April 13, 2012 Dear Residents, Keeping our community engaged and informed has always been a top priority for me. There are a number of community events and consultation meetings coming up in the next few weeks that I want to ensure that you're aware of. On an ongoing basis, please always feel welcome to visit [...]
Dear Friends and Residents, The past few months have been, to understate it, very busy at City Hall. Discussions about the City’s budget and transit planning have dominated the agenda. However, each day I receive hundreds of emails and phone calls from residents about the day-to-day issues that affect our lives. In this [...]
Library branches closed during labour disruption: Most website services available TORONTO (Sunday, March 18, 2012) – A settlement has not been reached between the Toronto Public Library Board and the Toronto Public Library Workers’ Union Local 4948. As of 5:01 pm today, library staff began a legal strike. During the labour disruption: • All library branches [...]
February 5, 2012 Dear Residents, For too many years, the question of how to improve and expand Toronto’s transit system has shamefully been used as a political football. One government sets out a plan, the next scraps it, and then the next commissions yet another report. I believe Torontonians are [...]
Dear Friends and Residents, I'm happy to report to you that after a marathon round of negotiations that went all night and into this morning, the City of Toronto and CUPE 416 (outside workers) arrived at a tentative contract that will now have to be ratified by both the union and city council. Therefore, [...]
Dear Friends and Residents, On Tuesday, January 17th, City Council approved a responsible and compassionate budget that reflected the voices of Ward 22 residents, and the majority of Torontonians. I am very pleased that Council was able to come together and save many important municipal supports for children, seniors, the less fortunate and the [...]
Dear Friends and Residents, Yesterday, the Budget Committee approved a $9.4 billion operating budget and a $2.8 billion capital budget for the City of Toronto in 2012. Their recommendations will go to Executive Committee and full Council on January 17th, 2012. While I am pleased that several important programs were saved, I am still concerned [...]
Dear friends, To those of you in our Ward 22, St. Paul's community who will be celebrating Christmas with friends and family this weekend, I want to personally wish you a Merry Christmas. And to those who are celebrating the festival of lights, Channukah, I wish you each a Chag Chanukkah Sameach. And [...]
Dear Friends and Residents, Thank you again for the privilege of being able to serve our community at Toronto City Council. This past year has been one of many achievements for Ward 22 and I've deeply enjoyed working closely with so many you in every midtown neighbourhood. I still believe that Toronto needs an [...]
Dear Friends and Residents, I believe that when decisions are being made at City Hall that affect any neighbourhood or street in our ward, it is vital that those residents are informed. When it comes to the 2012 City of Toronto Budget, Council's decisions will have an impact on not only one community, but [...]
