1. [In response to a planned outsourcing of editing jobs,] “one (apparent) editor at the Star has decided to show us all the benefits of collaboration. An extensively marked-up copy of Publisher John Cruickshank’s internal memo announcing the changes was sent to Torontoist by a self-described ‘intermediary who was asked to send this for a friend who works at the Star’ this morning; it’s, allegedly, ‘the work of a Star editor.’”
(via Torontoist)

    [In response to a planned outsourcing of editing jobs,] “one (apparent) editor at the Star has decided to show us all the benefits of collaboration. An extensively marked-up copy of Publisher John Cruickshank’s internal memo announcing the changes was sent to Torontoist by a self-described ‘intermediary who was asked to send this for a friend who works at the Star’ this morning; it’s, allegedly, ‘the work of a Star editor.’”

    (via Torontoist)

  2. What do I do with...? →

    The City of Toronto’s Garbage/Recycling/Composting Explainomatic Website.

    What can I say? Every time I start to lose hope, they pull me back in with a bit of something smart.

  3. Who You Gonna Call?

    Toronto’s new 311 service, apparently:

    In a news release touting the first week of the service, officials noted Monday that some unusual calls included questions about what temperature should chicken wings be cooked at and whether Fort York was haunted.
    Others included a child looking for a recipe for strawberry cheesecake, but he didn’t know how to spell the fruit. The operator reportedly helped the boy spell the word and directed him to Google.

    Please see here.

    (via The Toronto Star)

  4. Defending the Mayor  →

    Christopher Hume on why, despite some bad decisions, Miller’s vision for Toronto is to be admired.