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General atmosphere at 2015 VELD Music Festival at Downsview Park on August 1, 2015 in Toronto, Canada.
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LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: Toronto plans IMDb page for film industry boost
Good Will Hunting. Orphan Black. Spotlight.
The diverse list of film and televisions productions share two big commonalities — they've all won awards and they're all filmed in Toronto.
And the city hopes to boost the profile of Hollywood North still further with the help of the popular website, the Internet Movie Database (IMDb).
Council Highlights
Toronto City Council meeting of December 13, 14 and 15, 2016
Council Highlights is an informal summary of a selection of the decisions made by Toronto City Council. The City Clerk's formal documentation is available at http://www.toronto.ca/council.
Revenue strategy Council adopted measures involving City of Toronto revenues, agreeing to ask the Ontario government to make legislative reforms that will allow the City to implement tolls on roads owned by the City and a tax on hotel and short-term accommodation rentals. Council specified that all revenue collected from road tolls on the Don Valley Parkway and the Gardiner Expressway will be dedicated to transit and transportation initiatives.
MARK your Calendars!
Winter Week at Greenwood Park
The City of Toronto has partnered with The Toronto Maple Leafs and Rogers to bring you a weeklong celebration of 100 years of Maple Leafs Hockey. Start your new year off right and join us for free Centennial Events including on and off-ice activities across the city, January 3rd to 8th.
THURSDAY JANUARY 5
Ring in the New Year at Nathan Phillips Square on December 31, 2016 and join the official kick-off to the year-long celebration of Canada's 150th birthday – TO Canada with Love!
The countdown to 2017 includes an exhilarating evening of entertainment including live musical performances, site animations, a DJ skating party sponsored by Tim Horton's and a stunning fireworks display at midnight.
Residents invited to join discussion about Toronto’s 2017 budget. The City of Toronto's Budget Committee will hear public presentations on the preliminary 2017 tax supported budgets next week. Members of the public can make a presentation at sub-committee meetings on January 5, 9 or 10 at locations across the city. Two sessions will be held at each of the six locations listed below.Torontonians who want to share their views on the budget are asked to register by emailing [email protected] or by calling 416-392-4666
Tools and resources available for the public to learn more about City of Toronto's budget process
The City of Toronto's 2017 preliminary operating and capital budgets were presented at the Budget Committee meeting today, and members of the public are encouraged to learn more about the budget process and the 2017 preliminary budgets. A range of tools and resources are available, from high level summary documents, infographics and learning brochures to briefing notes, presentations and detailed budget notes, at http://www.toronto.ca/budget2017.
Tiverton Park Improvements Feedback Welcomed by November 8th
Thank you to everyone who attended the Tiverton Park meeting. Your feedback is incredibly important and helps the consultant and parks staff understand how you use the park, and what improvements matter to you and your family.
Whether you were able to attend the meeting or not, I want to give you an opportunity to provide feedback on the future of our neighbourhood park. I've included images of the display boards that were shown at the meeting below, and you can click on the image for a larger version of each. The boards provide a range of options on play equipment and other park amenities that you are invited to comment on.
