Wednesday, October 4, 2017 Jennifer Pagliaro The Toronto Star After an unseasonably warm September that left some tenants sweltering in their units, the city will look at changing the requirements for landlords. Council approved a motion from Councillor Josh Matlow, which was seconded by Mayor John Tory, for staff to consult on amending the bylaw [...]
Monday, October 2, 2017 Jennifer Pagliaro, Emily Mathieu The Toronto Star “Over the past three years, we have been working to knock down each of these barriers and finally create housing for those in our city who need it most,” Tory said in an opinion piecein the Star Sept. 15. “We are finding ways to say [...]
September 30, 2017 The South Bayview Bulldogs Apple Fest Saturday was a sunny, busy day on Bayview Ave for visitors and the Bayview-Leaside BIA. Mayor Tory visited and walked the street from end to end. Josh Matlow (Ward 22) and Jon Burnside (Ward 26) also welcomed shoppers. Musicians were plentiful on both sides of the [...]
Thursday, September 28, 2017 Michelle Ervin Canadian Apartment Magazine Tensions boiled over last week at Toronto apartment buildings without air conditioning as temperatures soared into heat wave territory in late September. Tenants aired their frustrations in the media and city councillors implored landlords to turn the AC back on, assuring them that they would not [...]
September 22, 2017 Amara McLaughlin CBC News Midtown resident Jamie Thom says the temperature in his apartment has climbed into the high 30s after his landlord shut off the building's air conditioning last week. (Martin Trainor/CBC) Toronto's ombudsman has opened an investigation into the bylaw [...]
September 21, 2017 Codi Wilson CTV News Toronto Mayor John Tory recently addressed concerns over the extreme heat in many apartment buildings stating that he is open to reassessing the bylaw which requires that landlords keep their buildings at a minimum of 21 degrees after September 15th. Many landlords have turned on the heating in [...]
September 21, 2017 Jackie Dunham CTV News Toronto In compliance with a city bylaw that requires landlords maintain a minimum indoor temperature of 21 degrees between September 15 and June 21, a number of buildings already have the heat turned on, despite the scorching temperatures outside. The Mayor has said that he is prepared to [...]
September 21, 2017 Nick Boisvert CBC News A resident at 2 Secord Ave. said her building has been uncomfortably hot after the heat was switched on last week. Amidst unseasonably high temperatures in September, residents are overheating in their apartment buildings - some of which have reached temperatures of 30 degrees - because many [...]
September 21, 2017 Chris Fox CP24 Environment Canada is expecting a real sizzler in Toronto over the next few days as a humid air mass moves into the city The city’s splash pads will be back in operation this weekend as fall officially gets [...]
September 21, 2017 Faiza Amin 680 News The lingering hot summer temperatures have led to extremely hot residential buildings where landlords have turned the heat on in response to a bylaw which states that buildings must be at least 21 degrees as of September 15th. Councillor Matlow, who is also the chair of the Tenants [...]
