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After being inundated with complaints from frustrated and stressed residents who received incorrect bills, many saying they owed the city thousands of dollars, Toronto city councillors grilled city staffers over the botched rollout of this year’s vacant home tax before voting in favour of an overhaul. The city has already …
Read More »Toronto city councillors vote to make alcohol in parks permanent – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Drinking in certain city parks will be allowed for the first time across Toronto this summer after councillors greenlit an expansion of their alcohol-in-parks program. On Thursday, Toronto city council voted to make permanent a pilot program that allowed people over the …
Read More »Ontario transportation minister pitches 24-hour work to speed up Gardiner construction
As claustrophobic congestion on Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway worsens with years-long lane closures to accommodate road repairs, Ontario’s minister of transportation is suggesting around-the-clock construction could dramatically shorten the time frame. Parts of the Gardiner, between Dufferin Street and Strachan Avenue, have been reduced by one lane in each direction for …
Read More »Toronto school board begs for funding, says cuts will ‘jeopardize’ service – Toronto
The Ford government is telling the province’s largest school board it has to work out a solution to its financial hole, as trustees threaten wide-ranging cuts to key services will be necessary without help. As it plans its annual financial plan, the Toronto District School Board has said it is …
Read More »It could become easier to drink alcohol in Toronto parks. Here’s what’s changing – Toronto
Just over a year after Toronto launched a pilot to legalize drinking in city parks, the results are in and alcohol outdoors looks set to expand. A city staff report assessing the results of the 2023 pilot, which allowed drinks like wine and beer in 27 city parks, found the …
Read More »Ford government considered ‘many things’ in Ontario Place redevelopment
Ontario’s Infrastructure Minister Kinga Surma says the Ford government is proceeding with plans to build parkland alongside a spa at Ontario Place after newly released documents suggested that it considered, at one point, paving over a small part of the lake. Documents obtained by the Ontario NDP made reference in …
Read More »Internal plans reveal potential ‘phase 2’ in controversial Ontario Place redevelopment
The Ford government is facing fresh questions over its plans to redevelop Ontario Place after new documents suggest the province considered filling in a portion of Lake Ontario to create a new development space. Internal government documents obtained by the Ontario NDP and provided to Global News refer to “Phase …
Read More »Councillor says Toronto island tax system ‘smells of privilege’ – Toronto
A city councillor says his motion before Toronto’s executive committee requesting a closer look at island tax rates is all about ensuring equity in the city, though residents of the small harbour neighbourhood are accusing him of misrepresenting the facts. There are about 260 homes on Toronto’s harbour islands and …
Read More »Report raises more questions about Scarborough RT derailment – Toronto
An independent report looking into last summer’s Scarborough RT (SRT) derailment is prompting criticism from transit advocates and board members, who are accusing the TTC of quietly posting the report to its website, rather than bringing it before the board. Due to be decommissioned last November, the SRT was unceremoniously …
Read More »Doug Ford and Olivia Chow to hold joint housing news conference
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow will hold an event together on Thursday afternoon. The joint press conference is being billed as a “housing progress update” and will also be attended by the province’s housing minister, Paul Calandra. The …
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