Toronto – The City of Toronto rose the Toronto Sceptres flag at Toronto City Hall to celebrate the teams highly-anticipated home opener, at Courtesy flagpole, Podium Roof, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street W. The event was feature remarks by Mayor Olivia Chow and appearances by Sceptres’ Captain Blayre Turnbull, Assistant Captains Renata Fast and Jocelyne Larocque as well as …
Toronto – Mayor Olivia Chow celebrated the start of construction of a new mixed-use, transit-oriented housing project adjacent to the TTC’s Wilson Station that will deliver a total of 1,484 homes including 520 affordable rental homes. The City of Toronto, in partnership with CreateTO, is supporting the delivery of this project through the HousingTO 2020-2030 Action Plan’s (HousingTO Plan) Housing …
Toronto – The City of Toronto and CreateTO announced the Kilmer Group and Tricon Residential (Kilmer-Tricon) as the preferred proponents for the redevelopment of the City-owned sites at 610 Bay St. and 130 Elizabeth St. – home to the decommissioned Toronto Coach Terminal. The properties will be redeveloped into a mixed-income, mixed-use development including affordable housing, a new Toronto Paramedic …
Toronto – The City of Toronto is presenting a staff report to improve how those staying and working in the emergency shelter system are kept safe. The measures in the Shelter Safety Action Plan (SSAP) will help ensure staff are better protected, clients are safe and the shelter system is more resilient. If adopted by the Economic and Community Development Committee …
Toronto – Christmas came early for 81 local festivals and special events which have received funding through the City of Toronto’s Special Events Stabilization Initiative (SESI), totalling more than $1.6 million. Toronto’s festivals are critical to the city’s vitality, prosperity and livability and provide significant economic benefits to local business. SESI helps cover essential health, safety and security expenses including …
Toronto – In response to the ongoing housing crisis in the city, Toronto City Council has approved three new staff-recommended initiatives – including Purpose-built Rental Housing Incentives and the Rental Renovation Licence Bylaw – to help increase housing supply, housing choices and affordability for current and future residents. Torontonians continue to grapple with the rising cost of housing made worse …
Tronto – Mayor Olivia Chow officially marked the creation of 92 newly-renovated, permanent, rent-geared-to-income and supportive homes at 65 Dundas St. E. that now provide a warm, safe place for individuals formerly experiencing homelessness in the Downtown East to call home. This is the latest of several steps the City is taking to prioritize the creation of new rent-geared-to-income homes …
Toronto – Councillor Josh Matlow (Toronto-St. Paul’s) and City of Toronto staff broke ground on the highly-anticipated Davisville Community and Aquatic Centre, a state-of-the-art facility designed to enhance the local community’s access to recreational and wellness services. Located east of the Yonge Street and Davisville Avenue intersection, this new aquatic and multi-use facility will feature a wide range of amenities …
Toronto – The City of Toronto welcomes over 100 environmental innovators and leaders from across the world for the 20th annual CitiesAlive conference on green infrastructure. The City is renowned for being on the leading edge of green roof policy and is a co-host of this year’s conference which will run from Wednesday, November 6 to Friday, November 9. CitiesAlive …
Toronto – With daylight saving time coming to an end at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 3, the City of Toronto is urging all road users to stay alert, look out for each other and practice safe and responsible driving to ensure safety for all road users. The return to standard time means fewer daylight hours and reduced visibility for …
