By Joanna Lavoie, Toronto.comSeptember 24, 2019 The Artists' Network has a
new, permanent home in Leslieville. Starting in October, the Canadian
member-led nonprofit — which works to support visual artists in their
business practice — will start hosting meetings, workshops and exhibitions
in its new home at 1158 Queen St. E., better known as the Leslie Grove Field
By David Nickle, Toronto.com September 16, 2019 Turn restrictions, planter-box
barriers and narrower lanes are all part of a suite of changes on tap to the
Leslieville intersection where in 2018 Toronto cyclist Doug Crosbie was killed
by a turning truck. "I believe it's a great solution," said LJ Savage, one of a
group of friends of Crosbie who helped consult with city staff on the changes to
A report going to the CreateTO Board on September 24 sets out an office portfolio optimization plan – the first phase of the City-Wide Real Estate Portfolio Strategy.
This is a new approach to optimize the City’s real estate assets while helping the City modernize its office space and save money.
City offices house more than 15,400 employees across 3 million square feet of office space, including 52 owned and leased locations. The report notes that this is a large, outdated and inefficient office footprint.
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.
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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.
