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Voting and community wins

Tomorrow is provincial election day and there's a lot at stake for Toronto and our Spadina-Fort York communities in this election. Find your local polling station here and then make a plan to get out and vote! There is a lot to celebrate over the next few weeks. Black History Month is coming to a close and there are still many events in Spadina-Fort York to check out as part of the celebrations - read on to see what is on. International Women’s Day is March 8, with its annual march weaving through the streets. 

Protecting Arts, Culture, and Community Space at Youngplace

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.

Thomas Rennie Ferry Incident

Confidence in safe and accessible ferry operations is of critical importance to me. The reporting on an April 30, 2024 incident involving the Thomas Rennie ferry has raised serious concerns, and I have written to the City Manager to ensure proper actions are being taken.