Dear residents, As many of you may have heard, City Manager Joseph Penachetti announced details of his final report on the Core Service Review that will be considered at the Executive Committee on September 19th and will be debated at city council on September 26th. The report contains over $100 million in proposed [...]
From: Concerned Cottingham <concernedcottingham@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 19:05:17 -0400 Subject: **time sensitive** CONDO & Community Council meeting We have been working with Josh Matlow a great deal over the past week. Considering the inconvenient & nonspecific timing for the Community Council meeting tomorrow, we have good news. Tomorrow’s particular Council meeting is NOT critical for our [...]
I believe it is absolutely vital to create a mixed use, green and people-friendly waterfront for Toronto of which we can all be proud. While it is healthy to review plans, and consider new ideas, I would like council to build onto a decade of work, and millions of dollars invested by Waterfront Toronto rather [...]
What is the Tenant Defence Fund? Tenant Defence Fund is a program established by the City of Toronto that helps tenants preserve affordable rental housing. The Fund supports a Tenant Support Grant Program and a Tenant Outreach and Organizing Program. The Tenant Support Grant Program provides direct grants to tenant groups wishing to challenge their [...]
The City of Toronto has dozens of by-laws and regulations governing how streets and sidewalks are used. These regulations are for the most part left over from the previous municipalities (East York, Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough, Toronto, York and Metropolitan Toronto) that were amalgamated to form the City of Toronto in 1998. The City [...]
September 1st, 2011 Chair & Members Public Works and Infrastructure Committee Re: Request City Staff Report on Traffic Signal Synchronization Dear Chair and Committee Members, I am writing to request that the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee instruct Transportation Services to report back to the Committee on the possible implementation of Synchronized [...]
Dear Friends and Residents, I believe one of City Hall's priorities should be taking prudent measures to tackle gridlock. Therefore, along with my motion to increase fines and enforcement during rush hour, I have written to the City's Public Works and Infrastructure Committee requesting them to instruct Transportation Services to report back on the possible [...]
The Oriole Park Association (OPA) is sponsoring a garage sale in its neighbourhood on Saturday, September 24th. So if you live in the area bounded by Chaplin Crescent in the south, Yonge Street in the east and Eglinton in the north, this is your chance to turn some of those unused items in your garage [...]
TDSB Trustee Shelley Laskin will be hosting a St Paul’s Provincial Candidates Debate on Education Issues. It will be at Northern Secondary School on September 20th from 7:00 to 9:00pm, and will be moderated by Toronto Star Education Reporter Louise Brown. For more information please email Shelley Laskin at Shelley.Laskin@tdsb.on.ca or you can call [...]
You are invited! Join City Staff at one of the six Open Houses being held across Toronto in September. These Open Houses are part of the first stage of the Official Plan and Municipal Comprehensive Reviews. This is a great opportunity to help shape your city, and share with them your observations and ideas on [...]
