“What we’ve had with Stephen Harper is a government that has been unwilling to work with our premiers and our cities,” Toronto-Danforth Liberal candidate Julie Dabrusin told the Observer in an interview. “We need to get people back at the table again.”
The Conservative Party has yet to replace the candidate it recently dropped in Toronto-Danforth riding.
Toronto and East York Community Council has decided to consider lowering speed limits on local roads. The 12-member council voted unanimously to hold a meeting to discuss the issue on June 22. Council reached the decision at its April 14 meeting.
For Ashley Stolk, Ontario’s new health and physical education curriculum came too late. “My mom was never open with me about intercourse,” Stolk said. In 2008, Stolk, then 17, gave birth to her daughter Hailey….
The intersection of Carlaw and Mortimer avenues is safer because Jack Aldred cared enough about people to fight for a crosswalk. Aldred, 91, died at his apartment complex on Tuesday following a heart attack. Mary Fragedakis, councillor for Ward 29, (Toronto-Danforth) recognized Aldred’s community service. “He is a great example of civic engagement,” she said. “He gave us all a sense of the problem at the intersection and how it impacts the kids.”
A Toronto arborist believes the tree canopy in Ward 29 needs attention. In 2009, the city used remote sensing equipment to examine the condition of Toronto’s tree population. The resulting report, called “Every Tree Counts: A Portrait of Toronto’s Urban Forest” (updated in 2013), said Toronto is home to some 10.2 million trees. It also said the city needs to “increase and maintain a sustainable urban forest.” Forestry expert Steve Smith sees evidence of the problem in the Toronto-Danforth ward. “We’re in a part of this city that doesn’t have many trees,” he said. “We need to keep as many of them as we can.”
MP Craig Scott was given the nod by the NDP riding association in Toronto-Danforth on Saturday to run for re-election.
In one of the more interesting Toronto school board races this election, many were surprised to see the local New Democratic establishment’s support shift from Dandy to Story in the heavily NDP-influenced ward.
Dandy had been credited with innovations like late-start high school to match teenage “biorhythms.” But after previously enjoying the support of the local NDP establishment, she lost the New Democrats’ support to Story.
Andre described his experience as “challenging.” In an interview with the East York Observer, he said “my desire and my passion to serve the community does not end here. I will continue to find ways to contribute.”