Layton seeks a more “robust” approach to snow clearing
By Mike Layton
Before the weather goes below zero, and the fall rain turns into ice and snow, I thought I could take a moment to talk about a topic that will be top of mind for many Ward 11 residents in the coming months – snow removal. Read more
Throughout my time at City Hall I have worked hard to increase the quality of life for Toronto residents and to make living here more affordable. This year, the Ford government has been going out of its way to reduce quality of life and make it more unaffordable to live in Toronto, through their many service cuts and downloading. Read more
Since the province decided to cut Council in half, there has been a clear trend of decision making that aims to marginalize the City of Toronto and its residents’ voices on many critical issues. The trend continued this month as the province revealed details of their plan to try and steal our subway, and made life-and-death decisions about addiction treatment. Read more
March 14th, 2019 · Comments Off on NEWS: Condo plan evolves (Winter 2019)
Developers, city planners, hold meeting
By Ahmed Hagar
Annex residents packed into Bloor Street
United Church’s McClure Hall on December 17 alongside planners and developers
to express their continuing concern about the development plans for the church,
known as 300 Bloor Street West. Read more
March 14th, 2019 · Comments Off on CHATTER: New shelter strategy employed on Davenport (Winter 2019)
Having recently completed renovations, the
Davenport Road Women’s Shelter is now permanently residing at 348 Davenport
Road, near Dupont Street. The shelter is owned by the City of Toronto and run
by YWCA Toronto. It provides transitionary housing for 56 homeless women,
transgender or gender non-binary-identifying persons. Read more
December 30th, 2018 · Comments Off on NEWS: New approach to local democracy (Dec. 2018)
Newly-elected representatives say community is key
By Hannah Alberga
University-Rosedale’s newly-elected representatives plan to tackle their sprawling ward using a bottom-up approach. Some of the issues they’ll have to tackle include how to approach the recent handgun violence in Toronto, the affordable housing crises, and how the legalization of marijuana will affect public schools. Read more
December 30th, 2018 · Comments Off on FORUM: Moving forward in the new reality (Dec. 2018)
Our opportunity to reshape local democracy
By Mike Layton
Let me first take a moment to thank the residents of University-Rosedale who have put their trust and faith in me with their vote. I also want to thank the other candidates for bringing their ideas and issues forward during the campaign. Congratulations also go to Toronto District School Board Trustee Chris Moise for taking on the enormous challenge of managing the expectations of parents, students, teachers, and the administration for schools across two enormous wards. Read more
It’s a bit ironic that municipal elections attract the lowest voter turnouts. Ironic because decisions made at City Hall have a greater impact on your day-to-day life than those made in the legislature or in parliament. On any given day, Toronto City Council will consider garbage, snow removal, transit, zoning, parks…the list is endless. Yet it can be difficult for councillor candidates to attract attention, much less your vote.Read more
October 17th, 2018 · Comments Off on FORUM: Take back Toronto on the 22nd (City Election 2018)
Vote progressive on election day
By Jessica Bell
Doug Ford has hurt Toronto. Ford slashed Toronto’s wards from 47 to 25 in the middle of an election, and threatened to suspend our Charter rights and freedoms by invoking the notwithstanding clause for the first time in Ontario’s history. Read more
October 16th, 2018 · Comments Off on NEWS: Election chaos (October 2018)
Council cuts a concern
By Ellie Hayden
Local residents’ associations, business improvement areas, and community organizations are concerned that reducing Toronto City Council from 47 to 25 seats will wreak havoc with the business of the city in their neighbourhoods. Read more