Toronto – The City of Toronto has opened applications for restaurants to participate in the popular Winterlicious program, which is returning for 2023 after a two-year pause due to the pandemic, running from Friday, January 27 to Thursday, February 9. Applications will be accepted until Thursday, September 29, 2022 at 11:59pm. Winterlicious 2023 has been designed to make it easier …
Over 2-thirds of eligible residents age 18 got 1st Covid-19 vax booster
Toronto – More than two-thirds of eligible Toronto residents 18 years or older have received their first COVID-19 vaccine booster (third dose) as of August 10. In total, Team Toronto has administered more than 7.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine since the start of the vaccination campaign. All COVID-19 vaccine data is available on Toronto Public Health’s (TPH) Vaccine Dashboard. All …
Celebrating Youth Week in Toronto
Toronto – On Sunday, May 1, Mayor John Tory will proclaim May 1 to Saturday, May 7 as Youth Week in Toronto – an annual week to celebrate youth engagement and showcase the abilities and talents of youth in the areas of civic engagement, recreation, arts and sports from diverse communities across the city. Toronto is home to more than …
Supporting Stronger and Safer Communities in Toronto
Landmark investment helping Toronto Police Service combat issues such as gun and gang violence TORONTO — The Ontario government is investing more than $87 million over three years to provide the Toronto Police Service with significant new resources to protect the city’s diverse and growing communities and fight gun and gang violence fueled by illegal guns smuggled into Canada from …
Toronto launching public consultation on next stage of reducing single-use, takeaway items
Toronto – The City of Toronto is undertaking a third phase of public consultation on reducing the use of single-use and takeaway items. A single-use or takeaway item is any product designed for a single use, which is then disposed of in the garbage, Blue Bin (recycling) or Green Bin (organics). Typically, these items are not designed for durability or …