The time has come… We are so excited to announce our upcoming farmers market book sale event called: Surprise Book n’ Play! Taking place on October 18th, 2020 at the Kensington Flea Market from 11AM-7PM. But that’s not all we have coming up… To embrace our mission of breaking down the barriers to play, we [...]
Homelessness is an extremely complex issue and the City of Toronto continues to experience significant demand for emergency shelter. To ensure safe and welcoming places for people who need them during the coming winter weather, the City is providing details about the 2020-21 winter services plan. The winter plan is part of the City’s Interim [...]
Over the past several months, I have actively supported the City’s ActiveTO initiative, which ensures people have space to get around while respecting physical distancing. This measured, and data driven approach, to support essential trips, front-line workers, and vulnerable road users, comprises of the Quiet Streets Program, the closure of major roads, and the expansion [...]
Mabel’s Fables’ Design Team are pleased to announce the completion of the new mural design on the sign near the entrance to Mabel’s Fables Children’s bookshop has been completed. Sharron Corrigan Forrest and the FOMF Design Team, in consultation with Eleanor LeFave and her Staff, made every effort to include, in the final design, subject [...]
Distribution of COVID-19 Cases in Toronto and Ward 12 Did you know that Toronto Public Health provides a user friendly resource that maps the distribution of COVID-19 cases across Toronto neighbourhoods on its COVID-19 dashboard? COVID-19 cases are mapped by using the postal code of the case's home address, but these locations don't necessarily reflect [...]
This week I attended the community meeting regarding the development proposal for 733 Mount Pleasant. I was there to support planning staff and our Davisville neighbourhood, as this is a development that is recommended as a midrise by City planners but has been changed by the Ford government to allow for a tall tower. Although [...]
As part of the development review process, the City holds public consultation meetings to share details of the proposal and gain important community feedback. Please join me at these meetings or feel welcome to call or email me with your questions, concerns or feedback. 65-83 Raglan Avenue Public meeting organized by my office to present [...]
The lack of pedestrian safety on Avenue Road between Bloor Street and St. Clair Avenue West has been an issue that I have been tackling with several of my colleagues at Council for several years. Councillor Layton and I have worked with the Avenue Road Safety Coalition (ARSC) for the past two years to push [...]
Last week I was advised by Metrolinx that there would be major changes coming to the intersection of Bathurst and Eglinton, where the new Forest Hill LRT station is under construction. With the past and current iterations of the construction staging, Metrolinx had imposed a northbound left turn prohibition from Bathurst onto Eglinton. This has [...]
Last winter, City Council called for improved standards for sidewalk snow maintenance due to valid concerns raised by residents that Toronto’s current standards are completely insufficient in the downtown and centre of the City. It is inequitable that residents in the former cities of North York, Scarborough, Etobicoke, and York receive sidewalk snow clearing while the majority of neighbourhoods [...]
