At 81, the last surviving mayor of pre-amalgamation Scarborough will renew his advocacy for light rail to Scarborough’s city centre. “The Scarborough that I knew were practical people,” said Cosgrove, who was mayor from 1973 to 1978. It’s been nearly 40 years since Paul Cosgrove has sat in council chambers for a good debate. But it’s the decades-old controversy over transit for Scarborough that is calling him back to city hall next week. Even using the cheaper light-rail technology, council critics argued the cost of the project was not justified.

Source: thestar July 10, 2016 23:48 UTC