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The lesson lost on Rae
(February 16, 2005) Ontario universities and colleges like the provincial government’s Rae Report on education. They’re even planning a media campaign to make sure the provincial government in its spring budget begins to spend the $1.3-billion in additional funding that former NDP premier Bob Rae recommends they get by 2007. Continue reading
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Artist as benefactor
(February 5, 2005) Christo and Jeanne-Claude, the breathtaking artists whose cloth projects have graced many miles of countryside and, in cities, wrapped entire buildings will next week add to their trademark feats with another monumental work, this one in New York City’s Central Park. Continue reading
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How to pack for a Cuban vacation
(December 18, 2004) Although Cuba welcomes more tourists from Canada than from any other country, some of us don’t know what to expect when we travel to the island paradise. Continue reading
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Sowing the skyline
(November 13, 2004) Cities are the once and future centres of agriculture. That’s true in spades for cities that are chic and sophisticated, and chock-a-block with people. Continue reading
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Let every roof bloom
(November 6, 2004) Sod atop a building shields it from cold in winter, from heat in summer, and from sound year round. It makes buildings more hospitable for those who live or work within them. Roof vegetation also makes cities more hospitable for the general population: It cleans air of dust and rainwater of heavy metals, reduces smog, ground-level ozone and other pollutants, and moderates the "heat island effect" that raises city temperatures above that of the surrounding countryside. Continue reading
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Urban Renaissance Institute 