Toronto – Join Mayor Olivia Chow and Members of Council on Sunday, January 7, 2024 from 2-4pm at Nathan Phillips Square to celebrate the new year with a skating party! Skates will be available to borrow, free of charge, along with hot chocolate and cookies. This will also be an opportunity to meet and greet Mayor Chow and Members of Council. …
Province and city working together to increase housing density and affordability TORONTO – Paul Calandra, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and Olivia Chow, Mayor of Toronto, released the following statement: “Ontario and Toronto are building on their historic new deal agreement by taking action to build tens of thousands of more homes of all types, including affordable housing. “Working …
Toronto – Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Prabmeet Sarkaria, Ontario Minister of Transportation, Olivia Chow, Mayor of Toronto, and Jamaal Myers, Chair of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), announced the on-time delivery of the first of 60 new made-in-Canada streetcars to the TTC, supported by a $568 million joint investment. The first new streetcars will enter …
Toronto – Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow and Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik (Spadina-Fort York) were joined by Darrell Fox, brother of Terry Fox, to reveal the new public art project “We Are Shaped by the Obstacles We Face”, which commemorates the legacy of Canadian humanitarian and activist Terry Fox. Also on hand for the unveiling will be representatives from the Legacy …
Increased support will help municipalities and asylum claimants across the province TORONTO — The Ontario government is investing another $42 million through the Canada Ontario Housing Benefit (COHB) program to support the City of Toronto and other impacted municipalities across the province in providing urgent assistance to a rapidly growing number of asylum claimants and other at-risk populations. “This investment …
Toronto – Mayor Olivia Chow proclaimed August as Emancipation Month in Toronto. Throughout the month of August, the City of Toronto will offer programming to acknowledge the legacy and history of slavery in Canada and to celebrate its abolition. The City has proclaimed August 1 Emancipation Day since 1998 and Emancipation Month in August since 2019. The City also has …
Ontario – Premier Doug Ford released the following statement on Toronto election results. He said: “I want to congratulate Olivia Chow on tonight’s election win and on becoming the next mayor of Toronto. Throughout Olivia’s life, she has proven her desire and dedication to serving the city that many of us call home. While we’re not always going to agree …
