The City’s fall recreation activity listings are now available to view online and add to your wish list ahead of registration opening in mid-September. Activities include arts and crafts, sports, yoga, fitness, skating and more!
This summer check out the UpFRONT Festival of Indigenous Arts, Music & Culture, a vibrant, free outdoor event happening August 15 to 17 in Berczy Park and Scott Street in downtown Tkaronto. Enjoy three days of live music from celebrated Indigenous artists, plus family-friendly programming, a lively artisan market, a visual art showcase, and live graffiti wall transforming the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts into an open-air gallery.
As the end of summer approaches, I hope you have some time this month to relax and get to all those projects around the house you haven't had time for. We have had a very hot summer this year, and I hope you have managed to stay cool. If you have not seen it, my staff maintains a map of cooling spaces on my website that you can use to plan around unseasonably warm temperatures.
Despite August being a month of rest for a lot of City committees, there is a lot of news to share, so please check out my website for all of the recent updates.
Today marks an important milestone for the City of Toronto as it celebrates the graduation of 40 new Traffic Agents. This initiative is part of the city’s ongoing commitment to improving traffic flow and ensuring safer streets for all residents. With these new agents on board, the city aims to enhance its congestion management efforts and keep Toronto moving smoothly.
On Sunday, July 20, our community came together to celebrate the official opening of Louis March Park--formerly Sumach-Shuter Parkette--a revitalized green space renamed in honour of the late Louis March. This renaming recognizes his lifelong commitment to community safety, youth advocacy and violence prevention, as well as the contributions of other leaders who have helped shape our neighbourhood.
Join me and CUPE Local 416 for our annual Family-Friendly Movie Nights in the Park, where community fun meets cinematic magic under the stars! On September 5 from 8:00pm to 11:00pm on the open space behind 200 Wellesley Street East, you can enjoy a free outdoor movie screening, popcorn and drinks!
At our meeting on July 23 and 24, City Council revisited the City’s Winter Maintenance Program and welcomed our new Medical Officer of Health. Plans for a new site for the St. Lawrence Library moved forward, a new rating system for apartment buildings was approved, and much more. Read on for more information.
There is very positive news on the watermain and TTC streetcar track replacement at King Street East and Church Street: work has proceeded as planned, and the intersection is set to open in mid-August as planned. I know this has been a very disruptive project, especially for local businesses, and I thank everyone for their patience and understanding as this critical intersection has been under construction.
Overnight on-street permit parking is officially active in Regent Park. Permit Parking Area 7L, was approved by the Toronto and East York Community Council to help manage local parking demand and ensure equitable access to residential on-street parking. This change follows extensive community consultation and is designed to improve parking availability while prioritizing local Toronto Community Housing residents.
This past June, the Province of Ontario passed Bill 6: The Safer Municipalities Act, 2025, introducing new provincial rules related to public drug use and trespassing. As your Councillor for Toronto Centre, I want to provide you an overview of what the bill does, why it was introduced and how it connects to federal guidelines already in place.
The renaming of the historically significant portion of Eastern Avenue to its new name, Old Foundry Road, has been successfully completed! In collaboration with the residents of the neighbourhood, the newly installed signage now pays homage to the Dominion Foundry Site, acknowledging the area's rich industrial history.
As of Thursday, July 31, landlords in Toronto need a licence before starting repairs or renovations that require tenants to move out. This new Rental Renovation Licence Bylaw aims to help curb bad faith evictions and protect tenants from the practice of ‘renovictions’, preserve Toronto’s affordable rental housing stock and establish a transparent and equitable process for landlords to responsibly complete necessary renovations.