Dear residents, I heard from many of you in the last day that you were disappointed that the City's splash pads were not operational with unseasonably high temperatures expected to continue. That's why I am delighted to share with you that we successfully advocated to have the vast majority of the City's splash pads turned [...]
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 [...]
The Yonge and Eglinton area has experienced significant growth and I believe it is vital that we ensure that the community is an attractive place to live, work and play. Our quality of life should always be the focus of urban planning. That's why I initiated a review of the area’s secondary plan (which should’ve [...]
September 8, 2017 David Nickle The Beach Mirror Mike Arlotto pours some Steam Whistle at a King City craft beef and food truck festival. Travelling craft beer trucks could one day be visiting Toronto parks to set up mobile beer gardens. Toronto could have [...]
August 24, 2017 The South Bayview Bulldog A meeting this Thursday will discuss a recommendation to classify 258 low-rise commercial buildings on Yonge Street, Bayview Avenue, Mount Pleasant Road and Eglinton Avenue as heritage buildings. In order to be added to the Toronto Heritage Register, these buildings would have to be evaluated and deemed to [...]
NOTICE OF MOTION Catching Up with the Past: Improving the City's Heritage Preservation Framework Moved by: Councillor Matlow Seconded by: Councillor Wong-Tam SUMMARY: The recent demolition of Stollery’s at 1 Bloor Street West is only the latest example of the City’s inability to stay ahead of development applications and preserve historic or architecturally [...]
14 year old Sarah and 11 year old Claire challenge neighbourhoods in the City of Toronto to give back and make a difference in their community WHAT: SARAH & CLAIRE’S 10TH ANNUAL FOOD DRIVE (2017) Sarah Jordan (14) started a food drive when she was in Grade 1, after hearing a story [...]
May 8, 2017 Stephanie Matteis CBC News Coun. Josh Matlow is wondering why his motion to have staff report on creating a list of heritage properties, which was approved by council back in 2015, still hasn't been addressed. (CBC) Councillor Matlow put a motion forward [...]
