Toronto – Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie (Scarborough-Rouge Park) and Selina Young, Director of the Indigenous Affairs Office and co-champions of the City of Toronto’s Women4Climate Mentorship Program, launched the call for applications for the City’s 2024 mentorship program. Applications will be accepted until Monday, November 20. Through Women4ClimateTO, the City offers a combination of mentoring, networking and collaborative learning opportunities …
Toronto Paramedic Services celebrate graduation of 61 new recruits
Toronto – At a graduation ceremony last night, Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie (Scarborough-Rouge Park), Acting Chief Bikram Chawla, Toronto Paramedic Services (TPS) and other City of Toronto officials welcomed 61 new frontline TPS Operations and Communications Centre staff members to the City of Toronto after completing the comprehensive orientation and training programs. Toronto’s skilled paramedics provide 24-hour pre-hospital emergency care …
Automated Speed Enforcement data highlight significant speed reduction impact
Toronto – Three years after the start of issuing tickets to speeding vehicles, evaluation data from the City of Toronto’s Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) program highlight how speed cameras have been effective in significantly reducing the number of people speeding and overall vehicle speeds, pointing to increased compliance and improved driver behaviour. An evaluation study conducted by researchers from The …
Love Park opens
Toronto – Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie (Scarborough-Rouge Park) was joined by Councillor Ausma Malik (Spadina-Fort York), Julie Dabrusin, Member of Parliament for Toronto-Danforth and Waterfront Toronto Chair Stephen Diamond, to officially open the new Love Park (96 Queens Quay W.) along Toronto’s waterfront. Many Torontonians helped them spread the love for this endearing new community space by enjoying live music, …
Toronto’s 2nd debenture of year issued to fund capital projects
Toronto – The City of Toronto issued its debenture for $335 million to help finance key capital projects. This is the City’s second public debenture issuance this year. This conventional bond issue has an all-in cost of 4.329 per cent, a coupon interest rate of 4.25 per cent, and a 10-year maturity of July 11, 2033. The proceeds from this …
Collision Technology Conference is back in Toronto
Toronto The City of Toronto announced it will welcome the Collision Technology Conference back to Toronto in 2024. The City first partnered with Destination Toronto and Exhibition Place to bring Collision – North America’s fastest-growing technology conference – to Toronto in 2019. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference was cancelled in 2020 and held virtually in 2021 before returning …
Toronto approves new bikeways for safe cycling routes
Toronto – Toronto City Council approved the Cycling Network Plan – 2023 Cycling Infrastructure Installation – Third Quarter Updates report, which will add new bikeways in several parts of the city and improve two existing bikeways. These projects will improve safety and mobility by providing improved cycling connections to transit, parks, schools, businesses and residences. These projects also include important …
Toronto approves next steps for long-term waste management plan
Toronto – Toronto City Council approved the Residual Waste Management Work Plan, which outlines short- and medium-term plans to extend the lifespan of the City of Toronto’s Green Lane Landfill and planning activities to manage garbage, also known as residual waste, in the long term. The City manages approximately 450,000 tonnes of garbage every year. Based on current tonnage and …
Toronto announces winners of 2023 Women4ClimateTO Pitch Contest
Toronto – The City of Toronto is pleased to announce the winners of the Women4ClimateTO Pitch Competition. Eleven local entrepreneurs pitched their climate-related initiatives to a panel of judges yesterday evening at an event at City Hall for a chance to claim the first prize of $20,000 and two secondary prizes of $5,000 each. 2023 Women4ClimateTO pitch competition winners included: …