Reminder: New Thursday Waste Collection date.
Beginning Thursday September 8th, solid waste
collection is switching to Thursdays.
Councillor Fletcher has arranged
for the pick-up of both garbage and recycling on Thursday September 8th to
assist residents with this transition.
Please refer to the calendar here for the detailed schedule
Citizen Advocacy Groups
Below are links to a number of Citizen Advocacy Groups to connect with. If you would like to suggest any other advocacy groups please contact [email protected]
Toronto Environmental Alliance
In Honour of Jack Layton
With the untimely passing of Jack Layton, Toronto has lost a great champion and passionate voice for social justice.
Jack’s work on Metro Council and Toronto City Council was always groundbreaking. He championed the leading environmental role that cities should and could play, spearheading innovative programs for energy retrofits and water efficiency, cycling infrastructure, recycling and waste diversion.
Town Hall Preserving our Great City
Riverdale's Lost Rivers: The Pocket Edition
A hundred years ago, this East Riverdale neighbourhood was home to two small creeks that flowed on either side of Jones Avenue. Local residents still remember picnics on Hastings Creek and stories of Devil's Dip. Join Lost Rivers, in partnership with The Pocket Residents' Association and the Oakvale Green Community Gardeners (OGCG) on Saturday, September 17th at 2 pm to find
New Waste Collection Date in Ward30
Solid Waste Management has recently reviewed their pick-up schedules across the City to look for ways to increase efficiency. Ward 30 has switched to a Thursday 1 pick-up schedule. This means that green bins will be collected every Thursday morning, with garbage and recycling being picked up every two weeks on alternate weeks, starting with recycling pick-up on Thursday September 8. You can find more details on this change at the Solid Waste Management website.
Toronto City Update
The City of Toronto's e-newsletter City Update focuses on the latest services, innovations and accomplishments in Canada’s largest city and sixth largest government. This e-newsletter is for the public, stakeholders, media, City Council and staff.
Car Free Days in Ward 30
Sierra Club sponsored Car Free Days aim to be fun, free events encouraging people to get out of their cars and run, walk, cycle or take public transit. Car Free Day (CFD) started in Europe in the 1990s and has expanded to over 2,000 towns/cities in over 30 countries. CFD is not anti-car but promotes awareness of transportation alternatives and health benefits of more active
Bain Co-op Heritage Plaque
On July 27, 2011, a heritage plaque was erected at the Bain Co-op Apartment Complex to commemorate a landmark in publicly supported rental housing in Toronto.
With Gerald Whyte of the Riverdale Historical Society, and MPP Peter Tabuns.
Riverdale Courts 1913 (with later additions)
A landmark in the early development of publicly supported rental-housing in Toronto, Riverdale Courts was constructed for the Toronto Housing Company, a business backed by the City of Toronto. Faced with a shortage of affordable housing, the Company had Toronto architecture firm Eden Smith and Sons design both Spruce Court (Cabbagetown) and this larger apartment complex. The firm's plans reflected interest in "social uplift" and in the Garden City movement. Two hundred and four flats were constructed here in the English Cottage style, each with a street-level entrance, and apartment blocks were oriented around grass courts intended for children's play. in 1922-23, an additional 52 apartments designed by architect F.H. Marani were built along Logan Avenue and at the Courts' southwest corner. After a turbulent period of private ownership, the resident-run Bain Apartments Co-operative took possession of the entire apartment complex in 1977.
