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renaming Dundas Street
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Renaming Dundas Street moves to public phase

October 1, 2020October 2, 2020 Rodger Burnside City Council, Dundas Street, John Tory, Mike Colle, Mike Layton, Paula Fletcher

City council gave the go-ahead today to further research and holding public consultations on renaming Dundas Street project.

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Cycling without bike lanes
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Bike lane network to continue growing this year, city council agrees

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 Rodger Burnside bike lanes, City Council, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Mike Layton, video conference

Bike lanes are to be installed or improved on 10 kilometres of streets this year, Toronto City Council decided during its first video conference meeting.

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kids at youth centre
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City council grant keeps Cabbagetown centre going

February 28, 2020March 4, 2020 Vatché Ayvazian Cabbagetown Youth Centre, City Council, Grant, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam

Cabbagetown residents have been happy to learn Toronto city council has given its youth centre a $161,000 grant to keep it open.

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Community Events THINGS TO DO 

June 17: Public consultation on city council

June 3, 2019June 16, 2019 Streeter staff City Council, Eglinton Avenue West, North Toronto Memorial Community Centre, public consultation

A meeting is being held in North Toronto on June 17, a public session the city is holding to seek residents’ ideas about decision making in Toronto

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Crescent Town bridge collapsed
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Pedestrian bridge still out after collapsing four months ago

March 24, 2019March 30, 2019 Kyle Marshall Brad Bradford, bridge, City Council, Crescent Town Elementary School, John Tory, pedestrian bridge, Pinedale Properties, Toronto District School Board

Parents, school staff and students are asking why repairs have not started four months after a pedestrian bridge collapsed outside Crescent Town Elementary School.

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Bayview Extension speed limit sign
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Speed limit increased on Bayview Extension

January 2, 2018July 11, 2019 Jay Garak Bayview Extension, City Council, Jon Burnside, Josh Matlow, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Pottery Road, River Street, speed limit

Vehicle are legally driving 60 kilometres per hour on the Bayview Extension now, since Toronto city council approved a speed limit increase on the roadway last month.

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automated road speed sign
NEWS 

Speeding fines on our streets could double

April 7, 2017December 23, 2017 Eric Emin Wood City Council, Jaye Robinson, Joe Mihevc, Jon Burnside, Josh Matlow, Mark Grimes, speeding, traffic

City council has approved a proposal asking the province to double speeding fines for residential streets, school zones, and near playgrounds and daycares.

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NEWS 

Ward boundary ideas still sought

October 20, 2015March 4, 2020 Eric Emin Wood City Council, Ward Boundaries

While the midtown portion of the meetings may be over, the committee is still looking for “refinements” to the five choices being considered.

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NEWS 

City council passes new criteria for 30 kph zones

May 27, 2015 Shawn Star Christin Carmichael Greb, City Council, speed limit

When it comes to speeds on local streets, the ball is now in your court. On May 7 city council passed guidelines outlining how a street’s speed limit can drop to 30 kph from 40 kph, the first step of which is a community petition requesting the lowered limit.

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NEWS 

Karen Stintz joins arts firm

March 27, 2015March 28, 2017 Shawn Star art, ArtsBuild Ontario, City Council, Karen Stintz, TTC

The former Eglinton-Lawrence councillor and mayoral candidate announced this morning she was joining ArtsBuild Ontario as an executive director.

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NEWS 

Elgie House design adopted, new BIAs approved

February 12, 2015 Shawn Star Bayview BIA, City Council, Elgie House, Midtown Yonge BIA

While many in the city were busy paying attention to the ongoing debates at city council over SmartTrack and the Scarborough subway, the city was taking care of other matters as well, including some in midtown.

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NEWS 

Reports sought on solving lead problem

June 30, 2014May 4, 2017 Shawn Star City Council, lead in water

The city is considering taking action in the wake of reports regarding unsafe levels of lead in some Torontonians’ drinking water.

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NEWS 

Councillors kept eye on the goal, and united they stood

March 4, 2014June 21, 2014 Shawn Star City Council, Gold Medal Game, O Canada, Olympics

In what had to be the rarest of occurrences, a common goal emerged at city council on the afternoon of Feb. 20.

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Sports 

Youth field fees to be phased in

July 13, 2012 Town Crier staff City Council, City Hall, fees, funding, Janet Davis, Norm Kelly, permit fees

Two-year process will see groups paying between $2-6 an hour to use city facilities

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NEWS 

High Park Zoo safe for 2012

June 12, 2012 Town Crier staff animals, City Council, fundraising, High Park, High Park Zoo, Honey Family Foundation, Josh Matlow, Sarah Doucette, Toronto Trees and Parks Foundation

But more cash needs to be raised to keep the attraction open for 2013

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