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This is what defund the police looks like and means. Its about funding programs appropriately and not stripping everyone bare to only fund the police.
One year, 4,464 calls, 92% required no police intervention. The Alternative Neighbourhood Crisis Response (ANCHOR) in Centretown is sending the right people to help in cases of mental health or substance use crises. It represents the de-tasking of police and it works.
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Centretown crisis response team handled thousands of calls in its 1st year, report shows | CBC News
Launched in August 2024, the Alternative Neighbourhood Crisis Response (ANCHOR) team responded to 4,464 calls in its first year, according to numbers in a new city report. The pilot program aims to pr...
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November 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
This is what defund the police looks like and means. Its about funding programs appropriately and not stripping everyone bare to only fund the police.
Oh, this is a delight. Can it go on for a week or so, so we can really experience the unfolding traffic apocalypse?
Morris has been reduced to one lane for water work. I assume the port has shut down and ambulances are refusing to even try answering calls in the area.
July 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Oh, this is a delight. Can it go on for a week or so, so we can really experience the unfolding traffic apocalypse?
First Council "doesn't represent" constituents while mayor mysteriously does. Now it's protecting Morris as a thru-way for port traffic??? Residential school-zone and huge 18-wheelers??? If port traffic's an issue, make Hollis and Lower Water no parking, two lanes. Both have lots. And furthermore...
July 17, 2025 at 10:38 AM
First Council "doesn't represent" constituents while mayor mysteriously does. Now it's protecting Morris as a thru-way for port traffic??? Residential school-zone and huge 18-wheelers??? If port traffic's an issue, make Hollis and Lower Water no parking, two lanes. Both have lots. And furthermore...
The question of 'do we cancel?' in the downtown core on a Sunday morning should really only have to be about looking out the window on a Sunday morning. Not about having to factor in ice-covered sidewalks from three days before. This really isn't good enough, @hfxgov.bsky.social.
February 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The question of 'do we cancel?' in the downtown core on a Sunday morning should really only have to be about looking out the window on a Sunday morning. Not about having to factor in ice-covered sidewalks from three days before. This really isn't good enough, @hfxgov.bsky.social.
Services cancelled: Bethlehem@Barrington, Christmas Eve, Christmas Morning. :-(
December 24, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Services cancelled: Bethlehem@Barrington, Christmas Eve, Christmas Morning. :-(
What should trouble us isn't just that this statement is false. It's the specificity of who this statement is for.
Halifax mayor says city is past the worst of its housing crisis, advocates disagree | CBC News
The worst of Halifax's homeless crisis is over, says the city's new mayor, who wants to see encampments closed as quickly as possible — even as homelessness advocates vigorously disagree that the situ...
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December 18, 2024 at 1:59 PM
What should trouble us isn't just that this statement is false. It's the specificity of who this statement is for.
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A coworker of mine is urgently seeking a 1br apartment (under $1250/mo) for her and her young daughter - must be within 30 min of wolfville.
Urgent, like URGENT.
Urgent, like URGENT.
December 16, 2024 at 12:05 AM
A coworker of mine is urgently seeking a 1br apartment (under $1250/mo) for her and her young daughter - must be within 30 min of wolfville.
Urgent, like URGENT.
Urgent, like URGENT.
The part that makes me saddest about this is that there's anyone on frontline staff ANYWHERE, never mind at a LIBRARY, who needs a freaking "policy" to break down their apparent comfort saying no when a lost child asks to use a phone to call home. Unbelievable.
This is #TorontoDanforth
"We all have a collective responsibility to ensure the safety of our youth," @meganysta.bsky.social
It's a disappointing incident that goes against so much of what the #torontolibrary stands for, a safe space for children. #ImLibraryPeople
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"We all have a collective responsibility to ensure the safety of our youth," @meganysta.bsky.social
It's a disappointing incident that goes against so much of what the #torontolibrary stands for, a safe space for children. #ImLibraryPeople
youtu.be/ab7hlosD8vo?...
Toronto Public library branch denies a lost child to make a phone call, library apologizes
YouTube video by CityNews
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December 4, 2024 at 3:04 AM
The part that makes me saddest about this is that there's anyone on frontline staff ANYWHERE, never mind at a LIBRARY, who needs a freaking "policy" to break down their apparent comfort saying no when a lost child asks to use a phone to call home. Unbelievable.