Dear residents, I am very pleased to share the proposed Toronto Seniors Strategy with you. As chair of the Toronto Seniors Strategy subcommittee, I am so grateful to our communities, experts and staff whom have contributed so much to this important and substantive work over the past two years. Our City's new [...]
On March 26, 2013, I co-hosted an event with the Green Team of First Unitarian Congregation on how to make your apartment or condo greener and more energy efficient, including strategies and resources that are available to you. Please click on the image above to download a slide deck from the event, presented [...]
Phase I of the TTC's Downtown Rapid Transit Expansion Study is now available online. Please click on the report cover above to access the study directly, or click here to visit the project website for updates as they become available.
The City of Toronto has made great strides to help reduce the incidence of smoking. Successive bans on tobacco smoke in workplaces, restaurants, bars and other public spaces have succeeded in reducing second-hand smoke and the social acceptance of smoking. However, there are still a significant number of smokers in our city and these positive [...]
Chair & Members Planning & Growth Committee 10th Floor, West Tower, City Hall 100 Queen St. West Toronto ON M5H 2N2 March 5, 2013 Re: PG 18.7 (1) Dear Chair and Committee Members, We are writing to request that the Committee consider the accompanying recommendation to prohibit paid visitor parking in multi residential/apartment buildings. [...]
Dear Residents, I would like to share the following Notice of Public Consultation with you. The City of Toronto needs your input on a proposed Home Energy Retrofit Program. South Event Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2013 Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Location: Metro Hall, Room 308 North Event Date: Thursday, March [...]
{youtube}A79aoNS1pqY{/youtube} Last week, I joined Steve Paikin to discuss Finding Gold in the Golden Years - what governments should be doing to help ensure everyone's retirement years are good, active, and fulfilling. My co-panelists were: Susan Eng, Vice President of Advocacy, CARP Dr. Samir Sinha, Director, Geriatrics, Mount Sinai and the University Health [...]
With the support of City Council, I have more than doubled the fines for drivers who stop or park illegally on arterial roads during rush hour. It is now a $150 penalty for "stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle during all or any portion of the general rush hour period(s) of 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 [...]
Dear Residents, I'd like to share this news release with you from the City of Toronto. Now you can recycle plastic clamshell containers in your blue bin! To find out where to put all your other trash items, you can visit the Waste Wizard web tool. The City of Toronto's Public Works and [...]
Since taking office, I have been working with community members on an exciting proposal to transform the hydro corridor on Macpherson Avenue (between Spadina and Davenport) from a derelict eyesore into a usable public space. I was happy to support a local resident's application for a City of Toronto grant to build a demonstration "Ecopark" [...]
