[URBAN NOTE] Ten Toronto links

[rfmcdonald]

• The vicious homophobia exhibited by TCDSB trustee Mike Del Grande is, IMHO, another reason to defund public Catholic education in Ontario. Global News reports.


• The CCLV streetcars of the TTC are set to be pulled by the end of November. Global News reports.


• The Scarborough Bluffs are set to see some worthwhile investment. blogTO reports.


• CBC notes growth in food bank usage in Toronto and Mississauga.


• Presto users are being mischarged based on GPS mistakes. CBC reports.


• Renovictions have spiked 300% over the past four years. blogTO reports.


• The cost of rent continues to grow in Toronto. blogTO reports.


• A new project hopes to make Yonge and Eglinton less congested. The Toronto Star reports.


• New regulations about Airbnb should make the real estate market easier for renters. NOW Toronto reports.


• Owing to family request, a new street in Etobicoke will not be named after former Toronto mayor Rob Ford. Global News reports.