The completion of one section of the Toronto-York Spadina subway expansion linking the City of Vaughan and York University with downtown Toronto was marked with great fanfare Monday by dignitaries, including Mayor Rob Ford and TTC chair Karen Stintz, reported the Toronto Star June 12. Read full story.
Adapting to the New Normal
Between 2007 and 2010, for example, funds allocated by the United States, European Union and other G8 nations to promote macroeconomic stabilization amounted to roughly $17 trillion, according to York Professors Stephen Gill and Isabella Bakker, these funds are unlikely to be recouped and thus may contribute to the public sector’s lack of financial flexibility in countering long-term risks such as climate change, reported Corporate Knights magazine June 11. Read full story.
Fashion Unique Plus Size Wedding Dresses
“Women can walk down the aisle visibly pregnant, carrying a newborn, or they can choose to skip the wedding altogether. Women have choices about the order in which they do things these days,” explains York women’s studies Professor and motherhood researcher Andrea O’Reilly, in an article about new trends in plus size wedding dresses posted on information.online June 12. Read full story.