Toronto Women’s City Alliance pursued, among other things, two items on the agenda of the Community Development and Recreation Committee’s January 2014 meeting. One was the Youth Equity Strategy and the other was Measuring the Impact of Childcare Fee Subsidies.     With...

On January 29th and 30th, City Council debated and passed the 2014 budget. This is an important aspect of our civic life here in the City of Toronto, with significant implications for the lives of all residents.   There has been a...

January 20, 2014     The Chair Community Development and Recreation Committee 10th floor, West Tower, City Hall 100 Queen Street West Toronto, ON M5H 2N2     Dear Councillor,   I am writing on behalf of Toronto Women’s City Alliance (TWCA) with regard to the Committee’s consideration of CD 26.4 Measuring...

January 20, 2014   The Chair Community Development and Recreation Committee 10th floor, West Tower, City Hall 100 Queen Street West Toronto, ON M5H 2N2       Dear Councillor,   I am writing on behalf of Toronto Women’s City Alliance (TWCA) with regard to the Committee’s consideration of CD26.2 Toronto Youth...

January 20, 2014   The Chair Community Development and Recreation Committee 10th floor, West Tower, City Hall 100 Queen Street West Toronto, ON M5H 2N2   Dear Councillor,   I am writing on behalf of Toronto Women’s City Alliance (TWCA) with regard to the Committee’s consideration of Item CD26.1 Overview...

The Planning Team at Toronto Women's City Alliance worked hard to help bring about change to the City's Official Plan Policies for Employment Areas.  In a letter to members of the City's Planning and Growth Management Committee, the team noted...

At its meeting on 4th December 2013, the Community Development and Recreation Committee (CDRC) made several important recommendations to City Council. Some of these recommendations, if passed by Council, can potentially reverse the harmful consequences of several line items in...

The Update on Shelter Occupancy and the Quality Assurance Review of Shelter Access released by Shelter, Support and Housing Administration paints a picture of a shelter system that is bursting at the seams. Every night, women's shelters in Toronto are...

The City has just released the 2014 operating and capital budgets!  This is an important look at which/how/how many City services will be available to residents of Toronto next year, and there will be ongoing discussions until a special meeting...