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It’s Time to Talk: Is Transit Back on Track?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Please join me at the next event:
Is Transit Back on Track?
Wednesday February 15th at the Artscape Wychwood Barns – 7:00 pm
Get a Behind-the-Scenes Perspective on the Challenges Facing Transit in Toronto
Join Councillor Mihevc as he moderates a panel discussion and round table workshop to get you thinking about transit in our City.
Panelists are Paul Bedford, [...]

Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown LRT

January 25, 2012

Metrolinx and the TTC invite you to attend an Open House for Dufferin – Eglinton Station to learn more about the preliminary station design, the City’s Eglinton planning study and to share your input with the design team.
Dufferin – Eglinton Station
Date: Wednesday January 25, 2012
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location: St. Hilda’s Church, 2353 Dufferin Street [...]

Budget 2012 Community Meeting

Yesterday I held a Community Meeting to discuss the proposed 2012 Budget. The meeting was very well attended and I feel optimistic that we will be able to rally as a community to stop the cuts taking place across the city. As I said in the meeting, we need to continue reaching out to our [...]

2400 Bathurst Development Update

The City has received an Rezoning Application for the demolition of the existing 5 storey rental apartment building containing 30 rental units and the construction of a 20 storey residential building with 197 residential units (28 rental and 169 condominium units), and 4 levels of below grade parking consisting of 222 parking spaces and 148 [...]

Time to Lace Up

Lace up your skates! Toronto’s outdoor rink program is in full swing, offering a wide range of free leisure skate and shinny hockey programs for all ages.
Weather permitting, the City of Toronto’s outdoor rink program will operate until February 26, with an extended season at a number of locations until March 11.
Toronto’s 51 outdoor rinks [...]

Charity Toy Sale!

[ December 10, 2011; 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Come check out our table at the Artscpae Wychwood Barns Saturday Market to find a special gift. Money raised through this toy sale will go directly to the Mathare Mothers Development Centre in Nairobi. For more information, follow the link: Pre-sale poster_1

A note from the organizer:
After having volunteered with my young daughter in Kenya for [...]

GYPSY

St. Michael’s Centre for the Arts, 1515 Bathurst St.
Dreamtheatre’s upcoming production of GYPSY, a well-known Broadway Musical is hailed by some critics especially Frank Rich of the New York Times as the greatest show ever written for Broadway.

Public Deputations on City Budget Rescheduled

The City released the following notice rescheduling the day the public can speak to the Budget Committee on the 2012 Operating and Capital Budgets.
The new date is : Wednesday December 7, 2011 beginning at 9:30 am.
To register to speak contact Janet Chivilo at buc@toronto.ca or 416-392-1032. Include all your contact information. The deadline to sign-up [...]

Corn Roast & Movie Night, Friday Oct. 7

Community Corn Roast and Movie Night Under the Stars
What:
BBQ and roasted corn and yams, followed by a free screening of Zathura
Click on this link for the flyer: corn roast
When:
Friday October 7th
5:00pm to 6:30pm bbq, corn and yams for dinner
6:30 movie time!
Where:
St. Alphonsus C.S.
60 Atlas Ave
North Yard
Bring blankets and chairs and find a spot to settle [...]

The Approved Plan for Toronto’s Lower Don Lands – Info Session On Monday, Sept. 19

The Toronto Society of Architects is hosting a special information session at the ROM this coming Monday Sept 19th over the lunch hour, to clear up any misconceptions about what the approved plan for Waterfront Toronto’s Lower Don Lands. There has been much mis-information in the media about exactly what the [...]