February 2nd 2014 Toronto Life On Thursday, city council passed 2014′s municipal budget without too much drama (aside from some testy moments, some apparent councillor-on-mayor tickling and, you know, the whole thing with the mayor allegedly having ordered a jailhouse beating). Most of what goes into the city’s spending plan is obscure and routine, [...]
You're Invited to a Community Skating Party at June Rowlands (Davisville) Park! After working closely with parents in our community, I'm delighted to announce that the "SkinnamaRink" natural ice rink (near our newly named Sharon, Lois & Bram Playground) at June Rowlands (Davisville) Park is now open for fun! This season, Hodgson Rink [...]
Chair & Members Budget Committee 10th Floor, West Tower, City Hall 100 Queen St. West Toronto ON M5H 2N2 December 20, 2013 Re: Protecting the Rights of Toronto Tenants Dear Chair and Committee Members, I am writing to request that the Committee consider the accompanying recommendations to support tenants across Toronto. The relationship between a [...]
January 31st 2014 Tess Kalinowski Toronto Star Councillor Josh Matlow is vowing to fight on against plans to build a subway rather than an LRT in Scarborough. The councillor for Ward 22, St. Paul’s, said he plans to try again at city council’s Thursday budget meeting to stall the subway project. [...]
January 28th 2014 Betsy Powell Toronto Star A councillor wants his colleagues to hit the brakes on the Scarborough subway plan as Toronto council meets to finalize the budget for 2014. A motion by Josh Matlow on Wednesday will ask council to delay the proposed $14.5-million allocation for the Bloor-Danforth extension and [...]
January 28th 2014 Metro News A councillor wants his colleagues to hit the brakes on the Scarborough subway plan as Toronto council meets to finalize the budget for 2014. A motion by Josh Matlow on Wednesday will ask council to delay the proposed $14.5-million allocation for the Bloor-Danforth extension and cancel the [...]
January 28th 2014 Oliver Moore The Globe and Mail In a bid to derail the controversial Scarborough subway extension, a councillor is pushing to defer funding until there is more information about the project’s full costs. Josh Matlow will introduce a motion this week as city council considers a budget that includes [...]
January 24th 2014 Eric Viellette Toronto Star This week, a drink with Josh Matlow, city councillor for Ward 22 (St. Paul’s), on the things you learn when your first term as councillor happens alongside your first turn at fatherhood. The drinks: We settled in at the Led Zeppelin-blaring Ted’s Collision (573 College [...]
January 24th 2014 Brian Baker Town Crier Sharon Hampson, right, one third of the musical trio who have had a local playground named after them, visited the park last summer with Councillor Josh Matlow, who proposed the naming, and his family. Toronto and East York Community Council has addressed the elephant in the [...]
January 18th 2014 Gemma Karstens-Smith Toronto Star Parking illegally in Toronto is about to get much more expensive. New rules coming into effect next week will hike the fine for parking in no-stopping zones during rush hour from $60 to $150. The hefty fines, which will be enforced from 6 a.m. to [...]
