April 25, 2012 Toronto Councillor Josh Matlow wants city staff to research the potential for tolls and taxes that would be dedicated exclusively to transit expansion and improvement — not just in Toronto, but across the region. “I think it’s vital we have a conversation with our neighbouring municipalities,” Matlow said Wednesday, acknowledging [...]
April 25, 2012 Councillor Josh Matlow is pushing to get the controversial topic of road tolls and a regional sales tax on next month’s council agenda. The rookie councillor says he will put forward a motion, which he says will be backed by TTC Chair Karen Stintz, that proposes setting up a working [...]
April 25, 2012 Councillor Josh Matlow is pushing to get the controversial topic of road tolls and a regional sales tax on next month’s council agenda. The rookie councillor says he will put forward a motion, which he says will be backed by TTC Chair Karen Stintz, that proposes setting up a working [...]
Dear Residents and Friends, On April 19, the Dance Manifesto was publicly unveiled by myself, and Guillaume Côté, principal dancer for the National Ballet, at the launch of the Canadian Dance Assembly’s I love dance/J’aime la danse National campaign and opening of Canada’s first National Dance Week held at Canada’s National Ballet School. In accepting the nomination of dance [...]
April 18, 2012 Right in the heart of the Forest Hill Village, no curbs exist. The sidewalk has been levelled and resembles an old English town courtyard. During the day businesses have room for customers to park in bays outside their store, but by night, restaurants extend their patios. Traffic is minimal, cyclists zip [...]
April 18, 2012 School pools across Toronto will have at least five years of secure city funding if council approves a deal between the city and the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). The deal would see the TDSB lower the fees the city pays during non-school hours at 33 pools by $285,300 a year, [...]
April 18, 2012 A new tentative funding deal for school pools has been reached between the city and the Toronto District School Board. The five-year agreement ensures all 33 of the board’s city-funded pools will remain open until at least 2017. “Our city’s school pools are deeply valued by our communities,” says Josh Matlow, Toronto [...]
April 17, 2012 Toronto may one day be known as Sin City of the North if one of the world’s largest gambling companies and a notorious brothel get their way. According to reports, MGM Resorts International is interested in opening an entertainment complex, including a casino and hotel, in Toronto, while Nevada’s infamous [...]
April 17, 2012 Political powers see a Bunny Ranch in Toronto as more of a varmint than a fluffy revenue stream. Councillor Josh Matlow tweeted Tuesday he wouldn’t be supporting a proposal to build a brothel in the city, after the Toronto Sun ran a story about Nevada bordello king Dennis Hof looking [...]
April 17, 2012 It’s become difficult to be a renter in Toronto. Ward 22 has the highest percentage of tenants in the city at 63 percent and I consistently hear from many that their budget is being squeezed tighter every month.This year’s high guideline rent increase, coupled with Above the Guideline Increases for basic upkeep [...]
