CP24: Matlow to honour Ford-Adams basketball bet
Josh Matlow2017-05-29T19:24:08+00:00May 5th, 2014
Paul Johnston
CP24
The new Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams
A Toronto councillor says he will honour a bet made between the city’s top politico and the president of the borough of Brooklyn over a basketball series.
Last month, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford accepted a ‘friendly wager’ issued by Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams on the outcome of the NBA playoff series between the Raptors and the Nets.
The wager followed a release issued by Adams in response to Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri’s comments ahead of Game 1 of the series when he yelled “F--- Brooklyn” to fans gathered at Maple Leaf Square.
Councillor Josh Matlow to Host Performance by Sharon, Lois & Bram
Josh Matlow2014-05-07T13:43:32+00:00For immediate release MEDIA ADVISORY May 7, 2014 Councillor Josh Matlow to Host Performance by Sharon, Lois & Bram Residents invited to naming ceremony for Sharon, Lois & Bram Playground at June Rowlands (Davisville) Park City Hall - Councillor Josh Matlow (Ward 22) invites Torontonians to attend the naming ceremony [...]
New York Daily News: EXCLUSIVE: Toronto pol to cover Mayor Rob Ford’s wager with Brooklyn Borough President
Josh Matlow2021-02-03T16:09:49+00:00May 5th, 2014
Doyle Murphy
New York Daily News
Add backing out on bets to his list of offenses.
A Toronto City Councilman has vowed to make good on a wager between Mayor Rob Ford and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams now that the partying pol has checked into rehab.
Toronto Councillor Josh Matlow, a one-term councilman who has repeatedly called for the embattled mayor to resign, stepped forward Monday to assure Brooklynites that Canada would honor Ford’s NBA wager — a CD by Canadian star Drake.
“With or without Mayor Ford, the business of government must go on,” Matlow told the News. “We’ve got to improve transit, fix gridlock and get a Drake CD over to President Adams.”
Rob Ford on leave, Deputy Mayor assumes full responsibilities
Josh Matlow2017-05-29T19:24:10+00:00Dear residents, Rob Ford advised the City Clerk today that he is taking a personal leave of absence due to his ongoing problems with substance abuse. I wish Mr. Ford, and his family, well if he is trying to improve himself. However, his recorded bigoted comments toward the LGBTQ community, his racial slurs and his sexist [...]
Community Update for April 25, 2014
Josh Matlow2021-06-22T15:52:52+00:00Yonge Eglinton Bus Barns The TTC's bus barns site at the south west corner of Yonge and Eglinton has been left as a derelict eyesore for too long. While the area will now be used as a staging ground for the Eglinton Crosstown construction, there is no excuse for the condition in which the [...]
This evening’s power outages in Toronto
Josh Matlow2021-06-22T15:34:59+00:00Dear residents, There have been massive power outages reported across Toronto this evening. In Midtown, I know that it has already affected the Yonge/St. Clair area. If your home has no power, Toronto Hydro's number is 416-542-8000. I'm providing you their website here and Twitter account here. However, I've already heard back from some residents [...]
Community Update for April 4, 2014
Josh Matlow2014-05-05T19:17:41+00:00Toronto Takes Step Forward Toward Freeing Food Trucks Council took a significant step forward toward offering a greater diversity of street food in Toronto by easing restrictions on food trucks. While there certainly will be more mobile vendors on the streets in new locations this summer, I believe Council could've gone even further to free [...]
City News: Residents hopeful SPIDER program will help hoarders
Josh Matlow2014-05-05T13:45:02+00:00April 29th, 2014
Christine Chubb
City News
Residents in one GTA neighbourhood say they are hopeful that an upcoming new program that focuses on hoarding will help eliminate the ongoing issue.
In December city council passed the SPIDER program, short for Specialized Interdivisional Enhanced Response, after more than three years of proposed bylaws and residents begging for solutions.
The program is designed to coordinate response to hoarding situations with city officials including fire, mental health and animal services.
Coun. Josh Matlow, who has been an advocate for changing the way the city deals with hoarders, says it’s a problem that affects people in neighbourhoods across the city.
City News: Residents hopeful SPIDER program will help hoarders
Josh Matlow2014-05-05T13:45:02+00:00April 29th, 2014 Christine Chubb City News Residents in one GTA neighbourhood say they are hopeful that an upcoming new program that focuses on hoarding will help eliminate the ongoing issue. In December city council passed the SPIDER program, short for Specialized Interdivisional Enhanced Response, after more than three years of proposed [...]
Toronto Star: Toxic chemicals, crude oil, radioactive material ride the rails through Toronto
Josh Matlow2017-05-29T19:24:10+00:00April 26th, 2014 Jessica McDiarmid Toronto Star Trains trundling through the heart of Toronto are carrying millions of litres of crude oil along with radioactive material, explosives and some of the most toxic chemicals on earth. The railroad industry and the federal government have long kept secret what dangerous goods are transported [...]
