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    2150 Condos (VHL Developments) - Real Estate -

    Owners/tenants here are having a really rough week. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/shooting-birchmount-1.3491842 Obviously this isn't the developers fault, but I'd be having a whole lot of seconds thoughts about living here after the surprising closing costs, then a shooting in your...
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    Toronto Haven On The Bluffs Condos | 38.71m | 10s | VHL Developments | Master Building

    I haven't looked at the plans, but I'd assume there's at least two levels of underground parking, so they'll still need to keep digging.
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    Stronger connection with Eastern (613) or Southwestern (519) Ontario?

    That's interesting, my Dad's side (Scottish) settled in Frontenac county just north of Kingston in the 1840's. I'd assumed it was mostly Scot's in the area - some of the family in further generations did move down to Kingston and other towns in the area. So, ya, much stronger connection with...
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    John Street Roundhouse: Toronto Railway Heritage Centre, Steam Whistle, The Rec Room

    Awesome, that place will make a mint between the Dome and the Aquarium.
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    John Street Roundhouse: Toronto Railway Heritage Centre, Steam Whistle, The Rec Room

    As long as they don't bastardize the roundhouse. I'm assuming (hoping) the render in the article is from another location?
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    'Winter Stations' Along The Beach Boardwalk This Winter

    My point was there is no manned lifeguard stations there (they're not official city beaches) - although it seems some installations this year don't even involve the lifeguard chairs. As for the trail down to Doris McCarthy, I believe it is to be redone as part of the Meadowcliff project...
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    'Winter Stations' Along The Beach Boardwalk This Winter

    But there's no beaches there? The last city beach eastward is bluffers park. There's no lifeguard stations to doll up east of there, unless you count the unfinished parts of the waterfront trail east of morningside to port union - which they're planning to connect, but there'd still be no...
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    'Winter Stations' Along The Beach Boardwalk This Winter

    Bluffers Park is fairly busy during the winter (weekends). There's usually 5 -15 cars in the eastern parking lot throughout the day, it varies dependant on weather (obviously). I'd say it's 80-90% dog walkers and the rest are families/nature lovers. This is also the first year in the last ten...
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    Province of Ontario - Electric Vehicle Rebates & Charger Program

    Although I do agree with you that rich people don't need the help. That article you posted had a pretty good point about that. Bigger rebates for buying leafs, or other e-vehicles at the low end, means you're replacing a corolla (or other small gas car with very good mileage) with an e-vehicle...
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    Province of Ontario - Electric Vehicle Rebates & Charger Program

    Thanks for this. Curious - does the car have software to show the history of your charging? I'm thinking in the context of resale value when buying a used car - obviously as you noted, a 5 yr old car could last another 2-10 years on it's batteries, but unless you know how the owner...
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    Province of Ontario - Electric Vehicle Rebates & Charger Program

    What about battery replacement? I've heard that after 8-10 years, you need to replace the batteries and it costs 8-10 thousand to do this? < Not sure if this is true though?
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    Is the younger generation in Toronto more likely to use transit and will this trend last?

    It's all a combination of factors. Cities and urbanity in general are growing, bringing more people closer to transit that makes it a more sensible choice for them. I see this argument/debate closer to the same one on people choosing the suburbs vs downtown, they go hand in hand. Same with their...
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    TTC: Flexity Streetcars Testing & Delivery (Bombardier)

    Your just imposing your beliefs on the manufacturer. It's the new millennium version of liking Ford over GM, or vice versa. There really is nothing different between any of them (reliability is relatively the same for all of them). BBD;b just makes 'nicer' looking vehicles. Who cares? It's...
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    TTC: Flexity Streetcars Testing & Delivery (Bombardier)

    This was their first mistake (one sole order for all of 200 cars) Yes, if they split it up, it would cost us more. But what would motivate BBD.b more? Us b!itching and crying, or their competitor providing their cars at the quoted rate vs. BBD.b's pathetic output? Sure, the other company may...
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    TTC: Flexity Streetcars Testing & Delivery (Bombardier)

    I was wondering about this. I knew Ottawa was with a different supplier, and also Calgary is with Siemens. So CanCon rules should be able to be covered by at least one, if not two other bidders. Yes, Toronto is a different ballgame for the size of it's order, but with either supplier above, and...
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    Toronto Massey Tower Condos | 206.95m | 60s | MOD Developments | Hariri Pontarini

    That's gonna cost someone a lot of money and time.

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