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Morning Brew: June 27th, 2007

Photo: "please walk on the grass" by blogTO Flickr pooler Reza Vaziri.
Your morning news roundup for Wednesday June 27th, 2007:
With the heatwave and lack of rain, the strain on hydro and water is being felt. We may have to endure a little more sweat on the brow, but we are being urged to ease off on the air conditioning and water usage for good reason.
Autographed platinum records, signed posters, candy dispensers, and even pieces of the walls are being auctioned off today at Sam the Record Man, which is set to close its doors for good on Saturday.
Was a current Toronto police officer formerly a corrupt Peruvian police officer that made people there "disappear"? That's a serious allegation.
According to a poll, Ontarians want the Catholic and public school boards to merge into one entity. If this were to proceed, would it be as much of a bust as the Mega-city amalgamation?
After 8 consecutive years, the Celebrate Toronto Street Festival is no longer. The July weekend party draws about a million people, but has been dropped, likely due to the introduction of new festivals like LuminaTO.
Today's Crossroad Puzzle after the jump...

Recognize this part of the city? Post your answer in the comments, and check for the answer in tomorrow's blogTO Morning Brew.
Yesterday's answer: Wallace Ave. at Ward St.
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Your AC is working its intended purpose when you're not drenched in sweat. Stop turning your house into an ice box, guys!
We pay for more than enough capacity to cover the normal summer heat waves and winter deep-freezes. If we're not getting the benefit of what we pay for, Hydro is failing in its role as a public utility and needs to be overhauled.
And while conservation should be common sense for everyone, it's wrong to tell seniors and families with small children that they should sit sweltering through a heat alert while The Eaton Centre is kept at 19C 24/7. (BTW, The Eaton Centre's response to this complaint is that these people should just come shopping.)
That "Please walk on the grass" sign is very Torontonian!
Will hydro rates go up again because we are conserving and Toronto Hydro is losing money?
Are 600 randomly phoned Ontarians really qualified to say without any thought if the boards should merge?
The Celebrate Toronto Festival was the gay pride equivalent for straight people.
There should be a single public school system under the direct control of the Education Department through public school boards. Anyone who wants to educate their kids in religious schools can face the costs of this themselves. Opponents usually point to public schools being overwhelmed - this can be done on a phased basis as was done with double cohort (in fact if Grade 13 was brought back it might help solve that problem).
I had to go into debt (well, overdraught) to pay my last hydro bill. Perhaps I can deduct my own "debt repayment fee" from my next hydro bill.
Better still, I'll tack on a "service charge" for writing the cheque, and a "delivery fee" for walking it to the mailbox!