June 27, 2017 Jennifer Pagliaro, Jayme Poisson The Toronto Star The Toronto Parking Authority was preparing to purchase this property near Finch Ave. W. and Hwy. 400. (Bernard Weil / Toronto Star) A recently revealed inflated land deal negotiated by the Toronto Parking Authority involving a seasoned lobbyist, a sign consultant and a city councillor should [...]
June 27, 2017 John Rieti CBC News The Toronto Parking Authority nearly spent $2 million above market value to purchase this piece of land near Finch Avenue W. and Highway 400, the auditor general reports. (Google) Councillors have warned the City's Auditor General that the [...]
June 27, 2017 John Rieti CBC News Seniors now make up 15 per cent of Toronto's population, according to the latest census. A report from Social Planning Toronto breaks that down further, mapping where those seniors live. (J.P. Moczulski/Canadian Press ) About 15% of the [...]
June 21, 2017 May Warren The Toronto Star Councillor Josh Matlow said he hopes to learn more on why fire inspection reports aren't publicly available. (Bernard Weil / Toronto Star file photo) Councillor Josh Matlow has expressed concern over a lack of transparency around fire investigations and questions why fire inspection reports are not publicly [...]
Reimagining Yonge and Eglinton's Canada Square / TTC Bus Barns Public Meeting For too many years, the TTC Bus Barns property at the southwest corner of Yonge and Eglinton was left as a derelict eyesore in the heart of our community. More recently, this site has been actively used as a construction staging area for [...]
Issue / Background: On May 16, 2017 the Ontario Government announced it was taking action to overhaul the Province's land use planning appeals system to give communities a stronger voice in land use planning decisions and ensure people have access to faster, fairer and more affordable hearings. As part of this process legislation will be [...]
Ontario to Overhaul Land Use Planning Appeals System to Give Local Communities a Stronger Voice in Land Use Planning Decisions Issue / Background: On May 16, 2017 the Ontario Government announced it was taking action to overhaul the province's land use planning appeals system to give communities a stronger voice in land use planning [...]
UPDATES April 2017: The City has announced a new preferred alignment for the Relief Line that will continue along Eastern Avenue and turn north on Carlaw Avenue, instead of Pape. The new recommended alignment will be going to Executive Committee on May 16th and City Council on May 24th. Original alignment in red, new proposed alignment in blue. April 2016: Council [...]
14 year old Sarah and 11 year old Claire challenge neighbourhoods in the City of Toronto to give back and make a difference in their community WHAT: SARAH & CLAIRE’S 10TH ANNUAL FOOD DRIVE (2017) Sarah Jordan (14) started a food drive when she was in Grade 1, after hearing a story [...]
June 20, 2017 Jessica Patton Global News Toronto councillor Josh Matlow (left), Cleveland councillor Matt Zone (right). As the Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors geared up for their Eastern Conference Semifinals matchup back in May, Cleveland councillor Matt Zone and Toronto councillor Josh [...]
