Category "Op-ed"

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...

STATEMENT: Ontario Moratorium on...

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....

MEDIA RELEASE: 16,000 applications in...

Confronting racism in our community

With the hurt and anger so many are feeling right now, it's important to speak up in solidarity.

#DestinationDanforth - Danforth Bike...

Mayor Tory just announced that the City is proposing to fast-track implementing 40km of cycling infrastructure across Toronto, including the Danforth. This is the right thing to do to help our local businesses recover from this pandemic, restore...