The City of Toronto is at a critical juncture in the spread of COVID-19, with the virus spreading in a serious way. At today’s COVID-19 update, Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Eileen de Villa, asked Torontonians to carefully plan their Thanksgiving and advised everyone to limit contact to the people they live with. The Medical Officer of Health urged people to not hold a big Thanksgiving dinner and please limit Thanksgiving dinner to people living in the same household. For those that live alone, the safest option is to join with others virtually. Mayor John Tory asked all people comply with public heath advice, stressing responsible behaviour right now presents the best chance of more normal holiday celebrations later in the year.
The City of Toronto launched a city-wide public education campaign today to remind all road users – pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and drivers – to exercise caution, stay alert and obey the rules of the road as traffic volumes continue to rise and as many students have now returned to school.
The Be Safe campaign, which advances the education component of the City’s Vision Zero Road Safety Plan, features a series of messages that promote awareness of the rules of the road, especially as they relate to cycling infrastructure, and remind residents to take extra safety precautions.
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A popular community centre on Queen Street East won’t have to be torn down to make way for the Ontario Line, but despite that good news residents living along the route say they still have concerns about how the provincial transit project will impact their neighbourhood.
On Tuesday, provincial transit agency Metrolinx released updated designs for the most contentious section of the $11-billion Ontario Line: a 2-kilometre stretch between the Lower Don River and the intersection of Pape Avenue and Gerrard Street East.
Toronto City Council today voted unanimously in favour of stronger measures to protect residents from COVID-19 and slow the ongoing resurgence of the virus in the community. The measures adopted were recommended by Medical Officer of Health Dr. Eileen de Villa and are supported by data collected by Toronto Public Health.
There are 19,593 cases of COVID-19 in the city, an increase of 321 new cases today. There are 65 people hospitalized. In total, 16,329 people have recovered from COVID-19. To date, there have been 1,181 COVID-19 deaths in Toronto. Case status data can be found on the City’s reporting platform: http://www.toronto.ca/home/covid-19/covid-19-latest-city-of-toronto-news/covid-19-status-of-cases-in-toronto/.
The Bentway commissions three Toronto-based artists for The Essentials, a public art project that asks us to examine what is essential for our urban future
September 28, 2020 – [Toronto, ON] - The Bentway travels beyond the Gardiner Expressway this fall with The Essentials, a series of art projects along the Waterfront that reflect on what we as a community collectively value as “essential” during this period of change, recovery and rebuilding.
Today, Mayor John Tory announced that major weekend road closures, as part of the popular ActiveTO suite of programs, will be extended into October.
The popular weekend closures have provided space for thousands of people to be physically active, respect physical distancing and contributed to the overall wellbeing of residents. The routes run adjacent to some of Toronto’s busiest and most popular trails where people can walk, run and bike and have helped to reduce virus spread over the summer months.
The City of Toronto has released the 2020 Call for Applications for the Open Door program. The program provides an opportunity for private, co-op and non-profit affordable housing organizations to apply for support from the City to create affordable rental housing for low- and moderate-income households in Toronto.
The Open Door program encourages private, co-op and non-profit housing organizations to develop affordable housing by providing successful applicants with a range of financial contributions, which could include an exemption of fees, charges or property tax as well as capital funding. Successful Open Door applications also benefit from the Open Door Planning Service which fast-tracks approvals.
Today, Mayor John Tory reminded residents that this weekend will be the final weekend of ActiveTO Major Weekend Road Closures. Updated verified data from the summer months of ActiveTO usage has also been made available which demonstrates the success of the program.
This weekend, closures will be in place from Saturday, September 26 at 6 a.m. to Sunday, September 27 at 11 p.m.:
TORONTO, ONTARIO – September 24, 2020 – CreateTO, on behalf of the City of Toronto, is seeking proposals globally from film and television production companies to develop and operate a purpose-built, state-of-the-art film, television, and digital media hub on Basin Street.
The Basin Media Hub, located on an 8.9-acre waterfront development parcel in Toronto’s Port Lands, is expected to provide up to 500,000 GFA of studio space and production offices, providing much needed capacity within the sector.
A key role of public health in the battle against COVID-19 is to use current evidence and local data to inform decisions about public health actions to keep residents safer as we live with COVID-19. Today, Toronto Public Health is pleased to launch enhancements to the COVID-19 data dashboard. This updated dashboard will provide more detailed information to help residents better understand how this virus is affecting our community.
