Why are the Scarborough Bluffs experiencing erosion and landslides? Landslides are caused by soil erosion. This is a natural process where wind and water cause movement of soil. Wave action against the bottom of the bluffs, washes material away, undercutting the bluff base, creating an over-steep and less stable slope. This creates the potential for landslides to develop. Heavy [...]
Councillor Crawford's Environment & Compost Day's REMINDER: Saturday April 29th, 9 a.m. at Oakridge Park, 3369 Danforth Ave., my first compost drop off will be happening.
Jane's Walk Toronto Love your community? You should lead a Jane's Walk! Jane’s Walk is an annual festival of free, community-led walking conversations, held in Toronto May 5-7, 2023. Anyone can lead a Jane's Walk because everyone is an expert in their own experience of the places they live, work, and play. Anyone means you! A Jane’s Walk is a [...]
Native Tree Giveaway The Cliffcrest Butterflyway is holding another tree giveaway event in June at the Scarborough Food Security Initiative Community Farm. Orders for up to 2 free trees/shrubs must be placed by May 18th.
Golden Age Social Feed Scarborough is launching a senior's cooking program! This is a free 12 week program happening once a week! It's a great way for people to get out, learn skills, and share stories over great meals!
Toronto Water is launching its annual Frozen Pipes campaign, which aims to educate residents on the steps they can take to help avoid drinking water pipes from freezing in their homes. This campaign will run throughout January and February. Frozen pipes can leave you with no water or cause your pipes to burst. Take steps to avoid frozen pipes and [...]
January 10, 2023 This morning, the City of Toronto's 2023 Operating and Capital Budget was presented to the Budget Committee. Some highlights of Budget 2023 are as follows: The proposed 2023 budget will work to protect frontline services without making the affordability crisis worse for Torontonians. This budget demonstrates my and Council’s commitment to building housing, delivering on transit, keeping [...]
Toronto Hydro is preparing to respond to possible power outages that may occur due to a major winter storm that’s forecasted to impact Toronto this weekend. They are closely monitoring the weather system expected to reach its strongest wind gusts up to 100 km/h from Friday afternoon through Saturday morning, which may result in downed powerlines caused by fallen trees [...]
TTC Annual Service Plan 2023 Each year the TTC creates an Annual Service Plan focused on addressing reliability, crowding and overall transit service. Customer and public engagement continues to be central to the development of the TTC’s Annual Service Plan. In 2022, the TTC consulted with customers and community stakeholder organizations with the goal of better understanding the perspectives of [...]
YWCA Toronto Employment Centre, 2425 Eglinton Avenue East is hosting some special job fairs and events for the month of January 2023. Please refer to the flyers for more details. 2425 - YWCA TORONTO VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE - January 2023 2425 - CORRECTIONAL SERVICES RECRUITMENT - January 2023 2425 - JOB SEARCH 101 PRESENTED BY RBC - January 2023 2425 [...]