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Toronto's outdoor pools, wading pools and splash pads will begin their full-time summer schedules on Friday, June 30 and will remain open with varying schedules until Labour Day weekend.

Below is a list of outdoor pools, indoor pools, splash pads and wading pools in Ward 30:

Frankland Community Centre - Indoor pool

Greenwood Park - Outdoor pool and splash pad

By Adrian Cheung, CBC News

Posted: Jun 14, 2017

Coun. Paula Fletcher receives plenty of calls from her constituents in Ward 30. But she did a double take listening to one caller who described the scene on their street.

"There was a kangaroo on a leash. It was a part of a number of exotic animals being taken out and on display," Fletcher recounted.

"And I thought, 'That's just not how we can have animals treated in our community.'"

Groups that tour the country showing students animals such as porcupines and foxes fear proposed bylaw changes in Canada’s largest city could prevent them from bringing their creatures to Toronto.

About 50 people attended a public meeting on Wednesday at City Hall – some to voice their concerns, others to give support. The former fear an end to

Metrolinx, an agency of the Province of Ontario, is upgrading its commuter rail system into Regional Express Rail. The Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) is now home to nearly 7 million people and heading towards 10 million by 2041. To address the urgent transit needs of the GTHA, the Province of Ontario committed to implement Regional Express Rail and make other improvements to the GO system. By 2025, electrified trains will be running every 15 minutes or better, all day and in both directions, within the most heavily travelled sections of the GO network.

Here is a short video from Haven Toronto about their organization and their Founder, one of the first female City Councillors, May Birchard.

May Birchard was a City of Toronto councillor and anti-poverty activist. During the First World War the family moved to Winnipeg. On her return to Toronto in the mid-1930s, Birchard founded the The Good Neighbours' Club, now Haven Toronto, which continues to operate on Jarvis Street.

The City of Toronto is updating its Multi-year Accessibility Plan and wants input from the public. The City would like to understand the source of barriers faced by people with disabilities, and what we could do differently to reduce the impact of that barrier. All feedback, from people with disabilities, disability advocates and the general public, is welcome.

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