Whether you are getting ready to trick or treat or joining a Blue Jays’ World Series watch party (or both!) there is lots to do in our community.
Next up in our October holidays is Halloween! Join my pre-Halloween party on Friday, October 24 at the new East Bayfront Community Recreation Centre.
This week at Executive Committee I was proud to endorse advancing 550 units of affordable housing at the Quayside site on our eastern waterfront. I’ve worked with City staff, Waterfront Toronto, and government partners to accelerate and increase the implementation of critical affordable housing, alongside purpose-build rental, in this growing waterfront community with construction scheduled to begin in 2026.
It has been so great gathering in community with you over the past few weeks. Just last weekend I caught up with neighbours from all ends of the ward at my Community Environment Day in St Lawrence and at Green Liberty Village’s Eco Fair. As this season comes to a close, I just want to say a very big thank you to all the volunteers who make festival season in Toronto such a success!
This week, I joined all levels of government to cut the ribbon on the newest heat pump plant to provide low-carbon heating to our downtown buildings.
As the weather has cooled down this week, I’m getting ready for September and all that it brings: back to school for kids; the return of our committee and council meetings for me; and our city’s many fall days of recognition, festivals, and events.
We are now in August and there is still lots of time to make the most of our warm summer evenings and our great public spaces. And to me, there is nothing better on a summer evening than enjoying an outdoor movie night in our parks with my neighbours and friends.
The July council meeting is always a busy one and this one was no different! We had many important issues on our agenda this week, focused on making sure we can get around, expanding housing options across the city, and improving our City’s services to serve you better.
Summer is in full swing. Make sure you are staying cool through the heat by learning about Toronto’s Heat Relief Strategy and catching shade in some of our City’s parks and public spaces.
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.