Posts Tagged ‘Metro Areas’
Missing Tourists in Toronto G20 Demonstrations
Below are some photos of the demonstrations earlier today in downtown Toronto. Police worked hard to regain order in different locations including Yonge and College street where there were some arrests. It was easier to spot a black bear today than a tourist ! Perhaps we need a sign similar to the one below for tourists. Related [...]
List of Job Boards for Greater Toronto Area
Image via CrunchBase Here is a list of good job boards for Toronto and GTA. Some are aggragators listing jobs from other major sites. There are some that target only Toronto and a couple that focus on certain market segments like media or journalism. Note, I have not listed any agency sites. List of good job sites: indeed.com- An [...]
G20 Summit – Toronto Metro Convention Center
The Summit is held at 255 Front Street West, Toronto, ON. It is identified by letter A in the map below. View Larger Map Related articles by Zemanta Toronto hotel workers count strike vote (cbc.ca) Security cameras installed for G20 (cbc.ca) Hotel workers vote to strike with G20 looming (thestar.com) McGuinty balks at summit security [...]
Toronto G20 Summit – June 26, 27
The cost of two day G20 summit conference in Toronto on June 26, 27 is expected to reach $1 Billion. Almost all the bill is covered by the Federal government. Vehicular traffic restriction zone covers the area south of King St. W., between Spadina Ave. and Yonge St.. Access to street portions inside the Controlled Access Zone will be closed. [...]
Toronto Public School Ratings and Household Income
Image via Wikipedia The table below shows the top rated schools in Toronto based on Fraser Institute. Click on Table to View. Top Rated Schools and here are some of the schools rated the lowest in Toronto based on Fraser Institute Bottom Rated Schools in Toronto There seems to be a direct relationship between school rating and [...]
Baby Boomer & Oil Impact on Toronto Real Estate
Toronto population is projected to grow to 7.45 million by 2031 and at the same time it is aging more quickly than at any time in the past. This includes the working-age population as the Baby Boom generation ages. The outer regions of the GTA will continue to experience rapid growh as young families conintue to flock to the abundant new housing [...]
Toronto Employment Changes by Sector
jobs from Crestock Creative Images According to Toronto City employment survey, Toronto’s overall employment in 2009 was 1,291,200 down by 1.4% or 18,100 jobs from 2008; the first year of decline after five consecutive years of growth. Here is some other interesting data based on the report: In 2009, the total number of business [...]
