Council updates

Message from Councillor Wong-Tam

on January 23, 2012

Dear Friends, Last week, City Council passed the 2012 Capital and Operating Budget.  This budget came as a result of a long process of consulting with residents and stakeholders across the entire city and represents the great efforts to preserve and maintain what we love about Toronto. Throughout last year’s Core Service Review consultations and [...]

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Planning and Growth Committee Update – November 8, 2011

on November 15, 2011

The Ontario Municipal Board  Today a motion by Councillor Wong-Tam and seconded by Councillor Matlow, to remove Toronto from the jurisdiction of the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) and ask the Province of Ontario to abolish the OMB was considered and adopted by the Planning and Growth Committee (PGM) with amendments.  The OMB is a provincially-appointed [...]

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City Council meeting of October 24 and 25, 2011

on October 25, 2011

City Council meeting of October 24 and 25, 2011 Daytime curbside collection west of Yonge Street Council approved the selection of GFL Environmental East Corporation – which responded to the City’s Request For Quotations with the lowest bid – to handle daytime curbside waste collection for the 165,000 households in District 2 west of Yonge [...]

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City Council’s special meeting of September 26 and 27, 2011

on September 27, 2011

City Council’s special meeting of September 26 and 27, 2011 At this meeting, Council adopted a series of recommendations pertaining to the final report on the Core Service Review, the User Fee Policy and the Voluntary Separation Program. Core Service Review: Council adopted a series of recommendations and amendments involving the Core Service Review that [...]

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