In June 2013, my colleagues passed a motion to improve traffic signal synchronization at City Council. I am pleased that the Mayor and the Chair of Public Works made this a priority in response to my letter of September 2011. Traffic congestion is a significant problem for Toronto's motorists, public transit users and cyclists. This congestion [...]
The Relief Line is seen on the map in red. 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 [...]
Dear Tenants, I've heard from many of you that being a renter in Toronto is becoming increasingly difficult and it feels like your budget is being squeezed tighter every month. While we appreciate that guideline rent increases have been capped, Above the Guideline Increases (AGIs) for basic upkeep and repairs have pushed rents [...]
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YWCA 1st Stop Woodlawn houses a 56 bed emergency shelter for single homeless women as well as 72 units of permanent housing for single women, creating a mixed community of women in various stages of their lives. YWCA 1st Stop Shelter's main purpose is to provide emergency shelter services and supports to homeless women and [...]
August 21st, 2013 The Torontoist Jennifer Hough A new task force will bring some order to the City Hall’s dealings with Toronto’s school boards, if the man behind the idea has his way. Councillor Josh Matlow (Ward 22, St. Paul’s), who first proposed the task force in May 2012, says the initiative is going [...]
After receiving overwhelmingly positive feedback from local residents, I brought forward a motion that passed at Council to install a concrete outdoor ping pong table at June Rowlands (Davisville) Park. Similar tables have been installed in parks throughout various neighbourhoods in the City including High Park and North Scarborough and have been well received. [...]
At the beginning of the application review process for a new condo, local residents are generally confronted with on-site, billboard, print and other advertising depicting a building that will be "coming soon" with no mention of a municipal approval process, opportunity for citizen input or that the rendering can be altered. This misleading advertising suppresses [...]
In June 2013, my colleagues passed a motion to improve traffic signal synchronization at City Council. I am pleased that the Mayor and the Chair of Public Works made this a priority in response to my letter of September 2011. Traffic congestion is a significant problem for Toronto's motorists, public transit users and cyclists. [...]
A new casino was proposed for Toronto in 2012 and our community was deeply engaged in the issue. Thank you to so many of you for writing to me with your feedback and concerns. I read your thoughtful letters and took the time to review and study research documents from both Canada and abroad [...]
