South Eglinton Ratepayers' and Residents' AssociationAnnual General Meeting 2011 Wednesday, May 25th 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Manor Road United Church in the Main Hall (upstairs) - 240 Manor Road East Invited Guest SpeakersDr. Carolyn Bennett, M .P. St. Paul’s Honourable Dr. Eric Hoskins, M.P.P. St. Paul’s Josh Matlow, Councillor, Ward 22 Shelley Laskin, [...]
With the backing of more than two-thirds of council, Mayor Rob Ford’s bid to dramatically expand private trash pick-up now gets down to the nitty gritty. Staff have the authority to seek quotes for curb-side pick-up west of Yonge Street, to the Etobicoke border, litter pick-up in parks, and sidewalk vacuuming services. And while city [...]
Proponents of a freshly approved policy to allow cellphone use in Toronto classrooms say it will support “21st century learning,” an argument critics say ignores the unnecessary distractions the devices may cause. The Toronto District School Board voted this week to rescind a four-year-old rule banning cellphone use, which was put in place to prevent [...]
TORONTO, Ont. – Toronto City Council has approved a plan to privatize garbage collection west of Yonge Street. The final vote was 32-13 in favour of the plan.”Over 70 per cent of the people on council support it and it almost matches the 60 per cent of people in the city that want garbage privatized,” [...]
Toronto city council has agreed to look to private companies to pick up residential garbage in the west end, but added a number of conditions to closely monitor the bidding process. City council voted 32 to 13 on Tuesday evening to accept quotations from private companies for residential garbage collection in the area of the [...]
The power of the thumb may be waning Yesterday’s council debate started, fittingly, with a little trash talk. Rob Ford unleashed his inner loudmouth (which is basically the norm for him, only more divisive and insulting than normal) by calling the debate over contracting out the city’s garbage collection a choice between fiscal conservatives and [...]
Hockey may be Canada’s game, but currently anyone playing hockey on Toronto’s streets could face a fine.On Wednesday, Coun. Josh Matlow claimed victory after he proposed an amendment to lift the city’s ban on street hockey.“Parents in Toronto will soon, because of today’s vote, have the ability to request the city give them allowance that [...]
Toronto city council members could face off this week as at least one councilor attempts to relax the city’s ban on ball hockey. Coun. Josh Matlow has submitted a motion that would amend Toronto’s all-out street hockey ban. The motion is scheduled to be heard Tuesday. Matlow wants the bylaw to be changed so parents [...]
Josh Matlow City Hall Diary Nearly six months on the job and Toronto’s newly elected councillors don’t feel so new anymore. Our schedules have been hectic, our learning curve’s been steep, and there have been repeated attempts to divide us into either right- or left-wing camps. But despite our differences, we’re all still determined to [...]
A city councillor has drawn up an amendment to Toronto’s all-out ban on street hockey that would give parents the option of applying for a permit on their street. Josh Matlow, councillor for Ward 22, says he submitted a motion on the issue for the May 17-18 council meeting after receiving numerous complaints from parents [...]
