It is standard practice for full City Council to have an opportunity to debate matters of strategic policy concerning the entire city at various stages in the process. That's why I was very surprised that only the Executive Committee was provided an opportunity to debate, and provide input on, Toronto's Long-Term Financial Strategy. The Mayor's excuse [...]
Last year, an application was submitted for two towers (34 and 25 storeys) at the northeast corner of Yonge and Davisville. In their report, City Planning Staff agree with me and the local community that the proposal from the Times Group is completely inappropriate, as it's a significant overdevelopment of the site. As it is currently proposed, the two [...]
As many in the Davisville and Chaplin Estates neighbourhoods will already know, a development was approved by a previous Council, in August 2010 at 1955 Yonge Street between Belsize and Millwood. Unfortunately, a property on this block (currently acting as the developer’s sales office) was not recognized as potentially having heritage value before the development was approved. City Heritage Staff has [...]
In my capacity as Toronto's Seniors Advocate, I was delighted to join Seniors Affairs Minister, Dipika Damerla, MPP Han Dong and the Neighbourhood Group in celebrating International Seniors Day (October 1) and to launch its expanded Neighbour-to-Neighbour (N2N) 2.0 program. The N2N 2.0 program keeps seniors in the downtown core socially connected and enables their engagement with their communities. [...]
Construction will begin spring (2018) through mid-summer, and ready to enjoy by late summer (weather permitting)! Renderings of splash pad coming soon.
I'm excited to announce that improvements to Glen Edyth Parkette and Playground will commence this spring of 2018. Construction will take place through the summer, with the park being ready to enjoy by late summer (weather permitting).
Dear residents, Thank you to everyone who has contributed to improving Sharon, Lois & Bram Playground and June Rowlands Park. Whether you were able to participate by attending Tuesday night's meeting, or took the time to share your feedback through email, I appreciate all of the thoughtful insight comments and ideas on how we can [...]
Remembering Mona Piper: Announcing our Community's new Mona Piper Playground It is with great sadness that I learned of the passing of Mona Piper on January 31, 2018 at the age of 88. Mona passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones in Sunnybrook Hospital's palliative care unit. Keeping children safe at the corner of [...]
In 2015, I helped initiate the Midtown in Focus review of growth, built form, social services and infrastructure issues in the Yonge-Eglinton area. I believe this work should've been done two decades ago, before the condo boom. After two years of intensive study by our dedicated City Planning Staff, we now will have an up-to-date [...]
As Chair of the City's Tenant Issues Committee, I advocate for renters across Toronto. Please feel welcome to attend our next meeting on Friday February 9th at 1:30pm in Committee Room 2 at City Hall where we will be looking at critical issues affecting housing in our city. I have provided the Agenda items below for your review. [...]
