it entails. They also coerced councilors to make legislation in opposition of the intended casino in the city. In their campaign, the advocacy groups ensured that councilors did not have a wide room for voting in favor of the casino. Conflict expansion is the rigorous use of lobbying and advocacy to manipulate legislation, without giving legislators much of a choice. This essay will evaluate the efficacy of conflict expansion, in regard to No Casinos Toronto Campaign. The advocacy groups in the “No Casinos Toronto Campaign” first contacted the legislators in the city regarding their opposing views on the proposed mega-casino. They wrote to the relevant authorities, regarding the upcoming effects of the casino on the public, the businesses and the Toronto society in general. They tried to convince the councilors to legislate in opposition of the mega-casino proposition (TogetherToronto, 2013). After communicating their stand with the legislators, the advocacy groups then launched and online campaign. The online campaign was to...
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...During my recent visit to Downtown, I got the opportunity to see urban land uses in Toronto from the CN tower as well as walk through the PATH, Toronto's "underground city". At the Top of the CN tower, I was able to experience the beautiful view and find some examples of urban land uses. Transportation was a very popular one. Transportation takes up 32% of land area and is the process of moving people and goods from one place to another. Some examples I found were Gardiner Expressway, Go trains, and the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. All these types of transportation methods make it easier and quicker for people and goods to travel. The next type of urban land use I saw was open space and recreational. This type of land takes up 7% of land...
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...estimated that approximately 65,000 Iroquoian people lived in the area and that about fifty percent of these died as a result of the introduction of European diseases” (Bobiwash, 1997, p. 11). However devastating after losing thousands of members, the Native peoples of Toronto were “demoralized and weakened by the effects of an alien epidemiology” (Bobiwash, 1997, p. 11). A foreign party was altering the Native way of life. This contributed to the ultimate hostile take over by European colonialists. To say Aboriginals were not treated with respect nor fairly given a chance to partake in the European trading system is an understatement. Nonetheless, Toronto has hidden most of what is recognized as Aboriginal artefacts. There are pieces of history in Toronto recognizable to Native peoples. However, these are ignored and unseen by many new immigrants and settler descendants alike. Europeans followed passages through Toronto designed by Native pathways. Spadina was a path at the bottom of the hill and Davenport followed the shoreline of Lake Iroquois. These paths and were chosen because of their ease of use. This is a simple example of how attribution is not fully accredited to the Aboriginal tribes of Toronto. In many cases, there are significant European landmarks around the city. Conversely, there are not many Native landmarks. The Europeans obstructed any kind of Indigenous symbol and replaced it with their own. In the few instances in which Aboriginal tribes are...
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...list, the Toronto Strong Neighbourhood Strategy brings into focus the quality of life by revitalization of infrastructure, services pertaining to the needs of the neighbourhood to promote well-being of its residents. This not only monitors areas in need of focus but also to all Toronto’s neighbourhoods. This strategy is also incorporated into ongoing developments such as efforts to reshaping Toronto’s waterfront. Collaborating and incorporating its strategies to currently developing or ongoing developments, the strategy complements any plans that the city has. The Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy (TSNS) provides an opportunity for other initiatives to be coordinated alongside TSNS. For example, Toronto Employment and Social Services’...
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...City of Toronto Transportation Services Permit Parking 416-392-7873 INFORMATION ABOUT PERMIT PARKING Permit parking is implemented on either a street name basis where parking is restricted to one specific street or on an area basis where a number of streets have been grouped into permit areas in order to maximize the available parking. A permit holder who parks on a street authorized for permit parking must park in a legal parking space subject to existing traffic regulations. In addition, the vehicle registration must remain valid and the validation sticker must be affixed to your licence plate, while you are a permit holder. Permits issued on an area basis will have the corresponding area shown on the face of the permit. A permit holder with such a permit may park on any street authorized and signed, which bears the same area code. Permits issued on a street-name basis will have a five digit code number typed on the face of the permit. A permit holder with such a permit may park only on the authorized and signed sections of the street for which the permit is issued. As a permit holder, you must comply with all NO PARKING signs (for example, NO PARKING 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., etc.). However, you may ignore those signs on your street or in your designated area which limit parking to one, two or unsigned three hour parking restrictions. A permit holder shall be given a grace period to move their vehicle from 9:00 p.m. the previous night to 9:00 a.m. the next morning on changeover...
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...Memo The Toronto Ultimate Club (TUC) is located in Toronto, Ontario and is a non-for-profit organization that focused on growing the sport of Ultimate Frisbee (Ultimate). As a result of their previous strategic plan TUC ‘s membership has stopped declining, but the general manager Jason Robinson was still not satisfied. The competition between TUC and for-profit organizations has increased, forcing TUC to develop a new marketing plan focusing on new strategies for fiscal 2009. The alternatives TUC has are to stay with the traditional standard Ultimate rules or to modify the “house rules” like the competitors. TUC can offer additional team recreational leagues like hockey, football, etc. or stay with Ultimate. TUC has the choice to stay with recreational and competitive or add a beginner, all-woman/male leagues, as well as offer clinics and modify prices. They need to decide whether to continue sponsoring the touring teams or focus on marketing abilities in other areas. The target markets TUC should be more aggressive in are the visible minorities, young professionals and secondary school students. Toronto was one of the most multicultural cities in the world where visible minorities made up 47% of the cities population. Focusing on this segment shows that TUC cares about diversity and that this sport is open to and for anyone. TUC’s current market is focused on competitive players aged 22-40, focusing solely on young professionals in their 20’s would add to the current...
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...TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS Prepared for: Mrs. Johnena Quirke Communications Instructor Prepared by: Michael Kenny BM/HRM 106A October 13, 2014 24 Heatherton Place St. John’s, NL A1E 4P5 October 6, 2015 Mrs. Johnena Quirke Communications Instructor Keyin College 44 Austin Street P.O. Box 13609, Stn. A St. John’s, NL A1B 4G1 Dear Mrs. Quirke: Enclosed is my term paper, which was a requirement for my Communications-English 1 course. I chose the topic Toronto Maple Leafs because I have been a fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs since I was a very young boy and wanted to share information with my classmates because they have such a great history. In researching my paper, I was able to find great amount of information from the internet. I had no restrictions in the gathering of information, which was updated information, on this specific hockey team. A major section of this report that may interest you is about a former player, Doug Gilmore, who was captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs; and my favorite player to ever lace up the skates. I certainly hope you enjoy reading this paper as I thoroughly enjoyed researching the information found in the contents of the report. If you have any questions or concerns, I may be contacted and day at 764-7560 or by email (mike1_kenny@outlook.com). Sincerely, MICHAEL KENNY BM/HRM 106A Encl. TABLE OF CONTENTS Letter of Transmittal iii Executive Summary v Introduction 1 History of the Toronto Maple...
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...to see significant revenue increases. The historical image of golf has always been one of prestige. The game is played mostly on the honour system and is rooted in strong values such as respect, responsibility and class. Our current membership consists of a wide variety of individuals of different classes and professions. Because of the location of the GTA Amateur Tour; elegant golf courses in exclusive districts of the GTA) it is important to develop a better image for the GTA Amateur Tour. A more elegant and professional image should be crafted to promote more members Like any other entertainment sport or leisure activity, the game of golf is not strictly for males. It is a sport that has grown in popularity among women in the Toronto Area. The GTA Amateur Tour needs to re-design the marketing and operations segments to accommodate more female golfers. The...
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...The standards adopted by the minority in the case of Toronto Marlboro Major Junior "A" Hockey Club et al. v. Tonelli et al. to “test” the minors contract were as follows: I ask whether a prudent and informed parent of a 17-year-old young man who wished to become a professional hockey player, having in mind the realities of the world around him, would approve of this contract. I believe he would. It is true that the contract in this case could have been more beneficial to the infant and the scale could have been tipped more in favour of the infant but that is of little import. It also may not be desirable that member teams of the O.H.A. Major Junior League should occupy such a preferred position as vehicles of entry to the ranks of professional hockey but that too is of little import. It was this specific contract that was available to the infant in this case. The choice was to accept it or go elsewhere and that fact must be given appropriate weight. I do not believe that it could be realistically said that it would have been in the best interest of Tonelli to go elsewhere. The dissent by Mr Justice Zuber; who felt the defendant had breached his contract, based his decision on this critical question; In September of 1974, was it in the beneficial interest of the 17- year-old John Tonelli to enter into this agreement with the Toronto Marlboros? Zuber came to the conclusion that this young man wished to be a professional hockey player and even though he had before him the opportunity...
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...City of Toronto Grants Department Date: November 15, 2011 To: Mayor Rob Ford, Mayor of Toronto cc: Toronto City Council From: Senior Grants Officer Subject: Ford City Grants Fund Application from Toronto Arts Council The Toronto Arts Council has applied to a new fund, the Ford City Grants Fund, which was created for granting funding to non-profit organizations. Successful bidders will receive up to a $50,000 grant to offset costs from their operations and expenditures. This report serves to critically evaluate the Toronto Arts Council and determine whether it is worthy of receiving funding from the new Ford City Grants Fund. It will begin by providing a brief overview of the Toronto Arts Council and its activities, followed by evaluating how the Toronto Arts Council impacts Toronto's society and the need for the organization’s services. Lastly, the memo will conclude by deciding whether to grant the Ford City Grants Fund to the organization. This report is important as the Ford City Grants Fund has limited funds available and up to $50,000 may be granted to the organization, which is a hefty sum considering that money is tight. Furthermore, many organizations are applying for grants due to recent cuts in funding. It is therefore important that only the organizations most deserving of the grant should receive it. A. Overview of Toronto Arts Council 1. Background The Toronto Arts Council is mainly a volunteer-run organization with a small group...
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...contexts d. Explain the spatial “Outcome” with examples iv. Ex1. a community in Markham (news article) v. Social ecology in this article is described through the changes that occur in this community, and the outcomes of poverty ( drugs, violence etc) <http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/06/30/a_markham_street_reveals_much_about_gta_ethnic_enclaves.html> vi. Ex 2. Poverty in canada ‘s top cities “Visible minorities make up roughly the same proportion of the population in the Vancouver CMA as in the Toronto CMA. Yet, Vancouver is slightly less segmented than Toronto, by virtue of having a smaller proportion of its population living in both isolated and mixed/polarized tracts in 2001 (Table 8). The growth of visible minority populations has also translated into increasing minority concentration in Vancouver, except that the trend is towards polarized rather than mixed tracts. As in Toronto, it is South Asians that are more likely to live in both polarized and mixed neighbourhoods, followed by all East Asians and then Filipinos. Other visible minority groups, including blacks,Arabs/West Asians and Aboriginals, were disproportionatelylikely to live in isolated and nonisolated...
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...A piece of land can change dramatically, especially in the heart of a city. With buildings constantly being torn down, built, or remodeled, construction is a common occurrence in Toronto. Often there can be controversies when a new building is planned. People do not always agree with change and surrounding buildings may be against the new construction taking away from their view or value. However, what happens when a property can be transformed from being generic, into a multipurpose property with prospect to grow in the future. This is what we see at the TD Bank at 394 Bay Street. The bank is not only evolving with the modernizing times but is becoming a leading example of how the renewal of one small site can transform a whole area. Before...
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...Q3 2014 | INVESTMENT Colliers International Canada Cap Rate Report New construction Across North America, High Tech firms are migrating to downtown, centrilized regions rather than suburban areas. Historically, technology firms across North America have tended to locate outside of the downtown core, particularly to more suburban regions. This stemmed from less expensive rental rates, lower taxes, large parcels of space, free parking and an industry that had an endless supply of workers more willing to commute. The 1990s saw the creation of technology regions, such as Silicon Valley (California), the Kanata North Business Park (Ontario) and Discovery Parks (British Columbia). As technology has changed, the space requirements and talent working within the industry have evolved. In more recent years, technology companies, particularly web design, program design and e-commerce firms that rely less on hardware and more on software, have begun to move from suburban office parks to established downtowns or up and coming urban neighbourhoods. Although this trend is at quite different stages in various cities across North America, there are a few patterns that are consistently present. Most importantly, a shift has occurred in which the majority of business is conducted through the web, so space needs now focus predominantly on employees and company branding. Many high-tech firms are striving for stimulating, accessible spaces which promote creativity, inspiration...
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...Research Paper Racism and Immigration Rémi Drapeau Student ID: C3623 Mailbox # SH649 Work presented to Kimberly Cook, course professor Social Problems & Their Impact on the Workplace BA Organizational Management, OM3413 Degree Completion Program Crandall University April 12th, 2016 Introduction 5 What Is Racism and who does it affect? 6 Challenges in the labour market 8 Who are the Muslims in Canada? 10 Aboriginals in Canada 11 References 13 Introduction Racism, immigration and exclusion are topics that seem to go hand in hand. From what I have learnt in the past few weeks, they are all far more present than I had realized. We see it in schools, justice system, job market etc. In the next few pages I will explain how they correlate in Canada today. More specifically relating to aboriginals and Muslims. Canada is home to more than 200 ethnic groups, with 16% of its population (over five million individuals) identifying as a visible minority. Information from the Census showed that Canada’s visible minority population grew 27% from 2001 to 2006, five times faster than the population as a whole. The diversity of Canada’s population is expected to continue to increase over the next two decades. According to projections by Statistics Canada up to 14.4 million Canadians (or about one-third of the population) will be members of a visible minority by 2031. The religious composition of the country is also changing, with some of the largest...
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...Social services Actions speak louder than words Wherever we live and work around the world, we give back to our communities and reach out to those who need our help. In 2009, Sun Life was proud to contribute more than $2 million to make life a little easier for thousands facing disaster, hunger and economic hardship. Of that amount, more than $1 million was distributed in Canada, made up of corporate donations and matching gifts. These dollar amounts were augmented by thousands of hours of employees and advisors’ volunteer activities. Highlights of their contributions can be found on pages 18 and 19. CAnAdIAn rEd CroSS – dISAStEr rELIEF yWCA toronto – WomEn oF dIStInCtIon AWArdS The Canadian Red Cross is renowned and respected as the first-response agency in disaster relief, at home and abroad. Following a disaster, the Red Cross arrives on the scene, often within hours, and works with governments and other humanitarian organizations to provide survivors with the basics of life: food, clothing, shelter, first aid, emotional support and family reunification. Red Cross services are based on the specific need of the moment and the role it is asked to take in the local disaster response plan. Sun Life has been a financial supporter of the Canadian Red Cross since 1927, and has been proud to contribute to the widespread good it brings wherever it steps in to help. In 2005, we established the Sun Life Financial International Response Fund with the Canadian Red Cross, the first-ever...
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