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Toronto Messengers - Article Archives
From 1895- Present
Hoof&Cycle - Active Transport Workers' Guild is
now the Toronto Bike Messenger Association (TOBMA)
TOBMA's website is coming soon at:
http://www.tobma.com/
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TOBMA monthly
meetings:
Every 2nd or 3rd Thursday of the month.
From 6:00pm to 8:00pm
25 Cecil
St.
All current and former couriers are welcome
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2005
Solidariity
Forever - Globe & Mail, September 17, 2005
Sweatshop
on wheels - Now Magazine, August 25, 2005
This
job
could kill - NOW Magazine, July 21, 2005
Hometown
Hero Award -
Earth Day Canada, July 2005
Couriers
honour mentor - Toronto Star, June 18, 2005
Jeremy
Hinzman Leads Way
for US War Resisters in Canada - AxisofLogic.com, April 20,
2005
Strike
could help bike
couriers as it hinders - Toronto Star, April 9, 2005
Public
sector still
spinning its wheels - Toronto Star, March 27, 2005
Big
wheel peddles his
mettle - Toronto Star, March 20, 2005
Ideals
on
Wheels - Toronto Star, March 20, 2005
Couriers
get tax
cut - Montreal Mirror, March 17, 2005
Ice
riders saddle up for
a Tour de Chance - Globe and Mail, February 12, 2005
2004
Two
wheels and the
city's yours - Toronto Star, July 26, 2004
Small
blessings when life takes a wrong turn - Toronto Star, June 18, 2004
Bike
couriers unimpressed with safety effort - Toronto Star, June 8,
2004
Running
reds and
killing
peds: The lexicon of bicycle messengers - English Today, April 2004
2003
Cyclists
share T.O. drivers' discontent - Toronto Sun, 27 Oct 03
Interview w/ Wayne Scott - CBC Radio,
09 Oct 03
Courier
saluted for pedal power - Toronto Star, 09 Oct 03
2002
"Eyes
on the Prize" - Eye Magazine, 28 Nov 02
"Courier
casualties" - Montreal Mirror, 26 Sep 02
2001
"Riding
for a reason" - Calgary Sun, 14 Dec 01
"The
word on the street is ... chic bags: Send a practical, stylish message
with
these hip courier bags" - Ottawa Citizen, 01 Nov 01
"Profile:
Increased security at government buildings in Washington causing
hardships for
courier services" - NPR, 04 Nov 01
"Film
festival launch flexes its global reach" - Vancouver Sun, 27 Sep 01
"Courier
Has Busman's Holiday at Races" - London Free Press, 17 Aug 01
"Companion:Making the streets cycle
friendly" -
Kingston Whig-Standard, 04 Aug
A
two-wheel local crusader takes on GM - Toronto Star, May 26, 2001
"Niagara
cop
acquitted of assaulting Hamilton bike courier" - Hamilton
Spectator,
09 Feb 01
"Witness
says
Niagara officer was the one attacked by courier" - Hamilton
Spectator,
08 Feb 01
"Policeman
acquitted of road rage attack" - Toronto Star, 08 Feb 01
"Policeman's
version of assault gets boost" - Toronto Star, 07 Feb 01
"Officer
turns tables in road rage trial" - Toronto Star, 07 Feb 01
"Accused
Refutes Witness Testimony" - Hamilton Spectator, 07 Feb 01
"Cop
claims
bike courier swung lock" - Niagara Review, 07 Feb 01
"NRP
officer
on trial for road rage" - Niagara Review, 06 Feb 01
"Rush-hour
scrap 'road rage'" - Hamilton Spectator, 06 Feb 01
2000
"Don't kill the messengers" - National
Post, 22
Nov 00
"Portrait
of a Tooker Gomberg disciple" - Toronto Observer, 10 Nov 00
Bicycles
are Advertising's New Vehicle - Toronto Star, August 31, 2000
"Ordeal
by gridlock" - Toronto Star, 07 Feb 00
"Ottawa
giveth, taketh away" - Toronto Star, 31 Jan 00
1999
"Courier
wears out socks and columnist" - National Post, 09 Nov 99
"Different
spokes for different folks" - Globe and Mail, 30 Oct 99
Risky
Business
bred on the need for speed- National Post, 29 Oct 99
Days
Numbered -
Financial Post (e-exchange), Oct 99
Results
at speed - Bike Culture Quartely #18, Summer 1999
"Don't Shoot the Messenger" - Out
Front, 12 Aug 99
(RealAudio)
A
bouncer at the gates: Letter of the day - Toronto Sun, 23 Jul 99
Outta
my way, you...motorists! -Toronto Sun, 16 Apr 99
"Bike
couriers courted by postal union" - Eye Weekly, 08 Apr 99
"A courier's unusual tax break" - The
National
Post, 09 Mar 99
1998
"People:
Up to speed in a racy role" - MacLean's Magazine, 07 Dec 98
"Don't
call couriers lunatics, ad watchdog tells automaker" - Now
Magazine,19-25 Nov 98
"People
in the forefront" - East York Times, 12 Nov 98
"Speed Demons" - Toronto Star, 10 Nov
98
"Toronto's
wild riders get a hearty 'thanks'" - Toronto Star, 10 Oct 98
"Oat
Bars for Everyone!" - Toronto Sun, 07 Oct 98
"Resurrection
on wheels - Bike couriers do Jesus Christ Superstar" - Eye, 24 Sep
98
"Newsfront
-
Food is Fuel" - See Magazine, 06 Aug 98
"Food
is Fuel For Foot Courier, Court Rules" - Toronto Sun, 25 Jul 98
"Dunhill
may rethink targeted sponsorship" - Marketing Magazine, 05 May 98
Tiessen
Award for Cycling Advocacy - Cyclometer #64, May 1998
"Ticket to ride - a day in the life of
a bike
courier" - Go, 23 Apr 98
"Niagara
Cop Charged in Road Rage Incident" - The Review, 13 Apr 98
"How
I became a crazy courier" - eye Magazine, 02 Apr 98
"Handy
Bike-Courier Answers to Stupid Questions" - Now Magazine, Spring
Guide, Apr 98
"The
Bicycle brief" - Canadian Business Magazine, 13 Mar 98
"Human
Roller Coaster" - Bicycling, Mar 98
"Courier
girl rides to her own tune" - Humber Et Cetera, 26 Feb 98
"Wheel
Power" - Montreal Gazette, 12 Jan 98
1997
"Pedal
Pusher Peeved" - Toronto Sun, 06 Sep 97
Alan
Wayne Scott Interview - Canada AM,14 Aug 97
"Bike
Courier Sideswiped by Car-biased Tax Law" - Now Magazine, 07 Aug 97
"Alleycat
Couriers" - The Atlantic Monthly, Jul 97
"Courier
culture: Life in the fast lane"- Toronto Star, 10 Apr 97
Hilda
Tiessen - Cyclometer #59, February 1997
"Courier
Dangers At Metro Hall" - Now Magazine, 02 Jan 97
"Special Delivery - The allure of Bike
Couriers" -
CAN SAY, Jan 97
1996
"She
Peddles Her Music Then Pedals for Fun" - Beach Town Crier Toronto,
Sep
96
"Ease
on down the road" - Toronto Life, Mar 96
Wheels
of fortune - Toronto Star, January 27, 1996
1995
CMWC
Toronto 1995 - Hey Tony, Winter 1995
Red
Nic-
Toronto Life, August, 1995
Courier
Couture - The Toronto Star, August 17, 1995
Putting
Pedal to the Mettle - Washington Post, August 14, 1995
Bike
Courier Beats - August 10, 1995
Courier
culture puts pedal to the medal - Toronto Star, August 10, 1995
Meals
On Wheels - Toronto Star, August 9, 1995
Cycling
demons - Toronto Star, August 6, 1995
Welcome
aboard - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 29, 1995
Urban
Road Warriors - Onset Magazine, June/July 1995
Couriers
Out in the Cold - eye Magazine, June 29, 1995
Speed
Freaks - TransMission, Spring/Summer 95
How
Bicycle Couriers Survive in the Urban Jungle - Financial Post,
March 11/13,
1995
German
wins 1995 Bicycle Messenger World Championship - Velolinq
1994
'Door
prize' is no reward for bikers - Toronto Star, Saturday, December
24, 1994
Heroes
on home ground - Macleans's Magazine, July 1, 1994, Vol. 109
Bicycle
couriers singled out - Toronto Star, February 20, 1994
1993
World's
top bicycle couriers to compete - Toronto Star, July 23, 1993
Courier
Clique Owns the Streets - Globe and Mail, 29 Jun 93
Bicycle
Couriers in Love With Life on the Mean Streets - Toronto Star, Mar
93
1992
"Two-wheel
Messengers Deliver Goods in All Kinds of Weather, Traffic" -
Winnipeg
Free Press, 25 May 92
Couriers
Rate the Best in Bikes - Toronto Star, May 10, 1992
1991
Urban
bush pilots - Toronto Star, December 28, 1991
Motorist
who stalked cyclist charged after confrontation - Toronto Star,
March 13,
1991
1970 -1990
War
of Wheels Boiling Over as Bike Couriers Vie With Cars - Toronto
Star, July
15,1990
Must
License Bike Couriers Metro Told - Toronto Star, February 21, 1990
Business
Cycle - OUR TIMES, December 1988.
Ex-
Bruin Reid Hopes to Deliver for the Leafs - Toronto Star, September
12,
1988
Life
in the Curb Lane - Report on Business Magazine, September 1988.
Courier's
life a two-wheel jungle - Toronto Star, July 21, 1988
Life
in the fast lane - Toronto Star, Tuesday, May 24, 1988
Toronto's
85 Bicycle Couriers Have Skills to Outrace Danger - Toronto Star,
1986
Wheeler-dealer
finds happiness on his 10-speed - Toronto Star, Monday, February
17, 1986
Rain,
Shine or Snow (or Postal Strike), Bike Couriers Pedal On - Toronto
Star,
July 2, 1981
Bay
Window - Toronto
Star, November 19, 1980
Bike
Courier Idea
Pedalled Into Business - Toronto Star, October 14, 1980
Wheeler
Dealers -
Toronto Star, May 25, 1980
Larry
Solway’s Open Line
- Toronto Star, May 11, 1980
Peddling
Their Services: cut-rate bike couriers - Toronto Star, June 2, 1979
1969 and earlier:
Cycling
Champion Bob McLeod Dies - Toronto Star, July 3, 1958
Smashed
Glass Gives Clue in Highway Hit-Run Death - Toronto Star, December
26, 1940
A
Cyclist’s View - Toronto Star, June 9, 1938
Fine
Tribute to
Dead Messenger - Toronto Star, May 27, 1938
Messenger
Boy Dies
of Collision Hurts - Toronto Star, April 22, 1938
Toronto
Messenger Boys’
Association Plan to Petition Hepburn for Protection - Toronto Star,
October
13, 1937
Two
Telegraph Bike
Messengers Named to Olympic Team - Toronto Star, June 29, 1936
Bob
McLeod Shows
Class in Olympic Bike Trials - Toronto Star, June 27, 1936
Crompton
Sets Pace in
the 1,000 Metres Olympic Time Trial - Toronto Star, June 26, 1936
Young
Driver Sobs Gets
Four Months - Toronto Star, February 13, 1935
Insists
He Stopped Before
He Hit Cycle - Toronto Star, February 12, 1935
Crown
Claims Driver
Caused Man’s Death - Toronto Star, February 11, 1935
Two
Killed This
Month - Toronto Star, January 30, 1935
Dead
Cyclist Identified
as Wesley McLean, Age 21 - Toronto Star, November 24, 1934
Driver
is Arrested
as Messenger Dies - Toronto Star, October 17, 1934
Boys
“Bear” Bob McLeod in
Triumph on Shoulders - Toronto Star, August 25, 1934
McLeod
is “Chaired”
- Toronto Star, August 25, 1934
McLeod’s
Rise to Top
Epic of Cycling Game - Toronto Star, August 15, 1934
Canada’s
Unexpected
Wins Capped By McLeod’s Ride - Toronto Star, August 13, 1934
With
Pick and Shovel
- Toronto Star, August 13, 1934
Bike
Race Program is
a Great Success - Toronto Star, August 28, 1933
Eleven
Children Die
Beneath Auto Wheels - Toronto Star, June 9, 1927
Two
Telegraph
Messenger Boys Bicycle From Toronto to Montreal - Toronto Star,
June 3,
1926
Motorman
Not
Blamed for Cyclist’s Death - Toronto Star, July 24, 1920
And
It Is Enough
- Toronto Star, August 18, 1911
The
Fun And Troubles
of Toronto Messengers - Toronto Star, September 15, 1906
Plea
For Boys in
Large Cities - Toronto Star, August 13, 1904
Belz
Leaped the Gap
- Toronto Star, July 13, 1904
Messengers
Get A
Move On - Toronto Star, July 7,1903
C.P.R
Messengers’ Races - Toronto Star, June 30, 1903
C.P.R.
Messenger
Races - Toronto Star, August 26, 1902
Lively
Boys On the “Go” Always - Toronto Star, August 2, 1902
Messenger
Attacked - Toronto Star, September 4, 1900
Messenger
Races - Toronto Star, June 4,1896
Bicycle
Briefs -
Toronto Star, July 13, 1895
Undated:
"Life as a Cycle
Courier" - Gearhead Mountainbike
Cyberzine
"Bike Courier Beats" - eye.net
List of Toronto Courier Companies
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