By Joanna Lavoie, Toronto.com September 17, 2019 A $2.1-million renovation will
transform the busy Eastview Neighbourhood Community Centre into a much more
accessible place. Located at 86 Blake St. in the Blake-Boultbee neighbourhood, the well-used facility is home to a community centre, a Boys and Girls Club,
The City of Toronto is undertaking a second phase of consultation on how to reduce the use of single-use and takeaway items. A single-use or takeaway item is any product designed for a single use after which it is disposed of in the garbage, Blue Bin (recycling) or Green Bin (organics).
Last year, residents and stakeholders were asked to identify which single-use or takeaway items they were most interested in addressing and their preferred approaches for reducing or promoting reuse of these items.
Toronto.com By David NickelSeptember 5, 2019 Toronto could give the Crow’s
Theatre on Carlaw Avenue more than $71,000 to help clear up an outstanding
property tax bill that came about due to a misunderstanding about just how
far back the small theatre’s tax exemption would go. The city’s General
Government and Licensing Committee voted to offer the theatre a grant that
Check your mailboxes for your copy of my latest community newsletter. You can also click here to read it online. There's a whole page of #EastEndLove inside!
I hope you can also join me for Community Environment Day on Saturday, September 14th from 10 am to 2 pm at Jack Layton Way (by Bridgepoint Hospital). Drop off reusable and recyclable items, safely dispose of household hazardous waste, pick up free compost, and bring documents for the shredding truck.
Registration for City of Toronto fall and winter recreation programs as well as December holiday camps starts Saturday, September 7 and continues next week. The City is Toronto's largest provider of safe, fun and high-quality recreation programs for people of all ages, skill levels and interests.
Registration for Toronto & East York beings at 7 am on Wednesday, September 11.
30-Aug-2019
The Cherry Street bridge over the Keating channel will be reinstated for public access, including motorists, cyclists and pedestrians just in time for Labour Day weekend. Members of the public wishing to use the bridge to access/return from the port lands will be able to do so by approximately 7 p.m. tonight.
The bridge was safely lowered into a horizontal position on Thursday. Once down, engineers immediately began work to lock the bridge in place and perform structural inspections to ensure the bridge was safe and passable for the public.
The City of Toronto wants to hear from Toronto families with children aged 12 or younger. This information will help the City improve the system of child care and early years programs.
You can complete an online survey at www.torontofamilieshaveyoursay.ca until September 18, 2019.
Children have an important voice too. Children aged 6-12 are invited to share their ideas and experiences at community pop-ups and complete the Child Survey, available at www.torontofamilieshaveyoursay.ca, with help from parents or guardians if needed.
Councillor James Pasternak (Ward 6 York Centre), Chair of the City of Toronto's Infrastructure and Environment Committee, Councillor Paula Fletcher (Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth), representatives from the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, City staff and members representing various community groups met at Tommy Thompson Park today to cut the ribbon and officially open the missing link of the Martin Goodman Trail along Unwin Avenue near Leslie Street.
July 31, 2019
Today, local Councillor Paula Fletcher (Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth) joined members of the community as well as lead artist Kirsten McCrea to officially celebrate the completion of the first mural in a series of nine underpass murals along the Carlaw-Dundas rail corridor. The murals are being painted as part of the integrated street art vision called the East End Bridges to Art underpass series.
East York Days is a celebration of east Toronto community featuring live music by local musicians, an artisan marketplace, and tasty food trucks.
TORONTO, July 24, 2019 – East End Arts is pleased to present East York Days, a free outdoor concert series held at The East York Civic Centre (850 Coxwell Avenue) on Wednesday August 7th and Wednesday August 28th from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm each night. In collaboration with Councillor Paula Fletcher (Ward 14), the City of Toronto’s City Hall Live Program, and hosted by Errol Nazareth, the CBC host of Big City Small World, East York Days will feature live music by local musicians, an artisan marketplace, and some of Toronto’s favourite food trucks!
