Article Archive for 10 December 2009
A few years ago the EU introduced new right for airline passengers concerned lost or damaged baggage and delayed flights. Those travelling by sea, rail or coach had limited protection but that is changing,. First on the list for change is the rail passenger. A new regulation that came into being this week has given wider protection to the 8 billion passengers who use railways throughout Europe in any year. Of course, the problem with European legislation is that each country has the right to request that some of the rules may be deferred because of local conditions. The bad news is that if any country goes down this track, (sorry about the pun) it could delay things for up to 15 years. (Why such a long time?)
Located on Lake Ontario, Toronto is Canada’s largest and most cosmopolitan city owing to its beautiful, if busy, waterfront and mix of cultures, concert halls and clubs. But what really defines this edgy, artistic city is its residents.
Its skyscraper may form a Skelton, its streets the sinew but the people that populate this city are its lifeblood. Every year, 55,000 people leave their native lands to make Toronto home and that steady stream of fresh, new faces makes this city an exciting, ever-changing place to be. CD Traveller caught up with native, Alison Cross, to find out what makes Toronto tick
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