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Toronto’s vacant home tax is getting a “complete redesign” for the 2024 tax season after last year’s botched rollout led to a flood of complaints. City officials unveiled the proposed changes to the vacant home tax (VHT) during a media briefing on Tuesday. Stephen Conforti, chief financial officer and treasurer, …
Read More »Largest school board in Ontario under fire after field trip to downtown protest
Ontario’s largest school board is under fire after students at several schools were taken on a field trip where they appear to have ended up taking part in a protest held in downtown Toronto. Students at a number of Toronto District School Board schools were given permission to head to …
Read More »Another Toronto Island ferry crash puts pressure on city’s aging fleet – Toronto
Fresh questions are being asked about Toronto’s aging fleet of ferries after another crash was reported while one of the boats was trying to dock downtown. The latest problem — which the city describes as “a mechanical issue” — has forced officials to withdraw the boat from service, even as …
Read More »Toronto needs a ‘plate of spaghetti’ transit system but costs are skyrocketing: report
The cost of expanding Toronto’s aging transit system has skyrocketed in recent decades, according to a new report, with the price per kilometre of new subway and light rail track ballooning. A new report from the Toronto Region Board of Trade found the current cost of new transit in the …
Read More »Toronto plan to ban professional dog walkers from park sparks outrage – Toronto
A popular midtown off-leash dog park will soon be off-limits to professional dog walkers after neighbourhood complaints prompted the local city councillor to bring forward a motion banning commercial attendees The motion sparked an outcry among local businesses and dog owners who frequent the park. Ramsden Park, sandwiched between Yonge …
Read More »Organizers worry Ford government parking garage could throw CNE into ‘turmoil’ – Toronto
As the parking lots and buildings at Exhibition Place transform into one of Toronto’s biggest festivals for the annual Canadian National Exhibition, there are growing concerns a provincially-led redevelopment could limit future celebrations. The arrival of the middle of August means the dawn of the CNE, its crazy food options, …
Read More »Toronto jacks up the price for parking without paying – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size New, higher parking fines came into effect in Toronto, with drivers looking at penalties as high as $200 for some offences. The City of Toronto increased 123 separate offences on Thursday, Aug. 1, including for parking in bike lanes, failing to pay …
Read More »‘Downtown has not kept up at all’: Pressure on Toronto parks grows as population climbs – Toronto
For a long time, the parks, parkettes and ravines scattered around Toronto were regarded as “nice to have” and as “frills,” advocate Dave Harvey says, but now he believes people have come to see them as vital infrastructure akin to schools, roads and hospitals. Harvey, the co-executive director of Park …
Read More »Liberty Village residents on the edge over congestion, Toronto says a solution is coming – Toronto
Traffic congestion has reached the point where it’s so difficult to get around Liberty Village that Toronto’s deputy mayor has requested city staff to come up with a plan to help de-clog the streets, but residents frustrated by the lack of movement are wondering where the plan was months ago. …
Read More »Definition of 100-year storm ‘seems to have flown right out the window’: Toronto official
Toronto officials said they’ll be reviewing the city’s response to intense rainfall earlier this week that resulted in dozens of cars getting stranded on major routes as floodwaters overtook them. Toronto’s city manager Paul Johnson told reporters Wednesday the amount of rainfall that fell Tuesday morning exceeded estimates from Environment …
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