Briefs

You are invited to share your ideas on how Metrolinx and its operating divisions, GO Transit, PRESTO and Union Pearson Express, can make it easier for people with disabilities to travel around our region. American Sign Language interpretation, real-time captioning, ...

Dennis Hanagan— Torontonians need to show more pride in their city and stop dropping their litter wherever they stand, says Mark Garner, executive director of the Downtown Yonge BIA. Garner was responding to an October city council decision to amend ...

The city’s municipal licensing office is undertaking a review of Chapter 349, Animals to determine how the city can effectively balance, manage and address dog behaviour, owner responsibilities and public safety. A short, ten minute survey intended for all members of ...

Angela Bischoff — The Ontario and Quebec governments started a new era by agreeing to a firm electricity import-export deal. Ontario will import 2 billion kWh of water power from Quebec each year for the next seven years – enough power ...

The City of Toronto and the Toronto Transit Commission are completing various construction projects throughout Downtown Toronto this spring, summer and fall. These projects are part of the council -approved 2016 Capital Works Program to renew our aging infrastructure. Downtown ...

The Toronto Central Lions partnered with Toronto Community Housing to host a Seniors Appreciation Event. The event was aimed at the many seniors in the area of Dundas and Sherbourne who live in the seniors-only buildings of TCHC. About 80 ...

Daily Bread Food Bank releases new report on hunger in Toronto The annual Who’s Hungry report reveals people 45 and older have become the fastest growing demographic using food banks in Toronto. This is an outcome of unaffordable housing, rising ...

Ontario’s colleges will be developing new engineering degree programs in specialized fields after the provincial government approved the expansion of engineering degrees at colleges. “This responds to a clear demand for graduates with engineering degrees in highly specialized areas,” said ...

  Courtney Charette — For the first time, a Toronto BIA has won top honours from the International Downtown Association (IDA). The Downtown Yonge BIA’s innovative Yonge Love consultation campaign was singled out for global recognition, receiving the IDA’s 2016 ...