[URBAN NOTE] Five Toronto links: amalgamation, gun violence, Lego, 416 vs 905, Church and Carlton

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• May Warren reports on the consensus opinion of pre-megacity mayors of Toronto that the last deep unwanted intervention of the Ontario provincial government into Toronto affairs, amalgamation, was a mess. The Toronto Star has it.


• Alok Mukherjee at NOW Toronto looks at how recent changes, including the new Ontario government, will impact John Tory's policies on gun violence and carding.


• Raju Mudhar profiles the goal of teacher Nathan Beyerle to get Lego to adopt and sell a Toronto Architecture Kit, reproducing in Lego iconic Toronto buildings for consumers. Can he get more supporters? The Toronto Star has it.


• Emma Teitel is quite right to point out that the split between 416ers and 905ers, between people in Toronto proper and people in the suburbs, is ridiculous and needs to stop. The Toronto Star has it
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• Less than two years separates these photos taken at Church and Carlton. Urban Toronto shares them.