In today’s edition of This City: harm reduction workers on Doug Ford’s decision to close safe consumption sites. Plus, how an actor, bartender and financial planner making $264,000 a year spends her money; a reader whose cousin used AI to write a eulogy; and more. For all of our city coverage, visit torontolife.com or subscribe to our print edition. |
Tina Estwick and Bill Sinclair, the heads of Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Services, say their centre has saved thousands of lives. After Doug Ford’s government announced its plan to close supervised consumption sites located within 200 metres of schools and daycares in August, they worry that people who use drugs will have nowhere to turn. Here, Estwick and Sinclair explain the potential fallout. |
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| Deidre Cross makes $264,000 a year as an actor, a bartender and the owner of Ohh You Budget, a financial planning platform. She lives in a one-bedroom-plus-den condo in West Queen West, spending $2,097 a month on mortgage payments. “I used to rent this place for $1,664. My landlord was having money problems, so I bought it off him for $465,000,” she says. Here, she breaks down her spending. |
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| “After my father died earlier this year, I was so upset that I couldn’t bear the thought of speaking at his funeral, so I asked my cousin to deliver the eulogy instead. At the time, I thought his words felt a bit impersonal, but he did the job. Last week, he let slip that he’d been busy hauling the kids from one camp to the next, so he’d used AI to write the speech. Am I wrong to be livid?” Here’s what our Urban Diplomat had to say. |
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