Dear Residents, I was very saddened to learn from the Toronto Ombudsman's recent report that a senior tenant of Toronto Community Housing died shortly after being improperly evicted in 2012. This alone would be unacceptable and inexcusable but it follows a lack of progress made on reforms that were recommended after an inquiry into [...]
Support Taking Action on the Roots of Youth Violence at City Hall: Please Save the Date! When: Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 9:30 am Where: Toronto City Hall, 2nd Floor, Committee Room 1 Dear friends, It is time for the City of Toronto to take thoughtful and proactive measures to deal with [...]
Dear residents, This week there are a lot of important and substantive decisions being debated at City Hall. We are looking at voting reforms, ward boundaries, my initiative to look at Traffic Signal Synchronization (see below) and many others. I have also been busy in our neighbourhoods, visiting Rathnelly Day on Saturday and [...]
Dear Residents, Please note that the community consultation meeting hosted by Toronto City Planning will be held at St. Monica Catholic School, 14 Broadway Avenue. You may have received a notice in the mail from City Planning that contained incorrect information about the meeting location. Sincerely, Josh […]
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Dear residents, Keeping you informed and engaged is a priority for me. For your review please see the following agendas for the upcoming City Council and Toronto/East York Community Council meetings. If you have any feedback or questions about items of interest to you, please feel very welcome to contact me by emailing councillor_matlow@toronto.ca [...]
Dear Residents, Local residents and small businesses, along with LEAF, are working together to beautify Bayview Avenue with an inspiring tree adoption program called Bayview Buckets. Urban life is hard on trees, and many of our street trees are replaced too often because they don't get enough water. LEAF is encouraging small businesses [...]
May 31, 2013 Now Toronto Ben Spurr A small but growing group of councillors is asking Mayor Rob Ford to take a leave of absence until the drug allegations shrouding his administration are resolved. For the past two weeks, the routine workings of City Hall have been dominated by reports of a [...]
May 30, 2013 The Globe and Mail Sunny Dhillon and Elizabeth Church Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, the embattled leader who has now seen five of his employees depart since he was accused of using crack cocaine, has vowed to remain at Toronto City Hall, guaranteeing his name will be on next year’s election [...]
May 24, 2013 City Centre Mirror Justin Skinner As controversy continues to swirl around Mayor Rob Ford, St. Paul’s councillor Josh Matlow has added his voice to the growing number of councillors calling for the mayor to speak out about allegations he was captured on video smoking crack cocaine. “The mayor has [...]
