Dear Residents, It's been another very busy and productive week. Last weekend, I was proud to march in Toronto's Pride parade and enjoy brunch with PFLAG, an organization of parents and family members of our city's vibrant LGBTQ community. I was also delighted to celebrate Canada Day with our MP Carolyn Bennett at [...]
Dear Friends, The Toronto Parking Authority is proposing to develop a two-storey commercial structure on the Green P parking lot at Spadina Road and Thelma Avenue in Forest Hill Village. I know that many residents in our community feel very strongly about any potential changes to this site. In fact, as you may already [...]
Last week Metrolinx asked the City of Toronto to reaffirm its commitment to the Master Agreement signed on November 29, 2012 between Metrolinx, the City of Toronto and the TTC with regard to the Scarborough RT line, the Eglinton Crosstown, the Sheppard East line and the Finch West line. This Master Agreement has been supported [...]
Dear friends, I am pleased to share with you the news that the Toronto Youth Equity Framework was approved unanimously by Toronto's Community Development and Recreation Committee this afternoon. It will now go to City Council's July 16 meeting for final approval. Thank you so much to each of you who invested time [...]
June 13, 2013 Nisean Lorde tonight Newspaper School’s out for the summer, but the announcement of a new Africentric school opening this fall already has some already thinking about the upcoming school year. Since the Toronto District School Board opened Canada’s first Africentric elementary school in 2009, the issue of whether or [...]
Dear Residents, Last week's City Council meeting agenda featured hundreds of items on a wide range of issues including protecting seniors in community housing, funding transit and other infrastructure, electoral reform and alleviating traffic congestion. This week, I've been at several meetings each day and evening on city policy initiatives and local priorities, community [...]
Dear Residents, The City of Toronto, through the public works chair, announced that they are scheduling to commence extensive road and sidewalk repairs to the following streets to complete the Avenue Road Watermain Replacement project. The following streets will be affected: Avenue Road from Bloor Street to LonsdaleLonsdale Road from Avenue Road to [...]
