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Current News Updates
Toronto Star: Busy Yonge and Egs the scene of a sleeper
May 9th, 2014
Vicky Sanderson
Toronto Star
Street Numbers
- Between 2006-11, the population of Ward 22 —59.6 per cent of whom live in apartments of five storeys or more —) is up 8.8 per cent.
- There have been big jumps in the number of families identifying Tagalo, Serbian, Korean and Spanish as their home language.
- The ward is well educated: 79 per cent of residents have a post-secondary degree, compared with a city-side average of 58 per cent.
- Average monthly rent is $1,245.
- Three words that come to mind when Josh Matlow thinks about Yonge and Eglinton: neighbourhoods, growing, construction.
Upcoming Community Meetings and Events
Rathnelly Area Residents Association AGM Please join me on [...]
CP24: Matlow to honour Ford-Adams basketball bet
May 5th, 2014
Paul Johnston
CP24
The new Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams
A Toronto councillor says he will honour a bet made between the city’s top politico and the president of the borough of Brooklyn over a basketball series.
Last month, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford accepted a ‘friendly wager’ issued by Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams on the outcome of the NBA playoff series between the Raptors and the Nets.
The wager followed a release issued by Adams in response to Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri’s comments ahead of Game 1 of the series when he yelled “F--- Brooklyn” to fans gathered at Maple Leaf Square.
Councillor Josh Matlow to Host Performance by Sharon, Lois & Bram
For immediate release MEDIA ADVISORY May 7, 2014 [...]
New York Daily News: EXCLUSIVE: Toronto pol to cover Mayor Rob Ford’s wager with Brooklyn Borough President
May 5th, 2014
Doyle Murphy
New York Daily News
Add backing out on bets to his list of offenses.
A Toronto City Councilman has vowed to make good on a wager between Mayor Rob Ford and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams now that the partying pol has checked into rehab.
Toronto Councillor Josh Matlow, a one-term councilman who has repeatedly called for the embattled mayor to resign, stepped forward Monday to assure Brooklynites that Canada would honor Ford’s NBA wager — a CD by Canadian star Drake.
“With or without Mayor Ford, the business of government must go on,” Matlow told the News. “We’ve got to improve transit, fix gridlock and get a Drake CD over to President Adams.”
Rob Ford on leave, Deputy Mayor assumes full responsibilities
Dear residents, Rob Ford advised the City Clerk today that [...]
