fiendishlibrarian
Active Member
Related to this, upcoming changes to provincial regulations:
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TTC: Other Items (catch all)
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stevensontransit
Active Member
Northern Light
Superstar
I'm fine w/this, but my read of the proposal itself is that it doesn't' change anything substantive.
From the proposal itself:
Under the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019, special constables are appointed by police service boards or the Commissioner of the OPP. The authorities of a special constable employed by an authorized public transit special constable employer may include enforcing the Criminal Code, and Ontario provincial statutes such as the Mental Health Act, Trespass to Property Act, and Liquor Licence and Control Act, 2019.
That means they already have the authority to trespass someone, which can include arrest if violating a trespass order. They also already have authority to charge under the criminal code; and possession is an offense. They can also charge under the Mental Health Act if someone is clearly not in their right mind; and presumably they can also charge for public intoxication which is under the above mentioned Liquor License and Control Act, if applicable.
I suppose 'use' might not be expressly covered under the above. But I think @lenaitch should be consulted on that.
My instinct is that any issue here is the management directive on escalation and use of force rather than a statutory one, but perhaps I'm wrong on that.
Amare
Senior Member
Nice in theory, but i'd love to see nothing is going to change unfortunately.
The court systems are already overburdened, they wont have the time to deal with any charges like this and charges would ultimately just get stayed and expire.
Until the province gets serious about addressing the court backlogs, clogged up prisons, mental health, and homelessness, we'll continue to see this.
Many posters here have noted seeing people drinking on the TTC, but at this point that's pretty much common occurrence. I've seen people literally smoking crack pipes on the subway, and lining up cocaine wide in the open during rush hour. The problems are spiralling, and unfortunately we have a useless premier who has and continues to exasperate the issue.
lenaitch
Senior Member
I'm not directly familiar with the Act but, based on a quick review; although the word "use" does appear in the legislation, the actual substantive section does employ the word 'consume':
3 (1) If an officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a person is consuming an illegal substance in a public place in contravention of subsection 2 (1), the officer may do one or both of the following:
1. Direct the person to cease consuming the illegal substance in the public place.
2. Direct the person to leave,
i. the public place, or
ii. a part of the public place, such as a structure being used as a dwelling where its use as a dwelling in the public place is not permitted by law.
Compliance
(2) A person who is the subject of a direction under subsection (1) shall promptly comply with the direction.
Offence
(3) A person who fails to comply with subsection (2) is guilty of an offence.
It's a little odd. Although Sec 2 prohibits the consumption, it does not create an offence. The offence is created when failing to comply with a request to cease/leave. 2 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), no person shall consume an illegal substance in a public place.
Richard White
Senior Member
Apparently the 510 will be out of commission for a few days due to underground power supply issues.
Shuttle buses have been ordered
This doesn't bode well for the world cup.
https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/...ely-be-out-of-service-for-couple-of-days-ttc/
Shuttle buses have been ordered
This doesn't bode well for the world cup.
https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/...ely-be-out-of-service-for-couple-of-days-ttc/
T3G
Senior Member
???
The World Cup that doesn't start for another 4 months, you mean????
Richard White
Senior Member
To give some context, when Bathurst had a major service increase recently they suffered power supply issues which knocked out the line.
Now, a similar situation is happening to Spadina for different reasons.
My point was that if we start experiencing power supply issues for the streetcar lines, it is a bad sign for the increased services required for the world cup. The last thing you want is increased service to overload the power supply during a high profile event.
smallspy
Senior Member
Considering that the article is so limited on actual information as to be almost worthless, you don't actually know what the cause of the outage is. And for the record, neither do I.
For all we know, it may be a water intrusion issue with all the freezing and thawing (and freezing) that we've had over the past week plus. It certainly isn't service improvements, because there's been none of those in the past week on Spadina. And it isn't because of a system overload, because they've run other routes into Spadina in the past without any faults.
Dan
Richard White
Senior Member
Fair enough but the last thing you want is failed infrastructure and major replacement the month before the World Cup.
smallspy
Senior Member
Sure. It would really suck if our water system failed in May or June for example.
But I'm not sure what fretting about the minuscule potential of a major infrastructure outage is going to achieve other than increasing your post count. (And yes, I see the irony of that statement.)
Dan
zang
Senior Member
Why? The matches are months away.
johntauren
Active Member
CP24 says it's underground issues, but CBC says it's overhead issues. Both cite the TTC as their source.
...so which is it?
...so which is it?
zang
Senior Member
Underground power that gets directed to the catenaries?
drum118
Superstar
Cross post
TTC working to repair damaged cables to restore streetcar service on Spadina Avenue
February 24, 2026
510 Spadina streetcars have been temporarily replaced with buses while crews replace damaged underground power cables that supply electricity to the overhead streetcar wires along Spadina Ave. Shuttle buses are operating between Spadina Station and Queens Quay, serving curbside stops to maintain service for customers, and additional staff are on hand at Spadina and Union stations, as well as the Queens Quay transfer point, to assist with wayfinding and transfers. Extra streetcar service has been added along the waterfront between Union Station and Queens Quay.
The damage was identified with reports of a cable chamber fire on the afternoon of Monday, Feb. 23. Repairs require the replacement of 640 metres of underground electrical cables running from Adelaide to Queen St. through multiple cable chambers along the Spadina corridor. Due to the location of the infrastructure, the work is complex and must be completed in confined underground spaces, requiring careful coordination, safety controls, and staged access to multiple chambers.
The cable replacement work is being carried out by contractor forces, supported by TTC staff. Work began overnight on Feb. 23 and is continuing around the clock. At this time, the repair is expected to be completed by the end of the week, though bus replacement service will remain in place until all testing is complete and the infrastructure is confirmed safe for streetcar operations.
The TTC is committed to keeping customers informed about work and events that impact service, as well as alternate route options. For the most up-to-date information, follow @TTCNotices on X or sign up for eAlerts.
TTC working to repair damaged cables to restore streetcar service on Spadina Avenue
February 24, 2026
510 Spadina streetcars have been temporarily replaced with buses while crews replace damaged underground power cables that supply electricity to the overhead streetcar wires along Spadina Ave. Shuttle buses are operating between Spadina Station and Queens Quay, serving curbside stops to maintain service for customers, and additional staff are on hand at Spadina and Union stations, as well as the Queens Quay transfer point, to assist with wayfinding and transfers. Extra streetcar service has been added along the waterfront between Union Station and Queens Quay.
The damage was identified with reports of a cable chamber fire on the afternoon of Monday, Feb. 23. Repairs require the replacement of 640 metres of underground electrical cables running from Adelaide to Queen St. through multiple cable chambers along the Spadina corridor. Due to the location of the infrastructure, the work is complex and must be completed in confined underground spaces, requiring careful coordination, safety controls, and staged access to multiple chambers.
The cable replacement work is being carried out by contractor forces, supported by TTC staff. Work began overnight on Feb. 23 and is continuing around the clock. At this time, the repair is expected to be completed by the end of the week, though bus replacement service will remain in place until all testing is complete and the infrastructure is confirmed safe for streetcar operations.
The TTC is committed to keeping customers informed about work and events that impact service, as well as alternate route options. For the most up-to-date information, follow @TTCNotices on X or sign up for eAlerts.