The future?

"A British Columbia first nation that made history a decade ago in signing the province's first modern treaty has come up with another first, passing a land use law allowing its members to own, mortgage and re-sell individual parcels of treaty land." - Globe and Mail

Rocket man

...wow, two years! That's some writer's block. Anywho, I promise my next post won't take so long.

So, the transit fares, they're on the move in Toronto, which will increase my monthly commuting expenses from $90 to $100 (still far cheaper than driving). I'm not outraged – but not thrilled either, especially when I compare Toronto's current fares to those in other cities.

Let's start with ultra-cheap Montreal: $68.50 for an adult monthly pass. Calgary: $83. Vancouver: $100 (for travel within zones one and two, which gets you from the outer reaches of Richmond to downtown). And then there's Toronto: $109 (on its way to $121).

I'm not sure what Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver have planned for 2010, but I'm fairly confident they won't come close to meeting the TTC's fares.