The City of Toronto and the Toronto Public Library today named the five finalists for the 2013 Toronto Book Awards. Established by Toronto City Council in 1974, the Toronto Book Awards honour authors of books of literary or artistic merit that are evocative of Toronto.
The finalists are:
The City of Toronto invites you to attend the
Gifted by the Ontario Federation of Labour
The Toronto Transit Commission today released a new, four-minute video to help explain the 12-day closure of Pape Station this Aug. 19-30, including the diversion of three bus routes. The closure will help hasten construction and modernization work that is under way at the station today. The station re-opens at the start of service on Sat., Aug. 31.
Start Date: August 19 2013* End Date: August 30 2013*
*Timelines are subject to change, content is accurate at time of printing
Following the recent storm, it is important for the City to ask questions about how well we responded and how prepared we are to respond to similar storms in the future. I have asked the City Manager to update Council on these key issues.
Read my letter to the City Manager
While east of the Don we weren't badly impacted by power outages, rolling black outs continued in the west end and for some power has only been very recently restored. Toronto Hydro is asking us to conserve as much energy as possible. You can lend a hand by turning off your air conditioner or setting it to a higher temperature (26 degrees), turning off non-essential lighting, and limiting the use of major appliances like dishwashers. Energy conservation is also a great way to reduce our environmental footprint all year long.
Live Green Toronto Festival at Yonge-Dundas Square this Saturday
The Live Green Toronto Festival will take place at Yonge-Dundas Square this Saturday, July 27, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Toronto's largest outdoor celebration of all things green will feature a marketplace with more than 100 vendors of green products and services, live music on two stages, a Kids' Zone, CD/DVD/Book Swap, Beer Garden, outdoor yoga class, live demonstrations and more.
This week the TTC will be beginning a new series of road work on Leslie St. between Lake Shore and Queen.
Leslie Street Road Work
Test Pits
On Monday July 22nd, there will be construction work occurring on Leslie Street between Lake Shore Blvd and Queen Street. The contractor plans to conduct test pits to investigate subsurface conditions as it relates to hydraulic design.
Starting in July 2013, the City of Toronto will be repairing the Gardiner Expressway between Jarvis Street and Don Roadway. The purpose of the work is to restore and preserve the integrity of the elevated structure prior to the completion of the Gardiner East Environmental Assessment at Waterfront Toronto. The results of the study will recommend future plans for the Gardiner Expressway.
