I love Toronto Island Park. With over 1.5 million visitors a year, from near and far, I know this is a shared experience. Improving access to Toronto Island in all seasons is my priority.
I love Toronto Island Park. With over 1.5 million visitors a year, from near and far, I know this is a shared experience.
Improving access to Toronto Island in all seasons is my priority.
That’s why I’ve been working to expedite new and larger ferries and get them in service as soon as possible, moving forward our extensive Toronto Island Park Master Plan that includes improvements at the ferry terminal and to wayfinding on the Island, and implementing the Marine Strategy to make transportation to the Island better from all points of the harbour. Over the coming weeks, you’ll hear a lot more from me on these items.
Today, I also worked with my fellow city councillors and City staff to move a motion to:
I’ll keep working with all of you to ensure our Toronto Island Park can be enjoyed by all, year-round.
The school year is wrapping up and I have many graduations and fun fairs in my calendar over the next week. I’m looking forward to celebrating with you all! And, this week at Executive Committee, we approved expanding a universal school food program across Toronto.
June is here and there is lots to celebrate - the good weather and communities across the city.
Toronto is feeling busy with some of our big markers of spring coming back. All this good weather means that construction season is underway, but we are seeing the important work we’ve done at the City to better coordinate construction and speed up projects pay off.Just this week, construction at Bathurst St and Lake Shore Blvd wrapped up two months ahead of schedule.
As the sun stays out longer and the temperature (finally!) rises, I’m excited to share a few ways to enjoy our parks this spring. This weekend, we have our first Community Environment Day on Sunday, April 27, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at Stanley Park South (700 Wellington St). Two neighbours are joining us to run workshops!
Early on Wednesday April 2, Toronto Fire Services responded to a fire at Canoe Landing Park, and unfortunately, the beloved public sculpture – the red canoe – by Canadian artist Douglas Coupland, called Tom Thomson’s Canoe, was destroyed by a fire. Share your favourite memories of it with me and commit to it's legacy.
We’ve protected vital arts, culture and community space at Youngplace! Working together, we helped 5 organizations purchase their units that were put at risk by the Artscape receivership process and completed the first acquisition by a cultural land trust in Canada for 2 units, through partnership between Inspirit Foundation and the Community & Cultural Spaces Trust. I was proud to move over $1.2 million dollars of local Section 37 money to contribute to these purchases.
