Author "Brad"

Expanding Permit Parking North of...

Dear Neighbour,  I’ve heard from you and your neighbours about the need to improve parking options and increase the availability of permit spaces in the area.  While areas across our City have combined their permit zones to...

Addressing Racism Within the Toronto...

Over the last few months Toronto has been having a difficult but critical conversation about racism in our city. These discussions have focused on the discrimination that Black, Indigenous, and other People of Colour (BIPOC) face at the hands of...

Council's vote on defunding the police

Black lives matter, racism exists in our city, and we need to overhaul the structures that perpetuate racial injustice in our communities. Here’s why I’ll be supporting both sets of motions to address anti-Black racism at Council today.Over the...

An Update on Garbage and Behaviour at...

Hi everyone, a quick update about garbage and behaviour on the beach this weekend. What we saw for the second weekend in a row was completely unacceptable. The level of disregard we saw, not only for the critical need to maintain physical distance...

An Updated Statement on Anti-Black...

Thank you to everyone who has reached out in the past weeks about anti-Black racism and defunding the police. I’m incredibly concerned about this issue, about the police and the struggle we face to address systemic racism in our city. I’ve had...

An Update on #DestinationDanforth!

We've received some more information on the changes coming to the Danforth and I'm very excited to share them. Here we can see the initial design elements, with a protected cycle track, curb extensions, expanded space for patios, and 24/7 parking...

#BeautifulBeach Day!

While we can't come together for our traditional community cleanups, we can still do our part to keep our Beach clean! Like many of you, I was frustrated to see the recent pictures of the Beach covered in litter and I want to help. Let's make this...

Accelerating bus priority corridors

Next week, I am asking the TTC Board to support providing safer, more reliable and improved bus service to communities across Toronto. I have submitted a Motion for our June 17th board meeting asking the TTC's CEO to accelerate implementation of...

An Update on the Beaches Fox Family

The young foxes underneath the boardwalk on the beach are becoming more independent. They're venturing out further from their den, sometimes on their own, to hunt. Volunteers from the Toronto Wildlife Centre and our community have been acting as...

Details on Stage 2 of Ontario's...

The Provincial Government released details today on Stage 2 of Ontario's reopening. This is a regional approach, meaning areas that are still seeing substantial new COVID-19 cases each day will not be moving forward. That includes the Greater...

Anti-Black racism, police funding,...

Thank you to everyone who has reached to me about racism in our communities, police funding and our shared future. I've received more than 5,000 messages this week. Our collective response to tragedy and injustice has been inspiring and humbling....