Monthly Archives: March 2018

What’s going on in Downtown Brampton?

Posted on March 22, 2018 by

Two years ago, Metrolinx started buying up properties in Downtown Brampton in order to build a new surface parking lot for GO Transit commuters. Now more houses are boarded up, and there are plans for a new university campus. Continue reading →

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Pedestrian flags at crosswalks are not a solution

Posted on March 10, 2018 by

Pedestrian crossing in Dartmouth Nova Scotia equipped with pedestrian flags A Toronto Star article this weekend profiled three elementary school students installing pedestrian flags at local residential intersections near their school in Leaside. Pedestrian flags are not a new idea; they … Continue reading →

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The wrong answer to a tragic death of a boy walking home from school

Posted on March 4, 2018 by

Kennedy Public School, where 11-year old Duncan Xu was in Grade 6. He was struck and killed on an adjacent residential street while walking home on Tuesday, February 27.  On Tuesday, February 27, around 3:30 PM, Duncan Xu, an 11-year … Continue reading →

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