Mental health supports and investments in social services must be prioritized.
Keeping Pape Kids Safe During Ontario Line Construction
I moved a motion at City Council this week asking that Metrolinx form a construction liaison committee – made up of Metrolinx, the City of Toronto, representatives of Pape Avenue Public School and local residents - to deal with a myriad of issues that the construction project could create for the school children.
A Red Letter Day For Housing
After so many years of hard work and preserverance, we celebrated a major accomplishment today: formally transferring ownership of 760 Toronto Community Housing Company (TCHC) homes to two affordable housing non-profit organizations.
The homes are scattered through the city, many of them in Ward 14 (Toronto-Danforth), and going forward they will be operated by two non-profits: Neighbourhood Land Trust and Circle Community Land Trust. The City of Toronto is investing in improving and maintaining the homes’ state of good repair, supported by the federal government.
Toronto to step up efforts to pick up dead raccoons amid distemper outbreak
Move comes after thousands of calls to 311 and a councillor's complaint to city staff
City of Toronto to install two power drops at filming hotspots to help film productions reduce emissions
The City of Toronto will install two power drop kiosks at film industry hotspots Ashbridges Bay/Woodbine Beach and Sir Casimir Gzowski Park. Power drops are fixed electrical stations that allow film productions to plug in to grid electrical power.
Ontario should limit rent hikes between tenants, Toronto city hall committee says
Toronto's planning and housing committee calls for vacancy control legislation
Pierre Lassonde Family Foundation donates $25 million to City of Toronto to create new waterfront public art trail
The Pierre Lassonde Family Foundation today announced a $25 million donation to the City of Toronto to create a new waterfront public art trail. This donation, the single largest arts-related gift the City has ever received, will serve as a prominent and enduring legacy for ArtworxTO: Toronto’s Year of Public Art.
Lower Coxwell was named thanks to a parking lot. Now it can’t be changed to an Indigenous name, says the city
By Francine Kopun, City Hall Bureau | Toronto Star | Thu., June 23, 2022
Naming Lower Coxwell Avenue to make way for a parking lot was easy. Renaming it to honour its history as an Indigenous trail is proving trickier.
Increasing Pickleball Courts in Toronto
Pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports in North America and Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth is no exception.
Mayor John Tory officially launches Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation – a seniors-focused social housing provider
Today, Mayor John Tory officially launched the Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation (TSHC) and the official start of its operations as a seniors-focused social housing provider in Toronto.