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Mayor's office cancels New Year's Levee

Posted By: Michelle Rosa · 12/12/2012 6:11:00 AM

If you were hoping to greet Mayor Rob Ford at the annual New Year's Levee, you're out of luck.

The event has been cancelled for 2013 with Ford's chief of staff citing scheduling conflicts and the cost.

Mark Towhey says they are looking at other options, but no word on what those could be yet.

According to a city spokesman, the levee cost $4,500 in 2011 and $3,400 last year.

Towhey insists that the Mayor's conflict of interest court battle has nothing to do with the cancellation of the event, where Ford and councillors meet residents of the city.

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  1. Roscoe posted on 12/12/2012 07:36 AM
    Seriously? He cancels a four thousand dollar opportunity to meet with voters, but plays 250 grand to take out a bike lane and wasted millions by delaying our transit construction. Our mayor never ceases to amaze me with his epic inconsistency.
    1. len posted on 12/12/2012 09:16 AM
      @Roscoe Who can him? Why would he even risk being harassed, humiliated etc. for a "levee" that no one goes to on New year's day any. As for the bike lane, smart and proper move on his part and as far as delaying transit....I don't think it was hi alone.....look at the bunch of leftie clowns on council (and you know who they are), they hold him up and try and beat him down at every turn. He's damned does and damned if he doesn't. Cut the guy a break. Would you have gone out to meet him?
    2. john posted on 12/12/2012 09:53 AM
      @Roscoe He has always been very good at "small picture" issues: Office Budgets, one-off parties, individual constituent issues. Where he fall down are the "big picture" items such as the indirect implications of his decisions and building consensus. Like it or not, this just seems to be the way he is.
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  2. AllanG posted on 12/12/2012 12:39 PM
    "Mark Towhey says they are looking at other options,"
    Sure. How about hot chocolate in the millionaire mayors mommies back yard for specially invited guests? Deco Labels could pick up the bill and use it as a tax deduction. All the while, the mayors can brag about how it's not costing taxpayers a red cent. Toronto voters can be real suckers.
    1. len posted on 12/12/2012 12:54 PM
      @AllanG You Ford haters are such an irrational group of haters, you really have no reason to feel this much animosity towrds him. (God knows he's had enough of that), you have managed to derail him, how much more do you want from the man?Blood, death? Your meaness has no bounds and you will use or say anything stuupid, such as the above comment, to do it. You really are a swell bunch. Go hangout with that wonderful bunch of Ford hatin' lefties down at city hall, uou'll fit right in. They come across as idiots as well. You know even if the guy ran into a burning house and saved lives, you people would find a way to discredit and The Star would find a way to bury it.
    2. proton posted on 12/12/2012 05:26 PM
      @AllanG if you don't like successful private enterprise there are several countries you could move to. the rest of us respect those who work hard and are successful, as opposed to those who don't work hard and suck money from the backs of hard workers
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  3. Roscoe posted on 12/13/2012 09:19 AM
    FYI : transit delays were all about Mayor Ford wanting subways. He has to wear that one 100%.
    As far as the bike lane removal goes, whether you agree or not, it still cost $250,000 (that they admit to), to save drivers something like three minutes. These are facts and for a guy who was elected to cut expenses, these things are pretty hard to swallow.
    1. len posted on 12/13/2012 09:26 AM
      @Roscoe It is truly amazing how the money he has saved and the accomplishments has made are always overlooked by his detractors, but man, can they ever find litlle things to jump all over.
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