PCL WORK COMMUNICATION REPORT
The purpose of this report is to provide information on upcoming construction activities at the Bridgepoint Hospital Redevelopment Project. The focus will be on describing activities inside the construction zones and provide the level of expectation on the impact to the users, operators and general public.
On Wednesday June 30 from 6 pm to 9 pm on Carroll Street, join Councillor Fletcher to celebrate the new park design that has developed from the community's creative spirit. Over 100 community members have united to contribute to the vision and design of our new park. Now it's time to celebrate. Please come to a street party with Free Food and Refreshments, Entertainment and a Talent show: Joel Weeks Party Invitation
The new City of Toronto 2010/2011 Curbside Collection Calendar will arrive at single family households beginning this week. Delivery to all single-family homes in Toronto will continue through the summer.
This year’s calendar features a new pull-out poster with photos of items that can and can’t go in the Blue and Green Bins. Residents will also receive with their calendar a special plastic recyclable electronic waste bag to set out unwanted small electronics items such as cell phones, cameras, pagers, computer cables and radios.
The Danforth Mosaic's Family FunFest is Saturday June 12 from 11:00am-3:00pm, in East Lynn Park at Danforth and Woodbine.
There will be facepainting, bead making, & boomerang decorating with Centre55; Bouncy Castles; Claymaking with Lucsculpture; and live entertainment including Razzmatazz, Doowie the Clown, Max and Ruby from Treehouse TV, Njacko
Councillor Paula Fletcher (Ward 30 Toronto-Danforth), Chair of Parks and Environment Committee, and representatives from Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation and Toronto Public Health joined members of the community to celebrate World No Tobacco Day.
A sign was unveiled at a ceremony, indicating that smoking is not permitted at Toronto zoos, farms, wading pools and splash pads, or near any playground
The City of Toronto and Waterfront Toronto are working to transform the waterfront into a world-class location in which to live, work and play. As part of that work, an Environmental Assessment (EA) study is underway for the eastern Gardiner Expressway and Lake Shore Boulevard corridor between Jarvis Street and the Don Valley Parkway.
A survey of pedestrians, cyclists and drivers who use this corridor has
Council Highlights
City Council meeting of May 11 and 12, 2010
Emergency support for displaced residents
Council approved establishing a City fund to help cover the costs to support local residents who are displaced from their homes during significant neighbourhood-level emergencies. Examples are a neighbourhood fire, a widespread power outage or a gas leak - which are classified as Level 1 or
Join Waterfront Toronto at their public meeting for a presentation to learn more about the soil recycling pilot facility that will guide Waterfront Toronto’s Soils Recycling strategy.
Please join them on:
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Toronto Fire/EMS Training Centre 895 Eastern Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Waterfront Toronto has submitted an application to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE) for a Certificate of Approval under Section 27 of the Environmental Protection Act to store, transfer, and process soil at an approximately 8.2 hectare site at 294, 320, and 348 Unwin Avenue. As the first step in the development of a Soil Recycling Facility, Waterfront Toronto is conducting a pilot test to evaluate the technical and economic performance of the soil treatment technologies that may form part of this facility, prior to making any larger-scale commitment.
Toronto Community Housing is showing the redevelopment of Rivertowne with a camera that snaps a new shot every 10 minutes, every day. The redevelopment of Rivertowne is now in phase 2, and things are starting to come together in a great way. Watch the Rivertowne Redevelopment as it happens.
It's the 12th Annual Riverdale Art Walk - a two-day juried fine art exhibition featuring 100 emerging and established artists showcasing their original art works. Presented annually by the Artists' Network - a non-profit, membership-based initiative dedicated to supporting professional visual artists - the exhibition annually draws over 10,000 people to Jimmie Simpson park and studios, galleries, and retail spaces in South Riverdale and Riverside.
