Birds play a crucial role in our ecosystem. But did you know that window collisions kill 16 to 42 million birds annually in Canada? Let’s make our city a safer place for them!
During spring and fall, night-migrating birds are drawn into urban areas by city lights and often fatally collide with buildings. Businesses and residents are encouraged to turn off unnecessary lights during bird migration seasons (April to May and September to October) so we help ensure safe navigation for birds migrating through our city.
Residents and businesses are encouraged to:
Learn more on the City’s Lights Out Toronto: Protecting Migratory Birds webpage.
Get ready for summer! From swimming lessons and sports, to arts and crafts, there's summer recreation activities for everyone to enjoy. Make a wish list of classes ahead of registration opening on June 9, 10 and 11.
Join me and a panel of experts on June 10 for an in-depth discussion about tenant rights and advocacy. Our esteemed panel includes Stacey Semple, Downtown ACORN Leader at ACORN Canada, Alana Ruiz, Divisional Engagement Lead at RentSafeTO, Suchana Sundararajan, Staff Housing Lawyer at Neighbourhood Legal Services, and Drew Dyce, Trusteeship at Neighbourhood Information Post.
On May 6 at The 519 Community Centre, a full house discussed building complete communities and what they mean for the residents of Toronto Centre. Through our latest Toronto Centre Talks (TC Talks), we discussed how our ward is undergoing rapid growth and development and how these changes can support long-time residents and newcomers.
