Tuesday, January 4, 2011

FORD FOCUS - Chapter 3

Fixing Rob's Mistakes

Think of the effect George Bush and throngs of misinformed, rhetoric-driven voters had on the U.S. economy, and then read this:

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/torontomayoralrace/article/858032--scrap-streetcars-for-subways-ford-says

Here are some facts about Transit City:

FACT: LRT and street cars are not the same thing.

FACT: 1/3 of the proposed Eglinton LRT will run underground.*
(i.e. between Laird Ave. and Keele St.)

FACT: Transit City vs. Ford's "plan"


































In case it's not obvious, I deeply resent having to take time away from other important work to try and protect Toronto's future against this buffoon. Thank goodness our city's governance structure has some ability to temper Ford's rhetoric with reason, and keep him in check.

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/915410--ford-transit-city-hybrid-plan-in-the-works?bn=1

When my thesis is done, I will be doing some serious advocacy, including more canvassing. Hopefully it won't be too late by then to save the Jane LRT as well.

*Sources: City of Toronto, 2010; Google Maps

Monday, January 3, 2011

Jobs in Ontario's renewable energy sector

Do you know someone who's out of work in Ontario and interested in renewable energy? Here's a (non-comprehensive) list of jobs being created as a result of Ontario's Green Energy and Green Economy Act. These are companies you could refer them to.

Company

No. of jobs

Location

Canadian Solar

500

Guelph

Sustainable Energy Technologies and Melatron

300

Guelph

Fronius (inverters)

100

Mississauga

Canasia Power

500

London

Seimans


Windsor

Samco

60-100

Scarborough

Windtronics

174

Windsor

Lower Mattagami River Project

800

Timmins James Bay

Solar Source

150-200

Windsor

Niagara Tunnel

?

Niagara

GSL and MecaSolar

15

Wallaceburg


?

Leeds & Grenville

More on the way!




For more information, see http://cpconference.ca/