Toronto Star July 12th 2013 Josh Matlow Most transit debates in Toronto these days largely consist of deceptive, bumper-sticker rhetoric rather than the facts residents need to be informed. And some politicians, such as Mayor Rob Ford, use these slogans to manipulate residents in vote-rich Scarborough who are justifiably upset with their lack of rapid [...]
July 15th 2013 CityNews Erin Criger Toronto Coun. Josh Matlow wants to name a playground after iconic Canadian children’s entertainers Sharon, Lois and Bram. “I grew up with their music and so did so many Canadian children. Any one of us — who are sort of in our 20s, 30s and 40s — there’s [...]
7/11/2013 NEWSTALK 1010 Michelle Rosa A Toronto city councillor has a plan to change the way parking enforcement officers do their job in this city. Josh Matlow is recommending a common sense re-focus. He is urging officers forget about driving around residential side streets in the middle of the day and giving out parking [...]
July 11th, 2013 Global News David Shum Toronto city councillor Josh Matlow wants the city’s parking enforcement officers to focus more attention on shelling out tickets on major streets during rush hour instead of residential areas. […]
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 [...]
June 2013 Bree Rody-Mantha PostCity Tower Hill Development has submitted an application for a 56-storey, mixed-use development at 2221 Yonge St., the northern neighbour of the 37- and 54-storey Minto Midtown condominiums. Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue is no stranger to condo controversy, and this application is no exception. When the preliminary [...]
June 12 2013 Daniel Dale Toronto Star To the chagrin of its chief executive officer, the Toronto Community Housing Corp. may be asked by council to inform the city’s ombudsman whenever a senior is facing eviction for unpaid rent. Councillor Josh Matlow made the proposal during council’s Wednesday debate on ombudsman Fiona [...]
June 11 2013 David Paterson PostCity Few people know about the pressures on Toronto’s green spaces better than the residents of the Yonge-Eglinton neighbourhood. A pressure that has recently been increased as the hoarding goes up around the soon-to-be-built-over open space at Yonge Eglinton Centre — another loss for the community. Ever [...]
June 11 2013 James Armstrong Global News Toronto’s city council voted to explore ranked balloting and let permanent residents vote during a council debate Tuesday. The votes were part of a larger motion on electoral reform that included suggestions to establish weekend elections and internet voting. Changes to municipal elections would [...]
June 6 2013 Paul Moloney and David Rider Toronto Star Toronto’s social housing provider is being urged to make changes to halt its “shameful” treatment of senior citizens who fall behind on their rent. Councillor Josh Matlow, chair of the seniors strategy subcommittee, wants Toronto Community Housing Corp. to implement changes recommended [...]
