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March 19, 2019, By David Nickle Willa Marcus has lived on Langley Avenue for 30 years and she loves her neighbours. When she learned that she would be losing 24 of them in relatively short order, she was incensed.

Standing in a March snowstorm outside the old nurse's residence at 28 and 30 Langley, Marcus said she was proud to be one of the homeowners on the wealthy

Submission Deadline: Sunday March 17th, 2019 at 6:00 pm

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Riverdale ArtWalk is a two-day, public fine art exhibition showcasing established and emerging artists in Jimmie Simpson Park in Toronto’s flourishing Queen East arts district. The first outdoor art show of Toronto’s season, participating artists are selected through an anonymous jury process, allowing an opportunity to participate in the only outdoor art show that focuses ONLY on fine art. It has consistently been rated by local artists as one of the best organized show in Toronto.

Tenants fear the conversion of their affordable housing into Airbnb-type ghost hotel units

Join Ward 14 Councillor Paula Fletcher, local residents as well as members of Fairbnb Canada, ACORN and East End Legal at a rally to stop Langley Arms Inc. (a corporation headed by Jason Castiglione, William Gillies, Ian Leggett and Elias Markos) from evicting our long-time neighbours at the 28-30 Langley Ave rooming house.

The Housing Now initiative is investing City-owned lands across Toronto to build affordable housing and mixed-income, livable communities near transit.

Housing Now will create a mix of affordable rental, market rental and ownership housing options to serve Toronto residents. The new affordable rental homes will remain affordable for 99 years, providing quality affordable housing for future generations. The affordable homes will be affordable for households earning between approximately $21,000 and $52,000 per year.

Monday, March 11 to Friday, March 15 is March Break for elementary and high school students in Toronto. The City of Toronto offers many free and affordable activities for students and their families that week.

Drop-in programs City community centres offer free or low-cost programs for all ages. More information is available at http://www.toronto.ca/rec or call 311.

ABOUT THE #EASTENDLOVE PROJECT

Help East End Arts spread some #EastEndLove! This community-engaged and -led public art project is presented by East End Arts, and uses stencil screen printing, collaborative arts workshops, and public art to spread messages of acceptance, anti-discrimination, anti-racism, and love throughout the east Toronto community. Artistically led by lead artist Lara Lucretia, and guided by local grassroots organization East Enders Against Racism, the #EastEndLove project will create a community-engaged, public showcase of community, acceptance, and resiliency.

Last year I put forward a motion at the July City Council meeting requesting Urban Forestry to develop a web page for residents that provided information on what residents need to do in various circumstances when a tree falls or is damaged due to severe weather.

You can read my motion MM44.48 here: http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2018.MM44.48

Going down to the water’s edge is one of life’s joys. We are so lucky in Toronto to have so many wonderful neighbourhoods that are close to Lake Ontario.

As waterfront development moves east, new homes, businesses and public spaces continue to sprout along our waterfront including the Corus Building, George Brown College, Monde, Sugar Beach and the Sherbourne Common.

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