To bury or not to bury, that’s the question for Scarborough LRT
This is the biggest item that will come across the desk of a councillor and the most important issue facing Toronto
Norm Kelly
Stick to city planning instead of what happened a million years ago
Coun. Norm Kelly found himself the butt of jokes this past week, by sharing his thoughts on global warming. Kelly informed fellow councillors during a meeting that “global warming will bring more trees.” Kelly made the comments in response to Coun. Raymond Cho, arguing that climate change would reduce the city’s forest canopy.
Community centre reopens after dramatic makeover
Near the corner of Birchmount Road and Sheppard Avenue, the newly renovated Stephen Leacock community centre towers over the rest of the nearby buildings.
Wind device to remain in Bluffs despite public outcry
After much debate at City Hall, the white wind-measuring box, that some have called an “eyesore”, will remain in the Scarborough Bluffs until 2012.
Feds should pay for ash tree removal: Ainslie
Scarborough East councillor Paul Ainslie suggested the federal government foot the bill for Scarborough residents who are looking into removing their ash trees due to beetle infestation.
Ash trees face invading beetle
In 10 years, 80 percent of the trees in Guildwood Village will be gone, Toronto parks and recreation chair Norm Kelly says. That’s because they’re ash trees and are under attack by a foreign enemy.
Local MPP Gerry Phillips not seeking re-election
Scarborough-Agincourt MPP Gerry Phillips announced his retirement on March 25. “I love the job, it is very rewarding,” he said. “But having to commit to another four years in office entails a lot of time and effort. I am not prepared to make that kind of commitment.”
‘Stay-put’ Ontario budget generally good, Scarborough reps say
There may not be any special perks in it specifically for Scarborough but the Ontario budget announced last week is good “in general”, a couple of local councillors agree.
The lives of Scarborough councillors–in 140 characters or less
Twitter marked its fifth birthday this week. In that handful of years since its launch, it seems everyone’s jumped aboard the social media juggernaut: celebrities, businesses and even fictional characters have joined the 140-character-limited microblogging site. And so have some Scarborough politicians.
Kelly re-elected to Agincourt council post in convincing win
Ward 40 incumbent Norm Kelly swept up the votes in Monday’s election and will hold his council seat another four years.