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 [...]
August 7th, 2013 The Globe and Mail Residents along Avenue Road in Toronto received notice of a major summer-long construction project four days before the work began, making the joke that Canada has two seasons – winter and construction – a reality for people who have already lived with traffic tie-ups for three [...]
August 7th, 2013 680 News Kevin Misener Some city councillors suggest better coordination of road construction projects is required as drivers navigate an increasingly frustrating string of road closures and lane restrictions this summer. The city promised one of the most ambitious road construction seasons in recent memory — with 100 kilometres of [...]
August 6th, 2013 CBC News A Toronto city councillor started removing ads for condominiums that have yet to be approved in his neighbourhood, saying the advertisements mislead buyers, and even calling one “illegal”. […]
July 18, 2013 The National Post Jessica Vitullo By a vote of 25-13, city council voted Thursday not to adopt the requests set out in a petition commissioned by the Toronto Taxpayers Coalition to slash the number of councillors from 44 to 25. The petition became the centre of a lengthy debate that often ranged [...]
08/07/2013 City News Kevin Misener & 680 News Staff Some city councillors suggest better coordination of road construction projects is required as drivers navigate an increasingly frustrating string of road closures and lane restrictions this summer. The city promised one of the most ambitious road construction seasons in recent memory — with 100 kilometres of [...]
August 7, 2013 Toronto Star Alex Nino Gheciu Councillor Josh Matlow is waging a war on what he deems “misleading” ads and billboards for condos that have not yet been approved by the city. He’s calling for a law requiring developers to clearly indicate if they have not yet acquired building permits for condos [...]
July 26, 2013 Inside Toronto Justin Skinner A new plan by St. Paul’s Councillor Josh Matlow could see the children’s playground in June Rowlands Park named after Sharon, Lois & Bram. The playground naming would be fitting given the contributions the trio – all of whom live in Matlow’s ward – have made to both [...]
July 24th, 2013 Inside Toronto Justin Skinner A green oasis in the heart of Toronto lets residents enjoy an escape from the big city Midtown Toronto may hardly be an oasis of green on the whole, but the Beltline Trail provides a nice respite from the surrounding city. […]
Toronto Star July 12th 2013 Daniele Dale Toronto would need to raise taxes, take on debt and secure hundreds of millions of dollars from the federal government to cover the extra cost of replacing the Scarborough Rapid Transit system with a subway rather than the light rail currently planned. Abandoning light rail in favour [...]
