Toronto city services line gets calls on cheesecake, chicken wings and ghosts

marmar

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Mon Oct-05-09 09:09 PM
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Toronto city services line gets calls on cheesecake, chicken wings and ghosts

Edited on Mon Oct-05-09 09:12 PM by marmar

Toronto city services line gets calls on cheesecake, chicken wings and ghosts
Published: Monday, October 5, 2009 | 6:41 PM ET

Canadian Press THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO - Are chicken wings considered a city service?

One person apparently thought so, in one of a few unusual calls the city of Toronto received on its new city services line.

The 311 phone line was launched more than one week ago and has fielded nearly 19,000 calls.

More than half were about solid waste management, and many others were about water or transportation services.

But someone called asking what oven temperature was best for cooking chicken wings and a child called looking for a recipe for strawberry cheesecake.

Someone else wanted to know if there are any health risks to living in a house made of cinder block and yet another person wanted to know if the landmark Fort York is haunted.

http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Oddities/091005/K100504AU.html

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Captain Hilts

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Mon Oct-05-09 09:12 PM
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1. Tee Oh is kind of a funny place. I'll be there in two weeks!

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BrklynLiberal

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Mon Oct-05-09 09:13 PM
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2. nice pic...great city. But I would love to move to Vancouver...

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Captain Hilts

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Mon Oct-05-09 09:14 PM
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3. If I went there...I'd never leave! Hell, I'd like Halifax too. I like bad weather. nt

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BrklynLiberal

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Mon Oct-05-09 09:19 PM
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5. LOL :D

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rockymountaindem

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Mon Oct-05-09 09:14 PM
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4. Man what a great city. Four fantastic years there...

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Captain Hilts

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Mon Oct-05-09 09:23 PM
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6. I lived there for four years also, downtown and have spent other chuncks of time there.

Edited on Mon Oct-05-09 09:24 PM by Captain Hilts

Ran it all. Biked it all. All year round.

I just love it.

Grad degree at U of T.

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Canuckistanian

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Mon Oct-05-09 09:24 PM
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7. Ah, my home town

"The Big Smoke". Hogtown.

At times, I miss it. Most times, not.

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marmar

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Mon Oct-05-09 09:26 PM
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8. I :heart: T.O.

Kensington Market, Toronto

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Captain Hilts

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Tue Oct-06-09 05:20 AM
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9. Kensington Market rocks. Somehow, it's survived the influx of Second Cup and Starbucks. nt

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