The Yonge & St. Clair Valentine's Day Fire at the Badminton & Racquet Club The term “hero” is sometimes used too easily but I can’t think of a better word to describe the Fire, Police and EMS responders who attended to the 6-alarm fire at Yonge & St. Clair last week. For more than 24 hours, [...]
Toronto’s Heritage Protection Policies Must Be Strengthened Toronto has a shameful record when it comes to protecting its architectural heritage. The wanton demolition of the Bank of Montreal building at 2444 Yonge Street last month, and the Stollery's Building at Yonge and Bloor in January 2015, are just two of the most recent examples of [...]
Councillor Josh Matlow's 2017 City of Toronto Budget Town Hall Meeting It's very important to me that I accurately reflect our community's priorities, and represent you, when I vote on our behalf on the City of Toronto's budget. On Wednesday, February 8 at 7pm, I'll host my 2017 Budget Town Hall for Ward 22 residents. The meeting [...]
REMINDER: Public Meeting to Design Ward 22's Two New Park Spaces!Working together as a community, we successfully fought to preserve green space at the former Glebe Manor Lawn Bowling Club site. We also worked amicably with the Manor Road United Church to create public space rather than a townhouse development at their site.Now the fun part [...]
Make Your Voice Heard: OMB Review Public Meeting Tonight Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) is an unaccountable, unelected and anti-democratic provincially-appointed body that has final say over our city's planning decisions. The provincial Minister of Municipal Affairs and the Attorney General announced this week that they will begin a long overdue review of the way the [...]
Dear residents, As always, I hope you find my latest update to you helpful, interesting and informative. I wish you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving and a wonderful long weekend. I hope to see you out in the community soon! Best regards, Josh Provincial Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) Consultation Process Started: Make your voice [...]
Hydro One's Clearcut of 29 Trees in Robertson Davies Park On Thursday, September 1, Hydro One broke a promise to Ward 22 residents by cutting down 29 mature trees in Robertson Davies Park on Avenue Rd. In 2012, after months of hard work, our community reached an agreement with Hydro One to protect a stand [...]
Action Needed to Improve Rail Safety This past weekend there was a derailment on the CP line that forms the southern boundary of Ward 22. Luckily, no one was hurt and emergency crews moved quickly to contain a small diesel spill. However, this incident highlights the need for action to improve rail safety on [...]
Midtown Community Hub Approved at City Council! I am delighted to announce that, at long last and many years of work, City Council overwhelmingly supported my motion to build a Midtown Community Hub as part of the Davisville PS rebuild. The Hub will provide new and much-needed recreation opportunities for our community including: A [...]
Scarborough Transit Plan Rises Another $1 Billion At a press conference this morning, Mayor Tory announced that his transit plan for Scarborough will cost $1 Billion more than previously estimated. Earlier this year, he said he'd like to put the brakes on the $3.56 Billion three-stop subway in favor of a one-stop subway to Scarborough Town Centre and an [...]
