157 - Spring Stories 🗞
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It’s the first of April, and as winter gives way to spring, we’re keeping our eyes on these developing stories.
AKA The TVP 🍌
City opens up naming rights to sections of the Thames Valley Parkway; notable sales include Farhi’s multi-year deal for the (former) Banana Kingdom.
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Traffic Jam 🎵
Plan to station local musicians at select rail crossings strikes chord at committee; on track for approval at full council next week.
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Blame Baldr 👈
Health Unit re-invests in local contact tracing, revisits mysterious idol of Norse god—traditionally credited for ushering in the apocalypse—first discovered north of Gibbons Park in February, 2020.
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Sealed Deal 📝
Final resting place of Slippery the sea lion located, set to become site of city’s newest Escape Room.
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