Dear residents, Today, I'm in our community, at a safe distance from city hall, working with residents on local issues and priorities for our city. Then, after an exceptionally busy few weeks, I look forward to enjoying this long weekend with my wife and daughter. I find that its a good idea, especially [...]
May 15 2013 Town Crier Eric Emin Wood As Maurice Cody Junior Public School’s principal Andrew Howard diplomatically puts it, the Bayview and Davisville-area school’s dirt field restricts childrens’ play. “In wet weather it’s a mud pit, and in drier weather it’s a dust bowl,” he says. “There have been a number of [...]
May 15 2013 City Centre Mirror Justin Skinner Tempers are flaring in the Moore Park community over plans to replace the existing crematoria in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. The Mount Pleasant Group of Cemeteries put an application in with the Ministry of the Environment to replace their old crematoria equipment with new equipment [...]
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 youth violence no matter what neighbourhood it is found in. We cannot wait for another tragedy to spur [...]
Dear Residents, There has been a lot of misinformation regarding the potential conversion of the Scarborough SRT to a subway. The facts – based on land use planning, ridership projections and a cost/benefit analysis, not votes – suggest replacing the aging Scarborough SRT with an LRT, just as was agreed upon last year when Council reached an agreement. [...]
Dear residents, I just arrived home from Day One of this month's city council meeting and will be back at city hall tomorrow morning as the meeting resumes at 9:30am. It's so nice to see little Molly after a long day (she's already 4 months old). For your information, please see the update [...]
Dear residents, Please see my latest report to you below on issues ranging from the latest transit debate, casinos, condo development decisions, my next Environment Day, a TTC Town Hall with CEO Andy Byford, Toronto's Seniors Strategy and much more. Sincerely, Josh PS- Go Leafs Go! Transit Update Every [...]
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Dear residents, It has been such a pleasure to see so many of you recently at the many events I attend in our community and at our neighbourhoods' local shops, parks, schools and main streets. Along with many other important priorities, every day, I hear from residents like yourself that a realistic plan to [...]
