Context: tomorrow the Community Development and Recreation Committee will be meeting in Committee Room 1, City Hall. TWCA, along with Community Recreation For All, will be deputing on item CD22.1 Recreation Service Plan 2013-2017.
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On June 26th, the Community Development and Recreation Committee will be meeting. Items we're looking out for include the Recreation Service Plan 2013-2017, The Toronto Youth Equity Framework, Toronto Child Care Funding Model, Welfare of Immigrant Children and Toronto Strong...
Read MoreYesterday was a big step forward in emending the infrastructure of municipal elections. City council voted in favour of electoral reform, which will include using a ranked choice balloting system, allow permanent residents to vote and also put...
Read MoreThe agenda is made public on the city's website:
http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewPublishedReport.do?function=getCouncilAgendaReport&meetingId=6810
Items to look out for:
PW22.9 Street furniture program
- Read this backgrounder: Transit shelters and personal safety backgrounder and ask councillors to reject proposal for wrap... Read More
City Council will be discussing a recommendation this Tuesday that Astral media’s transit shelters be allowed to have “creative” wrap-around advertising. METRAC has prepared a letter that they are sending to local councilors and has also put together some background...
Read MoreEqual Voice Toronto is looking for women ready to become politically active and put their name on runhercanada.ca. This website will be a practical resource to link women with opportunities to run for political office at all levels...
Read MoreCurrently the province is implementing full day learning with insufficient funding. The school boards are not bearing the costs for extended day programs. Consequently, the City is allowing Community Child Cares, not-for-profit Boards of Directors, parents and child care staff...
Read MoreIn tomorrow’s Executive Committee, agenda items to pay attention to include:
EX32.1 - Amendments to City of Toronto Anti-Discrimination Policies (Ward All)
EX32.3 - Results of the Shared Services Study - City Agencies (Ward All)
EX32.17... Read More
Much of the pro-casino councilors supported the proposal to build a mega casino in downtown Toronto based on arguments for economic development in the tourism sector, not to mention job creation. However, little attention was given to the type of...
Read MoreYesterday in the Planning and Growth Management Committee in City Hall, councillor Adam Vaughan referred item PG24.9 (Affordable Housing for Persons with Disabilities) back to Toronto’s Chief Planner, Jennifer Keesmat for consideration in the review of the City’s Official Plan....
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