Tuesday, November 7, 2017 Star Editorial Board Toronto Star Parking enforcement officers in this city are used to be sworn at, threatened and occasionally even assaulted by scofflaw motorists. But being gagged isn’t what they normally have to worry about. Until now. As of Friday, the Twitter account of Toronto’s outspoken bike lane guardian Kyle Ashley [...]
Tuesday, November 7, 2017 Jennifer Pagliaro Toronto Star Is the Scarborough subway a waste of money? That essential question will again be raised at council this week after audit committee denied a motion from Councillor Josh Matlow last month to have a city watchdog provide the answer. In 2013, council scrapped a fully-funded, seven-stop light [...]
Friday, October 27, 2017 Jennifer Pagliaro Toronto Star The city’s audit committee has rejected a push to conduct a value-for-money analysis of the Scarborough subway. On Friday, a motion from Councillor Josh Matlow for that comparison of the approved, one-stop, $3.35 billion subway extension to the seven-stop LRT alternative failed in a 1-4 vote. Councillors [...]
Monday, October 16, 2017 May Warren The Toronto Star Toronto highrise tenants will be able to see how their buildings fared on recent fire code inspections by the end of the year, Toronto Fire Services pledged Friday. The news follows a Metro investigation earlier this year on one man’s frustrating fight to get information about [...]
Monday, October 16, 2017 Jennifer Pagliaro Toronto Star Toronto city officials told a Queen’s Park committee Monday that reforms to the OMB, the province's powerful planning tribunal, can’t come soon enough, as the city continues to grow at an unprecedented rate and new development applications pour in at an increased pace. On Monday, the city’s [...]
October 5, 2017 The South Bayview Bulldogs Thursday evening was lovely and the parents, children, teachers and friends of Maurice Cody School had a double treat as they enjoyed the Belsize Drive school’s outdoor movie night under a magnificent Harvest Moon. The name of the movie was kept a secret but no doubt we will [...]
When: Monday October 30th from 6:00 to 8:30pm Where: Grace Church on-the-Hill - Gymnasium, 300 Lonsdale Rd. Forest Hill Village community members are invited to join me and my colleague Councillor Mihevc, members of the Forest Hill Village BIA, and representatives from PLANT Architect Inc. at a Public Consultation Workshop for the Streetscape Master [...]
I was pleased to support a new Ravine Strategy for our city at this week's Council meeting. Toronto's unique ravine system is one of our greatest and green assets. The scale and scope of this urban green space system – over 300 km and 11,000 hectares – makes Toronto the envy of urban areas across [...]
Earlier this year, many Midtown tenants suffered during a late September heatwave. Some residents reported temperature readings of over 30 degrees Celsius in their units as a result of their landlords turning on heat and/or not turning on air conditioning. I first moved a Council motion in 2012 to protect our community's renters from the [...]
