The City of Toronto is continuing to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and prepare for a second wave of COVID-19 activity as the city moves toward Stage 3 reopening. Today, the City Solicitor and Medical Officer of Health submitted reports to City Council on measures that can be taken to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in food and drink establishments, condominiums and apartment buildings, and strengthen the City’s response to a potential second wave of COVID-19 activity in our community.
The City of Toronto remains in Stage 2 of reopening and continues to safely and gradually reopen amenities for people to enjoy this summer. Residents visiting community recreation centres and other reopened facilities should continue to follow Toronto Public Health’s advice to stay home when they are ill, wash hands often, practise physical distancing and wear a face covering or mask in all indoor public spaces.
Toronto, ON – In 2018 Toronto was all set to proceed with the Downtown Relief Line from Pape Station to Queen Station, which would have been a huge benefit to commuters.
When Ford became Premier he closed down the shovel ready Relief Line and brought forward his own Ontario Line plan. It was one year ago, on July 25, 2019, that Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario released their Initial Business Case for the Ontario Line.
Dear Friends,
I know that past few months haven't been easy and the pandemic has taken a toll on many. But our community is strong and resilient, and we always support each other in times of need.
This Wednesday, July 22 marks the 2nd anniversary of the Danforth Tragedy. Our community continues to heal and I will always remember the ways in which everyone came together to support the victims and their families.
Today, Mayor John Tory joined by Councillor Anthony Perruzza (Ward 7 Humber River-Black Creek) and Tanya Mruck, Executive Director of MLSE Foundation and MLSE LaunchPad, and City recreation staff launched two new outdoor recreation initiatives for Toronto children and youth. ParksPlayTO and Summer in the 6IX will engage Toronto youth, children and their families and help animate up to 100 local Toronto parks and outdoor spaces this summer.
Today, Mayor Tory announced that City of Toronto’s community centres, recreation centres and indoor pools will be reopening on Monday, July 20. The community centres, recreation centres and indoor pools were closed in March to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.
As Toronto remains in Stage 2 of the Province’s reopening plan, a total of 119 community and recreation centres, including 29 locations with indoor pools will reopen to the public for limited use on July 20. Indoor pools will reopen for drop-in lane and leisure swimming.
Toronto, ON – Over the past few months there have been many new applications to the AGCO for cannabis retail store licenses. There have also been a noticeable amount of applications made in the Riverside neighbourhood of Toronto-Danforth – a cluster of four stores along Queen St. East between Hamilton St. and Degrassi St.
Residents have shared their concerns with local City Councillor Paula Fletcher. The Board of the Ralph Thornton Community Centre has sent a letter to the AGCO to voice their concerns about the proliferation of stores in such a small geographic area.
Today, the City launched DriveInTO which will allow for temporary drive-in entertainment experiences across Toronto this summer. From films to concerts to sports broadcasts, drive-in entertainment will offer an opportunity for Torontonians to re-engage with their city.
Toronto residents will be able to experience DriveInTO at the following locations:
Toronto Public Health has released new individual-level COVID-19 data on the City's Open Data platform today. The information includes non-identifiable COVID-19 case data and includes many important variables to help understanding the outbreak, including details on when an individual became ill, their infection source, outcome, hospitalization, age group, gender and neighbourhood. It is intended to help people to examine the pandemic's trends over time.
Over the last several weekends, the City of Toronto has seen a significant increase in the number of people at Toronto beaches late into the evening who are not practising physical distancing, or who are setting up DJ equipment, lighting bonfires, drinking excessively and leaving large amounts of litter behind.
Starting tomorrow, parking restrictions will be in place at Toronto beaches starting at 7 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings.
