After a lengthy budget meeting that lasted well into the wee hours of February 15th, city councillors voted against funding that would have preserved city programming at S.H. Armstrong pool. On an amendment that would have returned money cut from the pool as part of the 2017 budget, council voted against ward 32 councillor Mary-Margaret […]
A city executive committee meeting that took place yesterday saw mixed results after ward 32 councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon moved to amend two items on the agenda in order to save the S.H. Armstrong pool from closure. McMahon motioned to increase the city’s 2017 parks, forestry and recreation operating budget by $85,000 as a way to reverse […]
The residents’ group which formed to oppose the reassignment of Tuggs Inc.’s lease to Cara Operations Limited – and capitalize on the 2007 Tuggs lease being thrust into the spotlight – says it plans to continue to put pressure on elected officials to return control of the park lands to the Beach community. City council […]
Council candidate displeased with election coverage Beach Metro News was founded to be a non-partisan community paper. Non-partisan does not mean apolitical. Inevitably, the few people running Beach Metro will have their own biases, but lately I have begun to wonder if the paper really is non-partisan and whose voice it really represents. I have […]
Ten candidates running to be the next city councillor for Beaches-East York Ward 32 shared their policy ideas at a Oct. 7 debate hosted by Community Centre 55 and Beach Metro Community News at St. John the Baptist Norway Church. All questions were submitted by Beach Metro News readers. Candidates Bruce Baker and Jim Brookman declined requests to […]
Welcome to the first of three issues of Toronto municipal election coverage in Beach Metro Community News. In this issue, we feature candidates for city councillor in Ward 31, which covers the east half of the former East York. Ward 31 roughly includes the area bounded by Coxwell Avenue on the west, Victoria Park Avenue on the […]
Candidates for the Ward 32 city council seat meet for a two-hour debate at St. John the Baptist Norway Anglican church, organized by Beach Metro Community News and Community Centre 55, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 7. The event will be moderated by Rob Granatstein, senior producer and director of canada.com. Questions for the […]
High marks for creativity in business assistance plan To help businesses along Queen Street and improve the overall experience of living in the area, I call on residents to seek out Toronto Parking Authority officers on their daily patrols. Engage these diligent and often maligned civil servants in friendly and polite conversation. Enquire how to […]
Citing public safety, city staff have rejected one councillor’s call for a ‘no kill’ policy towards problem coyotes. But this fall, council will consider a bylaw that fines anyone caught feeding coyotes $240 for a first offence and up to $5,000 for repeat offenders. Scarborough Centre councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker asked last March for a new policy […]
I support term limits for City Councillors and Mayors because I believe in change. Change challenges us, opens up our minds to new possibilities and helps us grow. I promised to bring this challenging idea to City Hall. This past week at city council, I made good on that promise and brought a motion (seconded […]
