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1521The rise of rival non-profits ABC Toronto and Progress Toronto marks a new era of behind-the-scenes political organizing at City Hallâand this October's election is their first real test.</p> 1522 1523 1524 1525 </div> 1526 1527 </div> 1528 1529 1530 <div class="list-post group "> 1531 1532 <div class="list-thumb"> 1533 1534 <a href="https://thelocal.to/second-exit-ttc-public-consultation/"> 1535 1536 1537 <img src="https://thelocal.to/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GREENWOOD-20.jpg" alt="" /> 1538 1539 1540 </a> 1541 1542 </div> 1543 1544 <div class="post-list-right"> 1545 1546 1547 <div class="meta"> 1548 1549 1550 1551 Perspective 1552 1553 1554 1555 1556 <span>by </span> 1557 1558 1559 1560 1561 1562 Alison Motluk 1563 1564 1565 1566 1567 </div> 1568 1569 1570 <h4><a href="https://thelocal.to/second-exit-ttc-public-consultation/">What the Unfinished Saga of a Still-Not-Built Subway Exit Taught Me About Public Consultation</a></h4> 1571 1572 <p>One community volunteer traces 20 years of botched communication, unanswered questions, and delaysâand asks what public consultation is actually worth.</p> 1573 1574 1575 1576 </div> 1577 1578 </div> 1579 1580 1581 <div class="list-post group "> 1582 1583 <div class="list-thumb"> 1584 1585 <a href="https://thelocal.to/peel-school-board-trustee-election-2026/"> 1586 1587 1588 <img src="https://thelocal.to/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/DC87749webres.jpg" alt="" /> 1589 1590 1591 </a> 1592 1593 </div> 1594 1595 <div class="post-list-right"> 1596 1597 1598 <div class="meta"> 1599 1600 1601 Analysis 1602 1603 1604 1605 1606 <span>by </span> 1607 1608 1609 1610 1611 1612 Wency Leung 1613 1614 1615 1616 1617 </div> 1618 1619 1620 <h4><a href="https://thelocal.to/peel-school-board-trustee-election-2026/">Fewer Candidates for Peel School Trustee Following Changes by the Ford Government</a></h4> 1621 1622 <p>This municipal election thereâs a steep decline in candidates for trustee at the Peel District School Board and Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board. </p> 1623 1624 1625 1626 </div> 1627 1628 </div> 1629 1630 1631 <div class="list-post group "> 1632 1633 <div class="list-thumb"> 1634 1635 <a href="https://thelocal.to/tdsb-catholic-school-board-trustee-election-2026/"> 1636 1637 1638 <img src="https://thelocal.to/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-23_TDBS_Trustees_Palmerson_15webres.jpg" alt="" /> 1639 1640 1641 </a> 1642 1643 </div> 1644 1645 <div class="post-list-right"> 1646 1647 1648 <div class="meta"> 1649 1650 1651 Analysis 1652 1653 1654 1655 1656 <span>by </span> 1657 1658 1659 1660 1661 1662 Wency Leung 1663 1664 1665 1666 1667 </div> 1668 1669 1670 <h4><a href="https://thelocal.to/tdsb-catholic-school-board-trustee-election-2026/">Who Wants to Be a Toronto School Trustee?</a></h4> 1671 1672 <p>The Ford government has cut their pay, disempowered them, and taken over the board. But some candidates say vying to represent their communityâs education concerns is more important than ever. </p> 1673 1674 1675 1676 </div> 1677 1678 </div> 1679 1680 1681 <div class="list-post group "> 1682 1683 <div class="list-thumb"> 1684 1685 <a href="https://thelocal.to/introducing-the-2026-local-fellows/"> 1686 1687 1688 <img src="https://thelocal.to/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-20_LocalFellows_055webres.jpg" alt="" /> 1689 1690 1691 </a> 1692 1693 </div> 1694 1695 <div class="post-list-right"> 1696 1697 1698 <div class="meta"> 1699 1700 1701 1702 Announcements 1703 1704 1705 </div> 1706 1707 1708 <h4><a href="https://thelocal.to/introducing-the-2026-local-fellows/">Introducing the 2026 Local Fellows</a></h4> 1709 1710 <p>Weâre excited to welcome Victoria Hincapie Gomez, Nic Hotchkiss, Jessica Kim, and Gabrielle McMann. </p> 1711 1712 1713 1714 </div> 1715 1716 </div> 1717 1718 1719 <div class="list-post group "> 1720 1721 <div class="list-thumb"> 1722 1723 <a href="https://thelocal.to/brampton-emerald-efw-incinerator-expansion/"> 1724 1725 1726 <img src="https://thelocal.to/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/TheLocal-Incinerator-Joel-R-01webres.jpg" alt="" /> 1727 1728 1729 </a> 1730 1731 </div> 1732 1733 <div class="post-list-right"> 1734 1735 1736 <div class="meta"> 1737 1738 1739 1740 Feature 1741 1742 1743 1744 1745 <span>by </span> 1746 1747 1748 1749 1750 1751 Prarthana Pathak 1752 1753 1754 1755 1756 <span>with photography by </span> 1757 1758 1759 1760 1761 1762 Joel Rodriguez 1763 1764 1765 1766 1767 </div> 1768 1769 1770 <h4><a href="https://thelocal.to/brampton-emerald-efw-incinerator-expansion/">The Biggest Incinerator in Canada</a></h4> 1771 1772 <p>As the Emerald Energy from Waste incinerator moves towards a major expansion, locals are worried about their health, and asking if their working-class, immigrant community is seen as a âsacrifice zone.â </p> 1773 1774 1775 1776 </div> 1777 1778 </div> 1779 1780 1781 <div class="list-post group "> 1782 1783 <div class="list-thumb"> 1784 1785 <a href="https://thelocal.to/autism-special-needs-summer-camp/"> 1786 1787 1788 <img src="https://thelocal.to/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Copy-of-8F6A0782.jpg" alt="Katalina Carillo plays with her toys in her backyard." /> 1789 1790 1791 </a> 1792 1793 </div> 1794 1795 <div class="post-list-right"> 1796 1797 1798 <div class="meta"> 1799 1800 1801 1802 Short Feature 1803 1804 1805 1806 1807 <span>and photography by </span> 1808 1809 1810 1811 1812 1813 Gabrielle McMann 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 </div> 1819 1820 1821 <h4><a href="https://thelocal.to/autism-special-needs-summer-camp/">For Kids With Special Needs, Summer Camp Is Out of Reach</a></h4> 1822 1823 <p>Few camps in the GTA serve children with developmental disorders or disabilities, forcing parents to take time off work to
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2414<script id="gform_gravityforms-js-extra"> 2415var gform_i18n = {"datepicker":{"days":{"monday":"Mo","tuesday":"Tu","wednesday":"We","thursday":"Th","friday":"Fr","saturday":"Sa","sunday":"Su"},"months":{"january":"January","february":"February","march":"March","april":"April","may":"May","june":"June","july":"July","august":"August","september":"September","october":"October","november":"November","december":"December"},"firstDay":1,"iconText":"Select date"}}; 2416var gf_legacy_multi = []; 2417var gform_gravityforms = {"strings":{"invalid_file_extension":"This type of file is not allowed. Must be one of the following:","delete_file":"Delete this file","in_progress":"in progress","file_exceeds_limit":"File exceeds size limit","illegal_extension":"This type of file is not allowed.","max_reached":"Maximum number of files reached","unknown_error":"There was a problem while saving the file on the server","currently_uploading":"Please wait for the uploading to complete","cancel":"Cancel","cancel_upload":"Cancel this upload","cancelled":"Cancelled"},"vars":{"images_url":"https://thelocal.to/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/images"}}; 2418var gf_global = {"gf_currency_config":{"name":"Canadian Dollar","symbol_left":"$","symbol_right":"CAD","symbol_padding":" ","thousand_separator":",","decimal_separator":".","decimals":2,"code":"CAD"},"base_url":"https://thelocal.to/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms","number_formats":[],"spinnerUrl":"https://thelocal.to/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/images/spinner.svg","version_hash":"cf5495ca4cfb368978690805036c7ff8","strings":{"newRowAdded":"New row added.","rowRemoved":"Row removed","formSaved":"The form has been saved. The content contains the link to return and complete the form."}}; 2419var gf_global = {"gf_currency_config":{"name":"Canadian Dollar","symbol_left":"$","symbol_right":"CAD","symbol_padding":" ","thousand_separator":",","decimal_separator":".","decimals":2,"code":"CAD"},"base_url":"https://thelocal.to/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms","number_formats":[],"spinnerUrl":"https://thelocal.to/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/images/spinner.svg","version_hash":"cf5495ca4cfb368978690805036c7ff8","strings":{"newRowAdded":"New row added.","rowRemoved":"Row removed","formSaved":"The form has been saved. The content contains the link to return and complete the form."}}; 2420//# sourceURL=gform_gravityforms-js-extra 2421</script>
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2421
2422<script id="gform_gravityforms-js" defer='defer' src="https://thelocal.to/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/js/gravityforms.min.js?ver=2.9.7.1"></script>
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2422
2423<script id="gform_placeholder-js" defer='defer' src="https://thelocal.to/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/js/placeholders.jquery.min.js?ver=2.9.7.1"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 2423
2423
2424<script id="gform_gravityforms_utils-js" defer='defer' src="https://thelocal.to/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/assets/js/dist/utils.min.js?ver=a8f8e72876ba5bc3f797026fe4225946"></script>
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2424
2425<script id="gform_gravityforms_theme_vendors-js" defer='defer' src="https://thelocal.to/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/assets/js/dist/vendor-theme.min.js?ver=639b4ac21c17c9dc304b05db4a3d3293"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 2425
2425
2426<script id="gform_gravityforms_theme-js-extra"> 2427var gform_theme_config = {"common":{"form":{"honeypot":{"version_hash":"cf5495ca4cfb368978690805036c7ff8"},"ajax":{"ajaxurl":"https://thelocal.to/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php","ajax_submission_nonce":"06212d5309","i18n":{"step_announcement":"Step %1$s of %2$s, %3$s","unknown_error":"There was an unknown error processing your request. Please try again."}}}},"hmr_dev":"","public_path":"https://thelocal.to/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/assets/js/dist/","config_nonce":"40717b2993"}; 2428//# sourceURL=gform_gravityforms_theme-js-extra 2429</script>
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2429
2430<script id="gform_gravityforms_theme-js" defer='defer' src="https://thelocal.to/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/assets/js/dist/scripts-theme.min.js?ver=df7d94fe9fc1f64aa683997d87531853"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 2430
2430
2431<script> 2432gform.initializeOnLoaded( function() { jQuery(document).on('gform_post_render', function(event, formId, currentPage){if(formId == 4) {if(typeof Placeholders != 'undefined'){ 2433 Placeholders.enable(); 2434 }} } );jQuery(document).on('gform_post_conditional_logic', function(event, formId, fields, isInit){} ) } ); 2435</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 2435
2435
2436<script> 2437gform.initializeOnLoaded( function() {jQuery(document).trigger("gform_pre_post_render", [{ formId: "4", currentPage: "1", abort: function() { this.preventDefault(); } }]); if (event && event.defaultPrevented) { return; } const gformWrapperDiv = document.getElementById( "gform_wrapper_4" ); if ( gformWrapperDiv ) { const visibilitySpan = document.createElement( "span" ); visibilitySpan.id = "gform_visibility_test_4"; gformWrapperDiv.insertAdjacentElement( "afterend", visibilitySpan ); } const visibilityTestDiv = document.getElementById( "gform_visibility_test_4" ); let postRenderFired = false; function triggerPostRender() { if ( postRenderFired ) { return; } postRenderFired = true; gform.core.triggerPostRenderEvents( 4, 1 ); if ( visibilityTestDiv ) { visibilityTestDiv.parentNode.removeChild( visibilityTestDiv ); } } function debounce( func, wait, immediate ) { var timeout; return function() { var context = this, args = arguments; var later = function() { timeout = null; if ( !immediate ) func.apply( context, args ); }; var callNow = immediate && !timeout; clearTimeout( timeout ); timeout = setTimeout( later, wait ); if ( callNow ) func.apply( context, args ); }; } const debouncedTriggerPostRender = debounce( function() { triggerPostRender(); }, 200 ); if ( visibilityTestDiv && visibilityTestDiv.offsetParent === null ) { const observer = new MutationObserver( ( mutations ) => { mutations.forEach( ( mutation ) => { if ( mutation.type === 'attributes' && visibilityTestDiv.offsetParent !== null ) { debouncedTriggerPostRender(); observer.disconnect(); } }); }); observer.observe( document.body, { attributes: true, childList: false, subtree: true, attributeFilter: [ 'style', 'class' ], }); } else { triggerPostRender(); } } ); 2438</script>
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2438
2439<script> 2440gform.initializeOnLoaded( function() { jQuery(document).on('gform_post_render', function(event, formId, currentPage){if(formId == 6) {if(typeof Placeholders != 'undefined'){ 2441 Placeholders.enable(); 2442 }} } );jQuery(document).on('gform_post_conditional_logic', function(event, formId, fields, isInit){} ) } ); 2443</script>
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2443
2444<script> 2445gform.initializeOnLoaded( function() {jQuery(document).trigger("gform_pre_post_render", [{ formId: "6", currentPage: "1", abort: function() { this.preventDefault(); } }]); if (event && event.defaultPrevented) { return; } const gformWrapperDiv = document.getElementById( "gform_wrapper_6" ); if ( gformWrapperDiv ) { const visibilitySpan = document.createElement( "span" ); visibilitySpan.id = "gform_visibility_test_6"; gformWrapperDiv.insertAdjacentElement( "afterend", visibilitySpan ); } const visibilityTestDiv = document.getElementById( "gform_visibility_test_6" ); let postRenderFired = false; function triggerPostRender() { if ( postRenderFired ) { return; } postRenderFired = true; gform.core.triggerPostRenderEvents( 6, 1 ); if ( visibilityTestDiv ) { visibilityTestDiv.parentNode.removeChild( visibilityTestDiv ); } } function debounce( func, wait, immediate ) { var timeout; return function() { var context = this, args = arguments; var later = function() { timeout = null; if ( !immediate ) func.apply( context, args ); }; var callNow = immediate && !timeout; clearTimeout( timeout ); timeout = setTimeout( later, wait ); if ( callNow ) func.apply( context, args ); }; } const debouncedTriggerPostRender = debounce( function() { triggerPostRender(); }, 200 ); if ( visibilityTestDiv && visibilityTestDiv.offsetParent === null ) { const observer = new MutationObserver( ( mutations ) => { mutations.forEach( ( mutation ) => { if ( mutation.type === 'attributes' && visibilityTestDiv.offsetParent !== null ) { debouncedTriggerPostRender(); observer.disconnect(); } }); }); observer.observe( document.body, { attributes: true, childList: false, subtree: true, attributeFilter: [ 'style', 'class' ], }); } else { triggerPostRender(); } } ); 2446</script>
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2447<script>(function(){function c(){var b=a.contentDocument||(a.contentWindow&&a.contentWindow.document);if(b){var d=b.createElement('script');d.innerHTML="window.__CF$cv$params={r:'a403beecf86ca216',t:'MTc5MDI3MzQyNQ=='};var a=document.createElement('script');a.src='/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(a);";b.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(d)}}if(document.body){var a=document.createElement('iframe');a.height=1;a.width=1;a.style.position='absolute';a.style.top=0;a.style.left=0;a.style.border='none';a.style.visibility='hidden';document.body.appendChild(a);if('loading'!==document.readyState)c();else if(window.addEventListener)document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',c);else{var e=document.onreadystatechange||function(){};document.onreadystatechange=function(b){e(b);'loading'!==document.readyState&&(document.onreadystatechange=e,c())}}}})();</script>
2447</body> 2448</html>
Line numbers count LF bytes from the start of the resource, as the search results do. Vendor segments are library code the classifier recognised; they are stored but not indexed. Bytes are shown as Latin1 characters, one per byte.