Leslieville Tree Festival A free community celebration for the whole family! Co-hosted by Councillor Fletcher and LEAF
Saturday, June 21, 2014 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Leslie Grove Park 1158 Queen Street East
Green vendors! Local food! Music and dancers! Kids’ zone! Ceremonial tree planting!
With the onset of spring, the melting snow will reveal bits and pieces of wood debris generated by the December ice storm. Inaccessible until now, this remaining material will be dealt with through the City of Toronto's leaf and yard waste regular biweekly collection that began March 11.
Residents, in accordance with their local collection calendars, may set their leaf and yard waste out on their regularly scheduled garbage day. Any leftover ice storm wood debris will be removed by these regular leaf and yard waste collection crews, provided the material is set out correctly by 7 a.m. on pickup day.
What are the current pathways to Canadian citizenship for Toronto's residents? Are these changing? What are the barriers and what supports can we put in place?
Supporting Civic Engagement and Community Capacity is one of the four pillars of the Toronto Newcomer Strategy, endorsed by the City Council in 2013. Citizenship plays a significant role in facilitating civic engagement and community capacity building.
Saturday, May 10, 2014 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Riverdale Park East, along Broadview Ave. (south of Danforth Ave.)
Products Available –Fees may apply • Backyard Composter • Green Bin • Kitchen Container Pick up for FREE • Green Bin and Kitchen Container (with proof of new residency in the last 90 days or in exchange for a damaged bin) • Leaf Compost (limit one cubic metre per household)
The City of Toronto is encouraging the public to enter and vote in the 2014 Live Green Toronto Awards to help the City recognize the residents, groups and businesses that are helping to green Toronto.
Entrants must submit a video, up to 90 seconds long, and tell their green story in 500 words or less. The public can view the videos and vote for their favourites online, once a day.
This year, from June 30 to July 25, the City of Toronto Engineering and Construction Services and the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) will carry out major construction work at the intersection of Broadview Avenue and Queen Street East. This work is required to bring the track infrastructure and adjacent road to a state of good repair.
We recognize that any form of construction is disruptive to a community. It is our intention to complete the work as efficiently as possible and on schedule. Your patience during the construction period is appreciated.
The City of Toronto is holding a final public meeting to discuss proposed changes to sign regulations related to electronic and illuminated signs and billboards.
In 2013, the City of Toronto initiated a comprehensive research project that included a planning and design review, an update of traffic safety implications, and a poll to assess public opinion in Toronto towards electronic and illuminated signs.
Toronto Public Health (TPH) is encouraging the public to nominate individuals and organizations for the 2014 Public Health Champion Awards. Torontos Board of Health established these awards in 2008 during TPH's 125th anniversary to recognize leaders in public health from the front lines and the sidelines.
"There are many people who are dedicated to making Toronto a healthier and more equitable city for everyone," said Councillor Joe Mihevc (Ward 21 St. Paul's), Chair of the Board of Health. "The Public Health Champion Awards is a way to celebrate individuals and organizations for their hard work to protect and promote the health of all Torontonians."
The City of Toronto is extending peak period parking and turning restrictions on Queen Street, King Street and Adelaide Street to reduce congestion in the downtown core.
City Council at its December meeting approved the Downtown Transportation Operations Study. The new regulations will extend stopping, standing and turning restrictions along the three streets during morning and afternoon rush hour periods.
Prolonged, extreme cold temperatures are having an impact on the City's watermains and water services causing delays in response times to service calls related to the cold weather.
Toronto has been experiencing unprecedented, sub-zero temperatures for an extended period of time. Water pipes are buried below the frost line (the frost line is approximately four feet below the surface), but unusually cold weather is freezing the ground below the frost line, causing watermains to break more frequently and some water services, the underground pipes that brings water to homes, to freeze.
