Tag Archives: Toronto

Does Toronto need more overnight on-street parking?

City of Toronto consulting on proposal to provide more overnight on-street permit parking in Toronto and East York City of Toronto staff are holding public consultation sessions to get input on the proposal to provide residential on-street permit parking on ...

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Bruce Bell: Music Hall dominated Toronto while Vaudeville ruled U.S.

Bruce Bell– A few years back my good friend and neighbour the late actress Billie Mae Richard and I were strolling around the neighbourhood when we found ourselves walking through a nondescript parking lot on the southeast corner of Victoria ...

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Give input on Toronto’s poverty-reduction strategy

On March 13, Councillor Joe Mihevc (Ward 21 St. Paul’s), Chair of the Toronto Board of Health and Toronto City Council’s Poverty Advocate, will join city staff to launch #TacklePovertyTO. This series of free panel discussions is being held to ...

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Toronto Safe City Day activities

Mayor John Tory will declare February 14 Safe City Day in Toronto on Wednesday as part of an event involving Toronto Paramedic Services and members of the public. Paramedic Services Chief Gord McEachen will introduce a cardiac-arrest survivor (and friends ...

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Extreme-weather alert: seek shelter, check on loved ones

Based on information from Environment Canada, Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health, has issued an Extreme Cold Weather Alert for Toronto that will be in effect until further notice. Extreme Cold Weather Alerts are issued when the ...

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Two new City of Toronto homelessness shelters

The City of Toronto opens two new winter respite services with combined capacity of up to 200 to ensure there continues to be sufficient warm and safe places for those in need. A winter respite service at 348 Davenport Rd. ...

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Let’s de-amalgamate this horrid Metro mess

Is Kathleen Wynne as bad for Ontario as Mike Harris? In the political wrestling match at Queen’s Park the question of which of two concurrent political villains is the meanest, greediest and least competent. It’s a tossup. The evils that ...

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Cavalcade of Lights at city hall this Saturday

The annual Cavalcade of Lights presented by Great Gulf will illuminate Nathan Phillips Square, located at 100 Queen Street W., tomorrow at 6 p.m. with DJ skating parties, live music, the countdown to the first lighting of Toronto’s official Christmas ...

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Register for Toronto fall/winter recreation programs

The City of Toronto offers a wide range of safe, fun and high quality recreation programs for people of all ages, skill levels and interests. Registration for fall and winter general programs, fall skating and swimming, and ski and snowboard ...

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Human services made easier for Torontonians

The City of Toronto’s Children’s Services, Employment & Social Services and Shelter, Support & Housing Administration divisions have joined forces to launch an integrated website that enables Toronto residents to access information about services and subsidies in one place. The ...

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