Making Tracks to Torontonians, a new study examining the costs and benefits of the subway extension proposed by Toronto Mayor Rob Ford in December 2010, compared to the light rail transit plan that is already underway with funding on the table was released last week by the Pembina Institute.
The City of Toronto, in partnership with Green Living Enterprises, invites you to nominate the individuals, companies and organizations leading the way to a cleaner, greener Toronto. Winners will receive a prestigious Green Toronto Award and $5,000 to further their work on the environment or donate to an environmental charity of their choice.
Categories for nomination include:
Sub-Committees of the Budget Committee of Toronto City Council will receive presentations from any person, or their counsel, agent or solicitor, who wishes to speak to the matter, on the following dates:
Budget Sub-Committee for Etobicoke York, and Toronto and East York Consultation:
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 6 p.m. Council Chamber East York Civic Centre
Toronto Hydro will be doing overhead construction in Ward 30 this year. They plan to rebuild the overhead electrical systems to improve service reliability and reduce the frequency of outages. Expected work includes the replacements of existing poles and transformers. The construction is scheduled to commence in early January and completion is expected by October 2011. The
Residents can call 311, 24 hours a day, seven days a week for more information about City services.
Toronto residents receiving Friday collection will continue to receive regularly scheduled garbage, recycling and organics collection during the holidays (this applies to collection on both Friday, December 24 and December 31).
Residents receiving curbside collection are reminded that they may set out any unwanted electronics (E-waste) at the curb on scheduled garbage collection
Food and toys we collected at last year's holiday party for St. John the
Ward 30 in the news! This story was originally published on InsideToronto and is written by Joanna Lavoie
A grassroots initiative designed to strengthen the local tree canopy has done much more than give Ward 30 residents information about how to get a free tree planted in their front yard.
The Leslieville/Riverdale Tree Project, a partnership between local tree advocacy group Beautification of Leslieville District (BOLD) and Neighbourhood Action on Air Quality (NAAQ), an outdoor air quality initiative funded by the Toronto Atmospheric Fund and run through the South Riverdale Community Health Center (SRCHC), has resulted in neighbours branching out to one another.
The City of Toronto invites the public to celebrate the season this Thursday, December 23 with the annual Christmas Choral Celebration. Residents can join in the singing or simply enjoy the vocal stylings of the All the King's Voices, Toronto Beaches Children's Chorus and the Toronto Mass Choir. Musical accompaniment is provided by the Tower Brass.
The concert will last approximately one hour and will conclude with a visit
The report notes that –per dollar spent- LRT systems emit less than half the greenhouse gases of subways. And because LRT systems are cheaper and faster to build, more can be built, reaching more people and therefore getting more cars
