Mayor Rob Ford has called it the “worst” budget he’s ever seen. Deputy mayor Norm Kelly will bring forward budget chief Frank Di Giorgio’s 2014 budget plan. Here’s what the city staff have proposed: click here.
The Scarborough Basketball Association uses TDSB school facilities as a space to run their programs. About 2, 500 kids participate in these programs alone. Meanwhile, the TDSB is facing an $11 million budget shortfall.
The TTC board voted in favour of a five-cent fare hike on Thursday to help fill a $28 million gap in the budget.
An elementary teacher in the Ontario system fears for the future of her career and for her students’ education. The Ontario Federation of Labour staged a protest, yesterday, at Queen’s Park. About 1,000 protesters representing about 90 different groups, participated in the rally, and marched through downtown Toronto.
Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath stopped in Scarborough recently to speak with local leaders about issues for the spring provincial budget, but it was the recent win concerning the Toronto City Hall budget that had everyone talking.
Money is no small matter for Scarborough Arts. This year, it’s running at a $25,000 surplus. Announced at the Oct. 18 annual general meeting at Scarborough Civic Centre, this news comes after a proposal announced two weeks ago by Mayor Rob Ford to cut arts funding.
John Campey, executive director of the Community Social Planning Council of Toronto, was one of the meeting’s guest speakers. He said the proposed cuts threaten a wide range of services from well-baby programs to recreational facilities for seniors.
The city of Toronto has a budget deficit of $500 million to $600 million. The Toronto Zoo has an annual operating cost of $11 million. Should the city look to selling off the world’s second largest zoo?
A representative of Ontario’s post-secondary students says the provincial budget lets college and university learners down. Today, the Liberal government of Premier Dalton McGuinty released its 2011 budget. In the Legislature, Finance Minister Dwight Duncan…
The leader of Ontario’s NDP says the provincial government’s pre-election budget neglects the economic realities of Ontario families.